3. Sādhusuttaṃ

33. Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi –

‘‘Sādhu kho, mārisa, dānaṃ;

Maccherā ca pamādā ca, evaṃ dānaṃ na dīyati;

Puññaṃ ākaṅkhamānena, deyyaṃ hoti vijānatā’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi –

‘‘Sādhu kho, mārisa, dānaṃ;

Api ca appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ’’.

‘‘Appasmeke pavecchanti, bahuneke na dicchare;

Appasmā dakkhiṇā dinnā, sahassena samaṃ mitā’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi –

‘‘Sādhu kho, mārisa, dānaṃ; appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;

Api ca saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ’’.

‘‘Dānañca yuddhañca samānamāhu,

Appāpi santā bahuke jinanti;

Appampi ce saddahāno dadāti,

Teneva so hoti sukhī paratthā’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi –

‘‘Sādhu kho, mārisa, dānaṃ; appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;

Saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ; api ca dhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṃ’’.

‘‘Yo dhammaladdhassa dadāti dānaṃ,

Uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatassa jantu;

Atikkamma so vetaraṇiṃ yamassa,

Dibbāni ṭhānāni upeti macco’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi –

‘‘Sādhu kho, mārisa, dānaṃ; appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;

Saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ; dhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṃ;

Api ca viceyya dānampi sāhu dānaṃ’’.

‘‘Viceyya dānaṃ sugatappasatthaṃ,

Ye dakkhiṇeyyā idha jīvaloke;

Etesu dinnāni mahapphalāni,

Bījāni vuttāni yathā sukhette’’ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi –

‘‘Sādhu kho, mārisa, dānaṃ; appakasmimpi sāhu dānaṃ;

Saddhāyapi sāhu dānaṃ; dhammaladdhassāpi sāhu dānaṃ;

Viceyya dānampi sāhu dānaṃ; api ca pāṇesupi sādhu saṃyamo’’.

‘‘Yo pāṇabhūtāni [pāṇabhūtesu (sī. pī.)] aheṭhayaṃ caraṃ,

Parūpavādā na karonti pāpaṃ;

Bhīruṃ pasaṃsanti na hi tattha sūraṃ,

Bhayā hi santo na karonti pāpa’’nti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca – ‘‘kassa nu kho, bhagavā, subhāsita’’nti?

‘‘Sabbāsaṃ vo subhāsitaṃ pariyāyena, api ca mamapi suṇātha –

‘‘Saddhā hi dānaṃ bahudhā pasatthaṃ,

Dānā ca kho dhammapadaṃva seyyo;

Pubbe ca hi pubbatare ca santo,

Nibbānamevajjhagamuṃ sapaññā’’ti.