3.1.4 Piyasutta

Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca—

“idha mayhaṃ, bhante, rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi—  ‘kesaṃ nu kho piyo attā, kesaṃ appiyo attā’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhante, etadahosi—  ‘ye ca kho keci kāyena duccaritaṃ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṃ caranti, manasā duccaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ—

“piyo no attā”ti, atha kho tesaṃ appiyo attā’. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci kāyena sucaritaṃ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṃ caranti, manasā sucaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ—  ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṃ piyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi piyo piyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ piyo attā”ti.

“Evametaṃ, mahārāja, evametaṃ, mahārāja. Ye hi keci, mahārāja, kāyena duccaritaṃ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṃ caranti, manasā duccaritaṃ caranti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ—  ‘piyo no attā’ti, atha kho tesaṃ appiyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci, mahārāja, kāyena sucaritaṃ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṃ caranti, manasā sucaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ—  ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṃ piyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, piyo piyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ piyo attā”ti. Idamavoca…pe…

“Attānañce piyaṃ jaññā,
na naṃ pāpena saṃyuje;
Na hi taṃ sulabhaṃ hoti,
sukhaṃ dukkaṭakārinā.

Antakenādhipannassa,
jahato mānusaṃ bhavaṃ;
Kiñhi tassa sakaṃ hoti,
kiñca ādāya gacchati;
Kiñcassa anugaṃ hoti,
chāyāva anapāyinī.

Ubho puññañca pāpañca,
yaṃ macco kurute idha;
Tañhi tassa sakaṃ hoti,
taṃva ādāya gacchati;
Taṃvassa anugaṃ hoti,
chāyāva anapāyinī.

Tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṃ,
nicayaṃ samparāyikaṃ;
Puññāni paralokasmiṃ,
patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.