Catutthakabhāṇavāraṁ

Āṭānāṭiyasuttaṁ (2)



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atha kho bhagavā tassā CBhp: tassa. rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi: “imaṁ bhikkhave rattiṁ cattāro mahārājā, CBhp: mahārājāno. mahatiyā ca yakkhasenāya, mahatiyā ca gandhabbasenāya, mahatiyā ca kumbhaṇḍasenāya, mahatiyā ca nāgasenāya, catuddisaṁ rakkhaṁ ṭhapetvā, catuddisaṁ gumbaṁ ṭhapetvā, catuddisaṁ ovaraṇaṁ ṭhapetvā, abhikkantāya rattiyā, abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ gijjhakūṭaṁ obhāsetvā, yenāhaṁ tenupasaṅkamiṁsu, upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu.

te pi kho, bhikkhave, CBhp, PPV omit bhikkhave. yakkhā, app-ekacce maṁ abhivādetvā ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu. app-ekacce mama CBhp: mayā. saddhiṁ sammodiṁsu, sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārānīyaṁ vītisāretvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu. app-ekacce yenāhaṁ tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu. app-ekacce nāmagottaṁ sāvetvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu. app-ekacce tuṇhībhūtā ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu. ekam-antaṁ nisinno kho bhikkhave CBhp, PPV omit bhikkhave. vessavaṇo mahārājā maṁ etad-avoca:

“santi hi bhante uḷārā yakkhā bhagavato appasannā,
santi hi bhante uḷārā yakkhā bhagavato pasannā,
santi hi bhante majjhimā yakkhā bhagavato appasannā,
santi hi bhante majjhimā yakkhā bhagavato pasannā,
santi hi bhante nīcā yakkhā bhagavato appasannā,
santi hi bhante nīcā yakkhā bhagavato pasannā.

yebhuyyena kho pana bhante yakkhā appasannā yeva bhagavato. taṁ kissa hetu? bhagavā hi bhante

pāṇātipātā veramaṇiyā dhammaṁ deseti,
adinnādānā veramaṇiyā dhammaṁ deseti,
kāmesu micchācārā veramaṇiyā dhammaṁ deseti,
musāvādā veramaṇiyā dhammaṁ deseti,
surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiyā dhammaṁ deseti.

yebhuyyena kho pana bhante yakkhā

appaṭiviratā yeva pāṇātipātā, appaṭiviratā adinnādānā,
appaṭiviratā kāmesu micchācārā,
appaṭiviratā musāvādā,
appaṭiviratā surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā.

tesaṁ taṁ hoti appiyaṁ amanāpaṁ. santi hi bhante bhagavato sāvakā araññe, vanapatthāni pantāni senāsanāni paṭisevanti, appasaddāni, appanigghosāni, vijanavātāni, manussarāhaseyyakāni, paṭisallānasāruppāni. tattha santi uḷārā yakkhā nivāsino ye imasmiṁ bhagavato pāvacane appasannā.

tesaṁ pasādāya uggaṇhātu bhante bhagavā “āṭānāṭiyaṁ” rakkhaṁ, bhikkhūnaṁ, bhikkhuṇīnaṁ, upāsakānaṁ, upāsikānaṁ, guttiyā, rakkhāya, avihiṁsāya, phāsuvihārāyā” ti. adhivāsesiṁ kho ahaṁ bhikkhave tuṇhībhāvena. atha kho bhikkhave CBhp, PPV omit bhikkhave. vessavaṇo mahārājā maṁ adhivāsanaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ “āṭānāṭiyaṁ” rakkhaṁ abhāsi:

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables + 9 syllables
“vipassissa namatthu, ~ cakkhumantassa sirīmato, Metre: these verses are an exact repetition of those in the first half of the sutta. I have therefore marked the variations in the text, but for a commentary on the verses please see earlier.

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
sikhissa pi namatthu, ~ sabbabhūtānukampino, [53]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
vessabhussa namatthu, ~ nahātakassa tapassino,

⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
namatthu kakusandhassa, ~ mārasenāpamaddino, [54]

 

−−⏑⏑−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− savipula
koṇāgamanassa namatthu, ~ brāhmaṇassa vusīmato,

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
kassapassa namatthu, ~ vippamuttassa sabbadhi. [55]

 

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦−⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− savipula + 9 syllables
aṅgīrasassa namatthu, ~ sakyaputtassa sirīmato,

−⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− 9 syllables
yo imaṁ dhammam-adesesi, ~ sabbadukkhā panūdanaṁ. [56]

 

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
ye cāpi nibbutā loke, ~ yathābhūtaṁ vipassisuṁ,

−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
te janā apisuṇā, CBhp: apisuṇātha. ~ mahantā vītasāradā, [57]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− pathyā
hitaṁ devamanussānaṁ, ~ yaṁ namassanti gotamaṁ,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ, ~ mahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ. [58]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yato uggacchatī CBhp: uggacchati. suriyo, ~ ādicco maṇḍalī mahā,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
yassa cuggacchamānassa, ~ saṁvarī pi nirujjhati, [59]

 

−⏑−⏑¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipula
yassa cuggate suriye, ~ divaso ti pavuccati,

⏑⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
rahado pi tattha gambhīro, ~ samuddo saritodako, [60]

 

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
evaṁ naṁ tattha jānanti ~ samuddo saritodako,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
ito sā purimā disā, ~ iti naṁ ācikkhatī CBhp: ācikkhati, and so throughout. jano. [61]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yaṁ disaṁ abhipāleti ~ mahārājā yasassi so,

−−−−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipula
gandhabbānaṁ ādhipati, ~ dhataraṭṭho iti nāma so. [62]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
ramatī CBhp, PPV2: ramati, and so throughout. naccagītehi, ~ gandhabbehi purakkhato,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− navipula
puttā pi tassa bahavo, ~ ekanāmā ti me sutaṁ, [63]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
asītiṁ dasa eko ca, ~ indanāmā mahabbalā,

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
te cāpi buddhaṁ disvāna, ~ buddhaṁ ādiccabandhunaṁ, [64]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dūrato va namassanti, ~ mahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ:

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
“namo te purisājañña! ~ namo te purisuttama! [65]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑¦−−−− Anuṭṭhubha x 3
kusalena samekkhasi, ~ amanussā pi taṁ vandanti,

⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sutaṁ netaṁ abhiṇhaso, ~ tasmā evaṁ vademase: [66]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
“jinaṁ vandatha gotamaṁ?” ~ “jinaṁ vandāma gotamaṁ,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ, ~ buddhaṁ vandāma gotamaṁ!”” [67]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
yena petā pavuccanti, ~ pisuṇā piṭṭhimaṁsikā,

−−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
pāṇātipātino luddā, ~ corā nekatikā janā,

⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
ito sā dakkhiṇā disā, ~ iti naṁ ācikkhatī jano. [68]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yaṁ disaṁ abhipāleti ~ mahārājā yasassi so,

−−−−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipula
kumbhaṇḍhānaṁ ādhipati, ~ virūḷho iti nāma so. [69]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
ramatī naccagītehi, ~ kumbhaṇḍhehi purakkhato,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− navipula
puttā pi tassa bahavo, ~ ekanāmā ti me sutaṁ, [70]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
asītiṁ dasa eko ca, ~ indanāmā mahabbalā,

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
te cāpi buddhaṁ disvāna, ~ buddhaṁ ādiccabandhunaṁ, [71]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dūrato PPV2: durato. va namassanti, ~ mahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ:

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
“namo te purisājañña! ~ namo te purisuttama! [72]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑¦−−−− Anuṭṭhubha x 3
kusalena samekkhasi, ~ amanussā pi taṁ vandanti,

⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sutaṁ netaṁ abhiṇhaso, ~ tasmā evaṁ vademase: [73]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
“jinaṁ vandatha gotamaṁ?” ~ “jinaṁ vandāma gotamaṁ,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ, ~ buddhaṁ vandāma gotamaṁ!”” [74]

 

−⏑−−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− savipula
yattha coggacchati suriyo, ~ ādicco maṇḍalī mahā,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
yassa coggacchamānassa ~ divaso pi nirujjhati, [75]

 

−⏑−⏑¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipula
yassa coggate suriye, ~ saṁvarī ti pavuccati,

⏑⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
rahado pi tattha gambhīro, ~ samuddo saritodako, [76]

 

−−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
evaṁ naṁ tattha jānanti ~ samuddo saritodako,

⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
ito sā pacchimā disā, ~ iti naṁ ācikkhatī jano. [77]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yaṁ disaṁ abhipāleti ~ mahārājā yasassi so,

−−−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables + 9 syllables
nāgānaṁ ādhipati, ~ virūpakkho iti nāma so. [78]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− b: 7 syllables
ramatī naccagītehi, ~ nāgehi purakkhato,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− navipula
puttā pi tassa bahavo, ~ ekanāmā ti me sutaṁ, [79]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
asītiṁ dasa eko ca, ~ indanāmā mahabbalā,

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑− mavipula
te cāpi buddhaṁ disvāna, ~ buddhaṁ ādiccabandhunaṁ, [80]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dūrato va namassanti, ~ mahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ:

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
“namo te purisājañña! ~ namo te purisuttama! [81]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑¦−−−− Anuṭṭhubha x 3
kusalena samekkhasi, ~ amanussā pi taṁ vandanti,

⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sutaṁ netaṁ abhiṇhaso, ~ tasmā evaṁ vademase: [82]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
“jinaṁ vandatha gotamaṁ?” ~ “jinaṁ vandāma gotamaṁ,

−−⏑⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ, ~ buddhaṁ vandāma gotamaṁ!”” [83]

 

−⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑⏑−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
yena uttarakuru rammā, ~ mahāneru sudassano,

⏑−−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
manussā tattha jāyanti ~ amamā apariggahā. [84]

 

⏑−−−¦⏑⏑−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− savipula
na te bījaṁ pavapanti, ~ na pi nīyanti naṅgalā,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
akaṭṭhapākimaṁ sāliṁ ~ paribhuñjanti mānusā, [85]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
akaṇaṁ athusaṁ suddhaṁ, ~ sugandhaṁ taṇḍulapphalaṁ,

−⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
tuṇḍikīre pacitvāna, ~ tato bhuñjanti bhojanaṁ. [86]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
gāviṁ ekakhuraṁ katvā ~ anuyanti disodisaṁ,

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
pasuṁ ekakhuraṁ katvā ~ anuyanti disodisaṁ, [87]

 

−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
itthivāhanaṁ katvā ~ anuyanti disodisaṁ,

⏑⏑⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
purisavāhanaṁ katvā ~ anuyanti disodisaṁ, [88]

 

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
kumārivāhanaṁ katvā ~ anuyanti disodisaṁ,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
kumāravāhanaṁ katvā ~ anuyanti disodisaṁ. [89]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−
te yāne abhirūhitvā,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑⏑−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sabbā disā anupariyanti ~ pacārā tassa rājino,

−⏑−−¦−⏑−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑⏑⏑− ravipula
hatthiyānaṁ assayānaṁ ~ dibbaṁ yānaṁ upaṭhitaṁ. [90]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− b: 9 syllables
pāsādā sivikā ceva ~ mahārājassa yasassino,

−⏑⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
tassa ca nagarā ahū, ~ antalikkhe sumāpitā: [91]

 

āṭānāṭā, kusināṭā, parakusināṭā, nāṭapuriyā, parakusitanāṭā. uttarena kapīvanto, janogham-aparena ca, navanavatiyo, ambara-ambaravatiyo, ālakamandā nāma rājadhāni. kuverassa kho pana mārisa mahārājassa visāṇā nāma rājadhāni, tasmā kuvero mahārājā vessavaṇo ti pavuccati. paccesanto pakāsenti: tatolā, tattalā, tatotalā, ojasi, tejasi, tatojasi, sūro, rājā, ariṭṭho, nemi. rahado pi tattha dharaṇī nāma, yato meghā pavassanti, vassā yato patāyanti. sabhā pi tattha bhagalavatī nāma yattha yakkhā payirupāsanti.

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
tattha niccaphalā rukkhā, ~ nānādijagaṇāyutā,

⏑−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipula
mayūrakoñcābhirudā, ~ kokilābhi hi vaggubhi, [92]

 

−−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
jīvaṁjīvakasaddettha, ~ atho oṭṭhavacittakā,

⏑−⏑−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
kukutthakā kuḷīrakā, ~ vane pokkharasātakā, [93]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
sukasāḷikasaddettha, ~ daṇḍamāṇavakāni ca,

−⏑⏑−¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑−
sobhati sabbakālaṁ sā ~ kuveranalinī sadā,

⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑− Anuṭṭhubha
ito sā uttarā disā, ~ iti naṁ ācikkhatī jano. [94]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
yaṁ disaṁ abhipāleti ~ mahārājā yasassi so,

−−−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− 7 syllables
yakkhānaṁ ādhipati, ~ kuvero iti nāma so. [95]

 

⏑⏑−−¦⏑−−−¦¦−−⏑¦⏑−⏑− b: 7 syllables
ramatī naccagītehi, ~ yakkhehi purakkhato,

−−⏑−¦⏑⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑− navipula
puttā pi tassa bahavo, ~ ekanāmā ti me sutaṁ, [96]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦−⏑−−¦⏑−⏑−
asītiṁ dasa eko ca, ~ indanāmā mahabbalā,

−−⏑−¦−,−−−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
te cāpi buddhaṁ disvāna, ~ buddhaṁ ādiccabandhunaṁ, [97]

 

−⏑−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
dūrato PPV2: durato. va namassanti, ~ mahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ:

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−−−¦¦⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−
“namo te purisājañña! ~ namo te purisuttama! [98]

 

⏑⏑−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−−⏑¦−−−− Anuṭṭhubha x 3
kusalena samekkhasi, ~ amanussā pi taṁ vandanti,

⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−¦¦−−−−¦⏑−⏑−
sutaṁ netaṁ abhiṇhaso, ~ tasmā evaṁ vademase: [99]

 

⏑−−⏑¦⏑−⏑−¦¦⏑−−−¦⏑−⏑−
jinaṁ vandatha gotamaṁ?” ~ “jinaṁ vandāma gotamaṁ,

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vijjācaraṇasampannaṁ, ~ buddhaṁ vandāma gotaman!””-ti [100]

 

ayaṁ kho sā mārisa “āṭānāṭiyā” rakkhā, bhikkhūnaṁ, bhikkhuṇīnaṁ, upāsakānaṁ, upāsikānaṁ, guttiyā, rakkhāya, avihiṁsāya, phāsuvihārāyā ti. yassa kassaci mārisa - bhikkhussa vā bhikkhuṇiyā vā upāsakassa vā upāsikāya vā - ayaṁ “āṭānāṭiyā” rakkhā suggahitā, bhavissati samattā pariyāputā, tañ-ce amanusso -

yakkho vā yakkhiṇī vā yakkhapotako vā
yakkhapotikā vā yakkhamahāmatto vā
yakkhapārisajjo vā yakkhapacāro vā

gandhabbo vā gandhabbī vā gandhabbapotako vā
gandhabbapotikā vā gandhabbamahāmatto vā
gandhabbapārisajjo vā gandhabbapacāro vā

kumbhaṇḍo vā kumbhaṇḍī vā kumbhaṇḍapotako vā
kumbhaṇḍapotikā vā kumbhaṇḍamahāmatto vā
kumbhaṇḍapārisajjo vā kumbhaṇḍapacāro vā

nāgo vā nāginī vā nāgapotako vā
nāgapotikā vā nāgamahāmatto vā
nāgapārisajjo vā nāgapacāro vā -

paduṭṭhacitto gacchantaṁ vā anugaccheyya, ṭhitaṁ vā upatiṭṭheyya, nisinnaṁ vā upanisīdeyya, nipannaṁ vā upanipajjeyya, na me so mārisa amanusso labheyya gāmesu vā nigamesu vā sakkāraṁ vā garukāraṁ vā. na me so mārisa amanusso labheyya ālakamandāya rājadhāniyā vatthuṁ vā vāsaṁ vā. na me so mārisa amanusso MPP: amanussā. labheyya yakkhānaṁ samitiṁ gantuṁ. api-ssu naṁ mārisa amanussā anavayham-pi naṁ kareyyuṁ avivayhaṁ. api-ssu naṁ mārisa amanussā attāhi pi paripuṇṇāhi paribhāsāhi paribhāseyyuṁ. api-ssu naṁ mārisa amanussā rittam-pi pattaṁ sīse nikkujjeyyuṁ.

apissu naṁ mārisa amanussā sattadhā pissa muddhaṁ phāleyyuṁ. santi hi mārisa amanussā caṇḍā, ruddā, rabhasā, te neva mahārājānaṁ ādiyanti, na mahārājānaṁ purisakānaṁ ādiyanti, na mahārājānaṁ purisakānaṁ purisakānaṁ ādiyanti, te kho te mārisa amanussā mahārājānaṁ avaruddhā nāma vuccanti. seyyathā pi mārisa rañño māgadhassa vijite corā, te neva rañño māgadhassa ādiyanti, na rañño māgadhassa purisakānaṁ ādiyanti, na rañño māgadhassa purisakānaṁ purisakānaṁ ādiyanti, te kho te mārisa mahācorā rañño māgadhassa avaruddhā nāma vuccanti.

evam-eva kho mārisa santi hi amanussā caṇḍā, ruddā, rabhasā, te neva mahārājānaṁ ādiyanti, na mahārājānaṁ purisakānaṁ ādiyanti, na mahārājānaṁ purisakānaṁ purisakānaṁ ādiyanti, te kho te mārisa amanussā mahārājānaṁ avaruddhā nāma vuccanti. yo hi koci mārisa amanusso -

yakkho vā yakkhiṇī vā yakkhapotako vā
yakkhapotikā vā yakkhamahāmatto vā
yakkhapārisajjo vā yakkhapacāro vā

gandhabbo vā gandhabbī vā gandhabbapotako vā
gandhabbapotikā vā gandhabbamahāmatto vā
gandhabbapārisajjo vā gandhabbapacāro vā

kumbhaṇḍo vā kumbhaṇḍī vā kumbhaṇḍapotako vā
kumbhaṇḍapotikā vā kumbhaṇḍamahāmatto vā
kumbhaṇḍapārisajjo vā kumbhaṇḍapacāro vā

nāgo vā nāginī vā nāgapotako vā
nāgapotikā vā nāgamahāmatto vā
nāgapārisajjo vā nāgapacāro vā -

paduṭṭhacitto bhikkhuṁ vā bhikkhuṇiṁ vā upāsakaṁ vā upāsikaṁ vā, gacchantaṁ vā anugaccheyya, ṭhitaṁ vā upatiṭṭheyya, nisinnaṁ vā upanisīdeyya, nipannaṁ vā upanipajjeyya, imesaṁ yakkhānaṁ mahāyakkhānaṁ senāpatīnaṁ mahāsenāpatīnaṁ, ujjhāpetabbaṁ, vikkanditabbaṁ, viravitabbaṁ:

“ayaṁ yakkho gaṇhāti, ayaṁ yakkho āvisati,
ayaṁ yakkho heṭheti, ayaṁ yakkho viheṭheti,
ayaṁ yakkho hiṁsati, ayaṁ yakkho vihiṁsati,
ayaṁ yakkho na muñcatī” ti.

katamesaṁ yakkhānaṁ, mahāyakkhānaṁ, senāpatīnaṁ mahāsenāpatīnaṁ?

 

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indo, somo, varuṇo ca, ~ bhāradvājo, pajāpatī, MPP, PPV2: pajāpati, but cf. above vs. 49.

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candano, kāmaseṭṭho ca, ~ kinnughaṇḍu, nighaṇḍu ca,

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panādo, opamañño ca, ~ devasūto ca mātalī. [101]

 

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cittaseno ca gandhabbo, ~ nalo rājā janesabho,

−−⏑−¦−⏑⏑−¦¦−⏑−⏑⏑¦⏑−⏑− bhavipula
sātāgiro, hemavato, ~ puṇṇako, karatiyo, guḷo, [102]

 

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sīvako, mucalindo ca, ~ vessāmitto, yugandharo,

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gopālo, CBhp: gopalo. suppagedho ca, ~ hiri nettī ca mandiyo, [103]

 

−−⏑−−(−⏑⏑−)−⏑−¦¦⏑⏑−⏑⏑−¦⏑−⏑− tavipula ?
pañcālacaṇḍo ālavako pajjuno ~ sumano sumukho dadhīmukho, MPP, PPV2: dadhimukho, but cf above vs. 52.

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maṇi, māṇi, caro, dīgho, ~ atho serissako saha - [104]

 

imesaṁ yakkhānaṁ mahāyakkhānaṁ senāpatīnaṁ mahāsenāpatīnaṁ, ujjhāpetabbaṁ, vikkanditabbaṁ, viravitabbaṁ:

“ayaṁ yakkho gaṇhāti, ayaṁ yakkho āvisati,
ayaṁ yakkho heṭheti, ayaṁ yakkho viheṭheti,
ayaṁ yakkho hiṁsati, ayaṁ yakkho vihiṁsati,
ayaṁ yakkho na muñcatī” ti.

ayaṁ kho sā mārisa “āṭānāṭiyā” rakkhā, bhikkhūnaṁ, bhikkhuṇīnaṁ, upāsakānaṁ, upāsikānaṁ, guttiyā, rakkhāya, avihiṁsāya, phāsuvihārāyā ti. handa ca dāni mayaṁ mārisa gacchāma, bahukiccā mayaṁ bahukaraṇīyā” ti. “yassa dāni tumhe mahārājāno kālaṁ maññathā” ti. atha kho bhikkhave cattāro mahārājā PPV: mahārājāno. uṭṭhāyāsanā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā, tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu. CBhp: omits this and the following line, presumably by mistake. te pi kho bhikkhave MPP omits bhikkhave. yakkhā uṭṭhāyāsanā app-ekacce maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā, tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu. app-ekacce mama saddhiṁ sammodiṁsu, sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārānīyaṁ vītisāretvā tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu. app-ekacce yenāhaṁ tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu. app-ekacce nāmagottaṁ sāvetvā tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu. app-ekacce tuṇhībhūtā tatthevantaradhāyiṁsū ti.

uggaṇhātha bhikkhave “āṭānāṭiyaṁ” rakkhaṁ, pariyāpuṇātha bhikkhave “āṭānāṭiyaṁ” rakkhaṁ. dhāretha bhikkhave “āṭānāṭiyaṁ” rakkhaṁ, atthasaṁhitāya bhikkhave “āṭānāṭiyā” rakkhā, bhikkhūnaṁ, bhikkhuṇīnaṁ, upāsakānaṁ, upāsikānaṁ, guttiyā, rakkhāya, avihiṁsāya, phāsuvihārāyā” ti.

 

idam-avoca bhagavā,
attamanā te bhikkhū bhagavato bhāsitaṁ abhinandun-ti.

 

Catutthabhāṇavāraṁ niṭṭhitaṁ CBhp omits niṭṭhitaṁ.

Catubhāṇavārapāḷi niṭṭhitaṁ MPP, PPV, PPV2 omit this end title.

last updated: March 2006