37. Puttavatthumhi ayamnupubbkath

Ekasmi kira samaye lakdpavsino sahimatt bhikkh jayamahbodhi vanditukm ekato mantetv mahtitthena nva ruyha jambudpa patv tmalittipahene [tamalittapaane itikatthaci] otaritv anukkamena paliputtanagara ppuisu. Atha tasmi nagare piya carante te bhikkh eko duggatamanusso disv cirena [cirenhadih itisabbattha] may dih buddhaputtti somanasso bhariya pakkositv bhadde imesa ayyna dna dtukmomhi, pubbe no akatapuatt idni duggat jt, imesu puakkhettesu bja no ce ropessma, punapi evameva bhavissmti vatv ki me gehe deyyadhamma atthti pucchi. S ta sutv ghare no smi ayyna kici dtabba na passmi. Api ca mama putta mretv dna dtu sakkti. So tass katha sutv bhadde putta mretv ki dna demti ha. Tya ta sutv smi ki na jnsi, putte no mate sandihasambhatt timittasuhajj ca amhka santika gacchnt kici pakra gahetv gacchanti. Maya tena pakrena dna dassmti vutte upsako sdhu tath karohti mtuy eva bhramaksi, s putta mretu avisahant ha. Tath hi.

1. Kicch laddha piya putta, ammammti piya vada;

sunlanetta subhamu, ko pakkamitumicchati.

2. Mtar mriyantopi, mtarameva rodati;

mretu ta na sakkomi, hadaya me pavedhatti.

Evaca pana vatv aha smi na sakkomi putta mretu. Tva mrehti putta pitusantika pesesi. Atha sopi ta mretu masakkonto evamha. Vuttahi.

3. Tyanti pituno dukkha, putt puttti kittit;

pitu dukkha sukha putt, dyd honti sabbad.

4. Tasm me sadisa putta, pillaka majubhsana;

na sakkomi aha bhadde, jvit ta viyojitu.

5. Ayasaca akittica, pappoti puttaghtako;

ptiptakammampi, kma so phusate naroti.

Evaca pana vatv so tvameva tava putta mrehti pesesi, eva tena vutte putthassa mrappya pariyesant evamhasu, amhe panima mretu na sakkomi, amhka pacchgehe mahanto vammiko atthi, tasmi eko ngarj paivasati. Kumra tattha pesessma, so ta asitv mressatti. Iccete eso kho upyo evti cintetv kumra pakkositv acan valivalaydhi maetv tassa hatthe geu [teu itisabbattha] hapetv tta pacchgehe vammikasampa gantv kti pesesu. Tato drako gantv geukena kanto vammikabile geuka ptesi. Atha so geuka gahissmti vammikasusire hattha pavesesi. Tato sappo kujjhitv sustisadda karonto mahanta phaa katv bilato ssa ukkhipitv olokento ahsi kumrassa hatthato parigalitapsaviya. Athassa kumro kici ajnanto sappassa gva daha gahi. Athassa mtpitunna saddhbalena ngarj kumrassa karatale ahasa icchdyaka kahamairatana ptesi. Kumrassa mtpitaro dvra nissya hit tassa kiriya olokento ta mairatana disv sgha gantv putta ukkhipitv hatthato mairatana gahisu. Tato te ta mairatana parisuddhsane hapetv upacra katv amhka idacidaca dethti abbhukkirisu. Atha te mairatannubhvena gehadvre mahanta maapa kretv vitndin maapa alakaritv bhikkhna sanni papetv te sahimatte bhikkh nisdpetv mahdna adasu. Tato nagaravsino mairatannubhva sutv sannipatisu. Atha te tesa majjhe attano saddhbalena mairatanassa lbha paksetv imahi dnatthyeva pariccajjmti ekasmi hne patihpetv tennubhvena yvajva dna dadant sla rakkhant yupariyosne devaloke nibbattisti.

6. Chetvna pema api atrajesu,

dadanti dna idha mnuseva;
na dadti ko nma naro samiddho,
dnahi dnassa phala sarantoti.

Puttavatthu sattama.