Sutta Nipata Chapter 3: The Great Chapter - Mahavagga
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Kokālikasutta
Evaṃ me sutaṃ— ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: "pāpicchā, bhante, sāriputtamoggallānā, pāpikānaṃ icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā"ti.
Evaṃ vutte, bhagavā kokālikaṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca: "mā hevaṃ, kokālika, mā hevaṃ, kokālika. Pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā"ti.
Dutiyampi kho … pe … tatiyampi kho kokāliko bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: "kiñcāpi me, bhante, bhagavā saddhāyiko paccayiko, atha kho pāpicchāva sāriputtamoggallānā, pāpikānaṃ icchānaṃ vasaṃ gatā"ti. Tatiyampi kho bhagavā kokālikaṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca: "mā hevaṃ, kokālika, mā hevaṃ, kokālika. Pasādehi, kokālika, sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ. Pesalā sāriputtamoggallānā"ti.
Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi. Acirappakkantassa ca kokālikassa bhikkhuno sāsapamattīhi piḷakāhi sabbo kāyo phuṭo ahosi; sāsapamattiyo hutvā muggamattiyo ahesuṃ; muggamattiyo hutvā kaḷāyamattiyo ahesuṃ; kaḷāyamattiyo hutvā kolaṭṭhimattiyo ahesuṃ; kolaṭṭhimattiyo hutvā kolamattiyo ahesuṃ; kolamattiyo hutvā āmalakamattiyo ahesuṃ; āmalakamattiyo hutvā beḷuvasalāṭukamattiyo ahesuṃ; beḷuvasalāṭukamattiyo hutvā billamattiyo ahesuṃ; billamattiyo hutvā pabhijjiṃsu; pubbañca lohitañca pagghariṃsu. Atha kho kokāliko bhikkhu tenevābādhena kālamakāsi. Kālankato ca kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapajji sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ āghātetvā.
Atha kho brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho brahmā sahampati bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: "kokāliko, bhante, bhikkhu kālankato; kālankato ca, bhante, kokāliko bhikkhu padumaṃ nirayaṃ upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ āghātetvā"ti. Idamavoca brahmā sahampati; idaṃ vatvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatthevantaradhāyi.
Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi: "imaṃ, bhikkhave, rattiṃ brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā … pe … idamavoca, bhikkhave, brahmā sahampati, idaṃ vatvā maṃ padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatthevantaradhāyī"ti.
Evaṃ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: "kīvadīghaṃ nu kho, bhante, padume niraye āyuppamāṇan"ti? "Dīghaṃ kho, bhikkhu, padume niraye āyuppamāṇaṃ; taṃ na sukaraṃ sankhātuṃ ettakāni vassāni iti vā ettakāni vassasatāni iti vā ettakāni vassasahassāni iti vā ettakāni vassasatasahassāni iti vā"ti. "Sakkā pana, bhante, upamā kātun"ti? "Sakkā, bhikkhū"ti bhagavā avoca:
"Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho; tato puriso vassasatassa vassasatassa accayena ekamekaṃ tilaṃ uddhareyya. Khippataraṃ kho so bhikkhu vīsatikhāriko kosalako tilavāho iminā upakkamena parikkhayaṃ pariyādānaṃ gaccheyya, na tveva eko abbudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati abbudā nirayā evameko nirabbudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati nirabbudā nirayā evameko ababo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ababā nirayā evameko aṭaṭo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati aṭaṭā nirayā evameko ahaho nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati ahahā nirayā evameko kumudo nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati kumudā nirayā evameko sogandhiko nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati sogandhikā nirayā evameko uppalako nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati uppalakā nirayā evameko puṇḍarīko nirayo. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhu, vīsati puṇḍarīkā nirayā evameko padumo nirayo. Padumaṃ kho pana bhikkhu nirayaṃ kokāliko bhikkhu upapanno sāriputtamoggallānesu cittaṃ āghātetvā"ti. Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā:
657 "Purisassa hi jātassa,
kuṭhārī jāyate mukhe;
Yāya chindati attānaṃ,
bālo dubbhāsitaṃ bhaṇaṃ.658 Yo nindiyaṃ pasaṃsati,
Taṃ vā nindati yo pasaṃsiyo;
Vicināti mukhena so kaliṃ,
Kalinā tena sukhaṃ na vindati.659 Appamatto ayaṃ kali,
Yo akkhesu dhanaparājayo;
Sabbassāpi sahāpi attanā,
Ayameva mahattaro kali;
Yo sugatesu manaṃ padosaye.660 Sataṃ sahassānaṃ nirabbudānaṃ,
Chattiṃsati pañca ca abbudāni;
Yamariyagarahī nirayaṃ upeti,
Vācaṃ manañca paṇidhāya pāpakaṃ.661 Abhūtavādī nirayaṃ upeti,
Yo vāpi katvā na karomicāha;
Ubhopi te pecca samā bhavanti,
Nihīnakammā manujā parattha.662 Yo appaduṭṭhassa narassa dussati,
Suddhassa posassa anangaṇassa;
Tameva bālaṃ pacceti pāpaṃ,
Sukhumo rajo paṭivātaṃva khitto.
663 Yo lobhaguṇe anuyutto,
So vacasā paribhāsati aññe;
Asaddho kadariyo avadaññū,
Macchari pesuṇiyaṃ anuyutto.664 Mukhadugga vibhūta anariya,
Bhūnahu pāpaka dukkaṭakāri;
Purisanta kalī avajāta,
Mā bahubhāṇidha nerayikosi.665 Rajamākirasī ahitāya,
Sante garahasi kibbisakārī;
Bahūni duccaritāni caritvā,
Gacchasi kho papataṃ cirarattaṃ.666 Na hi nassati kassaci kammaṃ,
Eti hataṃ labhateva suvāmi;
Dukkhaṃ mando paraloke,
Attani passati kibbisakārī.667 Ayosankusamāhataṭṭhānaṃ,
Tiṇhadhāramayasūlamupeti;
Atha tattaayoguḷasannibhaṃ,
Bhojanamatthi tathā patirūpaṃ.
668 Na hi vaggu vadanti vadantā,
Nābhijavanti na tāṇamupenti;
Angāre santhate sayanti,
Ginisampajjalitaṃ pavisanti.669 Jālena ca onahiyāna,
Tattha hananti ayomayakuṭebhi;
Andhaṃva timisamāyanti,
Taṃ vitatañhi yathā mahikāyo.670 Atha lohamayaṃ pana kumbhiṃ,
Ginisampajjalitaṃ pavisanti;
Paccanti hi tāsu cirarattaṃ,
Agginisamāsu samuppilavāte.671 Atha pubbalohitamisse,
Tattha kiṃ paccati kibbisakārī;
Yaṃ yaṃ disakaṃ adhiseti,
Tattha kilissati samphusamāno.672 Puḷavāvasathe salilasmiṃ,
Tattha kiṃ paccati kibbisakārī;
Gantuṃ na hi tīramapatthi,
Sabbasamā hi samantakapallā.
673 Asipattavanaṃ pana tiṇhaṃ,
Taṃ pavisanti samucchidagattā;
Jivhaṃ balisena gahetvā,
Ārajayārajayā vihananti.674 Atha vetaraṇiṃ pana duggaṃ,
Tiṇhadhārakhuradhāramupenti;
Tattha mandā papatanti,
Pāpakarā pāpāni karitvā.675 Khādanti hi tattha rudante,
Sāmā sabalā kākolagaṇā ca;
Soṇā singālā paṭigiddhā,
Kulalā vāyasā ca vitudanti.676 Kicchā vatayaṃ idha vutti,
Yaṃ jano phusati kibbisakārī;
Tasmā idha jīvitasese,
Kiccakaro siyā naro na cappamajje.677 Te gaṇitā vidūhi tilavāhā,
Ye padume niraye upanītā;
Nahutāni hi koṭiyo pañca bhavanti,
Dvādasa koṭisatāni punaññā.678 Yāva dukhā nirayā idha vuttā,
Tatthapi tāva ciraṃ vasitabbaṃ;
Tasmā sucipesalasādhuguṇesu,
Vācaṃ manaṃ satataṃ parirakkhe"ti.
Kokālikasuttaṃ dasamaṃ.