1. Mahākaccāyanattheragāthā

494. ‘‘Kammaṃ bahukaṃ na kāraye, parivajjeyya janaṃ na uyyame;

So ussukko rasānugiddho, atthaṃ riñcati yo sukhādhivāho.

495. ‘‘Paṅkoti hi naṃ avedayuṃ, yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ, sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho.

496. ‘‘Na parassupanidhāya, kammaṃ maccassa pāpakaṃ;

Attanā taṃ na seveyya, kammabandhūhi mātiyā.

497. ‘‘Na pare vacanā coro, na pare vacanā muni;

Attā ca naṃ yathāvedi [yathā vetti (sī.)], devāpi naṃ tathā vidū.

498. ‘‘Pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase;

Ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti medhagā.

499. ‘‘Jīvate vāpi sappañño, api vittaparikkhayo;

Paññāya ca alābhena [abhāvena (sī. aṭṭha.)], vittavāpi na jīvati.

500. ‘‘Sabbaṃ suṇāti sotena, sabbaṃ passati cakkhunā;

Na ca diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ dhīro, sabbaṃ ujjhitumarahati.

501. ‘‘Cakkhumāssa yathā andho, sotavā badhiro yathā;

Paññavāssa yathā mūgo, balavā dubbaloriva;

Atha atthe samuppanne, sayetha [passetha (ka.)] matasāyika’’nti.

… Mahākaccāyano thero….