4. Mettagūmāṇavapucchā
74.
‘‘ Pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi metaṃ ,[ iccāyasmā mettagū ]
Maññāmi taṃ vedaguṃ bhāvitattaṃ ;
Kuto nu dukkhā samudāgatā ime , ye keci lokasmimanekarūpā ’’.
75.
‘‘ Dukkhassa
M0.9 ve maṃ pabhavaṃ apucchasi ,[ mettagūti bhagavā ]Taṃ te pavakkhāmi yathā pajānaṃ ;
Upadhinidānā pabhavanti dukkhā , ye keci lokasmimanekarūpā .
76.
‘‘ Yo ve avidvā upadhiṃ karoti , punappunaṃ dukkhamupeti mando ;
Tasmā pajānaṃ upadhiṃ na kayirā , dukkhassa jātippabhavānupassī ’’.
77.
‘‘ Yaṃ taṃ apucchimha akittayī no , aññaṃ taṃ pucchāma tadiṅgha brūhi ;
‘ Kathaṃ nu dhīrā vitaranti oghaṃ , jātiṃ jaraṃ sokapariddavañca ’;
Taṃ me muni sādhu viyākarohi , tathā hi te vidito esa dhammo ’’.
78.
‘‘ Kittayissāmi te dhammaṃ ,[ mettagūti bhagavā ]
Diṭṭhe dhamme anītihaṃ ;
Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ , tare loke visattikaṃ ’’.
79.
‘‘ Tañcāhaṃ abhinandāmi , mahesi dhammamuttamaṃ ;
Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ , tare loke visattikaṃ ’’.
80.
‘‘ Yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi ,[ mettagūti bhagavā ]
Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe ;
Etesu nandiñca nivesanañca , panujja viññāṇaṃ bhave na tiṭṭhe .
81.
‘‘ Evaṃvihārī
V0.9 sato appamatto , bhikkhu caraṃ hitvā mamāyitāni ;Jātiṃ jaraṃ sokapariddavañca , idheva vidvā pajaheyya dukkhaṃ ’’.
82.
‘‘ Etābhinandāmi
M0.10 vaco mahesino , sukittitaṃ gotamanūpadhīkaṃ ;Addhā hi bhagavā pahāsi dukkhaṃ , tathā hi te vidito esa dhammo .
83.
‘‘ Te cāpi nūnappajaheyyu dukkhaṃ , ye tvaṃ muni aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya ;
Taṃ taṃ namassāmi samecca nāga , appeva maṃ bhagavā aṭṭhitaṃ ovadeyya ’’.
84.
‘‘ Yaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ vedagumābhijaññā , akiñcanaṃ kāmabhave asattaṃ ;
Addhā hi so oghamimaṃ atāri , tiṇṇo ca pāraṃ akhilo akaṅkho .
85.
‘‘ Vidvā ca yo vedagū naro idha , bhavābhave saṅgamimaṃ visajja ;
So vītataṇho anīgho nirāso , atāri so jātijaranti brūmī ’’ ti .
Mettagūmāṇavapucchā catutthī .