209. 2. Ātumattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggoti āyasmato ātumattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

sopi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ puññaṃ ācinanto ito ekanavute kappe kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ antaravīthiyaṃ gacchantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso gandhodakena gandhacuṇṇena

So tena puññakammena devaloke nibbatto aparāparaṃ sugatīsuyeva saṃsaranto kassapassa bhagavato sāsane pabbajitvā samaṇadhammaṃ akāsi, ñāṇassa pana aparipakkattā visesaṃ nibbattetuṃ nāsakkhi. Atha imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ seṭṭhiputto hutvā nibbatti, ātumotissa nāmaṃ ahosi. Tassa vayappattassa mātā "puttassa me bhariyaṃ ānessāmā"ti ñātakehi sammantesi. So taṃ upadhāretvā hetusampattiyā codiyamāno "kiṃ mayhaṃ gharāvāsena, idāneva pabbajissāmī"ti bhikkhūnaṃ santikaṃ gantvā pabbaji. Pabbajitampi naṃ mātā uppabbājetukāmā nānānayehi palobheti. So tassā avasaraṃ adatvā attano ajjhāsayaṃ pakāsento:-