6.6.3 Brahmunāsākacchā

Atha kho, bho, brahmā sanaṅkumāro mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya—  seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evameva—  brahmaloke antarahito mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa sammukhe pāturahosi. Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa ahudeva bhayaṃ ahu chambhitattaṃ ahu lomahaṃso yathā taṃ adiṭṭhapubbaṃ rūpaṃ disvā. Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo bhīto saṃviggo lomahaṭṭhajāto brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi—

“Vaṇṇavā yasavā sirimā,
ko nu tvamasi mārisa;
Ajānantā taṃ pucchāma,
kathaṃ jānemu taṃ mayan”ti.

“Maṃ ve kumāraṃ jānanti,
brahmaloke sanantanaṃ;
Sabbe jānanti maṃ devā,
evaṃ govinda jānahi”.

“Āsanaṃ udakaṃ pajjaṃ,
madhusākañca brahmuno;
Agghe bhavantaṃ pucchāma,
agghaṃ kurutu no bhavaṃ”.

“Paṭiggaṇhāma te agghaṃ,
yaṃ tvaṃ govinda bhāsasi;
Diṭṭhadhammahitatthāya,
samparāya sukhāya ca;
Katāvakāso pucchassu,
yaṃ kiñci abhipatthitan”ti.

Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi—

“katāvakāso khomhi brahmunā sanaṅkumārena. Kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ puccheyyaṃ diṭṭhadhammikaṃ vā atthaṃ samparāyikaṃ vā”ti? Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi—

“kusalo kho ahaṃ diṭṭhadhammikānaṃ atthānaṃ, aññepi maṃ diṭṭhadhammikaṃ atthaṃ pucchanti. Yannūnāhaṃ brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ samparāyikaññeva atthaṃ puccheyyan”ti. Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi—

“Pucchāmi brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ,
Kaṅkhī akaṅkhiṃ paravediyesu;
Katthaṭṭhito kimhi ca sikkhamāno,
Pappoti macco amataṃ brahmalokan”ti.

“Hitvā mamattaṃ manujesu brahme,
Ekodibhūto karuṇedhimutto;
Nirāmagandho virato methunasmā,
Etthaṭṭhito ettha ca sikkhamāno;
Pappoti macco amataṃ brahmalokan”ti.

“‘Hitvā mamattan’ti ahaṃ, bhoto, ājānāmi. Idhekacco appaṃ vā bhogakkhandhaṃ pahāya mahantaṃ vā bhogakkhandhaṃ pahāya appaṃ vā ñātiparivaṭṭaṃ pahāya mahantaṃ vā ñātiparivaṭṭaṃ pahāya kesamassuṃ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajati, iti ‘hitvā mamattan’ti ahaṃ, bhoto, ājānāmi.

‘Ekodibhūto’ti ahaṃ, bhoto, ājānāmi. Idhekacco vivittaṃ senāsanaṃ bhajati araññaṃ rukkhamūlaṃ pabbataṃ kandaraṃ giriguhaṃ susānaṃ vanapatthaṃ abbhokāsaṃ palālapuñjaṃ, iti ‘ekodibhūto’ti ahaṃ, bhoto, ājānāmi.

‘Karuṇedhimutto’ti ahaṃ, bhoto, ājānāmi. Idhekacco karuṇāsahagatena cetasā ekaṃ disaṃ pharitvā viharati, tathā dutiyaṃ, tathā tatiyaṃ, tathā catutthaṃ. Iti uddhamadhotiriyaṃ sabbadhi sabbattatāya sabbāvantaṃ lokaṃ karuṇāsahagatena cetasā vipulena mahaggatena appamāṇena averena abyāpajjena pharitvā viharati. Iti ‘karuṇedhimutto’ti ahaṃ, bhoto, ājānāmi. Āmagandhe ca kho ahaṃ, bhoto, bhāsamānassa na ājānāmi.

Ke āmagandhā manujesu brahme,
Ete avidvā idha brūhi dhīra;
Kenāvaṭā vāti pajā kurutu,
Āpāyikā nivutabrahmalokā”ti.

“Kodho mosavajjaṃ nikati ca dubbho,
Kadariyatā atimāno usūyā;
Icchā vivicchā paraheṭhanā ca,
Lobho ca doso ca mado ca moho;
Etesu yuttā anirāmagandhā,
Āpāyikā nivutabrahmalokā”ti.

“Yathā kho ahaṃ, bhoto, āmagandhe bhāsamānassa ājānāmi. Te na sunimmadayā agāraṃ ajjhāvasatā. Pabbajissāmahaṃ, bho, agārasmā anagāriyan”ti.

“Yassadāni bhavaṃ govindo kālaṃ maññatī”ti.