3. Cāpātherīgāthā

292. ‘‘Laṭṭhihattho pure āsi, so dāni migaluddako;

Āsāya palipā ghorā, nāsakkhi pārametave.

293. ‘‘Sumattaṃ maṃ maññamānā, cāpā puttamatosayi;

Cāpāya bandhanaṃ chetvā, pabbajissaṃ punopahaṃ.

294. ‘‘Mā me kujjhi mahāvīra, mā me kujjhi mahāmuni;

Na hi kodhaparetassa, suddhi atthi kuto tapo.

295. ‘‘Pakkamissañca nāḷāto, kodha nāḷāya vacchati;

Bandhantī itthirūpena, samaṇe dhammajīvino’’ [dhammajīvine (ka.)].

296. ‘‘Ehi kāḷa nivattassu, bhuñja kāme yathā pure;

Ahañca te vasīkatā, ye ca me santi ñātakā’’.

297. ‘‘Etto cāpe catubbhāgaṃ, yathā bhāsasi tvañca me;

Tayi rattassa posassa, uḷāraṃ vata taṃ siyā’’.

298. ‘‘Kāḷaṅginiṃva takkāriṃ, pupphitaṃ girimuddhani;

Phullaṃ dālimalaṭṭhiṃva, antodīpeva pāṭaliṃ.

299. ‘‘Haricandanalittaṅgiṃ, kāsikuttamadhāriniṃ;

Taṃ maṃ rūpavatiṃ santiṃ, kassa ohāya gacchasi’’.

300. ‘‘Sākuntikova sakuṇiṃ [sakuṇaṃ (syā.)], yathā bandhitumicchati;

Āharimena rūpena, na maṃ tvaṃ bādhayissasi’’.

301. ‘‘Imañca me puttaphalaṃ, kāḷa uppāditaṃ tayā;

Taṃ maṃ puttavatiṃ santiṃ, kassa ohāya gacchasi’’.

302. ‘‘Jahanti putte sappaññā, tato ñātī tato dhanaṃ;

Pabbajanti mahāvīrā, nāgo chetvāva bandhanaṃ’’.

303. ‘‘Idāni te imaṃ puttaṃ, daṇḍena churikāya vā;

Bhūmiyaṃ vā nisumbhissaṃ [nisumbheyyaṃ (sī.)], puttasokā na gacchasi’’.

304. ‘‘Sace puttaṃ siṅgālānaṃ, kukkurānaṃ padāhisi;

Na maṃ puttakatte jammi, punarāvattayissasi’’.

305. ‘‘Handa kho dāni bhaddante, kuhiṃ kāḷa gamissasi;

Katamaṃ gāmanigamaṃ, nagaraṃ rājadhāniyo’’.

306. ‘‘Ahumha pubbe gaṇino, assamaṇā samaṇamānino;

Gāmena gāmaṃ vicarimha, nagare rājadhāniyo.

307. ‘‘Eso hi bhagavā buddho, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ pati;

Sabbadukkhappahānāya, dhammaṃ deseti pāṇinaṃ;

Tassāhaṃ santikaṃ gacchaṃ, so me satthā bhavissati’’.

308. ‘‘Vandanaṃ dāni vajjāsi, lokanāthaṃ anuttaraṃ;

Padakkhiṇañca katvāna, ādiseyyāsi dakkhiṇaṃ’’.

309. ‘‘Etaṃ kho labbhamamhehi, yathā bhāsasi tvañca me;

Vandanaṃ dāni te vajjaṃ, lokanāthaṃ anuttaraṃ;

Padakkhiṇañca katvāna, ādisissāmi dakkhiṇaṃ’’.

310. Tato ca kāḷo pakkāmi, nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ pati;

So addasāsi sambuddhaṃ, desentaṃ amataṃ padaṃ.

311. Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ, dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ;

Ariyaṃ caṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ, dukkhūpasamagāminaṃ.

312. Tassa pādāni vanditvā, katvāna naṃ [katvānahaṃ (sī.)] padakkhiṇaṃ;

Cāpāya ādisitvāna, pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

… Cāpā therī….