446. 8. Soṇātherīgāthāvaṇṇanā

dasa putte vijāyitvātiādikā soṇāya theriyā gāthā.

Ayampi padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle haṃsavatīnagare kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patvā ekadivasaṃ satthu santike dhammaṃ suṇantī satthāraṃ ekaṃ bhikkhuniṃ āraddhavīriyānaṃ bhikkhunīnaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapentaṃ disvā adhikārakammaṃ katvā sayampi taṃ ṭhānantaraṃ patthetvā yāvajīvaṃ puññāni katvā tato cutā kappasatasahassaṃ devamanussesu saṃsaritvā imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ kulagehe nibbattitvā vayappattā patikulaṃ gatā dasa puttadhītaro labhitvā bahuputtikāti paññāyittha. Sā sāmike pabbajite vayappatte puttadhītaro gharāvāse patiṭṭhāpetvā sabbaṃ dhanaṃ puttānaṃ vibhajitvā adāsi, na kiñci attano ṭhapesi. Taṃ puttā ca puttabhariyā ca katipāhameva upaṭṭhahitvā paribhavaṃ akaṃsu. Sā "kiṃ mayhaṃ imehi paribhavāya ghare vasantiyā"ti bhikkhuniyo upasaṅkamitvā pabbajjaṃ yāci. Taṃ bhikkhuniyo pabbājesuṃ. Sā laddhūpasampadā "ahaṃ mahallikākāle pabbajitvā appamattāya bhavitabban"ti bhikkhunīnaṃ vattapaṭivattaṃ karontī "sabbarattiṃ samaṇadhammaṃ karissāmī"ti heṭṭhāpāsāde ekathambhaṃ hatthena gahetvā taṃ avijahamānā samaṇadhammaṃ karontī caṅkamamānāpi "andhakāre ṭhāne rukkhādīsu yattha katthaci me sīsaṃ paṭihaññeyyā"ti rukkhaṃ hatthena gahetvā taṃ avijahamānāva samaṇadhammaṃ karoti. Tato paṭṭhāya sā āraddhavīriyatāya pākaṭā ahosi. Satthā tassā ñāṇaparipākaṃ disvā gandhakuṭiyaṃ nisinnova obhāsaṃ pharitvā sammukhe nisinno viya attānaṃ dassetvā:-

"yo ca vassasataṃ jīve apassaṃ dhammamuttamaṃ