[451] Idamavoca āyasmā raṭṭhapālo idaṃ vatvā athāparaṃ etadavoca passāmi loke sadhane manusse laddhāna vittaṃ na dadanti mohā luddhā dhanaṃ sannicayaṃ karonti bhiyyo ca kāme abhipatthayanti rājā pasayha paṭhaviṃ vijitvā sasāgarantaṃ mahimāvasanto oraṃ samuddassa atittarūpo Pāraṃ samuddassapi patthayetha rājā ca aññe ca bahū manussā avītataṇhā maraṇaṃ upenti ūnāva hutvāna jahanti dehaṃ haṃ kāmehi lokamhi nahatthi titti kandanti naṃ ñāti pakīriya kese aho vatāno amarāti cāhu vatthena naṃ pārutaṃ nīharitvā citaṃ samādāya tato ḍahanti so ḍayhati sūlehi tujjamāno ekena vatthena pahāya bhoge na miyyamānassa bhavanti tāṇā ñātī ca mittā atha vā sahāyā dāyādakā tassa dhanaṃ haranti satto pana gacchati yena kammaṃ na miyyamānaṃ dhanamanveti kiñci puttā ca dārā ca dhanañca raṭṭhaṃ na dīghamāyuṃ labhate dhanena na cāpi vittena jaraṃ vihanti appakañcidaṃ jīvitamāhu dhīrā Assassataṃ vippariṇāmadhammaṃ aḍḍhā daliddā ca phusanti phassaṃ bālo ca dhīro ca tatheva phuṭṭho bālo hi bālyā vadhitova seti dhīro ca na vedhati phassaphuṭṭho tasmā hi paññā ca dhanena seyyo yāya vosānaṃ idhādhigacchati abyositattā hi bhavābhavesu pāpāni kammāni karonti mohā upeti gabbhañca parañca lokaṃ saṃsāramāpajja paramparāya tassappapañño abhisaddahanto upeti gabbhañca parañca lokaṃ coro yathā sandhimukhe gahito sakammunā haññati pāpadhammo evaṃ pajā pecca paramhi loke sakammunā haññati pāpadhammā kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā virūparūpena mathenti cittaṃ ādīnavaṃ kāmaguṇesu disvā Tasmāhaṃ pabbajitomhi rāja dumapphalāneva patanti māṇavā daharā ca vuḍḍhā ca sarīrabhedā etaṃ viditvā pabbajitomhi rāja apaṇṇakaṃ sāmaññameva seyyoti. Raṭṭhapālasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ dutiyaṃ. -------