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Pv 41

6. Kumārapetavatthu

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6. Kumārapetavatthu

“Sāvatthi nāma nagaraṁ,
himavantassa passato;
Tattha āsuṁ dve kumārā,
rājaputtāti me sutaṁ.

Sammattā rajanīyesu,
kāmassādābhinandino;
Paccuppannasukhe giddhā,
na te passiṁsunāgataṁ.

Te cutā ca manussattā,
paralokaṁ ito gatā;
Tedha ghosentyadissantā,
pubbe dukkaṭamattano.

Bahūsu vata santesu,
deyyadhamme upaṭṭhite;
Nāsakkhimhā ca attānaṁ,
parittaṁ kātuṁ sukhāvahaṁ.

Kiṁ tato pāpakaṁ assa,
yaṁ no rājakulā cutā;
Upapannā pettivisayaṁ,
khuppipāsasamappitā.

Sāmino idha hutvāna,
honti asāmino tahiṁ;
Bhamanti khuppipāsāya,
manussā unnatonatā.

Etamādīnavaṁ ñatvā,
issaramadasambhavaṁ;
Pahāya issaramadaṁ,
bhave saggagato naro;
Kāyassa bhedā sappañño,
saggaṁ so upapajjatī”ti.

Kumārapetavatthu chaṭṭhaṁ.

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