[287] Atha kho bhagavā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi ārogyaparamā lābhā nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ aṭṭhaṅgiko ca maggānaṃ khemaṃ amatagāminanti. {287.1} Evaṃ vutte māgaṇḍiyo paribbājako bhagavantaṃ etadavoca acchariyaṃ bho gotama abbhūtaṃ bho gotama yāva subhāsitañcidaṃ bhotā gotamena ārogyaparamā lābhā nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhanti mayāpi kho etaṃ bho gotama sutaṃ pubbakānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ ācariyapācariyānaṃ bhāsamānānaṃ ārogyaparamā lābhā nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhanti tayidaṃ bho gotama sametīti . yaṃ pana [3]- te māgaṇḍiya sutaṃ pubbakānaṃ paribbājakānaṃ ācariyapācariyānaṃ bhāsamānānaṃ ārogyaparamā lābhā nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhanti katamantaṃ ārogyaṃ katamantaṃ nibbānanti . Evaṃ vutte māgaṇḍiyo paribbājako sakāneva sudaṃ gattāni pāṇinā anomajjati idantaṃ bho gotama ārogyaṃ idantaṃ nibbānaṃ ahaṃ bho gotama etarahi arogo sukhī na maṃ kiñci ābādhatīti.
[288] Seyyathāpi māgaṇḍiya jaccandho puriso so na Passeyya kaṇhasukkāni rūpāni na passeyya nīlakāni rūpāni na passeyya pītakāni rūpāni na passeyya lohitakāni rūpāni na passeyya mañjeṭṭhikāni rūpāni na passeyya samavisamaṃ na passeyya tārakarūpāni na passeyya candimasuriye . so suṇeyya cakkhumato bhāsamānassa chekaṃ vata bho odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucinti . so odātapariyesanaṃ careyya tamenaṃ aññataro puriso telamasikatena sāhuḷacīvarena vañceyya idante ambho purisa odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucinti . so taṃ paṭiggaṇheyya paṭiggahetvā pārupeyya pārupetvā attamano attamanavācaṃ nicchāreyya chekaṃ vata bho odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucinti. {288.1} Taṃ kiṃ maññasi māgaṇḍiya api nu so jaccandho puriso jānanto passanto amuṃ telamasikataṃ sāhuḷacīvaraṃ paṭiggaṇheyya paṭiggahetvā pārupeyya pārupetvā attamano attamanavācaṃ nicchāreyya chekaṃ vata bho odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucinti udāhu cakkhumato saddhāyāti . ajānanto hi bho gotama apassanto asu so jaccandho puriso amuṃ telamasikataṃ sāhuḷacīvaraṃ paṭiggaṇheyya paṭiggahetvā pārupeyya pārupetvā attamano attamanavācaṃ nicchāreyya chekaṃ vata bho odātaṃ vatthaṃ abhirūpaṃ nimmalaṃ sucinti udāhu cakkhumato saddhāyāti . evameva kho māgaṇḍiya aññatitthiyā paribbājakā andhā acakkhukā ajānantā ārogyaṃ apassantā Nibbānaṃ atha ca panimaṃ gāthaṃ bhāsanti ārogyaparamā lābhā nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhanti . pubbakehesā māgaṇḍiya arahantehi sammāsambuddhehi gāthā bhāsitā ārogyaparamā lābhā nibbānaṃ paramaṃ sukhaṃ aṭṭhaṅgiko ca maggānaṃ khemaṃ amatagāminanti {288.2} esā etarahi anupubbena puthujjanagāthā . Ayaṃ kho māgaṇḍiya kāyo rogabhūto gaṇḍabhūto sallabhūto aghabhūto ābādhabhūto so tvaṃ imaṃ kāyaṃ rogabhūtaṃ gaṇḍabhūtaṃ sallabhūtaṃ aghabhūtaṃ ābādhabhūtaṃ idantaṃ bho gotama ārogyaṃ idantaṃ nibbānanti vadesi . Taṃ hi te māgaṇḍiya ariyaṃ cakkhuṃ natthi yena tvaṃ ariyena cakkhunā ārogyaṃ jāneyyāsi nibbānaṃ passeyyāsīti.