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Sutta Nipāta 1.6

Parābhavasutta

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Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Parābhavantaṁ purisaṁ,
mayaṁ pucchāma gotama;
Bhavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma,
kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Suvijāno bhavaṁ hoti,
suvijāno parābhavo;
Dhammakāmo bhavaṁ hoti,
dhammadessī parābhavo”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
paṭhamo so parābhavo;
Dutiyaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Asantassa piyā honti,
sante na kurute piyaṁ;
Asataṁ dhammaṁ roceti,
taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
dutiyo so parābhavo;
Tatiyaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Niddāsīlī sabhāsīlī,
anuṭṭhātā ca yo naro;
Alaso kodhapaññāṇo,
taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
tatiyo so parābhavo;
Catutthaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Yo mātaraṁ pitaraṁ vā,
jiṇṇakaṁ gatayobbanaṁ;
Pahu santo na bharati,
taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
catuttho so parābhavo;
Pañcamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Yo brāhmaṇaṁ samaṇaṁ vā,
Aññaṁ vāpi vanibbakaṁ;
Musāvādena vañceti,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
Pañcamo so parābhavo;
Chaṭṭhamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Pahūtavitto puriso,
Sahirañño sabhojano;
Eko bhuñjati sādūni,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
Chaṭṭhamo so parābhavo;
Sattamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Jātitthaddho dhanatthaddho,
Gottatthaddho ca yo naro;
Saññātiṁ atimaññeti,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
Sattamo so parābhavo;
Aṭṭhamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Itthidhutto surādhutto,
Akkhadhutto ca yo naro;
Laddhaṁ laddhaṁ vināseti,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
Aṭṭhamo so parābhavo;
Navamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Sehi dārehi asantuṭṭho,
Vesiyāsu padussati;
Dussati paradāresu,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
Navamo so parābhavo;
Dasamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Atītayobbano poso,
Āneti timbarutthaniṁ;
Tassā issā na supati,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
Dasamo so parābhavo;
Ekādasamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Itthiṁ soṇḍiṁ vikiraṇiṁ,
Purisaṁ vāpi tādisaṁ;
Issariyasmiṁ ṭhapeti,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Iti hetaṁ vijānāma,
Ekādasamo so parābhavo;
Dvādasamaṁ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ”.

“Appabhogo mahātaṇho,
Khattiye jāyate kule;
So ca rajjaṁ patthayati,
Taṁ parābhavato mukhaṁ.

Ete parābhave loke,
Paṇḍito samavekkhiya;
Ariyo dassanasampanno,
Sa lokaṁ bhajate sivan”ti.
Parābhavasuttaṁ chaṭṭhaṁ.

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