4. Sopākattheragāthā

480. ‘‘Disvā pāsādachāyāyaṃ, caṅkamantaṃ naruttamaṃ;

Tattha naṃ upasaṅkamma, vandissaṃ [vandisaṃ (sī. pī.)] purisuttamaṃ.

481. ‘‘Ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā, saṃharitvāna pāṇayo;

Anucaṅkamissaṃ virajaṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

482. ‘‘Tato pañhe apucchi maṃ, pañhānaṃ kovido vidū;

Acchambhī ca abhīto ca, byākāsiṃ satthuno ahaṃ.

483. ‘‘Vissajjitesu pañhesu, anumodi tathāgato;

Bhikkhusaṅghaṃ viloketvā, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha’’.

484. ‘‘Lābhā aṅgānaṃ magadhānaṃ, yesāyaṃ paribhuñjati;

Cīvaraṃ piṇḍapātañca, paccayaṃ sayanāsanaṃ;

Paccuṭṭhānañca sāmīciṃ, tesaṃ lābhā’’ti cābravi.

485. ‘‘Ajjatagge maṃ sopāka, dassanāyopasaṅkama;

Esā ceva te sopāka, bhavatu upasampadā’’.

486. ‘‘Jātiyā sattavassohaṃ, laddhāna upasampadaṃ;

Dhāremi antimaṃ dehaṃ, aho dhammasudhammatā’’ti.

… Sopāko thero….