197. 10. Sīvalittheragāthāvaṇṇanā

te me ijjhiṃsu saṅkappāti āyasmato sīvalittherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle heṭṭhā vuttanayena vihāraṃ gantvā parisapariyante ṭhito dhammaṃ suṇanto satthāraṃ ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ lābhīnaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapentaṃ disvā "mayāpi anāgate evarūpena bhavituṃ vaṭṭatī"ti dasabalaṃ nimantetvā sattāhaṃ satthu bhikkhusaṃghassa ca mahādānaṃ datvā "bhagavā ahaṃ iminā adhikārakammena aññaṃ sampattiṃ na patthemi, anāgate pana ekassa buddhassa sāsane ahampi tumhehi etadagge ṭhapitabhikkhu viya lābhīnaṃ aggo bhaveyyan"ti patthanaṃ akāsi. Satthā anantarāyaṃ disvā "ayaṃ te patthanā anāgate gotamabuddhassa santike samijjhissatī"ti byākaritvā pakkāmi. Sopi kulaputto yāvajīvaṃ kusalaṃ katvā deva- manussesu saṃsaranto vipassibuddhakāle bandhumatīnagaravāsino raññā saddhiṃ sākacchitvā dasabalassa dānaṃ denti. Te ekadivasaṃ sabbeva ekato hutvā dānaṃ dentā "kiṃ nu kho amhākaṃ dānamukhe natthī"ti madhuñca guḷadadhiñca na addasaṃsu. Te "yato kutoci āharissāmā"ti janapadato nagarapavisanamagge purisaṃ ṭhapesuṃ. Tadā esa kulaputto attano gāmato guḷadadhivārakaṃ gahetvā "kiñcideva āharissāmī"ti nagaraṃ gacchanto "mukhaṃ dhovitvā dhotahatthapādo pavisissāmī"ti phāsukaṭṭhānaṃ olokento naṅgalasīsamattaṃ nimmakkhikaṃ daṇḍakamadhuṃ disvā "puññena me idaṃ uppannan"ti gahetvā nagaraṃ pāvisi. Nāgarehi ṭhapitapuriso taṃ disvā "bho purisa kassimaṃ āharasī"ti pucchi. Na kassaci sāmi, vikkīṇituṃ pana me idaṃ