Pūraḷāsa (sundarikabhāradvāja) sutta

Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosalesu viharati sundarikāya nadiyā tīre. Tena kho pana samayena sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo sundarikāya nadiyā tīre aggiṃ juhati, aggihuttaṃ paricarati. Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo aggiṃ juhitvā aggihuttaṃ paricaritvā uṭṭhāyāsanā samantā catuddisā anuvilokesi:  "ko nu kho imaṃ habyasesaṃ bhuñjeyyā"ti? Addasā kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ avidūre aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle sasīsaṃ pārutaṃ nisinnaṃ; disvāna vāmena hatthena habyasesaṃ gahetvā dakkhiṇena hatthena kamaṇḍaluṃ gahetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankami.

Atha kho bhagavā sundarikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa padasaddena sīsaṃ vivari. Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo:  "muṇḍo ayaṃ bhavaṃ, muṇḍako ayaṃ bhavan"ti tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi. Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi:  "muṇḍāpi hi idhekacce brāhmaṇā bhavanti, yannūnāhaṃ upasankamitvā jātiṃ puccheyyan"ti. Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "kiṃjacco bhavan"ti?

Atha kho bhagavā sundarikabhāradvājaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi: 

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455 "Na brāhmaṇo nomhi na rājaputto,
Na vessāyano uda koci nomhi;
Gottaṃ pariññāya puthujjanānaṃ,
Akiñcano manta carāmi loke.

456 Sanghāṭivāsī agaho carāmi,
Nivuttakeso abhinibbutatto;
Alippamāno idha māṇavehi,
Akallaṃ maṃ brāhmaṇa pucchasi gottapañhaṃ".

457 "Pucchanti ve bho brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇebhi,
Saha brāhmaṇo no bhavan"ti.

"Brāhmaṇo hi ce tvaṃ brūsi,
Mañca brūsi abrāhmaṇaṃ;
Taṃ taṃ sāvittiṃ pucchāmi,
Tipadaṃ catuvīsatakkharaṃ".

458 "Kiṃ nissitā isayo manujā,
Khattiyā brāhmaṇā devatānaṃ;
Yaññamakappayiṃsu puthū idha loke".

"Yadantagū vedagū yaññakāle,
Yassāhutiṃ labhe tassijjheti brūmi".

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(iti brāhmaṇo):
459 "Addhā hi tassa hutamijjhe,
Yaṃ tādisaṃ vedagumaddasāma;
Tumhādisānañhi adassanena,
Añño jano bhuñjati pūraḷāsaṃ".

460 "Tasmātiha tvaṃ brāhmaṇa atthena,
Atthiko upasankamma puccha;
Santaṃ vidhūmaṃ anīghaṃ nirāsaṃ,
Appevidha abhivinde sumedhaṃ".

461 "Yaññe ratohaṃ bho gotama,
Yaññaṃ yiṭṭhukāmo nāhaṃ pajānāmi;
Anusāsatu maṃ bhavaṃ,
Yattha hutaṃ ijjhate brūhi me taṃ".

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"Tena hi tvaṃ, brāhmaṇa, odahassu sotaṃ; dhammaṃ te desessāmi – 

462 Mā jātiṃ pucchī caraṇañca puccha,
Kaṭṭhā have jāyati jātavedo;
Nīcākulīnopi munī dhitīmā,
Ājāniyo hoti hirīnisedho.

463 Saccena danto damasā upeto,
Vedantagū vūsitabrahmacariyo;
Kālena tamhi habyaṃ pavecche,
Yo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.

464 Ye kāme hitvā agahā caranti,
Susaññatattā tasaraṃva ujjuṃ;
Kālena tesu habyaṃ pavecche,
Yo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.

465 Ye vītarāgā susamāhitindriyā,
Candova rāhuggahaṇā pamuttā;
Kālena tesu habyaṃ pavecche,
Yo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.

466 Asajjamānā vicaranti loke,
Sadā satā hitvā mamāyitāni;
Kālena tesu habyaṃ pavecche,
Yo brāhmaṇo puññapekkho yajetha.

467 Yo kāme hitvā abhibhuyyacārī,
Yo vedi jātīmaraṇassa antaṃ;
Parinibbuto udakarahadova sīto,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

468 Samo samehi visamehi dūre,
Tathāgato hoti anantapañño;
Anūpalitto idha vā huraṃ vā,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

469 Yamhi na māyā vasati na māno,
Yo vītalobho amamo nirāso;
Paṇunnakodho abhinibbutatto,
Yo brāhmaṇo sokamalaṃ ahāsi;
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

470 Nivesanaṃ yo manaso ahāsi,
Pariggahā yassa na santi keci;
Anupādiyāno idha vā huraṃ vā,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

471 Samāhito yo udatāri oghaṃ,
Dhammaṃ caññāsi paramāya diṭṭhiyā;
Khīṇāsavo antimadehadhārī,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

472 Bhavāsavā yassa vacī kharā ca,
Vidhūpitā atthagatā na santi;
Sa vedagū sabbadhi vippamutto,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

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473 Sangātigo yassa na santi sangā,
Yo mānasattesu amānasatto;
Dukkhaṃ pariññāya sakhettavatthuṃ,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

474 Āsaṃ anissāya vivekadassī,
Paravediyaṃ diṭṭhimupātivatto;
Ārammaṇā yassa na santi keci,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

475 Paroparā yassa samecca dhammā,
Vidhūpitā atthagatā na santi;
Santo upādānakhaye vimutto,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

476 Saṃyojanaṃ jātikhayantadassī,
Yopānudi rāgapathaṃ asesaṃ;
Suddho nidoso vimalo akāco,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

477 Yo attano attānaṃ nānupassati,
Samāhito ujjugato ṭhitatto;
Sa ve anejo akhilo akankho,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ.

478 Mohantarā yassa na santi keci,
Sabbesu dhammesu ca ñāṇadassī;
Sarīrañca antimaṃ dhāreti,
Patto ca sambodhimanuttaraṃ sivaṃ;
Ettāvatā yakkhassa suddhi,
Tathāgato arahati pūraḷāsaṃ".

479 "Hutañca mayhaṃ hutamatthu saccaṃ,
Yaṃ tādisaṃ vedagunaṃ alatthaṃ;
Brahmā hi sakkhi paṭigaṇhātu me bhagavā,
Bhuñjatu me bhagavā pūraḷāsaṃ".

480 "Gāthābhigītaṃ me abhojaneyyaṃ,
Sampassataṃ brāhmaṇa nesa dhammo;
Gāthābhigītaṃ panudanti buddhā,
Dhamme satī brāhmaṇa vuttiresā.

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481 Aññena ca kevalinaṃ mahesiṃ,
Khīṇāsavaṃ kukkuccavūpasantaṃ;
Annena pānena upaṭṭhahassu,
Khettañhi taṃ puññapekkhassa hoti".

482 "Sādhāhaṃ bhagavā tathā vijaññaṃ,
Yo dakkhiṇaṃ bhuñjeyya mādisassa;
Yaṃ yaññakāle pariyesamāno,
Pappuyya tava sāsanaṃ".

483 "Sārambhā yassa vigatā,
Cittaṃ yassa anāvilaṃ;
Vippamutto ca kāmehi,
Thinaṃ yassa panūditaṃ.

484 Sīmantānaṃ vinetāraṃ,
Jātimaraṇakovidaṃ;
Muniṃ moneyyasampannaṃ,
Tādisaṃ yaññamāgataṃ.

485 Bhakuṭiṃ vinayitvāna,
Pañjalikā namassatha;
Pūjetha annapānena,
Evaṃ ijjhanti dakkhiṇā".

486 "Buddho bhavaṃ arahati pūraḷāsaṃ,
Puññakhettamanuttaraṃ;
Āyāgo sabbalokassa,
Bhoto dinnaṃ mahapphalan"ti.

Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama, abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama. Seyyathāpi, bho gotama, nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya, paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya, mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya, andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya:  ‘cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantī’ti; evamevaṃ bhotā gotamena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito. Esāhaṃ bhavantaṃ gotamaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusanghañca. Labheyyāhaṃ bhoto gotamassa santike pabbajjaṃ, labheyyaṃ upasampadan"ti. Alattha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo … pe … arahataṃ ahosīti.

Sundarikabhāradvājasuttaṃ catutthaṃ.