4. Sundarītherīgāthā

313. ‘‘Petāni bhoti puttāni, khādamānā tuvaṃ pure;

Tuvaṃ divā ca ratto ca, atīva paritappasi.

314. ‘‘Sājja sabbāni khāditvā, sataputtāni [satta puttāni (syā.)] brāhmaṇī;

Vāseṭṭhi kena vaṇṇena, na bāḷhaṃ paritappasi’’.

315. ‘‘Bahūni puttasatāni, ñātisaṅghasatāni ca;

Khāditāni atītaṃse, mama tuyhañca brāhmaṇa.

316. ‘‘Sāhaṃ nissaraṇaṃ ñatvā, jātiyā maraṇassa ca;

Na socāmi na rodāmi, na cāpi paritappayiṃ’’.

317. ‘‘Abbhutaṃ vata vāseṭṭhi, vācaṃ bhāsasi edisiṃ;

Kassa tvaṃ dhammamaññāya, giraṃ [thiraṃ (sī.)] bhāsasi edisiṃ’’.

318. ‘‘Esa brāhmaṇa sambuddho, nagaraṃ mithilaṃ pati;

Sabbadukkhappahānāya, dhammaṃ desesi pāṇinaṃ.

319. ‘‘Tassa brahme [brāhmaṇa (sī. syā.)] arahato, dhammaṃ sutvā nirūpadhiṃ;

Tattha viññātasaddhammā, puttasokaṃ byapānudiṃ’’.

320. ‘‘So ahampi gamissāmi, nagaraṃ mithilaṃ pati;

Appeva maṃ so bhagavā, sabbadukkhā pamocaye’’.

321. Addasa brāhmaṇo buddhaṃ, vippamuttaṃ nirūpadhiṃ;

Svassa dhammamadesesi, muni dukkhassa pāragū.

322. Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ, dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ;

Ariyaṃ caṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ, dukkhūpasamagāminaṃ.

323. Tattha viññātasaddhammo, pabbajjaṃ samarocayi;

Sujāto tīhi rattīhi, tisso vijjā aphassayi.

324. ‘‘Ehi sārathi gacchāhi, rathaṃ niyyādayāhimaṃ;

Ārogyaṃ brāhmaṇiṃ vajja [vajjā (sī.)], ‘pabbaji [pabbajito (sī.)] dāni brāhmaṇo;

Sujāto tīhi rattīhi, tisso vijjā aphassayi’’’.

325. Tato ca rathamādāya, sahassañcāpi sārathi;

Ārogyaṃ brāhmaṇivoca, ‘‘pabbaji dāni brāhmaṇo;

Sujāto tīhi rattīhi, tisso vijjā aphassayi’’.

326. ‘‘Etañcāhaṃ assarathaṃ, sahassañcāpi sārathi;

Tevijjaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ sutvā [ñatvā (sī.)], puṇṇapattaṃ dadāmi te’’.

327. ‘‘Tuyheva hotvassaratho, sahassañcāpi brāhmaṇi;

Ahampi pabbajissāmi, varapaññassa santike’’.

328. ‘‘Hatthī gavassaṃ maṇikuṇḍalañca, phītañcimaṃ gahavibhavaṃ pahāya;

Pitā pabbajito tuyhaṃ, bhuñja bhogāni sundari; Tuvaṃ dāyādikā kule’’.

329. ‘‘Hatthī gavassaṃ maṇikuṇḍalañca, rammaṃ cimaṃ gahavibhavaṃ pahāya;

Pitā pabbajito mayhaṃ, puttasokena aṭṭito;

Ahampi pabbajissāmi, bhātusokena aṭṭitā’’.

330. ‘‘So te ijjhatu saṅkappo, yaṃ tvaṃ patthesi sundarī;

Uttiṭṭhapiṇḍo uñcho ca, paṃsukūlañca cīvaraṃ;

Etāni abhisambhontī, paraloke anāsavā’’.

331. ‘‘Sikkhamānāya me ayye, dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;

Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi, yattha me vusitaṃ pure.

332. ‘‘Tuvaṃ nissāya kalyāṇī, therī saṅghassa sobhane;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

333. ‘‘Anujānāhi me ayye, icche sāvatthi gantave;

Sīhanādaṃ nadissāmi, buddhaseṭṭhassa santike’’.

334. ‘‘Passa sundari satthāraṃ, hemavaṇṇaṃ harittacaṃ;

Adantānaṃ dametāraṃ, sambuddhamakutobhayaṃ’’.

335. ‘‘Passa sundarimāyantiṃ, vippamuttaṃ nirūpadhiṃ;

Vītarāgaṃ visaṃyuttaṃ, katakiccamanāsavaṃ.

336. ‘‘Bārāṇasīto nikkhamma, tava santikamāgatā;

Sāvikā te mahāvīra, pāde vandati sundarī’’.

337. ‘‘Tuvaṃ buddho tuvaṃ satthā, tuyhaṃ dhītāmhi brāhmaṇa;

Orasā mukhato jātā, katakiccā anāsavā’’.

338. ‘‘Tassā te svāgataṃ bhadde, tato [atho (ka.)] te adurāgataṃ;

Evañhi dantā āyanti, satthu pādāni vandikā;

Vītarāgā visaṃyuttā, katakiccā anāsavā’’.

… Sundarī therī….