5. Hatthakasutta

35. Eva me suta eka samaya bhagav aviya viharati gomagge sisapvane paasanthare. Atha kho hatthako avako jaghvihra anucakamamno anuvicaramno addasa bhagavanta gomagge sisapvane paasanthare nisinna. Disv yena bhagav tenupasakami; upasakamitv bhagavanta abhivdetv ekamanta nisdi. Ekamanta nisinno kho hatthako avako bhagavanta etadavoca kacci, bhante, bhagav sukhamasayitthti? Eva kumra, sukhamasayittha. Ye ca pana loke sukha senti, aha tesa aataroti.

St, bhante, hemantik ratti, antarahako himaptasamayo, khar gokaakahat bhmi, tanuko paasantharo, virani rukkhassa pattni, stni ksyni vatthni, sto ca verambho vto vyati. Atha ca pana bhagav evamha eva, kumra, sukhamasayittha. Ye ca pana loke sukha senti, aha tesa aataroti.

Tena hi, kumra, taevettha paipucchissmi. Yath te khameyya tath na bykareyysi. Ta ki maasi, kumra, idhassa gahapatissa v gahapatiputtassa v kgra ullittvalitta nivta phusitaggaa pihitavtapna. Tatrassa pallako gonakatthato paikatthato paalikatthato kadalimigapavarapaccattharao [kdalimigapavarapaccattharao (s.)] sa-uttaracchado ubhato lohitakpadhno; telappadpo cettha jhyeyya [jleyya (ka.)]; catasso ca [tasseva (ka.)] pajpatiyo manpmanpena paccupahit assu. Ta ki maasi, kumra, sukha v so sayeyya no v? Katha v te ettha hotti? Sukha so, bhante, sayeyya. Ye ca pana loke sukha senti, so tesa aataroti.

Ta ki maasi, kumra, api nu tassa gahapatissa v gahapatiputtassa v uppajjeyyu rgaj parih kyik v cetasik v yehi so rgajehi parihehi pariayhamno dukkha sayeyyti? Eva, bhanteti.

Yehi kho so, kumra, gahapati v gahapatiputto v rgajehi parihehi pariayhamno dukkha sayeyya, so rgo tathgatassa pahno ucchinnamlo tlvatthukato anabhvakato yati anuppdadhammo. Tasmha sukhamasayittha.

Ta ki maasi, kumra, api nu tassa gahapatissa v gahapatiputtassa v uppajjeyyu dosaj parihpe mohaj parih kyik v cetasik v yehi so mohajehi parihehi pariayhamno dukkha sayeyyti? Eva, bhanteti.

Ye hi kho so, kumra, gahapati v gahapatiputto v mohajehi parihehi pariayhamno dukkha sayeyya, so moho tathgatassa pahno ucchinnamlo tlvatthukato anabhvakato yati anuppdadhammo. Tasmha sukhamasayitthanti.

[Cava. 305; sa. ni. 1.242] sabbad ve sukha seti, brhmao parinibbuto;
yo na limpati [lippati (s. sy. ka. ka.)] kmesu, stibhto nirpadhi.
Sabb sattiyo chetv, vineyya hadaye dara;
upasanto sukha seti, santi pappuyya cetasoti. Pacama.