Kualakesthervatthu

243. Navame khippbhinanti khippbhina bhikkhunna, bhadd kualakes, aggti dasseti. Ayampi hi padumuttarabuddhakle hasavatiya kulagehe nibbatt satthu dhammakatha sutv satthra eka bhikkhuni khippbhina aggahne hapenta disv adhikrakamma katv ta hnantara patthesi. S kappasatasahassa devamanussesu sasaritv kassapabuddhakle kikissa ksirao gehe sattanna bhaginna abbhantar hutv vsati vassasahassni dasa slni samdya komrikabrahmacariya carant saghassa vasanaparivea kretv eka buddhantara devamanussesu sasaritv imasmi buddhuppde rjagahanagare sehikule paisandhi gahi, bhaddtiss nma akasu.

Tadivasayeva ca tasmi nagare purohitaputto jto. Tassa jtavelya rjanivesana di katv sakalanagare vudhni pajjalisu. Purohito ptova rjakula gantv rjna sukhaseyya pucchi. Rj kuto me, cariya, sukhaseyy, ajja sabbaratti rjanivesane vudhni pajjalitni disv bhayappatt ahumhti ha. Mahrja, tappaccay m cintayittha, na tumhkayeva gehe vudhni pajjalisu, sakalanagare eva ahosti. Ki kra, cariyti? Amhka gehe coranakkhattena drako jto, so sakalanagarassa sattu hutv uppanno, tasseta pubbanimitta. Tumhka upaddavo natthi, sace pana icchatha, hrema nanti. Amhka pya asatiy hraakamma natthti. Purohito mama putto attano nma gahetvva gatoti sattukotevassa nma aksi. Sehigehepi bhadd vahati, purohitagehepi sattuko vahati. So attano dhvanavidhvanena kitu samatthaklato pahya attano vicaraahne ya ya passati, ta ta sabba haritv mtpitna geha preti. Pit na kraasahassampi vatv vretu nsakkhi.

Aparabhge panassa vayappattassa sabbkrenpi vretu asakkueyyabhva atv dve nlasake datv sandhicchedana-upakaraaca sighakayantaca hatthe datv tva iminva kammena jvhti na vissajjesi. So tadivasato pahya sighakayanta khipitv kulna psde ruyha sandhi chinditv parakulesu nikkhittabhaa attan hapita viya gahetv gacchati. Sakalanagare tena aviluttageha nma nhosi. Ekadivasa rj rathena nagare vicaranto srathi pucchi ki nu kho imasmi nagare tasmi tasmi ghare chiddameva payatti. Deva imasmi nagare sattuko nma coro bhitti chinditv kulna santaka haratti. Rj nagaraguttika pakkospetv imasmi kira nagare evarpo nma coro atthi, kasm na na gahasti ha. Maya, deva, ta cora sahoha passitu na sakkomti. Sace ajja na cora gahasi, jvasi. Sace na gahasi, rja te karissmti. Eva devti nagaraguttiko sakalanagare manusse cretv ta bhitti chinditv parabhaa avaharanta sahohameva gahetv rao dassesi. Rj ima cora dakkhiadvrena nharitv ghtethti ha. Nagaraguttiko rao paissuitv ta cora catukke catukke pahrasahassena tento ghpetv dakkhiadvra gacchati.

Tasmi samaye aya bhadd nma sehidht mahjanassa kolhalasaddena shapajara ugghetv olokent ta sattuka cora tath nyamna disv ubhohi hatthehi hadaya sandhrent gantv sirisayane adhomukh nipajji S ca tassa kulassa ekadht, tenass tak appamattakampi mukhavikra sahitu na sakkonti. Atha na mt sayane nipanna disv ki karosi, ammti pucchi. Eta vajjha katv nyamna cora addasa, ammti? ma, ammti. Eta labhamn jvissmi, alabhamnya me maraamevti. Te ta nnappakrenapi sapetu asakkont mara jvita seyyoti sallakkhesu. Athass pit nagaraguttikassa santika gantv sahassa laja datv mayha dht core paibaddhacitt, yena kenaci upyena ima mucti ha. So sdhti sehissa paissuitv cora gahetv yva sriyassa atthagaman ito cito ca papacpetv sriye atthagate crakato eka manussa nharpetv sattukassa bandhana mocetv sattuka sehigeha pesetv tena bandhanena itara bandhitv dakkhiadvrena nharitv ghtesi. Sehidspi sattuka gahetv sehino nivesana gamasu. Ta disv sehi dhtu mana pressmti sattuka gandhodakena nhpetv sabblakrapaimaita kretv psda pesesi. Bhaddpi paripuo me sakappoti aneklakrena alakaritv ta paricarati.

Sattuko katipha vtinmetv cintesi imiss pasdhanabhaaka mayha bhavissati, kenaci upyena ima bharaa gahetu vaatti sampe sukhena nisinnakle bhadda ha mayha eka vacana vattabba atthti. Sehidht sahassalbha labhitv viya tuhamnas vissattha vadehi, ayyti ha. Tva cintesi ma nissya imin jvita laddhanti, aha pana gahitamattova corapaptapabbate adhivatthya devatya sacha jvita labhissmi, balikamma te dassmti yci. Ta nissya may jvita laddha sgha balikamma sajjpehti. Bhadd, aha tassa mana pressmti balikamma sajjpetv sabba pasdhana pasdhetv ekayne ruyha smikena saddhi corapaptapabbata gantv pabbatadevatya balikamma karissmti abhiruhitu raddh. Sattuko cintesi sabbesu abhiruhantesu mama imiss bharaa gahetu na okso bhavissatti tameva balibhjana ghpetv pabbata abhiruhi.

So bhaddya saddhi kathento piyakatha na katheti. S igiteneva tassa adhippya asi. Atha na so ha bhadde, tava uttarisaka omucitv kyruha te pasdhana ettha bhaika karohti. Smi mayha ko apardhoti? Ki panha, ble, balikammattha gatoti saa karosi? Ahahi imiss devatya yakana ubbahetv dadeyya, balikammpadesena pana tava bharaa gahitukmo hutv gatomhti. Kassa pana, ayya, pasdhana, kassa ahanti? Maya evarpa na jnma, aa tava santaka, aa mama santakanti. Sdhu, ayya, eka pana me adhippya pretha, alakataniymeneva me purato ca pacchato ca ligitu dethti. So sdhti sampaicchi. S tena sampaicchitabhva atv purato ligitv pacchato ligant viya hutv pabbatapapte ptesi. So patanto kseyeva cuavicuo ahosi. Tya kata vicitrabhva disv pabbate adhivatth devat guakittanavasena im gth ha

Na so sabbesu hnesu, puriso hoti paito;
itthpi pait hoti, tattha tattha vicakkha.
Na so sabbesu hnesu, puriso hoti paito;
itthpi pait hoti, muhuttamapi cintayeti. (Apa. ther 2.3.31-32).

Tato bhadd cintesi na sakk may imin niymena puna geha gantu, itova gantv eka pabbajja pabbajissmti, nigahrma gantv nigahe pabbajja yci. Atha na te hasu kena niymena pabbajj hotti? Ya tumhka pabbajjya uttama, tadeva karothti. Te sdhti tass tlahin kese lucitv pabbjesu. Kes puna vahant rsirsivasena kualvatt hutv vahisu. S teneva kraena kualakes nma jt. S attano pabbajitahne sabbasippa uggahitv etesa ito uttari viseso natthti atv gmanigamarjadhniyo vicarant yattha yattha pait atthi tattha tattha gantv tesa jnanasippa sabbameva uggahti. Athass bahsu hnesu sikkhitabhvena paivda dtu samatth na honti. S attan saddhi kathetu samattha adisv ya gma v nigama v pavisati, tassa dvre vlukarsi katv tattha jambuskha hapeti. Yo mama vda ropetu sakkoti, so ima skha maddatti sampe hitna drakna saa deti. Ta satthampi maddant na honti. Atha na gahetv pakkamati.

Tasmi samaye amhka bhagav loke nibbattitv svatthi upanissya jetavane viharati. Kualakespi kho anupubbena svatthi patv antonagara pavisamn porakaniymeneva vlukrsimhi skha hapetv drakna saa datv pvisi. Tasmi samaye dhammasenpati bhikkhusaghe pavihe ekakova nagara pavisanto vlukthpe jambuskha disv kasm aya hapitti pucchi. Drak ta kraa aparihpetv kathesu. Eva sante ima gahetv maddatha, drakti. Tesu therassa vacana sutv ekacce madditu na visahisu, ekacce takhaeyeva madditv cuavicua akasu. Kualakes bhattakicca katv nikkhamant ta skha maddita disv kasseta kammanti pucchi. Athass dhammasenpatin krpitabhva kathayisu. S attano thma ajnanto ima skha maddpetu no visahissati, addh mahanto eso bhavissati Ahampi pana khuddik bhavant na sobhissmi, antogmameva pavisitv parisya saa dtu vaatti cintetv tath aksi. Astikulasahassanivse nagare sabhgasabhgavasena sabbeva sajnisti veditabba.

Theropi bhattakicca katv aatarasmi rukkhamle nisdi. Athya kualakes mahjanaparivut therassa santika gantv paisanthra katv ekamanta hatv, bhante, tumhehi skh maddpitti pucchi. ma, may maddpitti. Eva sante tumhehi saddhi amhka vdo hotu, bhanteti Hotu, bhaddeti. Kassa pucch hotu, kassa vissajjananti? Pucch nma amhka patt, tva pana tuyha jnanaka pucchti. S therena dinna-anumatiy sabbameva attano jnanaka vda pucchi, thero sabba vissajjesi. S sabba pucchitv tuh ahosi. Atha na thero ha tay bahu pucchita, mayampi eka paha pucchmti. Pucchatha, bhanteti. Eka nma kinti? Kualakes na jnmi, bhanteti ha. Tva ettakampi na jnsi, aa ki jnissasti? S therassa pdesu patitv tumhka saraa gacchmi, bhanteti ha. Mama saraagamanakamma natthi, sadevake loke aggapuggalo dhuravihre vasati, ta saraa gacchhti. S eva karissmi, bhanteti syanhasamaye satthu dhammadesanvelya satthu santika gantv pacapatihitena vanditv ekamanta ahsi. Satth tass madditasakhrya cariyvasena dhammapade ima gthamha

Sahassamapi ce gth, anatthapadasahit;
eka gthpada seyyo, ya sutv upasammatti. (Dha. pa. 101).

S gthpariyosne yathhitva saha paisambhidhi arahatta patv pabbajja yci. Satth tass pabbajja sampaicchi. S bhikkhunupassaya gantv pabbaji. Aparabhge catuparisamajjhe kath udapdi mahant vatya bhadd kualakes, y catuppadikagthvasne arahatta pattti. Satth ta kraa ahuppatti katv theri khippbhina aggahne hapesti.