382. 2. Godattattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

yathāpi bhaddo ājaññotiādikā āyasmato godattattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

ayampi purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ kusalaṃ upacinitvā devamanussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ satthavāhakule nibbatto godattoti nāmena vayappatto pitari kālaṅkate kuṭumbaṃ saṇṭhapento pañcahi sakaṭasatehi bhaṇḍaṃ ādāya aparāparaṃ sañcaritvā vāṇijjena jīvikaṃ kappeti, yathāvibhavaṃ puññānipi karoti. So ekadivasaṃ antarāmagge dhure yuttagoṇe vahituṃ asakkonte patite manussesu taṃ vuṭṭhāpetuṃ asakkontesu sayameva gantvā taṃ naṅguṭṭhe gāḷhaṃ vijjhi. Goṇo "ayaṃ asappuriso mama balābalaṃ ajānanto gāḷhaṃ vijjhatī"ti kuddho manussavācāya "bho godatta ahaṃ ettakaṃ kālaṃ attano balaṃ aniguhanto tuyhaṃ bhāraṃ vahiṃ, ajja pana asamatthabhāvena patitaṃ maṃ ativiya bādhasi, hotu, ito cavitvā nibbattanibbattaṭṭhāne taṃ bādhetuṃ samattho paṭisattu bhaveyyan"ti patthanānurūpena akkosi. Taṃ sutvā godatto "evaṃ nāma satte bādhetvā kiṃ imāya jīvikāyā"ti saṃvegajāto sabbaṃ vibhavaṃ pahāya aññatarassa mahātherassa santike pabbajitvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto na cirasseva arahattaṃ patvā samāpattisukhena vītināmento ekadivasaṃ attano santikaṃ upagatānaṃ gahaṭṭhapabbajitānaṃ ariyagaṇānaṃ lokadhamme ārabbha dhammaṃ kathento:-

[659] "yathāpi bhaddo ājañño dhure yutto dhurassaho