214. 7. Hatthārohaputtattheragāthāvaṇṇanā

idaṃ pure cittamacāri cārikanti āyasmato hatthārohaputtattherassa gāthā. Kā uppatti?

So kira purimabuddhesu katādhikāro tattha tattha bhave vivaṭṭūpanissayaṃ puññaṃ upacinanto vipassissa bhagavato kāle kulagehe nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto ekadivasaṃ satthāraṃ bhikkhusaṃghaparivutaṃ vihārato nikkhantaṃ disvā pasannacitto pupphehi pūjaṃ katvā pañcapatiṭṭhitena vanditvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi. So tena puññakammena deva- manussesu saṃsaranto imasmiṃ buddhuppāde sāvatthiyaṃ hatthārohakule nibbattitvā viññutaṃ patto hatthisippe nipphattiṃ agamāsi. So ekadivasaṃ hatthiṃ sikkhāpento nadītaraṃ gantvā hetusampattiyā codiyamāno "kiṃ mayhaṃ iminā hatthidamanena, attānaṃ damanameva varan"ti cintetvā bhagavantaṃ upasaṅkamitvā dhammaṃ sutvā paṭiladdhasaddho pabbajitvāva cariyānukūlaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā vipassanāya kammaṃ karonto ciraparicayena kammaṭṭhānato bahiddhā vidhāvantaṃ cittaṃ cheko hatthācariyo viya aṅkusena caṇḍa- mattavaravāraṇaṃ paṭisaṅkhānaaṅkusena niggaṇhanto:-

3- "idaṃ pure cittamacāri cārikaṃ