3. Telakānittheragāthā

747. ‘‘Cirarattaṃ vatātāpī, dhammaṃ anuvicintayaṃ;

Samaṃ cittassa nālatthaṃ, pucchaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇe.

748. ‘‘‘Ko so pāraṅgato loke, ko patto amatogadhaṃ;

Kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi, paramatthavijānanaṃ’.

749. ‘‘Antovaṅkagato āsi, macchova ghasamāmisaṃ;

Baddho mahindapāsena, vepacityasuro yathā.

750. ‘‘Añchāmi naṃ na muñcāmi, asmā sokapariddavā;

Ko me bandhaṃ muñcaṃ loke, sambodhiṃ vedayissati.

751. ‘‘Samaṇaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vā kaṃ, ādisantaṃ pabhaṅgunaṃ.

Kassa dhammaṃ paṭicchāmi, jarāmaccupavāhanaṃ.

752. ‘‘Vicikicchākaṅkhāganthitaṃ, sārambhabalasaññutaṃ;

Kodhappattamanatthaddhaṃ, abhijappappadāraṇaṃ.

753. ‘‘Taṇhādhanusamuṭṭhānaṃ, dve ca pannarasāyutaṃ [dvedhāpannarasāyutaṃ (?)];

Passa orasikaṃ bāḷhaṃ, bhetvāna yadi [yada (sī. aṭṭha.) hadi (?) ‘‘hadaye’’ti taṃsaṃvaṇṇanā] tiṭṭhati.

754. ‘‘Anudiṭṭhīnaṃ appahānaṃ, saṅkappaparatejitaṃ;

Tena viddho pavedhāmi, pattaṃva māluteritaṃ.

755. ‘‘Ajjhattaṃ me samuṭṭhāya, khippaṃ paccati māmakaṃ;

Chaphassāyatanī kāyo, yattha sarati sabbadā.

756. ‘‘Taṃ na passāmi tekicchaṃ, yo metaṃ sallamuddhare;

Nānārajjena satthena [nāraggena na satthena (?)], nāññena vicikicchitaṃ.

757. ‘‘Ko me asattho avaṇo, sallamabbhantarapassayaṃ;

Ahiṃsaṃ sabbagattāni, sallaṃ me uddharissati.

758. ‘‘Dhammappati hi so seṭṭho, visadosappavāhako;

Gambhīre patitassa me, thalaṃ pāṇiñca dassaye.

759. ‘‘Rahadehamasmi ogāḷho, ahāriyarajamattike;

Māyāusūyasārambha, thinamiddhamapatthaṭe.

760. ‘‘Uddhaccameghathanitaṃ, saṃyojanavalāhakaṃ;

Vāhā vahanti kuddiṭṭhiṃ [duddiṭṭhiṃ (sī. dha. pa. 339)], saṅkappā rāganissitā.

761. ‘‘Savanti sabbadhi sotā, latā ubbhijja tiṭṭhati;

Te sote ko nivāreyya, taṃ lataṃ ko hi checchati.

762. ‘‘Velaṃ karotha bhaddante, sotānaṃ sannivāraṇaṃ;

Mā te manomayo soto, rukkhaṃva sahasā luve.

763. ‘‘Evaṃ me bhayajātassa, apārā pāramesato;

Tāṇo paññāvudho satthā, isisaṅghanisevito.

764. ‘‘Sopāṇaṃ sugataṃ suddhaṃ, dhammasāramayaṃ daḷhaṃ;

Pādāsi vuyhamānassa, ‘mā bhāyī’ti ca mabravi.

765. ‘‘Satipaṭṭhānapāsādaṃ, āruyha paccavekkhisaṃ;

Yaṃ taṃ pubbe amaññissaṃ, sakkāyābhirataṃ pajaṃ.

766. ‘‘Yadā ca maggamaddakkhiṃ, nāvāya abhirūhanaṃ;

Anadhiṭṭhāya attānaṃ, titthamaddakkhimuttamaṃ.

767. ‘‘Sallaṃ attasamuṭṭhānaṃ, bhavanettippabhāvitaṃ;

Etesaṃ appavattāya [appavattiyā (?)], desesi maggamuttamaṃ.

768. ‘‘Dīgharattānusayitaṃ, cirarattamadhiṭṭhitaṃ;

Buddho mepānudī ganthaṃ, visadosappavāhano’’ti.

…Telakāni thero….