Walt 4922 Plunged into the Himalayas,
I’m reciting mantras back the,
and fifty-four thousand students
attended on me in that place. Verse 1
Walt 4923 They all learned by heart, true knowers,
were masters of Vedic science;
having come of their own accord,
they dwelt in the Himalayas. Verse 2
Walt 4924 The Son of a God, Greatly Famed,
falling from Tusitā heaven,
was reborn in a mother’s womb,
attentive and remembering. Verse 3
Walt 4925 When the Buddha was being born,
the ten-thousand world-system quaked,
and those who were blind obtained eyes,
when the Leader was being born. Verse 4
Walt 4926 This entire great bountiful earth
quaked in every manner.
Having heard the sound of shouting,
the populace was frightened then. Verse 5
Walt 4927 All the people came together,
and they came into my presence.
“The great bountiful earth has quaked,
what will this be the result of?” Verse 6
Walt 4928 I answered them, “Don’t be frightened;
there is nothing for you to fear.
Let all of you be confident;
this omen portends happiness. Verse 7
Walt 4929 This great bountiful earth quakes through
contact with one of eight causes.
Likewise this sign is also seen:
there’s a huge effulgence of light. Verse 8
Walt 4930 Without a doubt a Best Buddha,
an Eyeful One, will soon be born!”
Having thus informed the people,
I spoke about the five precepts. Verse 9
Walt 4931 Hearing of the five precepts, and
a Buddha’s birth, hard to obtain,
happy and full of excitement,
their hair stood on end in delight. Verse 10
Walt 4932 In the ninety-two aeons since
I explained the signs at that time,
I’ve come to know no bad rebirth:
that is the fruit of explaining. Verse 11
Walt 4933 My defilements are now burnt up;
all new existence is destroyed.
Like elephants with broken chains,
I am living without constraint. Verse 12
Walt 4934 Being in Best Buddha’s presence
was a very good thing for me.
The three knowledges are attained;
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 13
Walt 4935 The four analytical modes,
and these eight deliverances,
six special knowledges mastered,
I have done what the Buddha taught! Verse 14
Thus indeed Venerable Nimittavyākaraṇiya Thera spoke these verses.
The legend of Nimittavyākaraṇiya Thera is finished.
The Summary:
Sālakusumiya Thera,
Pūjā and Nibbāpaka too,
Setuda and Tālavaṇṭī,
Avaṇṭa, Labuja-ppada,
Pilakkha and Paṭibhāṇī,
brahmin Veyyakaraṇaka:
exactly two hundred verses
are counted here by those who know.
The Sālakusumiya Chapter, the Forty-Seventh
“Ajjhogāhetvā himavaṁ, mante vāce mahaṁ tadā; Catupaññāsasahassāni, sissā mayhaṁ upaṭṭhahuṁ.
“Ajjhogāhetvā himavaṁ, mante vāce mahaṁ tadā; Catupaññāsasahassāni, sissā mayhaṁ upaṭṭhahuṁ.
Adhitā vedagū sabbe, chaḷaṅge pāramiṁ gatā; Sakavijjāhupatthaddhā, himavante vasanti te.
Adhitā vedagū sabbe, chaḷaṅge pāramiṁ gatā; Sakavijjāhupatthaddhā, himavante vasanti te.
Cavitvā tusitā kāyā, devaputto mahāyaso; Uppajji mātukucchismiṁ, sampajāno patissato.
Cavitvā tusitā kāyā, devaputto mahāyaso; Uppajji mātukucchismiṁ, sampajāno patissato.
Sambuddhe upapajjante, dasasahassi kampatha; Andhā cakkhuṁ alabhiṁsu, uppajjantamhi nāyake.
Sambuddhe upapajjante, dasasahassi kampatha; Andhā cakkhuṁ alabhiṁsu, uppajjantamhi nāyake.
Sabbākāraṁ pakampittha, kevalā vasudhā ayaṁ; Nigghosasaddaṁ sutvāna, ubbijjiṁsu mahājanā. *ubbijjiṁsu → vimhayiṁsu (sya1ed, sya2ed, mr)
ubbijjiṁsu mahājanā. *ubbijjiṁsu → vimhayiṁsu (sya1ed, sya2ed, mr)
Sabbākāraṁ pakampittha, kevalā vasudhā ayaṁ; Nigghosasaddaṁ sutvāna, ubbijjiṁsu mahājanā. *ubbijjiṁsu → vimhayiṁsu (sya1ed, sya2ed, mr)
Sabbe janā samāgamma, āgacchuṁ mama santikaṁ; ‘Vasudhāyaṁ pakampittha, kiṁ vipāko bhavissati’.
Sabbe janā samāgamma, āgacchuṁ mama santikaṁ; ‘Vasudhāyaṁ pakampittha, kiṁ vipāko bhavissati’.
Avacāsiṁ tadā tesaṁ, *Avacāsiṁ → vidassāmi (sya1ed, sya2ed); avacāsi (pts-vp-pli1)‘mā bhetha natthi vo bhayaṁ; *bhetha → mā bhāyittha (sya1ed, sya2ed); mā roda (mr)Vissatthā hotha sabbepi, uppādoyaṁ suvatthiko. *suvatthiko → sukhatthiko (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1)
Avacāsiṁ tadā tesaṁ, *Avacāsiṁ → vidassāmi (sya1ed, sya2ed); avacāsi (pts-vp-pli1)
‘mā bhetha natthi vo bhayaṁ; *bhetha → mā bhāyittha (sya1ed, sya2ed); mā roda (mr)
uppādoyaṁ suvatthiko. *suvatthiko → sukhatthiko (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1)
Avacāsiṁ tadā tesaṁ, *Avacāsiṁ → vidassāmi (sya1ed, sya2ed); avacāsi (pts-vp-pli1)‘mā bhetha natthi vo bhayaṁ; *bhetha → mā bhāyittha (sya1ed, sya2ed); mā roda (mr)Vissatthā hotha sabbepi, uppādoyaṁ suvatthiko. *suvatthiko → sukhatthiko (sya1ed, sya2ed, pts-vp-pli1)
Aṭṭhahetūhi samphussa, *Aṭṭhahetūhi samphussa → aṭṭhahetūhi samphassā (sya1ed, sya2ed); aṭṭhahetuhi samphassa (pts-vp-pli1); atthahetu nisaṁsayaṁ (mr)vasudhāyaṁ pakampati; Tathā nimittā dissanti, obhāso vipulo mahā.
Aṭṭhahetūhi samphussa, *Aṭṭhahetūhi samphussa → aṭṭhahetūhi samphassā (sya1ed, sya2ed); aṭṭhahetuhi samphassa (pts-vp-pli1); atthahetu nisaṁsayaṁ (mr)
Aṭṭhahetūhi samphussa, *Aṭṭhahetūhi samphussa → aṭṭhahetūhi samphassā (sya1ed, sya2ed); aṭṭhahetuhi samphassa (pts-vp-pli1); atthahetu nisaṁsayaṁ (mr)vasudhāyaṁ pakampati; Tathā nimittā dissanti, obhāso vipulo mahā.
Asaṁsayaṁ buddhaseṭṭho, uppajjissati cakkhumā’; Saññāpetvāna janataṁ, pañca sīle kathesahaṁ.
Asaṁsayaṁ buddhaseṭṭho, uppajjissati cakkhumā’; Saññāpetvāna janataṁ, pañca sīle kathesahaṁ.
Sutvāna pañca sīlāni, buddhuppādañca dullabhaṁ; Ubbegajātā sumanā, tuṭṭhahaṭṭhā ahaṁsu te.
buddhuppādañca dullabhaṁ;
Sutvāna pañca sīlāni, buddhuppādañca dullabhaṁ; Ubbegajātā sumanā, tuṭṭhahaṭṭhā ahaṁsu te.
Dvenavute ito kappe, yaṁ nimittaṁ viyākariṁ; Duggatiṁ nābhijānāmi, byākaraṇassidaṁ phalaṁ.
Dvenavute ito kappe, yaṁ nimittaṁ viyākariṁ; Duggatiṁ nābhijānāmi, byākaraṇassidaṁ phalaṁ.
Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṁ, …pe… viharāmi anāsavo.
Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṁ, …pe… viharāmi anāsavo.
Svāgataṁ vata me āsi, …pe… kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.
Svāgataṁ vata me āsi, …pe… kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.
Paṭisambhidā catasso, …pe… kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
Paṭisambhidā catasso, …pe… kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā nimittabyākaraṇiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā nimittabyākaraṇiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā nimittabyākaraṇiyo thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.
Nimittabyākaraṇiyattherassāpadānaṁ dasamaṁ.
Nimittabyākaraṇiyattherassāpadānaṁ dasamaṁ.
Nimittabyākaraṇiyattherassāpadānaṁ dasamaṁ.
Sālakusumiyavaggo sattacattālīsamo. *Sālakusumiyavaggo → sālapupphivaggo (sya1ed, sya2ed); sālapupphiyavaggo (pts-vp-pli1)
Sālakusumiyavaggo sattacattālīsamo. *Sālakusumiyavaggo → sālapupphivaggo (sya1ed, sya2ed); sālapupphiyavaggo (pts-vp-pli1)
Sālakusumiyavaggo sattacattālīsamo. *Sālakusumiyavaggo → sālapupphivaggo (sya1ed, sya2ed); sālapupphiyavaggo (pts-vp-pli1)
Sālakusumiyo thero, pūjā nibbāpakopi ca; Setudo tālavaṇṭī ca, avaṭalabujappado.
Sālakusumiyo thero, pūjā nibbāpakopi ca; Setudo tālavaṇṭī ca, avaṭalabujappado.
Pilakkhapaṭibhānī ca, veyyākaraṇiyo dijo; Dvesattati ca gāthāyo, gaṇitāyo vibhāvibhi.
Pilakkhapaṭibhānī ca, veyyākaraṇiyo dijo; Dvesattati ca gāthāyo, gaṇitāyo vibhāvibhi.