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“殊面(Sumukha)”——这是导师住在竹林时,以尊者阿难舍弃生命之事为缘起而宣说的。提婆达多欲害如来,雇请弓箭手。最先被派去的弓箭手回来对提婆达多说:“尊者,我无法杀害世尊,世尊有大神通、大威力。”提婆达多说:“够了,贤友,你不要去杀沙门乔达摩了,我自己来取沙门乔达摩的性命。”那时,如来在灵鹫山西侧阴影处经行,提婆达多亲自登上灵鹫山,用机关推下一块巨石,心想:“以此石取沙门乔达摩的命。”此时,两座山峰合拢,接住了那块石头,但一片碎石迸溅,击中了世尊的脚,流出血来,生起剧痛。耆婆以手术刀切开如来脚部,放出败血,剔除腐肉,清洗后敷上药,治好了脚伤。导师一如往常,由比丘僧团围绕,展现着佛陀的广大威仪,游行教化。显示巴利原文
Sumukhāti idaṃ satthā veḷuvane viharanto āyasmato ānandassa jīvitapariccāgaṃ ārabbha kathesi. Devadattena hi tathāgataṃ jīvitā voropetuṃ payojitesu dhanuggahesu sabbapaṭhamaṃ pesitena āgantvā ‘‘nāhaṃ, bhante, sakkomi taṃ bhagavantaṃ jīvitā voropetuṃ, mahiddhiko so bhagavā mahānubhāvo’’ti vutte devadatto ‘‘alaṃ, āvuso, mā tvaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropehi, ahameva samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropessāmī’’ti vatvā tathāgate gijjhakūṭapabbatassa pacchimachāyāya caṅkamante sayaṃ gijjhakūṭaṃ pabbataṃ abhiruhitvā yantavegena mahatiṃ silaṃ pavijjhi, ‘‘imāya silāya samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitā voropessāmī’’ti. Tadā dve pabbatakūṭā samāgantvā taṃ silaṃ sampaṭicchiṃsu. Tato papaṭikā uppatitvā bhagavato pādaṃ paharitvā ruhiraṃ uppādesi, balavavedanā pavattiṃsu. Jīvako tathāgatassa pādaṃ satthakena phāletvā duṭṭhalohitaṃ vametvā pūtimaṃsaṃ apanetvā dhovitvā bhesajjaṃ ālimpitvā nirogamakāsi. Satthā purimasadisameva bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto mahatiyā buddhalīlāya vicari.
提婆达多见后心想:“沙门乔达摩获得了殊胜容色的身体,任何人见了都不敢靠近。但国王有一头名叫那罗祇利的大象,凶猛粗暴、惯于杀人,它不知佛、法、僧的功德,必定能取他性命。”于是他前往国王那里禀明此事。国王答应说:“好。”随即召来驯象师,吩咐道:“喂,明天把那罗祇利灌醉,一早就放到沙门乔达摩经过的路上。”提婆达多问:“这象平时喝多少酒?”驯象师回答:“八罐,尊者。”提婆达多说:“既然如此,明天你给它灌足十六罐烈酒,迎着沙门乔达摩来的方向把它放出去。”驯象师应允了。国王在城中击鼓通告:“明天将放出醉象那罗祇利巡城,众人务必一早将事务办毕,不得进入那条街道。”提婆达多也从王宫下来,来到象厩,对象师们说:“喂,我们有本事令尊贵者屈居下位,令卑下者跃升高位。你们若想得利,明天一早就给那罗祇利灌足十六罐烈酒,等沙门乔达摩走来时,便用刺棒和矛刺它,将它激怒,让它冲破象厩,直朝沙门乔达摩去路猛冲,取沙门乔达摩的性命。”象师们也都答应了。显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ disvā devadatto cintesi – ‘‘samaṇassa gotamassa rūpasobhaggappattaṃ sarīraṃ disvā koci manussabhūto upasaṅkamituṃ na sakkoti, rañño kho pana nāḷāgiri nāma hatthī caṇḍo pharuso manussaghātako buddhadhammasaṅghaguṇe na jānāti, so taṃ jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpessatī’’ti. So gantvā rañño tamatthaṃ ārocesi. Rājā ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchitvā hatthācariyaṃ pakkosāpetvā ‘‘samma, sve nāḷāgiriṃ mattaṃ katvā pātova samaṇena gotamena paṭipannavīthiyaṃ vissajjehī’’ti āha. Devadattopi naṃ ‘‘aññesu divasesu hatthī kittakaṃ suraṃ pivatī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘aṭṭha ghaṭe, bhante’’ti vutte ‘‘tena hi sve tvaṃ taṃ soḷasa ghaṭe pāyetvā samaṇena gotamena paṭipannavīthiyaṃ abhimukhaṃ kareyyāsī’’ti āha. So ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchi. Rājā nagare bheriṃ carāpesi – ‘‘sve nāḷāgiriṃ mattaṃ katvā nagare vissajjessati, nāgarā pātova sabbakiccāni katvā antaravīthiṃ mā paṭipajjiṃsū’’ti. Devadattopi rājanivesanā oruyha hatthisālaṃ gantvā hatthigopake āmantetvā ‘‘mayaṃ bhaṇe uccaṭṭhāniyaṃ nīcaṭṭhāne, nīcaṭṭhāniyaṃ vā uccaṭṭhāne kātuṃ samatthā, sace vo yasena attho, sve pātova nāḷāgiriṃ tikhiṇasurāya soḷasa ghaṭe pāyetvā samaṇassa gotamassa āgamanavelāya tuttatomarehi vijjhitvā kujjhāpetvā hatthisālaṃ bhindāpetvā samaṇena gotamena paṭipannavīthiyaṃ abhimukhaṃ katvā samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpethā’’ti āha. Te ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchiṃsu.
这消息传遍了全城。信奉佛、法、僧的优婆塞们听到后,来到世尊跟前,说:“尊者,提婆达多已与国王串通,明天要在您经过的路上放出那罗祇利。明日请您莫入城乞食,就住于此地,我们在寺院中供养以佛陀为首的比丘僧团食物。”世尊并未说“明日我不入城乞食”,而是说:“明日我将调伏那罗祇利,示现神通,挫败外道。我不在王舍城托钵,直接由比丘僧团围绕出城,返回竹林。王舍城的居民自会带着种种盛满食物的器皿来到竹林,明日就在精舍中接受供养。”世尊以此因缘默许了他们。他们知道如来已经默许,便取来食器,准备在寺院中供施,然后离开了。显示巴利原文
Sā pavatti sakalanagare vitthārikā ahosi. Buddhadhammasaṅghamāmakā upāsakā taṃ sutvā satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā ‘‘bhante, devadatto raññā saddhiṃ ekato hutvā sve tumhehi paṭipannavīthiyaṃ nāḷāgiriṃ vissajjāpessati, sve piṇḍāya apavisitvā idheva hotha, mayaṃ vihāreyeva buddhappamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa bhikkhaṃ dassāmā’’ti vadiṃsu. Satthāpi ‘‘sve piṇḍāya na pavisissāmī’’ti avatvāva ‘‘ahaṃ sve nāḷāgiriṃ dametvā pāṭihāriyaṃ katvā titthiye madditvā rājagahe piṇḍāya acaritvāva bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto nagarā nikkhamitvā veḷuvanameva āgamissāmi, rājagahavāsinopi bahūni bhattabhājanāni gahetvā veḷuvanameva āgamissanti, sve vihāreyeva bhattaggaṃ bhavissatī’’ti iminā kāraṇena tesaṃ adhivāsesi. Te tathāgatassa adhivāsanaṃ viditvā bhattabhājanāni āharitvā ‘‘vihāreyeva dānaṃ dassāmā’’ti pakkamiṃsu.
世尊于初夜说法,中夜为诸天解答疑问,后夜的第一时分卧狮子卧休息,第二时分以果等至度过,第三时分入大悲等至。出定后观察可度之众,见到调伏那罗祇利时将有八万四千众生得悟于法,于是破晓起身,做完日常之事后,唤来尊者阿难说:“阿难,今日去通知王舍城周围十八座大寺中的所有比丘,让他们全都随我一同入王舍城。”阿难尊者如实照办了。所有比丘齐集竹林。世尊由大比丘僧团围绕,进入王舍城。彼时,那些驯象人遵嘱行事,无数民众聚集而来。具足信心的人们说:“今日听说佛陀与畜生象之间将有一场较量,我们要亲眼目睹世尊以无与伦比的威仪调伏那罗祇利。”他们纷纷登上宫殿、楼阁、屋顶等处观看。那些不信的邪见者则说:“这头那罗祇利凶猛粗暴,一贯杀人,不识佛陀等之功德。今日它定要将沙门乔达摩的金色身躯撕得粉碎,要他的命,我们终于可以看见仇敌的末日了。”他们也纷纷登上宫殿等处观望。显示巴利原文
Satthāpi paṭhamayāme dhammaṃ desetvā majjhimayāme devatānaṃ pañhaṃ vissajjetvā pacchimayāmassa paṭhamakoṭṭhāse sīhaseyyaṃ kappetvā dutiyakoṭṭhāse phalasamāpattiyā vītināmetvā tatiyakoṭṭhāse mahākaruṇāsamāpattiṃ samāpajjitvā vuṭṭhāya bodhaneyyabandhave olokento nāḷāgiridamane caturāsītiyā pāṇasahassānaṃ dhammābhisamayaṃ disvā vibhātāya rattiyā katasarīrapaṭijaggano hutvā āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantetvā , ‘‘ānanda, ajja rājagahaparivattakesu aṭṭhārasasu mahāvihāresu sabbesampi bhikkhūnaṃ mayāsaddhiṃ rājagahaṃ pavisituṃ ārocehī’’ti āha. Thero tathā akāsi. Sabbepi bhikkhū veḷuvane sannipatiṃsu. Satthā mahābhikkhusaṅghaparivuto rājagahaṃ pāvisi. Atha hatthimeṇḍā yathānusiṭṭhaṃ paṭipajjiṃsu, mahanto samāgamo ahosi. Saddhāsampannā manussā ‘‘ajja kira buddhanāgassa tiracchānanāgena saṅgāmo bhavissati, anūpamāya buddhalīlāya nāḷāgiridamanaṃ passissāmā’’ti pāsādahammiyagehacchadanādīni abhiruhitvā aṭṭhaṃsu. Asaddhā pana micchādiṭṭhikā ‘‘ayaṃ nāḷāgiri caṇḍo pharuso manussaghātako buddhādīnaṃ guṇaṃ na jānāti, so ajja samaṇassa gotamassa suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ sarīraṃ viddhaṃsetvā jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpessati, ajja paccāmittassa piṭṭhiṃ passissāmā’’ti pāsādādīsu aṭṭhaṃsu.
大象远远望见世尊走来,便惊吓众人、摧毁房屋、碾碎货车,高翘象鼻,竖起耳朵和尾巴,如山岳般压过来,直向世尊冲去。比丘们见它猛冲而来,便对世尊说:“尊者,这头那罗祇利象凶残暴恶,惯于杀人,正顺着这条路冲来,它哪里知道佛陀等圣者的功德。世尊,请避开;善逝,请避开。”世尊说:“比丘们,无须怖畏,如来有能力调伏那罗祇利。”这时,舍利弗尊者向导师请求:“尊者,犹如父亲遇到危难,理当由长子来承担,请让我去调伏它吧。”世尊辞道:“舍利弗,佛陀的力是一种,声闻弟子的力是另一种,你且站到一旁。”如此,先后有八十位大上座长老前来请求,导师一一推辞。此时,阿难尊者出于对导师极深厚的敬爱,无法放任不管,愿为如来舍命,便挺身站到导师面前。世尊对他说:“阿难,让开,不要站在我前面。”尊者说:“尊者,这头象凶残暴恶、惯于杀人,犹如劫末的大火,就让它先杀了我,再靠近您吧。”虽然被连说三遍,他依然立在原处不退。于是世尊以神通力让他退后,安顿在比丘众中。显示巴利原文
Hatthīpi bhagavantaṃ āgacchantaṃ disvā manusse tāsento gehāni viddhaṃsento sakaṭāni saṃcuṇṇento soṇḍaṃ ussāpetvā pahaṭṭhakaṇṇavālo pabbato viya ajjhottharanto yena bhagavā tenābhidhāvi. Taṃ āgacchantaṃ disvā bhikkhū bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ – ‘‘ayaṃ, bhante, nāḷāgiri caṇḍo pharuso manussaghātako imaṃ racchaṃ paṭipanno, na kho panāyaṃ buddhādiguṇaṃ jānāti, paṭikkamatu, bhante, bhagavā, paṭikkamatu sugato’’ti. Mā, bhikkhave, bhāyittha, paṭibalo ahaṃ nāḷāgiriṃ dametunti. Athāyasmā sāriputto satthāraṃ yāci – ‘‘bhante, pitu uppannakiccaṃ nāma jeṭṭhaputtassa bhāro, ahameva taṃ damemī’’ti. Atha naṃ satthā, ‘‘sāriputta, buddhabalaṃ nāma aññaṃ, sāvakabalaṃ aññaṃ, tiṭṭha tva’’nti paṭibāhi. Evaṃ yebhuyyena asīti mahātherā yāciṃsu. Satthā sabbepi paṭibāhi. Atha āyasmā ānando satthari balavasinehena adhivāsetuṃ asakkonto ‘‘ayaṃ hatthī paṭhamaṃ maṃ māretū’’ti tathāgatassatthāya jīvitaṃ pariccajitvā gantvā satthu purato aṭṭhāsi. Atha naṃ satthā ‘‘apehi, ānanda, mā me purato aṭṭhāsī’’ti āha. ‘‘Bhante, ayaṃ hatthī caṇḍo pharuso manussaghātako kappuṭṭhānaggisadiso paṭhamaṃ maṃ māretvā pacchā tumhākaṃ santikaṃ āgacchatū’’ti thero avaca. Yāvatatiyaṃ vuccamānopi tatheva aṭṭhāsi na paṭikkami. Atha naṃ bhagavā iddhibalena paṭikkamāpetvā bhikkhūnaṃ antare ṭhapesi.
正在那时,有一位妇女看见那头那罗祇利象,惧怕被杀,仓惶奔逃,竟把怀中抱着的孩子扔在象与如来之间,自顾自地逃走了。那象紧追她一阵后,又转身回来,逼近那个小孩。小孩放声啼哭。导师便以专向它的慈心遍满那罗祇利,发出极甜美的梵音招呼它说:“喂,那罗祇利!他们灌你十六罐酒让你醉,并不是要你去抓别人,正是要你来抓我。不要空耗腿力四处乱跑,过来吧。”那象听到导师的话,睁开双眼,看见世尊的庄严相好,悚惧之心油然而生,凭着佛陀威神力,酒醉顿时消失,垂下长鼻,抖动着耳朵,来到如来脚下俯伏在地。世尊便对它说:“那罗祇利,你是一头畜生象,我乃是佛陀象。从今以后,莫再凶残暴恶、杀生害命,应对一切众生发起慈心。”说完,伸出右手,抚摩它的顶瘤,说出如下偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tasmiṃ khaṇe ekā itthī nāḷāgiriṃ disvā maraṇabhayabhītā palāyamānā aṅkena gahitaṃ dārakaṃ hatthino ca tathāgatassa ca antare chaḍḍetvā palāyi. Hatthī taṃ anubandhitvā nivattitvā dārakassa santikaṃ agamāsi. Tadā dārako mahāravaṃ ravi. Satthā nāḷāgiriṃ odissakamettāya pharitvā sumadhuraṃ brahmassaraṃ nicchāretvā ‘‘ambho nāḷāgiri taṃ soḷasa surāghaṭe pāyetvā mattaṃ karontā na ‘aññaṃ gaṇhissatī’ti kariṃsu, ‘maṃ gaṇhissatī’ti pana kariṃsu, mā akāraṇena jaṅghāyo kilamento vicari, ito ehī’’ti pakkosi. So satthu vacanaṃ sutvā akkhīni ummīletvā bhagavato rūpasiriṃ oloketvā paṭiladdhasaṃvego buddhatejena pacchinnasurāmado soṇḍaṃ olambento kaṇṇe cālento āgantvā tathāgatassa pādesu pati. Atha naṃ satthā, ‘‘nāḷāgiri, tvaṃ tiracchānahatthī, ahaṃ buddhavāraṇo, ito paṭṭhāya mā caṇḍo pharuso manussaghātako bhava, sabbasattesu mettacittaṃ paṭilabhā’’ti vatvā dakkhiṇahatthaṃ pasāretvā kumbhe parāmasitvā –
“象啊,莫要攻击龙象,攻击龙象必招剧苦;
因为攻击龙象者,象啊,从此以后不再有善趣。
不要骄慢,也不要放逸,因为放逸者不会往生善趣;
你只要如此实行,便能往生善趣。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mā kuñjara nāgamāsado, dukkho hi kuñjara nāgamāsado; Na hi nāgahatassa kuñjara, sugati hoti ito paraṃ yato. ‘‘Mā ca mado mā ca pamādo, na hi pamattā sugatiṃ vajanti te; Tvaññeva tathā karissasi, yena tvaṃ sugatiṃ gamissasī’’ti. (cūḷava. 342) –
世尊为他开示了法。显示巴利原文
Dhammaṃ desesi.
他的全身为喜悦持续周遍。据说,若他未投生在畜生道,便能证得入流果。人们见到那神变后,欢呼鼓掌,满怀欢喜,抛掷各种饰物,那些饰物覆盖了象的身体。从此,那罗祇梨得名为“财护”。而在那次财护的集会中,八万四千众生饮下了不死之法。导师令财护安住于五戒。他用象鼻卷起世尊足上的尘土,撒在自己头顶,然后后退着离去,在可视范围内站立,顶礼十力后,转身进入象厩。从此以后,他成为牙被调伏、性情温顺者,不再伤害任何人。导师圆满心愿,决意说:“他们所散的钱财,就归他们所有。”又说:“今日我行了大神变,在这城中托钵乞食并不适宜。”如此摧破外道之后,由比丘僧团围绕,犹如获胜的刹帝利出城一般,前往竹林精舍。城中居民带着大量的饮食和嚼食,去到精舍,举行了大施。显示巴利原文
Tassa sakalasarīraṃ pītiyā nirantaraṃ phuṭaṃ ahosi. Sace kira tiracchānagato nābhavissā, sotāpattiphalaṃ adhigamissā. Manussā taṃ pāṭihāriyaṃ disvā unnadiṃsu apphoṭiṃsu, sañjātasomanassā nānābharaṇāni khipiṃsu, tāni hatthissa sarīraṃ paṭicchādayiṃsu. Tato paṭṭhāya nāḷāgiri dhanapālako nāma jāto. Tasmiṃ kho pana dhanapālakasamāgame caturāsīti pāṇasahassāni amataṃ piviṃsu. Satthā dhanapālakaṃ pañcasu sīlesu patiṭṭhāpesi. So soṇḍāya bhagavato pāde paṃsūni gahetvā upari muddhani ākiritvā paṭikuṭitova paṭikkamitvā dassanūpacāre ṭhito dasabalaṃ vanditvā nivattitvā hatthisālaṃ pāvisi. Tato paṭṭhāya dantasudanto hutvā na kañci viheṭheti. Satthā nipphannamanoratho ‘‘yehi yaṃ dhanaṃ khittaṃ, tesaññeva taṃ hotū’’ti adhiṭṭhāya ‘‘ajja mayā mahantaṃ pāṭihāriyaṃ kataṃ, imasmiṃ nagare piṇḍāya caraṇaṃ appaṭirūpa’’nti titthiye madditvā bhikkhusaṅghaparivuto jayappatto viya khattiyo nagarā nikkhamitvā veḷuvanameva gato. Nagaravāsino bahuṃ annapānakhādanīyaṃ ādāya vihāraṃ gantvā mahādānaṃ pavattayiṃsu.
那一天傍晚,比丘们聚满法堂,坐下议论说:“贤友,具寿阿难为了如来,舍弃自己的生命,做了难行之事。见到那罗祇梨时,虽然导师三次阻止,他仍不后退离去。贤友们,具寿阿难真是难行能行之人啊!”导师心想:“有关阿难功德的谈论正在进行,我应当去那里。”于是从香室出来,到后问道:“诸比丘,你们现在聚在一起谈论什么?”得知是这件事后,他说:“诸比丘,不但是现在,过去阿难即使投生在畜生道,也曾为我舍弃生命。”应他们请求,他便开示了过去的故事。显示巴利原文
Taṃ divasaṃ sāyanhasamaye dhammasabhaṃ pūretvā sannisinnā bhikkhū kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ – ‘‘āvuso, āyasmatā ānandena tathāgatassatthāya attano jīvitaṃ pariccajantena dukkaraṃ kataṃ, nāḷāgiriṃ disvā satthārā tikkhattuṃ paṭibāhiyamānopi nāpagato, aho dukkarakārako, āvuso, āyasmā ānando’’ti. Satthā ‘‘ānandassa guṇakathā pavattati, gantabbaṃ mayā etthā’’ti gandhakuṭito nikkhamitvā āgantvā ‘‘kāya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kathāya sannisinnā’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘imāya nāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘na, bhikkhave, idāneva, pubbepi ānando tiracchānayoniyaṃ nibbattopi mamatthāya jīvitaṃ pariccajiyevā’’ti vatvā tehi yācito atītaṃ āhari.
过去,在摩诃萨卡拉国的沙嘎喇城,有位名叫沙嘎喇的国王以正法治国。那时,离城不远处有一个猎户村,一位猎人靠结网捕鸟、在城中贩卖维生。离城不远处,还有一座名为‘人湖’的莲花池,方圆十二由旬,覆盖着五色莲花,种种鸟群栖息其中。那位猎人在那里随处张设网套。当时,持国鹅王率领九万只鹅眷属,住在心峰山的金洞中,还有一位名叫苏穆科的将军。一天,鹅群中的几只金鹅飞往人湖,那里食物丰美,它们尽情游历觅食,饱足后回到心峰山,向持国鹅王禀报:‘大王,人间有一座名叫人湖的莲花池,食物丰盛,我们想到那里觅食。’鹅王拒绝道:‘人间多危险、多恐怖,不要贪恋那里。’虽被拒绝,它们仍再三恳求,鹅王便说:‘如果你们执意要去,那就去吧。’于是带领眷属飞往那座湖。从空中降下时,持国鹅王一脚正踏进网套中。网套犹如铁片紧紧勒住他的脚。他奋力挣扎欲挣脱时,第一次勒破了皮,第二次勒破了肉,第三次勒断了筋,直勒到骨头才停住,鲜血直流,剧痛生起。显示巴利原文
Atīte mahiṃsakaraṭṭhe sāgalanagare sāgalo nāma rājā dhammena rajjaṃ kāresi. Tadā nagarato avidūre ekasmiṃ nesādagāmake aññataro nesādo pāsehi sakuṇe bandhitvā nagare vikkiṇanto jīvikaṃ kappesi. Nagarato ca avidūre āvaṭṭato dvādasayojano mānusiyo nāma padumasaro ahosi pañcavaṇṇapadumasañchanno. Tattha nānappakāro sakuṇasaṅgho otari. So nesādo tattha aniyāmena pāse oḍḍesi. Tasmiṃ kāle dhataraṭṭho haṃsarājā channavutihaṃsasahassaparivāro cittakūṭapabbate suvaṇṇaguhāyaṃ vasati, sumukho nāmassa senāpati ahosi. Athekadivasaṃ tato haṃsayūthā katipayā suvaṇṇahaṃsā mānusiyaṃ saraṃ gantvā pahūtagocare tasmiṃ yathāsukhaṃ vicaritvā suhitā cittakūṭaṃ āgantvā dhataraṭṭhassa ārocesuṃ – ‘‘mahārāja, manussapathe mānusiyo nāma padumasaro sampannagocaro, tattha gocaraṃ gaṇhituṃ gacchāmā’’ti. So ‘‘manussapatho nāma sāsaṅko sappaṭibhayo, mā vo ruccitthā’’ti paṭikkhipitvāpi tehi punappunaṃ vuccamāno ‘‘sace tumhākaṃ ruccati, gacchāmā’’ti saparivāro taṃ saraṃ agamāsi. So ākāsā otaranto pādaṃ pāse pavesentoyeva otari. Athassa pāso pādaṃ ayapaṭṭakena kaḍḍhanto viya ābandhitvā gaṇhi. Athassa ‘‘chindissāmi na’’nti ākaḍḍhantassa paṭhamavāre cammaṃ chijji, dutiyavāre maṃsaṃ chijji, tatiyavāre nhāru chijji, pāso aṭṭhiṃ āhacca aṭṭhāsi, lohitaṃ pagghari, balavavedanā pavattiṃsu.
他想:‘如果我发出被缚的叫声,亲属们必定惊恐,顾不得觅食,饿着肚子逃窜,会因体力不支坠入大海。’于是他强忍剧痛,直到亲属们尽情吃饱,趁鹅群嬉戏之时,才大声发出被缚的叫声。鹅群听到叫声,恐被死亡所逼,纷纷惊慌地朝心峰山飞去。鹅将军苏穆科在群鹅飞走时心想:‘这危险会不会落在大王身上?我必须查明。’他迅速穿过飞在前面的鹅群,没有见到大士;又搜寻中间的鹅群,还是没见到;再搜寻后面的鹅群,仍旧不见踪影。他断定:‘毫无疑问,危险一定降临在他身上了。’便立即折返,看见大士被网套缠缚,浑身浴血,痛苦不堪地躺在污泥地上,于是说:‘大王,莫怕。我愿舍弃自己的生命,把您从网套中解救出来。’说着,他降落下来安慰大士,坐在污泥地上。此时,大士为了考验他,说出第一首偈颂:显示巴利原文
So cintesi – ‘‘sacāhaṃ baddharavaṃ ravissāmi, ñātakā me utrastā hutvā gocaraṃ aggaṇhitvā chātajjhattāva palāyantā dubbalatāya mahāsamudde patissantī’’ti. So vedanaṃ adhivāsetvā ñātīnaṃ yāvadatthaṃ caritvā haṃsānaṃ kīḷanakāle mahantena saddena baddharavaṃ ravi. Taṃ sutvā te haṃsā maraṇabhayatajjitā vaggavaggā hutvā cittakūṭābhimukhā pakkamiṃsu. Tesu pakkantesu sumukho haṃsasenāpati ‘‘kacci nu kho idaṃ bhayaṃ mahārājassa uppannaṃ, jānissāmi na’’nti vegena pakkhanditvā purato gacchantassa haṃsagaṇassa antare mahāsattaṃ adisvā majjhimahaṃsagaṇaṃ vicini, tatthapi adisvā pacchimahaṃsagaṇaṃ vicini, tatthapi adisvā ‘‘nissaṃsayaṃ tassevedaṃ bhayaṃ uppanna’’nti nivattitvā āgacchanto mahāsattaṃ pāse baddhaṃ lohitamakkhitaṃ dukkhāturaṃ paṅkapiṭṭhe nipannaṃ disvā ‘‘mā bhāyi, mahārāja, ahaṃ mama jīvitaṃ pariccajitvā tumhe pāsato mocessāmī’’ti vadanto otaritvā mahāsattaṃ assāsentova paṅkapiṭṭhe nisīdi. Atha naṃ vīmaṃsanto mahāsatto paṭhamaṃ gāthamāha –
苏穆科,那些有翼的同伴,连回顾一眼都不曾,便纷纷飞离而去了;
你也走吧,莫存期待,已陷入罗网的人,何来同伴之谊。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sumukha anupacinantā, pakkamanti vihaṅgamā; Gaccha tuvampi mā kaṅkhi, natthi baddhe sahāyatā’’ti.
这里的‘不顾念地’是指:因为情感上的爱恋、执著,却连回头看一眼都不愿意。‘离去’:这九万只鹅、这些亲族有翅者都抛下我飞走了;你也走吧,不要指望留在这里。这句话的意思是说:像我这样被网套缚住的人,所谓同伴这种关系是根本不存在的,因为我现在已经不能为你做任何同伴该做的事了,我对你来说是个毫无帮助的人,不要再拖延了,你快走吧!显示巴利原文
Tattha anupacinantāti sinehena ālayavasena anolokentā. Pakkamantīti ete channavuti haṃsasahassā ñātivihaṅgamā maṃ chaḍḍetvā gacchanti, tvampi gaccha, mā idha vāsaṃ ākaṅkhi, evañhi pāsena baddhe mayi sahāyatā nāma natthi, na hi te ahaṃ idāni kiñci sahāyakiccaṃ kātuṃ sakkhissāmi, kiṃ te mayā nirūpakārena, papañcaṃ akatvā gacchevāti vadati.
‘无论去或不去,我都不会由此而不死;
在你安乐时,我曾亲近承事你;在你痛苦时,我又怎能弃你而去?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Gacche vāhaṃ na vā gacche, na tena amaro siyaṃ; Sukhitaṃ taṃ upāsitvā, dukkhitaṃ taṃ kathaṃ jahe.
‘‘Maraṇaṃ vā tayā saddhiṃ, jīvitaṃ vā tayā vinā; Tadeva maraṇaṃ seyyo, yañce jīve tayā vinā.
‘‘Nesa dhammo mahārāja, yaṃ taṃ evaṃ gataṃ jahe; Yā gati tuyhaṃ sā mayhaṃ, ruccate vihagādhipa.
‘‘Kā nu pāsena baddhassa, gati aññā mahānasā; Sā kathaṃ cetayānassa, muttassa tava ruccati.
‘‘Kaṃ vā tvaṃ passase atthaṃ, mama tuyhañca pakkhima; Ñātīnaṃ vāvasiṭṭhānaṃ, ubhinnaṃ jīvitakkhaye.
那不为盲目无明所遮蔽的金灯,
如此舍弃生命,是为了照亮何种目的呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ na kañcanadepiñcha, andhena tamasā gataṃ; Tādise sañcajaṃ pāṇaṃ, kamatthamabhijotaye.
‘‘Kathaṃ nu patataṃ seṭṭha, dhamme atthaṃ na bujjhasi; Dhammo apacito santo, atthaṃ dasseti pāṇinaṃ.
我如是期盼法,以及从法中生起的义利;
见你如此忠诚,我于生命已无所惜。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sohaṃ dhammaṃ apekkhāno, dhammā catthaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ; Bhattiñca tayi sampassaṃ, nāvakaṅkhāmi jīvitaṃ.
10 这确是善士的法则:朋友于朋友遭遇危难之际,显示巴利原文
10. ‘‘Addhā eso sataṃ dhammo, yo mitto mittamāpade.
Na caje jīvitassāpi, hetudhammamanussaraṃ.
‘‘Svāyaṃ dhammo ca te ciṇṇo, bhatti ca viditā mayi; Kāmaṃ karassu mayhetaṃ, gacchevānumato mayā.
然而,即便在这样的时刻,亲属们因我而有的缺失……
你当令那位具足智慧者,成为极为自制之人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Api tvevaṃ gate kāle, yaṃ khaṇḍaṃ ñātinaṃ mayā; Tayā taṃ buddhisampannaṃ, assa paramasaṃvutaṃ.
这些行持圣道的圣者们正在这样商议之时……
那猎人出现了,犹如病人的死魔。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Iccevaṃ mantayantānaṃ, ariyānaṃ ariyavuttinaṃ; Paccadissatha nesādo, āturānamivantako.
那些长久利益众生的鸟儿,察觉了那个敌人……
两者皆默然而坐,未从座位起身。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Te sattumabhisañcikkha, dīgharattaṃ hitā dijā; Tuṇhīmāsittha ubhayo, na sañcalesumāsanā.
‘‘Dhataraṭṭhe ca disvāna, samuḍḍente tato tato; Abhikkhamatha vegena, dijasattu dijādhipe.
“那鸟”:指他迅速冲上前去,“逼近”:即袭击了“那彼岸之鸟”——“彼岸”意为到达彼岸者,即那只鸟。
“猎人这般思忖”:指猎人在心中思量:“被绑住了。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘So ca vegenabhikkamma, āsajja parame dije; Paccakamittha nesādo, baddhā iti vicintayaṃ.
一者被绑而坐着:指有一只鸟被绑住后坐在地上;另一者未被绑:指又有一只鸟未被绑。
“靠近那被绑而坐者”:指他靠近那只被绑着坐的鸟;“观察着过患”:观察着被绑的过患。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ekaṃva baddhamāsīnaṃ, abaddhañca punāparaṃ; Āsajja baddhamāsīnaṃ, pekkhamānamadīnavaṃ.
“于是,那离疑者”指那时已远离疑惑的鸟;它向名为“般达罗”的白色鸟王开口说话。此时,那只白色鸟正坐在大躯体鸟的背上,处在众鸟僧伽的群首之中。显示巴利原文
‘‘Tato so vimatoyeva, paṇḍare ajjhabhāsatha;
Pavaḍḍhakāye āsīne, dijasaṅghagaṇādhipe.
那被大网所缚者,不辨方向;
那么,有力的鸟啊,你并未被绑缚,为何不飞走?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ nu pāsena mahatā, baddho na kurute disaṃ; Atha kasmā abaddho tvaṃ, balī pakkhi na gacchasi.
难道此鸟是你的亲属?你本自由身,却来亲近这被缚者;
群鸟飞离,独留你在此,为何你还不离去?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kiṃ nu tyāyaṃ dijo hoti, mutto baddhaṃ upāsasi; Ohāya sakuṇā yanti, kiṃ eko avahīyasi.
他是我的王,我羽族之友,更是如我性命的朋友;
我决不舍弃他,直至寿命的尽头。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Rājā me so dijāmitta, sakhā pāṇasamo ca me; Neva naṃ vijahissāmi, yāva kālassa pariyāyaṃ.
“然而,这鸟为何不见”是指这只鸟为什么没有看到,“敷设的绊索”是指猎人布置好的套索。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kathaṃ panāyaṃ vihaṅgo, nāddasa pāsamoḍḍitaṃ;
“这伟大者”是指那些大人物,“应觉知”是指应该察觉、审察,“此灾难的迹象”是指这个带来衰败的征兆。整句意思是:那些大人物应审察此灾难的征兆。显示巴利原文
Padañhetaṃ mahantānaṃ, boddhumarahanti āpadaṃ.
“当人衰败时”,即一个人走向堕落、福德减损之时;“于寿命灭尽之际”,也就是在他的寿命即将耗尽时。
“此时,网与绊索”,指在这个时刻,即陷阱与套索(所比喻的种种束缚);“即使遭遇也不觉知”,指即使他直接碰上,也浑然不觉,毫无察觉。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yadā parābhavo hoti, poso jīvitasaṅkhaye; Atha jālañca pāsañca, āsajjāpi na bujjhati.
纵使有大慧者,亦复如是,种种罗网遍设;
若隐秘遭遇,即被束缚,如是于命尽之时。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Api tveva mahāpañña, pāsā bahuvidhā tatā; Guyhamāsajja bajjhanti, athevaṃ jīvitakkhaye’’ti. –
这些偈颂之间的关联,应依圣典本身的理路来理解。显示巴利原文
Imāsaṃ gāthānaṃ sambandho pāḷinayeneva veditabbo.
此处,"或去"(gacche vā)的意思是:大王,我无论从这里去或不去,都不会因此变得不死。因为我无论去与不去,本就不能从死亡中解脱。然而,我之前享乐时承蒙你的侍奉,如今在你受苦之时,我又怎能将你抛弃?这是他所说的话。"死"(maraṇaṃ)的意思是:若我不去,便会与你一同死去;若我去,则须与你分离而活。在这两者中,与你同死对我而言更胜一筹;与你分离而活,于我并非善事。这便是它的含义。"喜欢"(ruccati)的意思是:你所趋向的结局,正是我所喜欢的。怎么会这样呢?朋友苏穆科,我作为被坚硬的马毛绳捆缚、落于他人之手者,喜欢这种结局,倒也合乎情理;但你是一个能思惟、有心识、具智慧且未被捆缚的自由之身,为何也会喜欢它呢?显示巴利原文
Tattha gacche vāti, mahārāja, ahaṃ ito gaccheyyaṃ vā na vā, nāhaṃ tena gamanena vā agamanena vā amaro siyaṃ, ahañhi ito gatopi agatopi maraṇato amuttova, ito pubbe pana sukhitaṃ taṃ upāsitvā idāni dukkhitaṃ taṃ kathaṃ jaheyyanti vadati. Maraṇaṃ vāti mama agacchantassa vā tayā saddhiṃ maraṇaṃ bhaveyya, gacchantassa vā tayā vinā jīvitaṃ. Tesu dvīsu yaṃ tayā saddhiṃ maraṇaṃ, tadeva me varaṃ, yaṃ tayā vinā jīveyyaṃ, na me taṃ varanti attho. Ruccateti yā tava gati nipphatti, sāva mayhaṃ ruccati. Sā kathanti samma sumukha mama tāva daḷhena vālapāsena baddhassa parahatthaṃ gatassa sā gati ruccatu, tava pana cetayānassa sacetanassa paññavato muttassa kathaṃ ruccati.
"有翼者"(pakkhi)指具足双翼者。"两者"(ubhinnaṃ)的意思是:当我们二人的生命灭尽之时,你在我身上、或你自己身上、或在其余尚存的亲属身上,又能看到什么利益呢?"如同那……不"(yaṃ nā)中的"不"(na)字,是表示譬喻。"金两翼"(kañcanadepiñcha)即金色的两翼,或者也依此读法,意思是一双犹如黄金般的翅膀。"以无明"(tamasā)即处在无明之中。"已作"(gataṃ)即所作,或者也依此读法。它与前面的"不"(na)字相连,表示"未作"之意,犹如已作过的一般。此处所要说明的是:无论你舍弃生命与否,由于我的生命已不复存在,你舍弃生命之举,就如同盲人在无明中所作的某种造作之行,其功德并不能明现于眼前。既然你这种舍命之德无法显现,你舍弃生命,究竟是想照亮何种利益呢?显示巴利原文
Pakkhimāti pakkhasampanna. Ubhinnanti amhākaṃ dvinnaṃ jīvitakkhaye sati tvaṃ mama vā tava vā avasiṭṭhañātīnaṃ vā kaṃ atthaṃ passasi. Yaṃ nāti ettha na-kāro upamāne. Kañcanadepiñchāti kañcanadvepiñcha, ayameva vā pāṭho, kañcanasadisaubhayapakkhāti attho. Tamasāti tamasi. Gatanti kataṃ, ayameva vā pāṭho. Purimassa na-kārassa iminā sambandho, ‘‘na kata’’nti kataṃ viyāti attho. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – tayi pāṇaṃ cajantepi acajantepi mama jīvitassa abhāvā yaṃ tava pāṇasañcajanaṃ, taṃ andhena tamasi kataṃ viya kiñcideva rūpakammaṃ apaccakkhaguṇaṃ, tādise tava apaccakkhaguṇe pāṇasañcajane tvaṃ pāṇaṃ sañcajanto kamatthaṃ joteyyāsīti.
“法被恭敬”指法受到尊崇、敬重,处于被恭敬的状态。“显示义利”指显示增长。“期待”指正在期待着。“从法而有义利”指从法见到所生起的利益。“食物”指爱意。“诸智者的法”指智者的本性。“什么样的朋友”意思是:什么样的朋友在灾难中不舍弃朋友?对于那样不舍弃的朋友,这便称为智者的法。“已知道”即已经变得明显。“请做所欲之事”即这是我的愿望、我所欲求的,请你照我的话去做。“即使在这样的时刻”意思是:尽管如此,在这样的时刻,我被绑在这里,被罗网所缚。“最圆满”指最极致的圆满。显示巴利原文
Dhammo apacito santoti dhammo pūjito mānito samāno. Atthaṃ dassetīti vuddhiṃ dasseti. Apekkhānoti apekkhanto. Dhammā catthanti dhammato ca atthaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ passanto . Bhattinti sinehaṃ. Sataṃ dhammoti paṇḍitānaṃ sabhāvo. Yo mittoti yo mitto āpadāsu mittaṃ na caje, tassa acajantassa mittassa esa sabhāvo nāma addhā sataṃ dhammo. Viditāti pākaṭā jātā. Kāmaṃ karassūti etaṃ mama kāmaṃ mayā icchitaṃ mama vacanaṃ karassu. Api tvevaṃ gate kāleti api tu evaṃ gate kāle mayi imasmiṃ ṭhāne pāsena baddhe. Paramasaṃvutanti paramaparipuṇṇaṃ.
“如此这般相互商议”:即说着“你走吧,我不走”等这般交谈着的圣者们,此处指行为上的圣者。“你们看到了”:指看见他穿着袈裟衣,戴着红花环,手持棍棒走来。“对有病者”:对于病人而言,犹如死魔一般。“你们看,那两位”:指两位都看见敌人过来。“友好者”:指长久相互友善、心意柔软的人。“未从座位动摇”:即没有从座位上移动,依旧如同先前那样端坐着。而苏穆科心想:“愿这位猎人过来出手时,先打我。”于是他将大士挡在身后而坐。显示巴利原文
Iccevaṃ mantayantānanti ‘‘gaccha, na gacchāmī’’ti evaṃ kathentānaṃ ariyānanti ācāraariyānaṃ. Paccadissathāti kāsāyāni nivāsetvā rattamālaṃ piḷandhitvā muggaraṃ ādāya āgacchanto adissatha. Āturānanti gilānānaṃ maccu viya. Abhisañcikkhāti, bhikkhave, te ubhopi sattuṃ āyantaṃ passitvā. Hitāti dīgharattaṃ aññamaññassa hitā muducittā. Na sañcalesumāsanāti āsanato na caliṃsu, yathānisinnāva ahesuṃ. Sumukho pana ‘‘ayaṃ nesādo āgantvā paharanto maṃ paṭhamaṃ paharatū’’ti cintetvā mahāsattaṃ pacchato katvā nisīdi.
“持国”指鹅。“惊慌飞逃”指看见那些鹅因死亡恐惧而四处飞逃。“靠近”指走近另外两位。“返回行走”指心里想着“被绑了,还是没被绑”,一边考量一边走,放慢速度,缓缓走去。“靠近被缚者而坐”指苏穆科靠近被绑的大士而坐。“看到了过患”指看到猎人正以过患的眼光注视着大士。“生疑”意思是:“为什么没被绑的那个却坐在被绑者的旁边呢?我要问个清楚。”就这样生起了疑惑。这是它的含义。“洁白者”指鹅,或者指清净、没有污垢,如同经过锤打的黄金一般色泽。这是它的含义。“躯干增广”指身体庞大、身形巨大者。“那么,既然”意思是:这位既然已经被大网绑住。“不选方向”指不为了逃命而朝向任何一个方向趋赴,那是不恰当的,这是其意图所在。“有力者”指虽然具有力量。“有翼者”是对他的称呼。“弃舍”指舍弃之后。“走”指其余那些鸟都飞走了。“你被遗弃”指你被留下来了。显示巴利原文
Dhataraṭṭheti haṃse. Samuḍḍenteti maraṇabhayena ito cito ca uppatante disvā. Āsajjāti itare dve jane upagantvā. Paccakamitthāti ‘‘baddhā, na baddhā’’ti cintento upadhārento akamittha, vegaṃ hāpetvā saṇikaṃ agamāsi. Āsajja baddhamāsīnanti baddhaṃ mahāsattaṃ upagantvā nisinnaṃ sumukhaṃ. Adīnavantiādīnavameva hutvā mahāsattaṃ olokentaṃ disvā. Vimatoti kiṃ nu kho abaddho baddhassa santike nisinno, kāraṇaṃ pucchissāmīti vimatijāto hutvāti attho. Paṇḍareti haṃse, atha vā parisuddhe nimmale, sampahaṭṭhakañcanavaṇṇeti attho. Pavaḍḍhakāyeti vaḍḍhitakāye mahāsarīre. Yaṃ nūti yaṃ tāva eso mahāpāsena baddho. Na kurute disanti palāyanatthāya ekaṃ disaṃ na bhajati, taṃ yuttanti adhippāyo. Balīti balasampanno hutvāpi. Pakkhīti taṃ ālapati. Ohāyāti chaḍḍetvā. Yantīti sesasakuṇā gacchanti. Avahīyasīti ohīyasi.
“鸟类的敌人”指鸟的敌人。“直到时机的轮转”指直到死亡到来的时候。“然而为何”的意思是:你说“你是我的王”,而国王们原本就以智者著称,像你这样一位智者,为何却看不见布下的网罗呢?“位置之因”的意思是:已经获得广大名声或广大智慧的人,对自身灾祸的觉察便称为“位置”或“原因”,因此你理当能觉察灾祸。“衰败”即不增长。“即使靠近也”指即使靠近了,也不察觉。“散布”即张开、布置。“隐蔽靠近”指那些网罗中,凡是隐藏、遮蔽的网罗,一旦靠近便被缚。“这样”也就是如此在生命耗尽时被缚的意思。显示巴利原文
Dijāmittāti dijānaṃ amitta. Yāva kālassa pariyāyanti yāva maraṇassa vāro āgacchati. Kathaṃ panāyanti tvaṃ rājā me soti vadasi, rājāno ca nāma paṇḍitā honti, itipi paṇḍito samāno kena kāraṇena oḍḍitaṃ pāsaṃ na addasa. Padaṃ hetanti yasamahattaṃ vā ñāṇamahattaṃ vā pattānaṃ attano āpadabujjhanaṃ nāma padaṃ kāraṇaṃ, tasmā te āpadaṃ boddhumarahanti. Parābhavoti avaḍḍhi. Āsajjāpīti upagantvāpi na bujjhati. Tatāti vitatā oḍḍitā. Guyhamāsajjāti tesu pāsesu yo guḷho paṭicchanno pāso, taṃ āsajja bajjhanti. Athevanti atha evaṃ jīvitakkhaye bajjhantevāti attho.
如此,他通过交谈使对方的心变得柔软,然后为大士乞求生命,而说偈颂:显示巴利原文
Iti naṃ so kathāsallāpena muduhadayaṃ katvā mahāsattassa jīvitaṃ yācanto gāthamāha –
‘‘Api nāyaṃ tayā saddhiṃ, saṃvāsassa sukhudrayo; Api no anumaññāsi, api no jīvitaṃ dade’’ti.
此处,「Api nāyaṃ」即「api nu ayaṃ」(是否这位)。「Sukhudrayo」意为乐果。「Api no anumaññāsi」意为“你是否允许我们去质多山探望亲戚?”。“Api no jīvitaṃ dade」意为“是否因这番话而对我们生起了信任,你不会杀害我们?”显示巴利原文
Tattha api nāyanti api nu ayaṃ. Sukhudrayoti sukhaphalo. Api no anumaññāsīti cittakūṭaṃ gantvā ñātake passituṃ tvaṃ api no anujāneyyāsi. Api no jīvitaṃ dadeti api no imāya kathāya uppannavissāso na māreyyāsīti.
他为他的甘美言词所摄,便说偈颂:显示巴利原文
So tassa madhurakathāya bajjhitvā gāthamāha –
你并非被我所缚,我也不欲杀害你;
你速速离开此地吧,愿你无诸痛苦,长久安住。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na ceva me tvaṃ baddhosi, napi icchāmi te vadhaṃ; Kāmaṃ khippamito gantvā, jīva tvaṃ anigho cira’’nti.
于是,苏穆科说出了四首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tato sumukho catasso gāthā abhāsi –
除非是为了保住他的命,否则我不愿如此——仅仅自己活命;
若你只取一只便满足,那就放了他,把我当作食物吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nevāhametamicchāmi , aññatretassa jīvitā; Sace ekena tuṭṭhosi, muñcetaṃ mañca bhakkhaya.
我俩身高、体型、年岁都相同;您取这只尼弥维生,对您并无损失。
那么,请您思量:让您的欲求在我们身上得到满足。请先用绳索将我绑住,然后再释放那位鸟王。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ārohapariṇāhena, tulyāsmā vayasā ubho; Na te lābhena jīvatthi, etena niminā tuvaṃ.
因此,让我们一同看护他吧;愿你的渴望在我们之中得到满足,你与持国天王一族将结下友谊,终此一生。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tadiṅgha samapekkhassu, hotu giddhi tavamhasu; Maṃ pubbe bandha pāsena, pacchā muñca dijādhipaṃ.
你的利益仅此而已,他的请求也于此成就;
且你将与持国天王众,结下终生的友谊。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tāvadeva ca te lābho, katāssa yācanāya ca; Mitti ca dhataraṭṭhehi, yāvajīvāya te siyā’’ti.
其中,「此」:指“除了他的生命外,我的生命,我对此并不欲求”。「我等同等」意即“我们等同”。「niminā tuvan」:你当转为“尼弥”。「tavamhasu」意即“愿你对我们的贪欲生起,这有何用?请对我生起贪爱”,这是这样说。「tāvadeva」即“仅此而已”。「yācanāya ca」意谓“我的请求,就算已成就了”。显示巴利原文
Tattha etanti yaṃ aññatra etassa jīvitā mama jīvitaṃ, etaṃ ahaṃ neva icchāmi. Tulyāsmāti samānā homa. Niminā tuvanti parivattehi tvaṃ. Tavamhasūti tava amhesu giddhi hotu, kiṃ te etena, mayi lobhaṃ uppādehīti vadati. Tāvadevāti tattakoyeva. Yācanāya cāti yā mama yācanā, sāva katā assāti attho.
他便因那次闻法而心柔软,如投于热油之木棉絮;他将大士视如己出,作赠与之想后,这般说道:显示巴利原文
Iti so tāya dhammadesanāya tele pakkhittakappāsapicu viya mudugatahadayo mahāsattaṃ tassa dāyaṃ katvā dadanto āha –
愿众多亲族,亲见我众,见此人因你之故,由是处得脱而去;
朋友、同僚、受抚养者、儿女、妻室,以及亲戚们。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Passantu no mahāsaṅghā, tayā muttaṃ ito gataṃ; Mittāmaccā ca bhaccā ca, puttadārā ca bandhavā.
“这样的朋友,在此世间,于众人中并不存在;”
你与持国天王,是生死与共的挚友。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na ca te tādisā mittā, bahūnaṃ idha vijjati; Yathā tvaṃ dhataraṭṭhassa, pāṇasādhāraṇo sakhā.
‘‘So te sahāyaṃ muñcāmi, hotu rājā tavānugo; Kāmaṃ khippamito gantvā, ñātimajjhe virocathā’’ti.
其中,「no」只是一个小品词。而「tayā muttaṃ」的意思是:其实是你亲自释放了他,因此,愿众多亲族以及这些朋友等人都能看见这位‘被你所释放、从这心峰山离去’的人。这里的「bandhavā」指同一血脉相连的亲属。「vijjati」即‘存在’。「pāṇasādhāraṇo」指共同拥有生命、生活上不分彼此,就像你是他的挚友,而对于其他许多人来说,这样的挚友是难以寻得的。「tavānugo」:当你带着这位受苦之人前行时,愿他成为你的随从。显示巴利原文
Tattha noti nipātamattaṃ. Tayā muttanti imañhi tvaññeva muñcasi nāma, tasmā imaṃ tayā muttaṃ ito cittakūṭapabbataṃ gataṃ mahantā ñātisaṅghā ete ca mittādayo passantu. Ettha ca bandhavāti ekalohitasambandhā. Vijjatīti vijjanti. Pāṇasādhāraṇoti sādhāraṇapāṇo avibhattajīviko, yathā tvaṃ etassa sakhā, etādisā aññesaṃ bahūnaṃ mittā nāma na vijjanti. Tavānugoti etaṃ dukkhitaṃ ādāya purato gacchantassa tava ayaṃ anugo hotūti.
尼沙陀子这样说完,便以慈心走近大士,解开他的捆绑,拥抱他,又将他从箭上卸下,让他在湖岸边的嫩草垫上坐好,再以柔软的心慢慢地解开他脚上的绳套束缚,扔到远处。他对大士生起了强烈的爱念,怀着慈心取水来洗净血迹,反复地擦拭。由于他慈心的威力,菩萨脚上的筋与筋、肉与肉、皮与皮各自接合,脚伤当下便愈合了,长出了新的皮肤和毛发,与被捆绑前没有差别。菩萨感到安乐,以自然的状态坐着。那时,善面见到大士因自己的缘故而得安乐,心生喜悦,便称赞尼沙陀。为了阐明这其中的意义,导师说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vatvā pana nesādaputto mettacittena mahāsattaṃ upasaṅkamitvā bandhanaṃ chinditvā āliṅgitvā sarato nikkhāmetvā saratīre taruṇadabbatiṇapiṭṭhe nisīdāpetvā pāde bandhanapāsaṃ muducittena saṇikaṃ mocetvā dūre khipitvā mahāsatte balavasinehaṃ paccupaṭṭhāpetvā mettacittena udakaṃ ādāya lohitaṃ dhovitvā punappunaṃ parimajji. Tassa mettacittānubhāvena bodhisattassa pāde sirā sirāhi, maṃsaṃ maṃsena, cammaṃ cammena ghaṭitaṃ, tāvadeva pādo saṃruḷho sañjātachavisañjātalomo ahosi abaddhapādena nibbiseso. Bodhisatto sukhito pakatibhāveneva nisīdi. Atha sumukho attānaṃ nissāya mahāsattassa sukhitabhāvaṃ disvā sañjātasomanasso nesādassa thutimakāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
他为主人获释而充满欢喜,对主人恭敬尊重;
弯脖者(Sumukha)说出了悦耳的话语:
显示巴利原文 ‘‘So patīto pamuttena, bhattunā bhattugāravo; Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgo, vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇaṃ.
猎人啊,愿你与所有亲眷一同欢喜,
正如我今日见到鸟王获释而欢喜。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evaṃ luddaka nandassu, saha sabbehi ñātibhi; Yathāhamajja nandāmi, muttaṃ disvā dijādhipa’’nti.
此处所谓“vakkaṅga”,即是指弯脖子。显示巴利原文
Tattha vakkaṅgoti vaṅkagīvo.
善面如此赞叹猎人后,便对菩萨说:“大王,此人对我们有莫大的恩德。他没有听信我们的劝阻,没有把我们变成取乐的天鹅。若将我们献给主人,他能获得大量财富;即便杀死卖肉,也可换得些许本钱。然而,他不顾自己的性命,听从了我们的嘱托。请带他到国王面前,让他得享安乐吧。”菩萨应允了。随后,善面先以自己种族的语言与菩萨交谈,然后又用人语对猎人的儿子说:“朋友,你为何铺设陷阱?”当猎人回答“为了求财”时,善面说道:“既是如此,请带我们进城面见国王,我定会让你从国王那里得到大量财富。”接着他又说:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ luddassa thutiṃ katvā sumukho bodhisattaṃ āha – ‘‘mahārāja, iminā amhākaṃ mahāupakāro kato, ayañhi amhākaṃ vacanaṃ akatvā kīḷāhaṃse no katvā issarānaṃ dento bahuṃ dhanaṃ labheyya, māretvā maṃsaṃ vikkiṇanto mūlampi labhetha, attano pana jīvitaṃ anoloketvā amhākaṃ vacanaṃ akari , imaṃ rañño santikaṃ netvā sukhajīvitaṃ karomā’’ti. Mahāsatto sampaṭicchi. Sumukho attano bhāsāya mahāsattena saddhiṃ kathetvā puna manussabhāsāya luddaputtaṃ āmantetvā ‘‘samma, tvaṃ kimatthaṃ pāse oḍḍesī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘dhanattha’’nti vutte ‘‘evaṃ sante amhe ādāya nagaraṃ pavisitvā rañño dassehi, bahuṃ te dhanaṃ dāpessāmī’’ti vatvā āha –
来吧,我来教导你,令你也能获得;
这位持国天王将获得你的利益,不会遭遇任何不幸。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ehi taṃ anusikkhāmi, yathā tvamapi lacchase; Lābhaṃ tavāyaṃ dhataraṭṭho, pāpaṃ kiñci na dakkhati.
‘‘Khippamantepuraṃ netvā, rañño dassehi no ubho; Abaddhe pakatibhūte, kāje ubhayato ṭhite.
持国大王,这两位是天鹅之主;
此是天鹅之王,彼是将军。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dhataraṭṭhā mahārāja, haṃsādhipatino ime; Ayañhi rājā haṃsānaṃ, ayaṃ senāpatītaro.
39 人主无疑见到此天鹅王,显示巴利原文
39. ‘‘Asaṃsayaṃ imaṃ disvā, haṃsarājaṃ narādhipo.
Patīto sumano vitto, bahuṃ dassati te dhana’’nti.
在此,“我教导”(anusikkhāmi)即是“我如此教导”之义。“恶”(pāpa)指低劣、邪恶的。“你带我们两位去见国王”(rañño dassehi no ubho)意思是,把我们俩都带去给国王看。菩萨说出这番话,是基于四个原因:为了显示自己智慧的力量,为了彰显朋友之道,为了让猎人获得财富,以及为了让国王安住于戒行。而且,带去之后,你应当这样向国王禀报:‘大王,这两位是出生在持国天王族的天鹅首领,其中这位是王,那位是将军。’他如此教导他。“喜悦”(patīta)等三个词,都是表示欢喜状态的同义词。显示巴利原文
Tattha anusikkhāmīti anusāsāmi. Pāpanti lāmakaṃ. Rañño dassehi no ubhoti amhe ubhopi rañño dassehi. Ayaṃ bodhisattassa paññāpabhāvadassanatthaṃ, attano mittadhammassa āvibhāvanatthaṃ, luddassa dhanalābhatthaṃ, rañño sīlesu patiṭṭhāpanatthañcāti catūhi kāraṇehi evamāha. Dhataraṭṭhāti netvā ca pana rañño evaṃ ācikkheyyāsi, ‘‘mahārāja, ime dhataraṭṭhakule jātā dve haṃsādhipatino, etesu ayaṃ rājā, itaro senāpatī’’ti. Iti naṃ sikkhāpesi. ‘‘Patīto’’tiādīni tīṇipi tuṭṭhākāravevacanāneva.
听了这话,猎人便说:“主人,请不要想去见国王。国王的心意善变,或许会把你们当作赏玩的天鹅,或者让人把你们杀掉。”菩萨说:“朋友,别怕。我曾将那样凶狠残暴、双手沾满血污的猎人,通过说法教化,使他心地变得柔软,拜倒在我脚下。国王们是有福德、有智慧的人,又能分辨善说与恶说。你尽快带我们去见国王吧。”猎人听后说:“既然如此,请你们不要生我的气,我一定照着你们的心意,领你们前去。”说完便将两位都安放在扁担上,带到王宫让国王看见。国王询问时,他便如实禀告。为了说明这件事,世尊说:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vutte luddo, ‘‘sāmi, mā vo rājadassanaṃ rucci, rājāno nāma calacittā, kīḷāhaṃse vā vo kareyyuṃ mārāpeyyuṃ vā’’ti vatvā, ‘‘samma, mā bhāyi, ahaṃ tādisaṃ kakkhaḷaṃ luddaṃ lohitapāṇiṃ dhammakathāya mudukaṃ katvā mama pādesu pātesiṃ, rājāno nāma puññavanto paññavanto ca subhāsitadubbhāsitaññū ca, khippaṃ amhe rañño dassehī’’ti vutte ‘‘tena hi mā mayhaṃ kujjhittha, ahaṃ avassaṃ tumhākaṃ ruciyā nemī’’ti vatvā ubhopi kājaṃ āropetvā rājakulaṃ gantvā rañño dassetvā raññā puṭṭho yathābhūtaṃ ārocesi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
听了他的话,他便照着做了;
迅速来到王宫,将天鹅呈给国王看;
并无捆绑,保持原状,分立于扁担的两端。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, kammunā upapādayi; Khippamantepuraṃ gantvā, rañño haṃse adassayi; Abaddhe pakatibhūte, kāje ubhayato ṭhite.
持国天王,大王,这些是天鹅之王;
这位就是天鹅王,这位是将军。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dhataraṭṭhā mahārāja, haṃsādhipatino ime; Ayañhi rājā haṃsānaṃ, ayaṃ senāpatītaro;
‘‘Kathaṃ panime vihaṅgā, tava hatthattamāgatā; Kathaṃ luddo mahantānaṃ, issare idha ajjhagā.
人主啊,这些罗网已布设于沼泽之中,
无论何处,我皆视为鸟类的生命罗网。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Vihitā santime pāsā, pallalesu janādhipa; Yaṃ yadāyatanaṃ maññe, dijānaṃ pāṇarodhanaṃ.
触碰到那样的罗网,天鹅王便被缚住;
那不受束缚者靠近坐下,对我这样说道:
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tādisaṃ pāsamāsajja, haṃsarājā abajjhatha; Taṃ abaddho upāsino, mamāyaṃ ajjhabhāsatha.
非圣者难以成就无上的境界;
此鸟为报主人恩而精勤,与法相应。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sudukkaraṃ anariyebhi, dahate bhāvamuttamaṃ; Bhatturatthe parakkanto, dhammayutto vihaṅgamo.
‘‘Attanāyaṃ cajitvāna, jīvitaṃ jīvitāraho; Anutthunanto āsīno, bhattu yācittha jīvitaṃ.
‘‘Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, pasādamahamajjhagā; Tato naṃ pāmuciṃ pāsā, anuññāsiṃ sukhena ca.
他因主人获释而欢喜,恭敬尊重主人;
弯脖者说出悦耳的话语:
显示巴利原文 ‘‘So patīto pamuttena, bhattunā bhattugāravo; Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgo, vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇaṃ.
‘‘Evaṃ luddaka nandassu, saha sabbehi ñātibhi; Yathāhamajja nandāmi, muttaṃ disvā dijādhipaṃ.
来吧,我来教导你,令你也能证得;
这是你的利得:持国天王不会让你遭遇任何不幸。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ehi taṃ anusikkhāmi, yathā tvamapi lacchase; Lābhaṃ tavāyaṃ dhataraṭṭho, pāpaṃ kiñci na dakkhati.
‘‘Khippamantepuraṃ netvā, rañño dassehi no ubho; Abaddhe pakatibhūte, kāje ubhayato ṭhite.
“大王,这些乃是持国天鹅的统领们;
因为这位是天鹅之王,那位则是将领。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dhataraṭṭhā mahārāja, haṃsādhipatino ime; Ayañhi rājā haṃsānaṃ, ayaṃ senāpatītaro.
人主见到这位天鹅王,心中无疑——
他欢喜、满意、喜悦,将赐予你许多财富。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Asaṃsayaṃ imaṃ disvā, haṃsarājaṃ narādhipo; Patīto sumano vitto, bahuṃ dassati te dhanaṃ.
‘‘Evametassa vacanā, ānītāme ubho mayā; Ettheva hi ime āsuṃ, ubho anumatā mayā.
‘‘Soyaṃ evaṃ gato pakkhī, dijo paramadhammiko; Mādisassa hi luddassa, janayeyyātha maddavaṃ.
天神啊,我未曾见过这般供品;
人主啊,请看那遍是捕鸟者的村庄。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Upāyanañca te deva, nāññaṃ passāmi edisaṃ; Sabbasākuṇikāgāme, taṃ passa manujādhipā’’ti.
“以业令往生”:他所说的,即以身业完成。“前往”:将天鹅王所坐的轿杆一端抬高,将军所坐的轿杆一端略为放低,抬起二者后,对人群说:“天鹅王与将军来拜见国王,请让开,请让开!”以此驱散人群;众人心中生起柔和,赞叹“从未见过如此荣光辉煌的金色天鹅王”之时,他迅速进入内宫。“展示”:通报国王“天鹅王们前来拜见”,国王欢喜,传令“请进”,便带上来展示。“到手”:即来到手中,意为已得。“大”:问——你这个猎人,怎么得到这些威名远扬、金色持国天鹅的王权或主宰?“于此得此自在”则是另一种读法,意为:你如何获得它们的自在?显示巴利原文
Tattha kammunā upapādayīti yaṃ so avaca, taṃ karonto kāyakammena sampādesi. Gantvāti haṃsarājena nisinnakājakoṭiṃ uccataraṃ, senāpatinā nisinnakājakoṭiṃ thokaṃ nīcaṃ katvā ubhopi te ukkhipitvā ‘‘haṃsarājā ca senāpati ca rājānaṃ passituṃ gacchanti, ussaratha ussarathā’’ti janaṃ ussārento ‘‘evarūpā nāma sobhaggappattā suvaṇṇavaṇṇā haṃsarājāno na diṭṭhapubbā’’ti muduhadayesu manussesu pasaṃsantesu khippamantepuraṃ gantvā. Adassayīti ‘‘haṃsarājāno tumhe daṭṭhuṃ āgatā’’ti rañño ārocāpetvā tena tuṭṭhacittena ‘‘āgacchantū’’ti pakkosāpito abhiharitvā dassesi. Hatthattanti hatthesu āgataṃ, pattanti vuttaṃ hoti. Mahantānanti yasamahantappattānaṃ suvaṇṇavaṇṇānaṃ dhataraṭṭhahaṃsānaṃ issare sāmino kathaṃ tvaṃ luddo hutvā adhigatoti pucchati. ‘‘Issaramidhamajjhagā’’tipi pāṭho, etesaṃ issariyaṃ tvaṃ kathaṃ ajjhagāti attho.
“设置”:即布置、安设。“大王,我认为的任何地方”:凡是我想鸟儿们会聚集、丧命、被杀的地方,我就在那些沼泽中设置了罗网。“如此”:指在那有人声之处,我设置了那样的杀生罗网。“彼”:即被绑在那里的那个。“亲近而坐”:不顾自己的性命,靠近坐下。“与我相关”:指这位将军对我说话,与我交谈。“极难行”:那时,他做了我们这些非圣者极难做到的事。那是什么呢?“他展现最高情操”:即显露、显示、表明他自己最崇高的心意。“他自己的”:属于他自己的。“悲叹”:称赞主人的恩德,请求我放他一条生路。显示巴利原文
Vihitāti yojitā. Yaṃ yadāyatanaṃ maññeti, mahārāja, yaṃ yaṃ samosaraṇaṭṭhānaṃ dijānaṃ pāṇarodhanaṃ jīvitakkhayakaraṃ maññāmi, tattha tattha mayā pallalesu pāsā vihitā. Tādisanti mānusiyasare tathāvidhaṃ pāṇarodhanaṃ mayā vihitaṃ pāsaṃ. Tanti taṃ etaṃ tattha baddhaṃ. Upāsinoti attano jīvitaṃ agaṇetvā upagantvā nisinno. Mamāyanti maṃ ayaṃ senāpati ajjhabhāsatha, mayā saddhiṃ kathesi. Sudukkaranti tasmiṃ khaṇe esa amhādisehi anariyehi sudukkaraṃ akāsi. Kiṃ tanti? Dahate bhāvamuttamaṃ, attano uttamaṃ ajjhāsayaṃ dahati vidahati pakāseti. Attanāyanti attano ayaṃ. Anutthunantoti bhattuguṇe vaṇṇento tassa jīvitaṃ muñcāti maṃ yāci.
「对他的」:指对那样请求的他。「并且安乐」:指我允诺说:“你们可以安乐地到心峰山去,见到亲属僧团。”「即在此地」:意思是,这两只天鹅就在这有人声的地方被我允许前往心峰山。「如是去」:指这样落入敌人手中。「你们应生起柔和」:指你应在自己心中生起慈心。「礼品」:即供品。「在整个捕鸟者村」:指在整个捕鸟者村里,我没有看到其他任何捕鸟者曾为你带来过这样的供品。「请看那个」:指人中统治者啊,请看看这个由我带来的供品。显示巴利原文
Tassāti tassa tathā yācantassa. Sukhena cāti yathāsukhena cittakūṭaṃ gantvā ñātisaṅghaṃ passathāti ca anujāniṃ. Ettheva hīti mayā pana ime dve ettha mānusiyasareyeva cittakūṭagamanāya anumatā ahesuṃ. Evaṃ gatoti evaṃ sattu hatthagato. Janayeyyātha maddavanti attani mettacittaṃ janesi. Upāyananti paṇṇākāraṃ. Sabbasākuṇikāgāmeti sabbasmimpi sākuṇikagāme nāhaṃ aññaṃ tava evarūpaṃ kenaci sākuṇikena ābhatapubbaṃ upāyanaṃ passāmi. Taṃ passāti taṃ mayā ābhataṃ upāyanaṃ passa manujādhipāti.
他便这样站着,讲述善面的德行。于是,国王为天鹅王铺设高贵的座位,为善面铺设金制的跋陀凳。他们于彼处坐定后,国王以金盘供养炒米、蜂蜜、糖浆等。饮食完毕,国王合掌,向大士请法,而后坐于金凳。天鹅王应国王之请,先行款待。为阐明此义,导师(佛陀)说:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ so ṭhitakova sumukhassa guṇaṃ kathesi. Tato rājā haṃsarañño mahārahaṃ āsanaṃ, sumukhassa ca suvaṇṇabhaddapīṭhakaṃ dāpetvā tesaṃ tattha nisinnānaṃ suvaṇṇabhājanehi lājamadhuphāṇitādīni dāpetvā niṭṭhite pānabhojanakicce añjaliṃ paggayha mahāsattaṃ dhammakathaṃ yācitvā suvaṇṇapīṭhake nisīdi. So tena yācito paṭisanthāraṃ tāva akāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
看见国王端坐在那庄严的金座上,
弯颈者对他说道,出语悦耳动听:
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Disvā nisinnaṃ rājānaṃ, pīṭhe sovaṇṇaye subhe; Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgo, vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇaṃ.
‘‘Kacci nu bhoto kusalaṃ, kacci bhoto anāmayaṃ; Kacci raṭṭhamidaṃ phītaṃ, dhammena manusāsasi.
天鹅啊,我实安乐,天鹅啊,我亦安康;
且此国土繁荣,我依法而治民。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kusalañceva me haṃsa, atho haṃsa anāmayaṃ; Atho raṭṭhamidaṃ phītaṃ, dhammena manusāsahaṃ.
‘‘Kacci bhoto amaccesu, doso koci na vijjati; Kacci ca te tavatthesu, nāvakaṅkhanti jīvitaṃ.
‘‘Athopi me amaccesu, doso koci na vijjati; Athopi te mamatthesu, nāvakaṅkhanti jīvitaṃ.
‘‘Kacci te sādisī bhariyā, assavā piyabhāṇinī; Puttarūpayasūpetā, tava chandavasānugā.
同样,我的妻子与我同族,既顺从而又能说亲切的话,
她也具有儿子、美貌与名声,在一切事上都随顺我的意愿与心意。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Atho me sādisī bhariyā, assavā piyabhāṇinī; Puttarūpayasūpetā, mama chandavasānugā’’ti.
其中,“国王”(rājānaṃ)指的是沙嘎喇王。“瓦咖盎伽”(Vakkaṅgo)指的是天鹅王。“依法治理”(dhammena manusāsasi)意为依法教导。“过失”(doso)指罪过、过失。“在你的利益事中”(tavatthesu)意指当你遇到战斗等事务时。“不贪求”(nāvakaṅkhanti)指敞开胸怀、全然舍弃,不贪恋自己的生命;舍掉生命之后,只为你的利益而行事。“同族”(sādisī)指同一种姓。“顺从的”(assavā)指听从言语的。“具有儿子、容貌、名声”(puttarūpayasūpetā)指具有儿子、美貌与声望。“随顺你的欲乐与意旨”(tava chandavasānugā)是问:她是否顺从你的心意、听你的支配,而不是按她自己的意愿行事?显示巴利原文
Tattha rājānanti sāgalarājānaṃ. Vakkaṅgoti haṃsarājā. Dhammena manusāsasīti dhammena anusāsasi. Dosoti aparādho. Tavatthesūti uppannesu tava yuddhādīsu atthesu. Nāvakaṅkhantīti uraṃ datvā pariccajantā kicci attano jīvitaṃ na patthenti, jīvitañca cajitvā tavevatthaṃ karonti. Sādisīti samānajātikā. Assavāti vacanasampaṭicchikā. Puttarūpayasūpetāti puttehi ca rūpena ca yasena ca upetā. Tava chandavasānugāti kacci tava ajjhāsayaṃ tava vasaṃ anuvattati, na attano cittavasena vattatīti pucchati.
菩萨如此亲切地寒暄之后,国王便又与他攀谈起来,说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ bodhisattena paṭisanthāre kate puna rājā tena saddhiṃ kathento āha –
“尊者,您可曾落入大敌之手,”
在第一次危难中,您遭受了巨大的痛苦吗?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Bhavantaṃ kacci nu mahā-sattuhatthattataṃ gato; Dukkhamāpajji vipulaṃ, tasmiṃ paṭhamamāpade.
‘‘Kacci yantāpatitvāna, daṇḍena samapothayi; Evametesaṃ jammānaṃ, pātikaṃ bhavati tāvade.
大王,当这些危难发生时,您依旧安稳;
而我等众,毫发无损,敌亦未能加害。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Khemamāsi mahārāja, evamāpadiyā sati; Na cāyaṃ kiñci rasmāsu, sattūva samapajjatha.
那猎人见我们被缚,稍退却后,先自开口说:
当时,那位贤明的苏穆科便如此回答。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Paccagamittha nesādo, pubbeva ajjhabhāsatha; Tadāyaṃ sumukhoyeva, paṇḍito paccabhāsatha.
‘‘Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, pasādamayamajjhagā; Tato maṃ pāmucī pāsā, anuññāsi sukhena ca.
而此事,正是苏穆科为此目的而思惟的;
我是为这位渴求财富的人,才来到尊前。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Idañca sumukheneva, etadatthāya cintitaṃ; Bhoto sakāsegamanaṃ, etassa dhanamicchatā.
‘‘Svāgatañcevidaṃ bhavataṃ, patīto casmi dassanā; Eso cāpi bahuṃ vittaṃ, labhataṃ yāvadicchatī’’ti.
在这里,‘到达大敌之手’:已落入大敌的手中。‘扑倒’:跑上前去。‘显现’:平常的状态;或者这就是正确的读法。这是说:因为这些卑劣之人,当时正是如此寻常,以棍棒击杀飞鸟,断其性命,从而获得财物的酬劳。‘对我们’:即对于我们。‘如敌’:如同敌人一般。‘返回’:大王,他见到我们,以为‘被捉住了’,便稍稍退缩。‘先前’:即此人最先开口。‘那时’:在那时。‘为此目的’:即为这位尼沙陀之子考量。‘渴望财富者’:因那猎人渴望财富,我们便来到您面前。‘正是善来’:诸位尊者莫要担心,你们的到来实是善来。‘让他得到’:愿他获得。显示巴利原文
Tattha mahāsattuhatthattataṃ gatoti mahantassa sattuno hatthattaṃ gato. Āpatitvānāti upadhāvitvā. Pātikanti pākatikaṃ, ayameva vā pāṭho. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – etesañhi jammānaṃ tāvadeva evaṃ pākatikaṃ hoti, sakuṇe daṇḍena pothetvā jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpento dhanavetanaṃ labhatīti. Kiñci rasmāsūti kiñci amhesu. Sattūvāti sattu viya. Paccagamitthāti, mahārāja, esa amhe disvā baddhāti saññāya thokaṃ osakkittha. Pubbevāti ayameva paṭhamaṃ ajjhabhāsi. Tadāti tasmiṃ kāle. Etadatthāyāti etassa nesādaputtassa atthāya cintitaṃ. Dhanamicchatāti etassa dhanaṃ icchantena tava santikaṃ amhākaṃ āgamanaṃ cintitaṃ. Svāgatañcevidanti mā bhonto cintayantu, bhavataṃ idaṃ idhāgamanaṃ svāgatameva. Labhatanti labhatu.
国王说完这番话,望向一位大臣。大臣问:‘大王,我该做什么?’国王说:‘让这位尼沙陀剃除须发、沐浴涂香,以一切庄严具装饰整齐后带来。’大臣依命照办,将此人带来。国王便赐给他一处年产十万的村庄、一所占据两条街道的大宅、一辆良车,以及众多金银财宝。导师开示此义说:显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā rājā aññataraṃ amaccaṃ oloketvā ‘‘kiṃ karomi devā’’ti vutte ‘‘imaṃ nesādaṃ kappitakesamassuṃ nhātānulittaṃ sabbālaṅkārapaṭimaṇḍitaṃ kāretvā ānehī’’ti vatvā tena tathā katvā ānītassa tassa saṃvacchare saṃvacchare satasahassuṭṭhānakaṃ gāmaṃ, dve vīthiyo gahetvā ṭhitaṃ mahantaṃ gehaṃ, rathavarañca, aññañca bahuṃ hiraññasuvaṇṇaṃ adāsi. Tamatthaṃ āvikaronto satthā āha –
那位人主用财富令尼沙陀满足之后,
便对瓦卡安伽说出悦耳之言。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Santappayitvā nesādaṃ, bhogehi manujādhipo; Ajjhabhāsatha vakkaṅgaṃ, vācaṃ kaṇṇasukhaṃ bhaṇa’’nti.
然后大士为国王说法。国王听了他的法语,心生欢喜,想道:“我要供养说法者。”于是献上白伞,要将王位付嘱于他,说道:显示巴利原文
Atha mahāsatto rañño dhammaṃ desesi. So tassa dhammakathaṃ sutvā tuṭṭhahadayo ‘‘dhammakathikassa sakkāraṃ karissāmī’’ti setacchattaṃ datvā rajjaṃ paṭicchāpento āha –
凡在我自主范围内、依于法而存在的任何事物,
一切处的自在皆属于你们,请随你们的意愿,去行使教令。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ khalu dhammamādhīnaṃ, vaso vattati kiñcanaṃ; Sabbatthissariyaṃ bhavataṃ, pasāsatha yadicchatha.
为了布施,或为了受用,以及其他任何适宜的事情;
我将这些财富赠予你们,并将此自在交付于你们。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dānatthaṃ upabhottuṃ vā, yaṃ caññaṃ upakappati; Etaṃ dadāmi vo vittaṃ, issariyaṃ vissajāmi vo’’ti.
此中,“为我自主之处”即我所掌控、能行主宰之处。“丝毫”是指即使极为微少之物。“一切处自在”意谓一切自在皆归属于你们。“以及其他任何适当之事”是指:或出于对福德的欣求,为行布施;或竖起白伞盖以享王权;乃至其他任何你们所喜好之事,你们皆可施行。我将这些财富,连同白伞盖一并赠予你们;我舍弃所有属于我的自在,将其尽数交付于你们。显示巴利原文
Tattha vaso vattatīti yattha mama vaso vattati. Kiñcananti taṃ appamattakampi. Sabbatthissariyanti sabbaṃ bhavataṃyeva issariyaṃ atthu. Yaṃ caññaṃ upakappatīti puññakāmatāya dānatthaṃ vā chattaṃ ussāpetvā rajjameva upabhottuṃ vā yaṃ vā aññaṃ tumhākaṃ ruccati, taṃ karotha, etaṃ dadāmi vo vittaṃ, saddhiṃyeva setacchattena mama santakaṃ issariyaṃ vissajjāmi voti.
此时,大士将国王所赐的白伞盖又归还于他。国王也思忖道:“我虽已听闻天鹅王的法谈,但猎人之子曾极力赞叹说‘这位苏穆科言语甚为甜美’,我也应当听闻他的法谈。”于是,他便与苏穆科交谈,说出了以下的偈颂:显示巴利原文
Atha mahāsatto raññā dinnaṃ setacchattaṃ puna tasseva adāsi. Rājāpi cintesi – ‘‘haṃsarañño tāva me dhammakathā sutā, luddaputtena pana ‘ayaṃ sumukho mudhurakatho’ti ativiya vaṇṇito, imassapi dhammakathaṃ sossāmī’’ti. So tena saddhiṃ sallapanto anantaraṃ gāthamāha –
若此贤智的苏穆科,
具足智慧,能随心意与我交谈,那将是我最亲爱之事。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yathā ca myāyaṃ sumukho, ajjhabhāseyya paṇḍito; Kāmasā buddhisampanno, taṃ myāssa paramappiya’’nti.
这里,“正如”的意思是:如果。整句话的意思是——如果这位善言、聪慧、具足智慧的苏穆科,能完全随其心意、依其喜好来对我说话,那对我来说将是至为可喜之事。显示巴利原文
Tattha yathāti yadi. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – yadi ca me ayaṃ sumukho paṇḍito buddhisampanno kāmasā attano ruciyā ajjhabhāseyya, taṃ me paramappiyaṃ assāti.
于是,苏穆科说道:显示巴利原文
Tato sumukho āha –
大王啊,我正处在龙王与敌人之间;
我不能回话,那样便会违背我的律仪。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ahaṃ khalu mahārāja, nāgarājārivantaraṃ; Paṭivattuṃ na sakkomi, na me so vinayo siyā.
他既是我们之中的最胜者,您也是最上众生;
身为大地守护者、人主,您因种种因由应受供养。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Amhākañceva so seṭṭho, tvañca uttamasattavo; Bhūmipālo manussindo, pūjā bahūhi hetubhi.
当您二位正在陈述、裁决之时,
人主啊,身为侍者,我不应从中插话。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tesaṃ ubhinnaṃ bhaṇataṃ, vattamāne vinicchaye; Nantaraṃ pativattabbaṃ, pessena manujādhipā’’ti.
在这里,“如龙王腹中”:如同一条钻入箱内的龙王。“我无法回话”:我无法在您二位之间插话。“于我而言,那非律”:如果我那样说了,对我来说便不合于律。“对于我们”:是指那九十六只天鹅。“上等众生”:指上等的众生。“供养”:由于诸多理由,您二位对我而言既是应受供养的,也是应受称赞的。“以侍者”:即那位从事服侍工作的仆人。显示巴利原文
Tattha nāgarājārivantaranti peḷāya abbhantaraṃ paviṭṭho nāgarājā viya. Paṭivattunti tumhākaṃ dvinnaṃ antare vattuṃ na sakkomi. Na me soti sace vadeyyaṃ, na me so vinayo bhaveyya. Amhākañcevāti channavutiyā haṃsasahassānaṃ. Uttamasattavoti uttamasatto. Pūjāti ubho tumhe mayhaṃ bahūhi kāraṇehi pūjārahā ceva pasaṃsārahā ca. Pessenāti veyyāvaccakarena sevakena.
国王听罢,心生欢喜,说道:“这位尼沙陀之子这般称赞你,像你这样能将法义讲得如此甘美的人,恐怕再无第二人了。”随后说道:显示巴利原文
Rājā tassa vacanaṃ sutvā tuṭṭhahadayo ‘‘nesādaputto taṃ vaṇṇeti, na aññena tumhādisena madhuradhammakathikena nāma bhavitabba’’nti vatvā āha –
听说尼沙陀依法而具智慧,那卵生的天鹅也是如此;
确实,未造作善业者,绝不会有如此的理趣。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dhammena kira nesādo, paṇḍito aṇḍajo iti; Naheva akatattassa, nayo etādiso siyā.
如此,他具有最上等的本性;如此,他成为最殊胜的有情。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evaṃ aggapakatimā, evaṃ uttamasattavo; Yāvatatthi mayā diṭṭhā, nāññaṃ passāmi edisaṃ.
我对你们的本性感到欢喜,也对你们甜美的言辞感到欢喜。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tuṭṭhosmi vo pakatiyā, vākyena madhurena ca; Eso cāpi mamacchando, ciraṃ passeyya vo ubho’’ti.
其中,“以法”指依其本性、通过道理。“非所作”指未成就自身、背叛朋友的人。“导”即慧。“上首本性者”指具备最上等本性的人。“殊胜有情啊”是对殊胜众生的称呼。“就我所见范围”指我亲眼所见的范围内。“未见其他”指在我所见的范围内,再没有见到像这样的其他。“我对你们的本然状态满意”,意思是‘贤善的天鹅王啊,我初见你们时,便对本然状态感到欢喜’。“以语言”指‘而现在,我对你们那甘甜的语言感到满意’。“愿长久得见你们”,意思是‘愿你们安住此处,片刻不离,我得以长久见到你们,这便是我的愿望’;他如此说道。显示巴利原文
Tattha dhammenāti sabhāvena kāraṇena. Akatattassāti asampāditaattabhāvassa mittadubbhissa. Nayoti paññā. Aggapakatimāti aggasabhāvo. Uttamasattavoti uttamasatto. Yāvatatthīti yāvatā mayā diṭṭhā nāma atthi. Nāññanti tasmiṃ mayā diṭṭhaṭṭhāne aññaṃ evarūpaṃ na passāmi. Tuṭṭhosmi vo pakatiyāti samma haṃsarāja ahaṃ pakatiyā paṭhamameva tumhākaṃ dassanena tuṭṭho. Vākyenāti idāni pana vo madhuravacanena tuṭṭhosmi. Ciraṃ passeyya voti idheva vasāpetvā muhuttampi avippavāsanto ciraṃ tumhe passeyyanti esa me chandoti vadati.
于是,大有情称赞国王,这样说道:显示巴利原文
Tato mahāsatto rājānaṃ pasaṃsanto āha –
作为至交应尽之责,你已悉为我们完成;
你赐予我们的那份忠诚,我们已确实无疑地获得。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ kiccaṃ parame mitte, katamasmāsu taṃ tayā; Pattā nissaṃsayaṃ tyāmhā, bhattirasmāsu yā tava.
你确是亲族中的大顾问;
众多鸟儿因见不到我们而痛苦。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Aduñca nūna sumahā, ñātisaṅghassa mantaraṃ; Adassanena asmākaṃ, dukkhaṃ bahūsu pakkhisu.
‘‘Tesaṃ sokavighātāya, tayā anumatā mayaṃ; Taṃ padakkhiṇato katvā, ñātiṃ passemurindama.
‘‘Addhāhaṃ vipulaṃ pītiṃ, bhavataṃ vindāmi dassanā; Eso cāpi mahā attho, ñātivissāsanā siyā’’ti.
其中,“katamasmāsūti”意为“于我们之中,何为所作”。“pattā nissaṃsayaṃ tyāmhā”意为“我们无疑已被您获得”。“Bhattirasmāsu yā tava”——您对我们所怀有的那份敬爱,因着这份敬爱,我们对您而言无疑已被获得,并非分离,纵然异处而居,也名为同住者。此句所显明的正是此义。“Aduñca nūna sumahā”意为“这确实极为广大”。“Ñātisaṅghassa mantara”——由于缺少我们二人,我所在的亲属僧伽中便有了空缺、裂缝。“Asmāka”——由于见不到我们俩,在群鸟中生起了苦。“Passemurindama”——征服敌人者,愿得见我们。“Bhavata”——通过见到尊贵的您。“Eso cāpi mahā attho”——这名为亲属僧伽的亲属信赖,也……显示巴利原文
Tattha katamasmāsūti kataṃ amhesu. Pattā nissaṃsayaṃ tyāmhāti mayaṃ nissaṃsayena tayā pattāyeva. Bhattirasmāsu yā tavāti yā tava amhesu bhatti, tāya bhattiyā mayaṃ tayā asaṃsayena pattāyeva, na ca vippayuttā, vippavuṭṭhāpi sahavāsinoyeva nāma mayanti dīpeti. Aduñca nūna sumahāti etañca ekaṃseneva sumahantaṃ. Ñātisaṅghassa mantaranti amhehi dvīhi janehi virahitassa mama ñātisaṅghassa antaraṃ chiddaṃ. Asmākanti amhākaṃ dvinnaṃ adassanena bahūsu pakkhīsu dukkhaṃ uppannaṃ. Passemurindamāti passeyyāma arindama. Bhavatanti bhoto dassanena. Eso cāpi mahā atthoti yā esā ñātisaṅghasaṅkhātā ñātivissāsanā siyā, eso cāpi mahanto atthopi.
如此说已,国王便准许他们离去。大士又向国王讲述了五种恶戒的过患与持戒的功德,教诫说:“应守护此戒,依法治国,以四摄事摄受人民。”说完便前往心峰山。为阐明此事的意义,导师这样说道——显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vutte rājā tesaṃ gamanaṃ anujāni. Mahāsattopi rañño pañcavidhe dussīlye ādīnavaṃ, sīle ca ānisaṃsaṃ kathetvā ‘‘imaṃ sīlaṃ rakkha, dhammena rajjaṃ kārehi, catūhi saṅgahavatthūhi janaṃ saṅgaṇhāhī’’ti ovaditvā cittakūṭaṃ agamāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
‘‘Idaṃ vatvā dhataraṭṭho, haṃsarājā narādhipaṃ; Uttamaṃ javamanvāya, ñātisaṅghaṃ upāgamuṃ.
望见天鹅们——这些最优秀的再生者,无病无灾地归来,
天鹅们发出“kekā”的鸣叫,宏大的声音便随之响起。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Te aroge anuppatte, disvāna parame dije; Kekāti makaruṃ haṃsā, puthusaddo ajāyatha.
他们因主人获释而欢喜,并对主人恭敬爱戴;
卵生者从四方将他围绕,因为他们已得依止。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Te patītā pamuttena, bhattunā bhattugāravā; Samantā parikiriṃsu, aṇḍajā laddhapaccayā’’ti.
在这里,「他们接近(upāgamiṃsu)」的意思是:在曙光出现时,他们享用了炒米、蜂蜜和糖块等,由国王和天后用两把金扇扇着,并以香、花鬘等作了供奉;他们从扇子上下来,右绕国王,飞向空中;国王合掌说:“去吧,主人们!”他们便从狮子窗出去,以最快的速度飞行,到达了亲族们那里。「Param」指“最上的”。「Kekā」指他们依自己的本性,发出“kekā”的叫声。「Bhattugāravā」就是“对主人恭敬”。「Parikiriṃsu」的意思是,因为主人被释放而欢喜,他们从四周围绕着那位主人。「Laddhapaccayā」就是“获得了依止”。显示巴利原文
Tattha upāgamunti aruṇuggamanavelāyameva lājamadhuphāṇitādīni paribhuñjitvā raññā ca deviyā ca dvīhi suvaṇṇatālavaṇṭehi ukkhipitvā gandhamālādīhi katasakkārā tālavaṇṭehi otaritvā rājānaṃ padakkhiṇaṃ katvā vehāsaṃ uppatitvā raññā añjaliṃ paggayha ‘‘gacchatha sāmino’’ti vutte sīhapañjarena nikkhantā uttamena javena gantvā ñātigaṇaṃ upāgamiṃsu. Parameti uttame. Kekāti attano sabhāvena ‘‘kekā’’ti saddamakaṃsu. Bhattugāravāti bhattari sagāravā. Parikiriṃsūti bhattuno muttabhāvena tuṭṭhā taṃ bhattāraṃ samantā parivārayiṃsu. Laddhapaccayāti laddhapatiṭṭhā.
众天鹅如此围绕之后,问道:“大王,你是如何得以解脱的?”大士便讲述了他依靠苏穆科而获释的经过,以及沙嘎喇国王与猎人之子所行之事。听了这番讲述,天鹅群心生欢喜,赞叹道:“愿苏穆科将军、国王以及猎人之子,快乐无忧,寿命长久!”导师为阐明此义,说出了最后的偈颂:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ parivāretvā pana te haṃsā ‘‘kathaṃ muttosi, mahārājā’’ti pucchiṃsu. Mahāsatto sumukhaṃ nissāya muttabhāvaṃ, sāgalarājaluddaputtehi katakammañca kathesi. Taṃ sutvā tuṭṭho haṃsagaṇo ‘‘sumukhasenāpati ca rājā ca luddaputto ca sukhitā niddukkhā ciraṃ jīvantū’’ti thutimakāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā osānagāthamāha –
‘‘Evaṃ mittavataṃ atthā, sabbe honti padakkhiṇā; Haṃsā yathā dhataraṭṭhā, ñātisaṅghaṃ upāgamu’’nti.
其中,“mittavataṃ”是指具足善知识者。“padakkhiṇā”是指成就安乐、伴随增长。“dhataraṭṭhā”是指:天鹅王持国与善面,以及国王和猎人之子——这两方都称为“持国者”,且具足善知识。正如他们归至亲族之中,他们这种称为“归至亲族”的义利便成为吉祥;同样,其他具足善知识的人,他们的义利也都成为吉祥。显示巴利原文
Tattha mittavatanti kalyāṇamittasampannānaṃ. Padakkhiṇāti sukhanipphattino vuḍḍhiyuttā. Dhataraṭṭhāti haṃsarājā sumukho raññā ceva luddaputtena cāti dvīhi evaṃ ubhopi te dhataraṭṭhā kalyāṇamittasampannā yathā ñātisaṅghaṃ upāgamuṃ , ñātisaṅghaupagamanasaṅkhāto nesaṃ attho padakkhiṇo jāto, evaṃ aññesampi mittavataṃ atthā padakkhiṇā hontīti.
世尊开示此法后,说道:“比丘们,并非仅于现在,过去阿难也曾为我舍弃生命。”接着,他将本生故事连接起来:“那时,猎人是车匿,国王是舍利弗,善面是阿难,九万六千只天鹅是佛陀的随众,而天鹅王即是我。”显示巴利原文
Satthā imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ āharitvā ‘‘na bhikkhave idāneva, pubbepānando mamatthāya jīvitaṃ pariccajī’’ti vatvā jātakaṃ samodhānesi ‘‘tadā nesādo channo ahosi, rājā sāriputto , sumukho ānando, channavuti haṃsasahassā buddhaparisā, haṃsarājā pana ahameva ahosi’’nti.
[534] 2.《大天鹅本生注》显示巴利原文
[534] 2. Mahāhaṃsajātakavaṇṇanā
“这些天鹅离去了”这则故事,是世尊住在竹林精舍时,就阿难长老舍命之事而讲述的。所述事缘与前相同,然而在此,世尊引述了一件过去之事作为开示。显示巴利原文
Ete haṃsā pakkamantīti idaṃ satthā veḷuvane viharanto ānandatherassa jīvitapariccāgameva ārabbha kathesi. Vatthu heṭṭhā vuttasadisameva, idha pana satthā atītaṃ āharanto idamāhari.
过去,在波罗奈,有位名叫萨姆亚玛的国王,他的王后名为堪玛。当时,菩萨是九万只天鹅的首领,住于心峰山。一日,堪玛王后在破晓时分做了一个梦:梦见一群金色的天鹅飞来,落于王座之上,以甜美的音声宣说佛法。王后听法听得入迷,连声赞叹,正听得意犹未尽时,天色已明。天鹅说法完毕,便从狮子宫窗飞离。她急忙起身,伸出手喊道:“快抓住那些飞走的天鹅!抓住它们!”就这样惊醒过来。侍女们听到她的喊叫,都微笑着问:“天鹅在哪里呢?”这时她才明白原来是个梦,心中思忖:“我所见的并非虚妄,这世间一定真有金色天鹅。我若对国王说‘我想听闻金色天鹅说法’,他必定会说‘我们从未见过金色天鹅,天鹅说法之事闻所未闻’,从而置之不理。若说这是‘孕期之愿’,他定会想方设法去寻求,如此我的愿望便能实现了。”于是她便佯装生病,向侍女们使了眼色,便躺卧下来。显示巴利原文
Atīte bārāṇasiyaṃ saṃyamassa nāma bārāṇasirañño khemā nāma aggamahesī ahosi. Tadā bodhisatto navutihaṃsasahassaparivuto cittakūṭe vihāsi. Athekadivasaṃ khemā devī paccūsasamaye supinaṃ addasa. Suvaṇṇavaṇṇā haṃsā āgantvā rājapallaṅke nisīditvā madhurassarena dhammakathaṃ kathesuṃ. Deviyā sādhukāraṃ datvā dhammaṃ suṇantiyā dhammassavanena atittāya eva ratti vibhāyi. Haṃsā dhammaṃ kathetvā sīhapañjarena nikkhamitvā agamaṃsu. Sā vegenuṭṭhāya ‘‘palāyamāne haṃse gaṇhatha gaṇhathā’’ti vatvā hatthaṃ pasārentīyeva pabujjhi. Tassā kathaṃ sutvā paricārikāyo ‘‘kuhiṃ haṃsā’’ti thokaṃ avahasiṃsu. Sā tasmiṃ khaṇe supinabhāvaṃ ñatvā cintesi – ‘‘ahaṃ abhūtaṃ na passāmi, addhā imasmiṃ loke suvaṇṇavaṇṇā haṃsā bhavissanti, sace kho pana ‘suvaṇṇahaṃsānaṃ dhammaṃ sotukāmāmhī’ti rājānaṃ vakkhāmi, ‘amhehi suvaṇṇahaṃsā nāma na diṭṭhapubbā, haṃsānañca kathā nāma abhūtāyevā’ti vatvā nirussukko bhavissati, ‘dohaḷo’ti vutte pana yena kenaci upāyena pariyesissati, evaṃ me manoratho samijjhissatī’’ti. Sā gilānālayaṃ dassetvā paricārikānaṃ saññaṃ datvā nipajji.
国王坐在王座上,到了平日见她的时间却不见她,便问:“堪玛王后在哪里?”听闻她病了,就前往她的住处,坐在床榻边,抚着她的背,问道:“你哪里不舒服?”王后答:“大王,别的病痛倒没有,只是我生起了一个胎愿。”国王便说:“那么,王后,请说吧,你想要什么,我即刻为你办来。”王后说:“大王,我想要对着一只坐在撑有白伞的王座上的金色天鹅,以香、花等作供养,为它喝彩,并听它说法。若能如愿便好;若不能,我的性命也就难保了。”国王安慰她道:“倘若人世间有,你定能得到,切勿忧虑。”随后,他从内室出来,与大臣们商议:“诸位,堪玛王后说:‘我若能听闻金色天鹅说法,便可活命;若听闻不到,我便无法存活。’这世间可有金色天鹅?”大臣们回答:“大王,我们既不曾见过,也不曾听说过。”国王问:“那谁能知道呢?”答:“婆罗门们知道,大王。”国王于是召集婆罗门,恭敬地问道:“诸位老师,这世间有金色天鹅吗?”婆罗门说:“有的,大王。据我们传承的经典所载,鱼、螃蟹、龟、鹿、孔雀、天鹅,这六类畜生之中有金色者。其中,持国天王族的天鹅乃是智者,具足智慧。显示巴利原文
Rājā rājāsane nisinno tassā dassanavelāya taṃ adisvā ‘‘kahaṃ, khemā devī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘gilānā’’ti sutvā tassā santikaṃ gantvā sayanekadese nisīditvā piṭṭhiṃ parimajjanto ‘‘kiṃ te aphāsuka’’nti pucchi. ‘‘Deva aññaṃ aphāsukaṃ natthi, dohaḷo pana me uppanno’’ti. Tena hi ‘‘bhaṇa, devi, yaṃ icchasi, taṃ sīghaṃ te upanāmessāmī’’ti. ‘‘Mahārāja, ahamekassa suvaṇṇahaṃsassa samussitasetacchatte rājapallaṅke nisinnassa gandhamālādīhi pūjaṃ katvā sādhukāraṃ dadamānā dhammakathaṃ sotumicchāmi, sace labhāmi, iccetaṃ kusalaṃ, no ce, jīvitaṃ me natthī’’ti. Atha naṃ rājā ‘‘sace manussaloke atthi, labhissasi , mā cintayī’’ti assāsetvā sirigabbhato nikkhamma amaccehi saddhiṃ mantesi – ‘‘ambho, khemā devī, ‘suvaṇṇahaṃsassa dhammakathaṃ sotuṃ labhantī jīvissāmi, alabhantiyā me jīvitaṃ natthī’ti vadati, atthi nu kho suvaṇṇavaṇṇā haṃsā’’ti. ‘‘Deva amhehi neva diṭṭhapubbā na sutapubbā’’ti. ‘‘Ke pana jāneyyu’’nti? ‘‘Brāhmaṇā, devā’’ti. Rājā brāhmaṇe pakkosāpetvā sakkāraṃ katvā pucchi – ‘‘honti nu kho ācariyā suvaṇṇavaṇṇā haṃsā’’ti? ‘‘Āma, mahārāja amhākaṃ mantesumacchā, kakkaṭakā, kacchapā, migā, morā, haṃsāti cha ete tiracchānagatā suvaṇṇavaṇṇā hontīti āgatā, tattha dhataraṭṭhakulahaṃsā nāma paṇḍitā ñāṇasampannā, iti manussehi saddhiṃ satta suvaṇṇavaṇṇā hontī’’ti.
国王听了,满心欢喜,问道:“老师们,持国天王族的天鹅住在何处?”他们答:“不知道,大王。”又问:“那谁能知道呢?”说:“猎人们知道。”国王便命人将国内所有猎人都召集起来,问道:“诸位,金色的持国天王族天鹅住在何处?”这时,有一位猎人说:“陛下,据我们祖辈相传,说是在雪山的心峰山。”国王问:“你知道怎样捕捉它们吗?”答:“不知道,大王。”问:“那谁能知道呢?”答:“婆罗门。”国王随即召来博学的婆罗门,告知心峰山有金色天鹅,问道:“你们知道捕捉它们的方法吗?”婆罗门说:“大王,何必亲自远赴那里去捕捉呢?可以用方法将它们引到城边来捉。”问:“什么方法?”婆罗门说:“大王,在离城不远的北方,约三由旬的地方,挖掘一个长宽各三由旬的安全湖,注满水,种上各类谷物,让水面覆满五色莲花。派一位精明的猎师看守,不许人靠近,并在湖的四角宣告‘此处无畏’。听到这宣告,各种鸟儿就会从十方飞来。那些天鹅也会辗转听闻此湖安全,随后便会前来。那时,便可设置毛套来捕捉它们。”显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā attamano hutvā ‘‘kahaṃ nu kho ācariyā dhataraṭṭhahaṃsā vasantī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘na jānāma, mahārājā’’ti vutte ‘‘atha ke pana jānissantī’’ti vatvā ‘‘luddaputtā’’ti vutte sabbe attano vijite luddake sannipātāpetvā pucchi – ‘‘tātā, suvaṇṇavaṇṇā dhataraṭṭhakulahaṃsā nāma kahaṃ vasantī’’ti? Atheko luddo ‘‘himavante kira, deva, cittakūṭapabbateti no kulaparamparāya kathentī’’ti āha. ‘‘Jānāsi pana nesaṃ gahaṇūpāya’’nti? ‘‘Na jānāmi, devā’’ti. ‘‘Ke pana jānissantī’’ti? Brāhmaṇāti. So brāhmaṇapaṇḍite pakkosāpetvā cittakūṭapabbate suvaṇṇavaṇṇānaṃ haṃsānaṃ atthibhāvaṃ ārocetvā ‘‘jānātha nu kho tesaṃ gahaṇūpāya’’nti pucchi. ‘‘Mahārāja, kiṃ tehi gantvā gahitehi, upāyena te nagarasamīpaṃ ānetvā gahessāmā’’ti. ‘‘Ko pana upāyo’’ti? ‘‘Mahārāja, nagarato avidūre uttarena tigāvutamatte tigāvutappamāṇaṃ khemaṃ nāma saraṃ kārāpetvā udakassa pūretvā nānādhaññāni ropetvā pañcavaṇṇapadumasañchannaṃ kārāpetvā ekaṃ paṇḍitaṃ nesādaṃ paṭicchāpetvā manussānaṃ upagantuṃ adatvā catūsu kaṇṇesu ṭhitehi abhayaṃ ghosāpetha, taṃ sutvā nānāsakuṇā dasa disā otarissanti, tepi haṃsā paramparāya tassa sarassa khemabhāvaṃ sutvā āgacchissanti, atha ne vālapāsehi bandhāpetvā gaṇhāpeyyāthā’’ti.
国王听了,便在他们所说的地点,依所述的方式建造了那个湖。之后,召来一位能干的猎师,赏给他千金,对他说:“从今往后,你就不必再操持自己的生计了,你的妻儿由我来供养。你要不放逸地守护安全湖,劝离众人不要靠近,在四角高声宣告‘此处无畏’。若有鸟儿飞来,便来禀报我。待到金色天鹅来时,你将会得到丰厚的赏赐。”国王一番抚慰后,便将安全湖托付给他看管。此后,猎师便依照国王的吩咐行事。因为他守护安全湖,人们便称他为“安全猎师”。从那以后,各种鸟儿纷纷飞来;而且,由于消息辗转相传“那个湖安全无怖”,各方天鹅也陆续到来。起初是草天鹅先到,它们的叫声引来了淡黄天鹅,淡黄天鹅的叫声引来了砒霜色的天鹅,这群天鹅的叫声又引来了白天鹅,白天鹅的叫声引来了黑天鹅。黑天鹅来到后,安全猎师便禀报国王说:“陛下,五种颜色的天鹅都已来到湖中觅食。既然黑天鹅已至,不出几天,金色天鹅必定会来。请您不必担心,陛下。”显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā tehi vuttapadese vuttappakāraṃ saraṃ kārāpetvā chekaṃ nesādaṃ pakkosāpetvā tassa sahassaṃ dāpetvā ‘‘tvaṃ ito paṭṭhāya attano kammaṃ mā kari, puttadāraṃ te ahaṃ posessāmi, tvaṃ appamatto khemaṃ saraṃ rakkhanto manusse paṭikkamāpetvā catūsu kaṇṇesu abhayaṃ ghosāpetvā āgatāgate sakuṇe mama ācikkheyyāsi, suvaṇṇahaṃsesu āgatesu mahantaṃ sakkāraṃ labhissasī’’ti tamassāsetvā khemaṃ saraṃ paṭicchāpesi. So tato paṭṭhāya raññā vuttanayeneva tattha paṭipajji, ‘‘khemaṃ saraṃ rakkhatī’’ti cassa ‘‘khemanesādo’’tveva nāmaṃ udapādi . Tato paṭṭhāya ca nānappakārā sakuṇā otariṃsu, ‘‘khemaṃ nibbhayaṃ sara’’nti paramparāghosena nānāhaṃsā āgamiṃsu. Paṭhamaṃ tāva tiṇahaṃsā āgamiṃsu, tesaṃ ghosena paṇḍuhaṃsā, tesaṃ ghosena manosilāvaṇṇā haṃsā, tesaṃ ghosena setahaṃsā, tesaṃ ghosena pākahaṃsā āgamiṃsu. Tesu āgatesu khemako rañño ārocesi – ‘‘deva, pañcavaṇṇā haṃsā āgantvā sare gocaraṃ gaṇhanti, pākahaṃsānaṃ āgatattā idāni katipāheneva suvaṇṇahaṃsā āgamissanti, mā cintayittha, devā’’ti.
国王听后,命人在城中击鼓宣告:“其他任何人都不准前往那里。若有人去,将被斩断手脚、抄没家产。”从此,再无人敢靠近。此外,离心峰山不远处有一金洞,那里住着一群黑天鹅,它们也很有力量。它们与持国天王族仅是身体颜色不同。黑天鹅王的女儿却是金色的。黑天鹅王觉得她与持国天王相配,便将她送去作天王足边侍从。她深得天王的喜爱与中意。正因为如此,这两族天鹅便彼此信任亲近了。显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā ‘‘aññena tattha na gantabbaṃ, yo gacchissati, hatthapādachedanañca gharavilopañca pāpuṇissatī’’ti nagara bheriṃ carāpesi. Tato paṭṭhāya tattha koci na gacchati. Cittakūṭassa panāvidūre kañcanaguhāyaṃpākahaṃsā vasanti, tepi mahabbalā. Dhataraṭṭhakulena saddhiṃ tesaṃ sarīravaṇṇova viseso. Pākahaṃsarañño pana dhītā suvaṇṇavaṇṇā ahosi. So taṃ dhataraṭṭhamahissarassa anurūpāti tassa pādaparicārikaṃ katvā pesesi. Sā tassa piyā ahosi manāpā, teneva ca kāraṇena tāni dve haṃsakulāni aññamaññaṃ vissāsikāni jātāni.
一天,菩萨的随从天鹅问黑天鹅:“这些日子你们在哪里觅食?”黑天鹅说:“我们在波罗奈城附近的安全湖觅食。你们又在哪里游历呢?”随从们说了某个地方。黑天鹅便说:“为什么不去安全湖呢?那座湖极其悦意,百鸟云集,五色莲花覆盖湖面,各种谷物、果实丰足,蜂群嗡嗡鸣叫,四角时常宣告无畏之声,无人能靠近,更不用说加害了。那湖就是这般。”随从们听后,去告诉苏穆科:“听说波罗奈附近有这样一座安全无怖的湖,黑天鹅都去那里觅食。请您禀告持国天王,若他允许,我们也想去那里觅食。”苏穆科便向天王禀告。天王心想:“人类向来多诈、心硬且善用方便,这一定大有缘由。那么长的时间里都没有那样的湖,现在突然出现,必定是为了诱捕我们而造的。”于是他对苏穆科说:“你们不要想去那里,那湖并非出于善意而造,纯粹是为了诱捕我们。人类素来多诈、心硬,善用方便。你们只在自己的觅食范围内活动吧。”显示巴利原文
Athekadivasaṃ bodhisattassa parivārahaṃsā pākahaṃse pucchiṃsu – ‘‘tumhe imesu divasesu kahaṃ gocaraṃ gaṇhathā’’ti? ‘‘Mayaṃ bārāṇasito avidūre khemasare gocaraṃ gaṇhāma, tumhe pana kuhiṃ āhiṇḍathā’’ti. ‘‘Asukaṃ nāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘kasmā khemasaraṃ na gacchatha, so hi saro ramaṇīyo nānāsakuṇasamākiṇṇo pañcavaṇṇapadumasañchanno nānādhaññaphalasampanno nānappakārabhamaragaṇanikūjito catūsu kaṇṇesu niccaṃ pavattaabhayaghosano, koci naṃ upasaṅkamituṃ samattho nāma natthi, pageva aññaṃ upaddavaṃ kātuṃ, evarūpo so saro’’ti khemasaraṃ vaṇṇayiṃsu. Te tesaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā ‘‘bārāṇasiyā samīpe kira evarūpo khemo nāma saro atthi, pākahaṃsā tattha gantvā gocaraṃ gaṇhanti, tumhepi dhataraṭṭhamahissarassa ārocetha, sace anujānāti, mayampi tattha gantvā gocaraṃ gaṇheyyāmā’’ti sumukhassa kathesuṃ. Sumukho rañño ārocesi. So cintesi – ‘‘manussā nāma bahumāyā kharamantā upāyakusalā, bhavitabbamettha kāraṇena, ettakaṃ kālaṃ eso saro natthi, idāni amhākaṃ gahaṇatthāya kato bhavissatī’’ti. So sumukhaṃ āha – ‘‘mā vo tattha gamanaṃ ruccatha, na so saro tehi sudhammatāya kato, amhākaṃ gahaṇatthāyeva kato, manussā nāma bahumāyā kharamantā upāyakusalā, tumhe sakeyeva gocare carathā’’ti .
金色天鹅们依然想去安全湖,又第二次、第三次向苏穆科请求。苏穆科便把他们想去的意愿禀告大士。大士心想:“我的亲族不要因我而受苦,既然如此,我们就去吧。”于是大士由九万只天鹅围绕,到那里觅食,作天鹅嬉戏后,返回心峰山。安全猎师在天鹅们觅食离开后,便去向国王报告它们来过。国王满心欢喜,说:“好,安全猎师,你设法捉他个一两只,我一定重重赏你。”付给所需费用后,便派他前往。他到了那里,坐在隐蔽处,观察天鹅们落脚的地方。菩萨们原本少欲,觅食不贪求。大士便从落下之处开始,顺着次序吃稻谷;其余天鹅则这边吃吃,那边吃吃。显示巴利原文
Suvaṇṇahaṃsā ‘‘khemaṃ saraṃ gantukāmamhā’’ti dutiyampi tatiyampi sumukhassa ārocesuṃ. So tesaṃ tattha gantukāmataṃ mahāsattassa ārocesi. Atha mahāsatto ‘‘mama ñātakā maṃ nissāya mā kilamantu, tena hi gacchāmā’’ti navutihaṃsasahassaparivuto tattha gantvā gocaraṃ gahetvā haṃsakīḷaṃ kīḷitvā cittakūṭameva paccāgami. Khemako tesaṃ gocaraṃ caritvā gatakāle gantvā tesaṃ āgatabhāvaṃ rañño ārocesi. Rājā tuṭṭhacitto hutvā, ‘‘samma khemaka, ekaṃ vā dve vā haṃse gaṇhituṃ vāyama, mahantaṃ te yasaṃ dassāmī’’ti vatvā paribbayaṃ datvā taṃ uyyojesi. So tattha gantvā cāṭipañjare nisīditvā haṃsānaṃ caraṇaṭṭhānaṃ vīmaṃsi. Bodhisattā nāma nilloluppacārino honti, tasmā mahāsatto otiṇṇaṭṭhānato paṭṭhāya sapadānaṃ sāliṃ khādanto agamāsi. Sesā ito cito ca khādantā vicariṃsu.
猎人想:“这只天鹅行不贪着,适合捕捉它。”次日,在天鹅们尚未飞落时,他便坐在瓦笼中,去往那处,在不远处用笼子藏好自己,从孔洞中窥视。那时,大士在九万只天鹅的围绕前导下,正落在昨天降落之处,依次坐下啄食稻谷。猎师从笼孔望出去,见其身形容貌极为美丽庄严,心想:“这只天鹅身躯大如车轮之毂,通体金色,颈项有三道红纹围绕:三道从喉间下贯胸前,三道从背部贯穿而过,犹如红毯线上安立的金柱,光辉照耀。它必定是这些天鹅的王。我应当捉住它。”天鹅王也吃了许多草,玩过水戏,在天鹅群的围绕下,返回心峰山。如此接连五日觅食。第六日,堪玛咖用黑马尾毛搓成一股坚韧的大绳,系在竿上做成套索,确定“明天天鹅王将在此处降落”,便将竿套安设于水下。显示巴利原文
Atha luddaputto ‘‘ayaṃ haṃso nilloluppacārī, imaṃ bandhituṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti cintetvā punadivase haṃsesu saraṃ anotiṇṇesuyeva cāṭipañjare nisinno taṃ ṭhānaṃ gantvā avidūre pañjare attānaṃ paṭicchādetvā chiddena olokento acchi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe mahāsatto navutihaṃsasahassapurakkhato hiyyo otiṇṇaṭṭhāneyeva otaritvā odhiyaṃ nisīditvā sāliṃ khādanto pāyāsi. Nesādo pañjarachiddena olokento tassa rūpasobhaggappattaṃ attabhāvaṃ disvā ‘‘ayaṃ haṃso sakaṭanābhippamāṇasarīro suvaṇṇavaṇṇo, tīhi rattarājīhi gīvāyaṃ parikkhitto, tisso rājiyo galena otaritvā urantarena gatā, tisso pacchābhāgena nibbijjhitvā gatā, rattakambalasuttasikkāya ṭhapitakañcanakkhandho viya atirocati, iminā etesaṃ raññā bhavitabbaṃ, imameva gaṇhissāmī’’ti cintesi. Haṃsarājāpi bahuṃ gocaraṃ caritvā jalakīḷaṃ kīḷitvā haṃsagaṇaparivuto cittakūṭameva agamāsi. Iminā niyāmeneva pañca divase gocaraṃ gaṇhi. Chaṭṭhe divase khemako kāḷaassavālamayaṃ daḷhaṃ mahārajjuṃ vaṭṭitvā yaṭṭhiyā pāsaṃ katvā ‘‘sve haṃsarājā imasmiṃ okāse otarissatī’’ti tathato ñatvā antoudake yaṭṭhipāsaṃ oḍḍi.
次日,天鹅王降落时,脚刚落下便踏入了套索。那套索紧紧缚住它的脚,如同铁片在强行勒拽一般。它想:“我要挣断它。”便猛力拉扯。第一次,金色的表皮破裂;第二次,如毛毯般的肌肉破裂;第三次,筋也断裂了。到第四次,它思惟:“再这样脚就会断裂,可作为王者,肢体残缺实在不相称。”于是不再用力,剧痛持续不断。它又想:“若我发出被缚的叫声,亲属们必定惊恐,连食物都不吃,就这样饿着肚子逃走,因体弱而坠入大海。”于是,它忍住剧痛,随着套索移动,佯装仍在啄食稻谷的样子,直到它们尽情觅食之后,在天鹅们嬉戏之时,才大声发出被缚的叫声。天鹅们听到这声音,被死亡怖畏所逼迫,一群群朝心峰山方向,照先前的方式纷纷逃走。显示巴利原文
Punadivase haṃsarājā otaranto pādaṃ pāse pavesantoyeva otari. Athassa pāso pādaṃ ayapaṭṭakena kaḍḍhanto viya ābandhitvā gaṇhi. So ‘‘chindissāmi na’’nti vegaṃ janetvā kaḍḍhitvā pātesi. Paṭhamavāre suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ cammaṃ chijji, dutiyavāre kambalavaṇṇaṃ maṃsaṃ chijji, tatiyavāre nhāru chijji, catutthavāre pana ‘‘pādā chijjeyyuṃ, rañño pana hīnaṅgatā nāma ananucchavikā’’ti na vāyāmaṃ akāsi, balavavedanā ca pavattiṃsu. So cintesi – ‘‘sacāhaṃ baddharavaṃ ravissāmi, ñātakā me ñatrastā hutvā gocaraṃ aggahetvā chātajjhattāva palāyantā dubbalattā samudde patissantī’’ti. So vedanaṃ adhivāsetvā pāsavase vattetvā sāliṃ khādanto viya hutvā tesaṃ yāvadatthaṃ caritvā haṃsakīḷaṃ kīḷanakāle mahantena saddena baddharavaṃ ravi. Taṃ sutvā haṃsā maraṇabhayatajjitā vaggavaggā cittakūṭābhimukhā purimanayeneva pakkamiṃsu.
苏穆科也依前面说过的方法反复思惟、仔细寻察,在三个地方都没有见到大士,心想:“一定是他遭遇了恐怖的灾难。”于是转身飞回,见到大士被套索缚住,浑身沾满鲜血,痛苦衰惫,倒在泥地之上,便说道:“大王,不要害怕!我愿舍弃自己的生命来救您。”说着便降落下来,为安慰大士,坐于泥地上。大士心想:“九万只天鹅中,其他天鹅都弃我逃走了,唯独苏穆科独自回来。待猎人到来时,他究竟是会抛弃我逃跑,还是不逃呢?”为试探他,大士浑身是血,垂挂在套索的竿子上,以偈颂说了三首——显示巴利原文
Sumukhopi heṭṭhā vuttanayeneva cintetvā vicinitvā tīsupi koṭṭhāsesu mahāsattaṃ adisvā ‘‘addhā tassevedaṃ bhayaṃ uppanna’’nti nivattitvā āgato mahāsattaṃ pāsena baddhaṃ lohitamakkhitaṃ dukkhāturaṃ paṅkapiṭṭhe nipannaṃ disvā ‘‘mā bhāyi, mahārāja, ahaṃ mama jīvitaṃ pariccajitvā tumhe mocessāmī’’ti vadanto otaritvā mahāsattaṃ assāsento paṅkapiṭṭhe nisīdi. Mahāsatto ‘‘navutihaṃsasahassesu maṃ chaḍḍetvā palāyantesu ayaṃ sumukho ekakova āgato, kiṃ nu kho luddaputtassa āgatakāle maṃ chaḍḍetvā palāyissati, udāhu no’’ti vīmaṃsanavasena lohitamakkhito pāsayaṭṭhiyaṃ olambantoyeva tisso gāthā abhāsi –
这些天鹅——弯颈者们,被恐惧驱赶,纷纷飞走;
绿皮金身的苏穆科啊,你走吧,就随心所欲地飞走吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ete haṃsā pakkamanti, vakkaṅgā bhayameritā; Harittaca hemavaṇṇa, kāmaṃ sumukha pakkama.
亲族们舍弃了我,使我孤身落入套索的掌控;
他们毫无顾念地离去,为何独你一人留在这里?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ohāya maṃ ñātigaṇā, ekaṃ pāsavasaṃ gataṃ; Anapekkhamānā gacchanti, kiṃ eko avahīyasi.
飞走吧,飞禽中的最胜者,被束缚者没有同伴;
切勿因无苦而懈怠,苏穆科,你尽可离去。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pateva patataṃ seṭṭha, natthi baddhe sahāyatā; Mā anīghāya hāpesi, kāmaṃ sumukha pakkamā’’ti.
其中,“被恐惧驱使(bhayameritā)”:因恐惧而被驱动、惊骇、动摇。第三句中,“harī”和“hema”都是黄金的名称。而他因绿色皮肤而呈金色,故以此称呼。“苏穆科(Sumukhā)”:意为面容美好。“不顾念(Anapekkhamānā)”:你的亲族不看我,成了无所顾恋之人。“飞吧(Pateva)”:即应当飞去。“莫于无苦(Mā anīghāya)”:指离此后应证得的无苦(涅槃),你不可退失精进。显示巴利原文
Tattha bhayameritāti bhayena eritā bhayaṭṭitā bhayacalitā. Tatiyapade ‘‘harī’’tipi ‘‘hema’’ntipi suvaṇṇasseva nāmaṃ. So ca harittacatāya hemavaṇṇo, tena taṃ evaṃ ālapati. Sumukhāti sundaramukha. Anapekkhamānāti tava ñātakā maṃ anolokentā nirālayā hutvā. Patevāti uppatāhiyeva. Mā anīghāyāti ito gantvā pattabbāya nidukkhabhāvāya vīriyaṃ mā hāpesi.
听了这番话,苏穆科心想:“这位天鹅王不知我是他的至友,还以为我是在巧言谄附。我应向他表露深挚的情谊。”于是便诵出四首偈颂——显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sumukho ‘‘ayaṃ haṃsarājā mama piyamittabhāvaṃ na jānāti, anuppiyabhāṇī mittoti maṃ sallakkheti, sinehabhāvamassa dassessāmī’’ti cintetvā catasso gāthā abhāsi –
持国啊,纵使痛苦压垮我,我也绝不抛弃你;
我的生或死,都将与你同在。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nāhaṃ dukkhaparetopi, dhataraṭṭha tuvaṃ jahe; Jīvitaṃ maraṇaṃ vā me, tayā saddhiṃ bhavissati.
‘‘Nāhaṃ dukkhaparetopi, dhataraṭṭha tuvaṃ jahe; Na maṃ anariyasaṃyutte, kamme yojetumarahasi.
我是与你年纪相仿的朋友,也一直安住于你的心中;
我乃闻名遐迩的将军,也是鹅群中最殊胜的上首。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sakumāro sakhātyasmi, sacitte casmi te ṭhito; Ñāto senāpatī tyāhaṃ, haṃsānaṃ pavaruttama.
舍离了你这位飞禽中的至胜者,我离去后又该对他们说什么?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kathaṃ ahaṃ vikattissaṃ, ñātimajjhe ito gato; Taṃ hitvā patataṃ seṭṭha, kiṃ te vakkhāmito gato; Idha pāṇaṃ cajissāmi, nānariyaṃ kattumussahe’’ti.
其中,“我不”是指:大王,即使被身心的痛苦所逼迫,我也不会弃你而去。“与卑贱相关”:指那种背叛朋友、无惭之人才会做的卑劣之事。“行为”:指抛下你而离去的业行。“同龄”:即同龄的幼伴,意思是于同一天结生、同一天破壳而出,并一同长大的幼年同伴。“我是朋友”:我是如同你右眼一般的亲密伙伴。“于自心中”:我安住于你自己的心中,随你而行;你活着我便活着,你不活我亦不活。另有版本作“saṃcitte”,意为“我善住于你心中,安稳而住”。“知名”:在一切天鹅群中都很闻名。“将如何说”:若被问“天鹅王在何处?”时,我该如何说?“我将对他们说什么”:面对那群打听你下落的天鹅,我又能说什么呢。显示巴利原文
Tattha nāhanti ahaṃ, mahārāja, kāyikacetasikena dukkhena phuṭṭhopi taṃ na jahāmi. Anariyasaṃyutteti mittadubbhīhi ahirikehi kattabbatāya anariyabhāvena saṃyutte. Kammeti taṃ jahitvā pakkamanakamme. Sakumāroti samānakumāro, ekadivaseneva paṭisandhiṃ gahetvā ekadivase aṇḍakosaṃ padāletvā ekato vaḍḍhitakumāroti attho. Sakhātyasmīti ahaṃ te dakkhiṇakkhisamo piyasahāyo. Sacitteti tava sake citte ahaṃ ṭhito tava vase vattāmi, tayi jīvante jīvāmi, na jīvante na jīvāmīti attho. ‘‘Saṃcitte’’tipi pāṭho, tava citte ahaṃ saṇṭhito suṭṭhu ṭhitoti attho. Ñātoti sabbahaṃsānaṃ antare paññāto. Vikattissanti ‘‘kuhiṃ haṃsarājā’’ti pucchito ahaṃ kinti kathessāmi. Kiṃ te vakkhāmīti te tava pavattiṃ pucchante haṃsagaṇe kiṃ vakkhāmi.
当苏穆科以四首偈颂作狮子吼时,大士为称扬他的德行,说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ sumukhena catūhi gāthāhi sīhanāde nadite tassa guṇaṃ pakāsento mahāsatto āha –
苏穆科,这即是法,你正安住于圣道;
你正是那位不愿舍弃我这个丈夫与挚友的人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Eso hi dhammo sumukha, yaṃ tvaṃ ariyapathe ṭhito; Yo bhattāraṃ sakhāraṃ maṃ, na pariccattumussahe.
确实,当我注视着你时,恐惧便全然不生起;
你将获得处于如此境界的我的生命。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tañhi me pekkhamānassa, bhayaṃ na tveva jāyati; Adhigacchasi tvaṃ mayhaṃ, evaṃbhūtassa jīvita’’nti.
其中,“这是法”意指古代智者的本性。“丈夫与朋友”是说我是丈夫,也是朋友。“恐惧”指内心的恐惧于我不生起,我犹如立于心峰山天鹅群中的天鹅一般。“我的”是说:你将会使我的生命得以延续。显示巴利原文
Tattha eso dhammoti esa porāṇakapaṇḍitānaṃ sabhāvo. Bhattāraṃ sakhāraṃ manti sāmikañca sahāyañca maṃ. Bhayanti cittutrāso mayhaṃ na jāyati, cittakūṭapabbate haṃsagaṇamajjhe ṭhito viya homi. Mayhanti mama jīvitaṃ tvaṃ labhāpessasi.
正当他们这样交谈时,猎人的儿子站在箭程尽头,看见天鹅分作三群正飞逃而去,心想:“这是怎么回事?”便望向设套之处,看见菩萨悬在套索柱上,心中生起欢喜,牢牢束紧腰带,抄起木槌,如同劫末大火般猛冲过去,脚跟踏过泥泞,抬头朝着飞在前面的天鹅急追。为阐明此义,导师说:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ tesaṃ kathentānaññeva luddaputto sarapariyante ṭhito haṃse tīhi khandhehi palāyante disvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho’’ti pāsaṭṭhānaṃ olokento bodhisattaṃ pāsayaṭṭhiyaṃ olambantaṃ disvā sañjātasomanasso kacchaṃ daḷhaṃ bandhitvā muggaraṃ gahetvā kappuṭṭhānaggi viya avattharamāno paṇhiyā akkantakalale uparisīsena gantvā purato patante vegena upasaṅkami. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
当圣者、行圣行的圣者们这般交谈时;
猎人拿起棍棒,急速而猛烈地冲来。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Iccevaṃ mantayantānaṃ, ariyānaṃ ariyavuttinaṃ; Daṇḍamādāya nesādo, āpatī turito bhusaṃ.
‘‘Tamāpatantaṃ disvāna, sumukho atibrūhayi; Aṭṭhāsi purato rañño, haṃso vissāsayaṃ byathaṃ.
“飞禽中最尊贵者,不要害怕,因为像你这样的确实不会恐惧;
我将运用与法相应、合宜的精勤;
凭借那份精勤,你将迅速从罗网中解脱。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mā bhāyi patataṃ seṭṭha, na hi bhāyanti tādisā; Ahaṃ yogaṃ payuñjissaṃ, yuttaṃ dhammūpasañhitaṃ; Tena pariyāpadānena, khippaṃ pāsā pamokkhasī’’ti.
其中,‘ariyavuttinaṃ’是指那些依圣者行仪而住的人们。‘Bhusa’意为坚固、有力。‘Atibrūhayī’意为:他高声宣说紧接着的偈颂中的‘不要害怕’,音声宏大,响彻四方。‘Aṭṭhāsi’意为:他心想‘若那猎人要攻击国王,我便替他承受’,于是舍命挺身,站到前方。‘Vissāsayaṃ’意为:他以‘不要害怕’这句话安慰惊恐、畏惧的国王。‘Tādisā’指如您这般具足智慧与精进的人。‘Yoga’指智慧与精进的结合。‘Yutta’意为合宜。‘Dhammūpasañhita’意为随顺于法。‘Tena pariyāpadānena’意为:以我所运用的清净精勤。‘Pamokkhasī’意为:你将会解脱。显示巴利原文
Tattha ariyavuttinanti ariyācāre vattamānānaṃ. Bhusanti daḷhaṃ balavaṃ. Atibrūhayīti anantaragāthāya āgataṃ ‘‘mā bhāyī’’ti vacanaṃ vadanto atibrūhesi mahāsaddaṃ nicchāresi. Aṭṭhāsīti sace nesādo rājānaṃ paharissati, ahaṃ pahāraṃ sampaṭicchissāmīti jīvitaṃ pariccajitvā purato aṭṭhāsi. Vissāsayanti vissāsento assāsento. Byathanti byathitaṃ bhītaṃ rājānaṃ ‘‘mā bhāyī’’ti iminā vacanena vissāsento. Tādisāti tumhādisā ñāṇavīriyasampannā. Yoganti ñāṇavīriyayogaṃ. Yuttanti anucchavikaṃ. Dhammūpasañhitanti kāraṇanissitaṃ. Tena pariyāpadānenāti tena mayā payuttena yogena parisuddhena. Pamokkhasīti muccissasi.
苏穆科如此安慰大士后,来到猎人儿子面前,说出甜美的人类话语,问道:“朋友,你叫什么名字?”那人回答:“金色天鹅王,我名叫堪玛咖。”听了这话,苏穆科便说:“朋友堪玛咖,你切莫这样想:‘我所张设的马尾套索,套住的不过是某只普通天鹅。’在九万只天鹅中,最殊胜的持国天王——天鹅王,已被你的套索所缚。他兼具智慧、戒行与正行,常行利益之事,你绝不应杀害他。他应做之事,我愿代为完成。这位是金色,我同样也是金色。我甘愿为他舍弃自己的生命。你若想取他的羽毛,就来取我的羽毛吧;若想取皮、肉、筋、骨中任何一种,尽管从我身上取;若想把他当作玩赏的天鹅,就让我来做这玩赏的天鹅;若想留他活命出售以获取财富,就让我活着任你出售获利。切莫杀害这位具足智慧等功德的天鹅王。因为倘若你杀害他,将无法从地狱等处获得解脱。”这样,苏穆科以地狱等恐怖来吓唬他,让他接受了自己这番甜美话语后,又回到菩萨身边,安慰他,站在一旁。猎人听了他的话后,心中思忖:“这些虽为畜生,却践行了人类也做不到的如此友法。人类尚且无法如此安住于友法。啊!他具足智慧,言语甜蜜,真是依法而行之人。”显示巴利原文
Evaṃ sumukho mahāsattaṃ assāsetvā luddaputtassa santikaṃ gantvā madhuraṃ mānusiṃ vācaṃ nicchārento, ‘‘samma, tvaṃ konāmosī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘suvaṇṇavaṇṇahaṃsarāja, ahaṃ khemako nāmā’’ti vutte, ‘‘samma khemaka, ‘tayā oḍḍitavālapāse yo vā so vā haṃso baddho’ti saññaṃ mā kari, navutiyā haṃsasahassānaṃ pavaro dhataraṭṭhahaṃsarājā te pāse baddho, ñāṇasīlācārasampanno saṅgāhakapakkhe ṭhito, na taṃ māretuṃ yutto, ahaṃ tava iminā kattabbakiccaṃ karissāmi, ayampi suvaṇṇavaṇṇo, ahampi tatheva, ahaṃ etassatthāya attano jīvitaṃ pariccajissāmi, sace tvaṃ etassa pattāni gaṇhitukāmosi, mama pattāni gaṇha, athopi cammamaṃsanhāruaṭṭhīnamaññataraṃ gaṇhitukāmosi, mameva sarīrato gaṇha, atha naṃ kīḷāhaṃsaṃ kātukāmosi, maññeva kara, jīvantameva vikkiṇitvā sace dhanaṃ uppādetukāmosi, maṃ jīvantameva vikkiṇitvā dhanaṃ uppādehi, mā etaṃ ñāṇādiguṇasaṃyuttaṃ haṃsarājānaṃ avadhi, sace hi naṃ vadhissasi, nirayādīhi na muccissasī’’ti taṃ nirayādibhayena santajjetvā attano madhurakathaṃ gaṇhāpetvā puna bodhisattassa santikaṃ gantvā taṃ assāsento aṭṭhāsi. Nesādo tassa kathaṃ sutvā ‘‘ayaṃ tiracchānagato samāno manussehipi kātuṃ asakkuṇeyyaṃ evarūpaṃ mittadhammaṃ karoti, manussāpi evaṃ mittadhamme ṭhātuṃ na sakkonti, aho esa ñāṇasampanno madhurakatho dhammiko’’ti sakalasarīraṃ pītisomanassaparipuṇṇaṃ katvā pahaṭṭhalomo daṇḍaṃ chaḍḍetvā sirasi añjaliṃ patiṭṭhapetvā sūriyaṃ namassanto viya sumukhassa guṇaṃ kittento aṭṭhāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
听闻苏穆科这番善说之语后,
猎人毛发竖立,合掌致敬。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, sumukhassa subhāsitaṃ; Pahaṭṭhalomo nesādo, añjalissa paṇāmayi.
“我从未听闻,也从未亲见,飞禽能说人语,
你口中说着圣语,颈项却弯曲,舍弃了人间的语言。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na me sutaṃ vā diṭṭhaṃ vā, bhāsanto mānusiṃ dijo; Ariyaṃ bruvāno vakkaṅgo, cajanto mānusiṃ giraṃ.
这究竟是一只怎样的鸟?你自身已得解脱,却来亲近还被系缚的我?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kiṃ nu tāyaṃ dijo hoti, mutto baddhaṃ upāsasi; Ohāya sakuṇā yanti, kiṃ eko avahīyasī’’ti.
在这里,“合掌”是指向他呈上合掌,即以“na me”等偈颂来称赞他。其中,“人”指人的语言。“圣”指美好、无过失的。“舍弃”指放弃。此处所要表达的意思是:朋友,你身为鸟,今日却与我说人语,所说无过,且在我眼前亲自放弃了鸟语,这是我亲眼所见;然而,如此奇妙之事,在此之前我从未听说过,也未曾见过。你所亲近的究竟是什么?对你来说,那又是什么?显示巴利原文
Tattha añjalissa paṇāmayīti añjaliṃ assa upanāmayi, ‘‘na me’’ti gāthāyassa thutiṃ karoti. Tattha mānusinti manussavācaṃ. Ariyanti sundaraṃ niddosaṃ. Cajantoti vissajjento. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – samma, tvaṃ dijo samāno ajja mayā saddhiṃ mānusiṃ vācaṃ bhāsanto niddosaṃ bruvāno mānusiṃ giraṃ cajanto paccakkhato diṭṭho, ito pubbe pana idaṃ acchariyaṃ mayā neva sutaṃ na diṭṭhanti. Kiṃ nu tāyanti yaṃ etaṃ tvaṃ upāsasi, kiṃ nu te ayaṃ hoti.
猎人如此请问后,心中欢喜。苏穆科心想:“他已变得柔和,现在为了让他对我更加柔和,我要向他展示我的德行。”于是说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ tuṭṭhacittena nesādena puṭṭho sumukho ‘‘ayaṃ muduko jāto, idānissa bhiyyosomattāya mudubhāvatthaṃ mama guṇaṃ dassesāmī’’ti cintetvā āha –
那位国王,我鸟中的朋友,曾让我担任将军之位;
在那困境中,我实在不忍抛弃这位鸟群之王。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Rājā me so dijāmitta, senāpaccassa kārayiṃ; Tamāpade pariccatuṃ, nussahe vihagādhipaṃ.
他是我大群伙伴的养育者,我不愿他独自遭遇不幸;
确实如此,尼沙陀朋友,这位是我的养育者,我满怀欢喜地亲近他。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mahāgaṇāya bhattā me, mā eko byasanaṃ agā; Tathā taṃ samma nesāda, bhattāyaṃ abhito rame’’ti.
这里,“不企图”(nussahe)是指“我确实无能为力”。“对于大群”(mahāgaṇāya)是指对于那庞大的天鹅群。“不愿他独自”(mā eko)是说:因为有像我这样的侍者在,所以不愿他独自遭遇不幸。“正是如此”(tathā taṃ)——正如我所说的那样,恰是如此。“朋友”(sammā)指同伴。“这位是我的养育者,我欢喜地亲近他”(bhattāyaṃ abhito rame):这一位是我的养育者,我欢喜地亲近他,意思是我乐于随侍在他身旁,从不感到厌倦。显示巴利原文
Tattha nussaheti na samatthomhi. Mahāgaṇāyāti mahato haṃsagaṇassa. Mā ekoti mādise sevake vijjamāne mā ekako byasanaṃ agā. Tathā tanti yathā ahaṃ vadāmi, tatheva taṃ. Sammāti vayassa. Bhattāyaṃ abhito rameti bhattā ayaṃ mama, ahamassa abhito rame santike ramāmi na ukkaṇṭhāmīti.
尼沙陀听了他那依法而说的甜美话语,心生欢喜,毛发竖立,心中思惟:“若我杀害这位具足戒等功德的天鹅王,必定不能从四恶趣中解脱。国王要如何处置我,尽管随他。我愿将此事作为送给苏穆科的赠礼,放他自由。”如此思惟后,他说出如下偈颂:显示巴利原文
Nesādo taṃ tassa dhammanissitaṃ madhurakathaṃ sutvā somanassappatto pahaṭṭhalomo ‘‘sacāhaṃ etaṃ sīlādiguṇasaṃyuttaṃ haṃsarājānaṃ vadhissāmi, catūhi apāyehi na muccissāmi, rājā maṃ yadicchati, taṃ karotu, ahametaṃ sumukhassa dāyaṃ katvā vissajjessāmī’’ti cintetvā gāthamāha –
你行于圣者之道,身形端严,恭敬地接受这施食;
我将你的丈夫舍还给你,你们二人便随心所欲地去吧。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ariyavattasi vakkaṅga, yo piṇḍamapacāyasi; Cajāmi te taṃ bhattāraṃ, gacchathūbho yathāsukha’’nti.
此处,「你行于圣者之道」意为:你具足名为‘护友之法’的圣者行仪。「你恭敬地接受施食」意为:你将得自丈夫的食物恭敬地供奉于将军之位。「你们俩去吧」意为:你们二人且让泪流满面的亲族欢喜起来,随心所欲地去吧。显示巴利原文
Tattha ariyavattasīti mittadhammarakkhaṇasaṅkhātena ācāraariyānaṃ vattena samannāgatosi. Piṇḍamapacāyasīti bhattu santikā laddhaṃ piṇḍaṃ senāpatiṭṭhānaṃ pūjesi. Gacchathūbhoti dvepi janā assumukhe ñātisaṅghe hāsayamānā yathāsukhaṃ gacchathāti.
说完这些话,尼沙陀心怀柔软,靠近菩萨,放低棍棒,让他坐于泥地之上,从套索与棍棒中将他解开,然后将他抬起,移离箭杆,让他坐于嫩绿的草铺之上。接着,他缓缓解开菩萨脚上的套索,对菩萨生起了深切的爱念,以慈心取来清水,洗去血迹,反复为他擦拭。那时,凭借慈心的威力,筋与筋、肉与肉、皮与皮严丝合缝地愈合起来,那只脚恢复如初,与另一只脚无异。菩萨获得安乐,以平常的姿态坐了下来。苏穆科见到国王因他而获安乐,心生喜悦,思惟道:‘此人于我有大恩,而我们对他却无恩可言。若他是为国王或高官而捉我们,把我们带到他们那里,他将获得许多财宝;若为自己捉我们,把我们卖掉,同样会得到财宝。我先问问他吧。’于是,出于报恩之心,他问道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vatvā nesādo muducittena mahāsattaṃ upasaṅkamitvā yaṭṭhiṃ onāmetvā paṅkapiṭṭhe nisīdāpetvā pāsayaṭṭhiyā mocetvā taṃ ukkhipitvā sarato nīharitvā taruṇadabbatiṇapiṭṭhe nisīdāpetvā pāde baddhapāsaṃ saṇikaṃ mocetvā mahāsatte balavasinehaṃ paccupaṭṭhāpetvā mettacittena udakaṃ ādāya lohitaṃ dhovitvā punappunaṃ parimajji, athassa mettānubhāvena sirāya sirā, maṃsena maṃsaṃ, cammena cammaṃ ghaṭitaṃ, pādo pākatiko ahosi, itarena nibbiseso. Bodhisatto sukhappatto hutvā pakatibhāvena nisīdi. Sumukho attānaṃ nissāya rañño sukhitabhāvaṃ disvā sañjātasomanasso cintesi – ‘‘iminā amhākaṃ mahāupakāro kato, amhehi etassa kato upakāro nāma natthi, sace esa rājarājamahāmattānaṃ atthāya amhe gaṇhi, tesaṃ santikaṃ netvā bahuṃ dhanaṃ labhissati, sace attano atthāya gaṇhi, amhe vikkiṇitvā dhanaṃ labhissateva, pucchissāmi tāva na’’nti. Atha naṃ upakāraṃ kātukāmatāya pucchanto āha –
“朋友,若你为己之利,设下套索捕捉天鹅等鸟类;”
“贤友,我们接受你这份无畏的供养。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sace attappayogena, ohito haṃsapakkhinaṃ; Paṭiggaṇhāma te samma, etaṃ abhayadakkhiṇaṃ.
“若非出于自身的利益,设下套索来捕捉天鹅等鸟类;
猎人,你若不自主释放我们,便是犯下偷盗。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘No ce attappayogena, ohito haṃsapakkhinaṃ; Anissaro muñcamamhe, theyyaṃ kayirāsi luddakā’’ti.
其中,“如果”:朋友尼沙陀,假如你为了自己的利益而设下捕捉天鹅及其他鸟类的套索。“非自主”:你若不自主地释放我们,而取走属于派遣你之人的所有物,便是犯下偷盗。显示巴利原文
Tattha saceti, samma nesāda, sace tayā attano payogena attano atthāya haṃsānañceva sesapakkhīnañca pāso ohito. Anissaroti anissaro hutvā amhe muñcanto yenāsi āṇatto, tassasantakaṃ gaṇhanto theyyaṃ kayirāsi.
听闻此言,尼沙陀说道:“我并非为自己利益而捉你们,乃是奉波罗奈国王之命而捉。”接着,他便将前因后果和盘托出——从苏跋达天后梦见天鹅之时起,直到国王听闻天鹅到来,他对堪玛咖说:“朋友堪玛咖,你设法捕捉一两只天鹅吧,我将赐你大荣耀。”说完给予路费,遣他出发。听了这番话,苏穆卡心想:“这位尼沙陀不顾惜自己性命而释放我们,实为难行之事。若我们就此前往支提峰,持国天王的智慧威德便不得彰显,我的友爱之法也无法显现,猎人之子得不到大荣耀,国王不能安住于五戒,天后的愿望亦无法圆满。”于是他思惟:“朋友,既然如此,你便不能释放我们,还是将我们交给国王吧,他会随顺我们的意愿处理。”为阐明此义,而说偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā nesādo ‘‘nāhaṃ tumhe attano atthāya gaṇhiṃ, bārāṇasiraññā pana saṃyamena gaṇhāpitomhī’’ti vatvā deviyā diṭṭhasupinakālato paṭṭhāya yāva raññā tesaṃ āgatabhāvaṃ sutvā, ‘‘samma khemaka, ekaṃ vā dve vā haṃse gaṇhituṃ vāyama, mahantaṃ te yasaṃ dassāmī’’ti vatvā paribbayaṃ datvā uyyojitabhāvo, tāva sabbaṃ pavattiṃ ārocesi. Taṃ sutvā sumukho ‘‘iminā nesādena attano jīvitaṃ agaṇetvā amhe vissajjentena dukkaraṃ kataṃ, sace mayaṃ ito cittakūṭaṃ gamissāma, neva dhataraṭṭharañño paññānubhāvo, na mayhaṃ mittadhammo pākaṭo bhavissati, na luddaputto mahantaṃ yasaṃ lacchati, na rājā pañcasu sīlesu patiṭṭhahissati, na deviyā manoratho matthakaṃ pāpuṇissatī’’ti cintetvā , ‘‘samma, evaṃ sante amhe vissajjetuṃ na labhasi, rañño no dassehi, so amhe yathāruciṃ karissatī’’ti imamatthaṃ pakāsento gāthamāha –
“你既是那位国王的仆人,就尽管带我们去他那里吧;
在那里,那位善于自制的国王,自会酌情处理。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yassa tvaṃ bhatako rañño, kāmaṃ tasseva pāpaya; Tattha saṃyamano rājā, yathābhiññaṃ karissatī’’ti.
此处,“tasseva”意为“把他带到国王那里”。“tattha”意为“在那个国王的宫殿里”。“yathābhiññaṃ”意为“随其意愿,随其喜好”。显示巴利原文
Tattha tassevāti tasseva santikaṃ nehi. Tatthāti tasmiṃ rājanivesane. Yathābhiññanti yathādhippāyaṃ yathāruciṃ.
猎人听罢,说道:“贤者们,请勿欣乐觐见国王。国王实在危险,或会将你们当作玩赏天鹅,或会杀害你们。”于是苏穆科对他说:“猎友,莫为我们担忧。我曾以法语令那般粗暴之人生起柔和心,于国王又何办不到?国王本是智者,能辨识善说与不善说。请速带我等往国王处。带往时,勿用捆绑,而以花笼载之而行。你编花笼时,为持国天王作一大花笼,覆以白莲;为我作一小花笼,覆以红莲。令持国天王居前,我处其后,位稍低。速速携往,令王得见。”猎人闻言,心想:“苏穆科觐见国王后,必为我带来大荣誉。”心生欢喜,即以柔蔓编笼,覆以莲花,依其所说携之而行。为阐明此事,世尊说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā nesādo ‘‘mā vo bhaddante rājadassanaṃ ruccittha, rājāno nāma sappaṭibhayā, kīḷāhaṃse vā vo kareyyuṃ māreyyuṃ vā’’ti āha. Atha naṃ sumukho, ‘‘samma luddaka mā amhākaṃ cintayi, ahaṃ tādisassa kakkhaḷassa dhammakathāya maddavaṃ janesiṃ, rañño kiṃ na janessāmi, rājāno hi paṇḍitā subhāsitadubbhāsitaññu, khippaṃ no rañño santikaṃ nehi, nayanto ca mā bandhanena nayi, pupphapañjare pana nisīdāpetvā nehi, pupphapañjaraṃ karonto dhataraṭṭhassa mahantaṃ setapadumasañchannaṃ, mama khuddakaṃ rattapadumasañchannaṃ katvā dhataraṭṭhaṃ purato, mamaṃ pacchato nīcataraṃ katvā ādāya khippaṃ netvā rañño dassehī’’ti āha. So tassa vacanaṃ sutvā ‘‘sumukho rājānaṃ disvā mama mahantaṃ yasaṃ dātukāmo bhavissatī’’ti sañjātasomanasso mudūhi latāhi pañjare katvā padumehi chādetvā vuttanayeneva te gahetvā agamāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
猎人听了这话,便将那金色与绿肤的两位
用双手一并抱起,放入笼中。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Iccevaṃ vutto nesādo, hemavaṇṇe harittace; Ubho hatthehi saṅgayha, pañjare ajjhavodahi.
‘‘Te pañjaragate pakkhī, ubho bhassaravaṇṇine; Sumukhaṃ dhataraṭṭhañca, luddo ādāya pakkamī’’ti.
此处,“ajjhavodahī”意为放入、安置;“bhassaravaṇṇine”意为具辉耀之色者。显示巴利原文
Tattha ajjhavodahīti odahi ṭhapesi. Bhassaravaṇṇineti pabhāsampannavaṇṇe.
就这样,当猎人带着它们离去时,持国天王想起了他的妻子——波迦鹅王的女儿,便招呼苏穆科,受烦恼所驱使而悲泣。为了说明此事,导师开示:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ luddassa te ādāya pakkamanakāle dhataraṭṭho pākahaṃsarājadhītaraṃ attano bhariyaṃ saritvā sumukhaṃ āmantetvā kilesavasena vilapi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
持国天王被带走时,对苏穆科这样说:
苏穆科啊,我因那美腿庄严的金色妻子,深感恐惧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Harīyamāno dhataraṭṭho, sumukhaṃ etadabravi; Bāḷhaṃ bhāyāmi sumukha, sāmāya lakkhaṇūruyā; Asmākaṃ vadhamaññāya, athattānaṃ vadhissati.
苏穆科啊,波迦鹅王的女儿苏赫玛,肌肤宛如金线般美丽。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pākahaṃsā ca sumukha, suhemā hemasuttacā; Koñcī samuddatīreva, kapaṇā nūna rucchatī’’ti.
于此,“bhāyāmī”意为因畏惧死亡而恐惧。“sāmāya”指如金色的肤色。“lakkhaṇūruyā”指双腿具足庄严相。“vadhamaññāya”指得知杀害后,心中生起“我亲爱的丈夫被杀了”之想,成为有想者。“vadhissati”意为:若亲爱丈夫已死,我活着还有何用?所以她将死去。“pākahaṃsā”指波迦鹅王的女儿。“suhemā”是她的名字。“hemasuttacā”指拥有如黄金般美丽光洁的皮肤。“rucchatī”的意思是:犹如名为鹬鸟的雌鸟,潜入名为咸海的大海,在伴侣死后哀怜悲鸣;同样,她也必定这般悲泣。显示巴利原文
Tattha bhāyāmīti maraṇato bhāyāmi. Sāmāyāti suvaṇṇavaṇṇāya. Lakkhaṇūruyāti lakkhaṇasampannaūruyā. Vacamaññāyāti vadhaṃ jānitvā ‘‘mama piyasāmiko mārito’’ti saññī hutvā. Vadhissatīti kiṃ me piyasāmike mate jīvitenāti marissati. Pākahaṃsāti pākahaṃsarājadhītā. Suhemāti evaṃnāmikā. Hemasuttacāti hemasadisasundaratacā. Rucchatīti yathā loṇisaṅkhātaṃ samuddaṃ otaritvā mate patimhi koñcī sakuṇikā kapaṇā rodati, evaṃ nūna sā rodissatīti.
苏穆科听了这话,心想:“这位天鹅王本应教导他人,现在却因一个女人被烦恼之力驱使而哀哭。就像水已烧开之时,又像从围栏中跳出啃食秧苗之时。我何不凭己力揭示女人的过失,令他醒悟呢?”于是他说道此偈:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sumukho ‘‘ayaṃ haṃsarājā aññe ovadituṃ yutto mātugāmaṃ nissāya kilesavasena vilapati, udakassa ādittakālo viya vatiyā uṭṭhāya kedārakhādanakālo viya ca jāto, yaṃnūnāhaṃ attano balena mātugāmassa dosaṃ pakāsetvā etaṃ saññāpeyya’’nti cintetvā gāthamāha –
如此伟大、世间所敬、不可测量、拥有广大徒众的智者,
却为一个女人而悲伤,这实在不像是智者的作为。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evaṃ mahanto lokassa, appameyyo mahāgaṇī; Ekitthimanusoceyya, nayidaṃ paññavatāmiva.
‘‘Vātova gandhamādeti, ubhayaṃ chekapāpakaṃ; Bālo āmakapakkaṃva, lolo andhova āmisaṃ.
‘‘Avinicchayaññu atthesu, mandova paṭibhāsi maṃ; Kiccākiccaṃ na jānāsi, sampatto kālapariyāyaṃ.
‘‘Aḍḍhummatto udīresi, yo seyyā maññasitthiyo; Bahusādhāraṇā hetā, soṇḍānaṃva surāgharaṃ.
这些是幻术,是阳焰,是忧愁、疾病与灾祸;
她们粗重,是束缚,是死神的罗网,潜藏于洞穴之中;
于诸女人生信赖者,是人中最卑劣者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Māyā cetā marīcī ca, sokā rogā cupaddavā; Kharā ca bandhanā cetā, maccupāsā guhāsayā; Tāsu yo vissase poso, so naresu narādhamo’’ti.
其中,“大”指伟大者。“世间”指天鹅之世间。“不可量”指以功德无法衡量。“有大群者”指拥有大群,是群导师。“一女子”:如您这般尊贵者,若为区区一女子而忧愁,这些忧愁非智者所为;因此,我今日说“您是愚人”,正是以此意趣而说。显示巴利原文
Tattha mahantoti mahanto samāno. Lokassāti haṃsalokassa. Appameyyoti guṇehi pametuṃ asakkuṇeyyo. Mahāgaṇīti mahantena gaṇena samannāgato gaṇasatthā. Ekitthinti yaṃ evarūpo bhavaṃ ekaṃ itthiṃ anusoceyya, idaṃ anusocanaṃ na paññavataṃ iva, tenāhaṃ ajja taṃ bāloti maññāmīti adhippāyenevamāha.
「取」(ādetīti):即执取(gaṇhāti)。「美恶」(chekapāpakaṃ):美好与不美好(sundarāsundaraṃ)。「生熟」(āmakapakkaṃ):生的(āmaka)与熟的(pakka)。「贪味者」(lolo):贪著滋味(rasalolo)。其意如下:大王,正如风吹过莲花等处便带走香气,吹过垃圾堆等处便带走臭气,如此它执取美恶两种气味;又如愚痴的童子坐在芒果树与蒲桃树下,伸手取食落下的生果与熟果;又如贪著滋味的盲人,当食物端上时,无论有蝇或无蝇的肉食,他都取而食之;同样,女人依凭烦恼之力,无论对方富裕或贫穷、出身高贵或卑贱、相貌美丽或丑陋,她们都会去执取、亲近。对于具有如此恶法的女人,您为何哀叹呢,大王?显示巴利原文
Ādetīti gaṇhāti. Chekapāpakanti sundarāsundaraṃ. Āmakapakkati āmakañca pakkañca. Loloti rasalolo. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – mahārāja, yathā nāma vāto padumasarādīni paharitvā sugandhampi saṅkāraṭṭhānādīni paharitvā duggandhampīti ubhayaṃ chekapāpakaṃ gandhaṃ ādiyati, yathā ca bālo kumārako ambajambūnaṃ heṭṭhā nisinno hatthaṃ pasāretvā patitapatitaṃ āmakampi pakkampi phalaṃ gahetvā khādati, yathā ca rasalolo andho bhatte upanīte yaṃkiñci samakkhikampi nimmakkhikampi āmisaṃ ādiyati, evaṃ itthiyo nāma kilesavasena aḍḍhampi duggatampi kulīnampi akulīnampi abhirūpampi virūpampi gaṇhanti bhajanti, tādisānaṃ pāpadhammānaṃ itthīnaṃ kiṃkāraṇā vippalapasi, mahārājāti.
「于诸事」(atthesu):指对于因、非因等事。「愚人」(mando):盲目的愚者。「你出现于我前」(paṭibhāsi maṃ):你显现于我面前。「时节转变」(kālapariyāyaṃ):你已经到了这样的临终时刻,却不知‘此时应做什么,此时不应做什么,此时应说什么,此时不应说什么’,天神啊!「半醉」(aḍḍhummatto):如同半醉者一般。「你发出」(udīresi):犹如饮了酒而未至大醉的人会胡言乱语,你便是那样胡言乱语,此是其义。「殊胜的」(seyyā):最殊胜的、最上等的。显示巴利原文
Atthesūti kāraṇākāraṇesu. Mandoti andhabālo. Paṭibhāsi manti mama upaṭṭhāsi. Kālapariyāyanti evarūpaṃ maraṇakālaṃ patto ‘‘imasmiṃ kāle idaṃ kattabbaṃ, idaṃ nakattabbaṃ, idaṃ vattabbaṃ, idaṃ na vattabba’’nti na jānāsi devāti. Aḍḍhummattoti aḍḍhummattako maññe hutvā. Udīresīti yathā suraṃ pivitvā nātimatto puriso yaṃ vā taṃ vā palapati, evaṃ palapasīti attho. Seyyāti varā uttamā.
大王,在‘幻术’等说法中,这些女人——‘幻术’(māyā):因为具有欺骗的意义,所以称为幻术;‘阳焰’(marīcī):因为具有不可捕捉的意义,所以称为阳焰;‘忧伤’(sokā):因为是忧伤等诸法的缘,所以称为忧伤;‘疾病’(rogā):因为是疾病等诸法的缘,所以称为疾病;‘灾祸’(upaddavā):因为是种种灾祸之故,所以称为灾祸;‘粗硬’(kharā):因为以嗔怒等而内心僵硬,所以称为粗硬。再者,‘系缚’(bandhanā):因为依靠她们而有镣铐等系缚,所以这些女人称为系缚;正是由于安住于身体的洞窟之中,这些女人便称为‘死神’(maccu),大王。此义,亦应依据《中部》经典中‘因欲、以欲为起因、以欲为事由,正是以欲为因,国王们捉住盗贼……’等经文来阐明。显示巴利原文
‘‘Māyā cā’’tiādīsu, deva, itthiyo nāmetā vañcanaṭṭhena māyā, agayhupagaṭṭhena marīcī, sokādīnaṃ paccayattā sokā, rogā, anekappakārā upaddavā, kodhādīhi thaddhabhāveneva kharā. Tā hi nissāya andubandhanādīhi bandhanato bandhanā cetā, itthiyo nāma sarīraguhāsayavaseneva maccu nāma etā, devāti. ‘‘Kāmahetu, kāmanidānaṃ, kāmādhikaraṇaṃ, kāmānameva hetu rājāno coraṃ gahetvā’’ti (ma. ni. 1.168-169) suttenapesa attho dīpetabbo.
于是,持国天王因心系女人,为阐明“你不了解女人的德行,唯有智者才了知此事,她们不应受责备”而说道:显示巴利原文
Tato dhataraṭṭho mātugāme paṭibaddhacittatāya ‘‘tvaṃ mātugāmassa guṇaṃ na jānāsi, paṇḍitā eva etaṃ jānanti, na hetā garahitabbā’’ti dīpento āha –
119 【数目仅为章句编号,非经文内容】显示巴利原文
119.
‘‘Yaṃ vuddhehi upaññātaṃ, ko taṃ ninditumarahati; Mahābhūtitthiyo nāma, lokasmiṃ udapajjisuṃ.
嬉戏安放于她们之中,欢乐也建立于她们之中;
种子在她们之中生长,众生也由此生生不息。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Khiḍḍā paṇihitā tyāsu, rati tyāsu patiṭṭhitā; Bījāni tyāsu rūhanti, yadidaṃ sattā pajāyare; Tāsu ko nibbide poso, pāṇamāsajja pāṇibhi.
‘‘Tvameva nañño sumukha, thīnaṃ atthesu yuñjasi; Tassa tyajja bhaye jāte, bhīte na jāyate mati.
「智者」(paṇḍitā):有智慧的人;「伟大者」(mahantāno):具有伟大品质的人;他们都「致力于」(yuñjanti)那「难以成就的」(duyyuje)的「义」(atthe)——即利益或目标。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sabbo hi saṃsayaṃ patto, bhayaṃ bhīrū titikkhati; Paṇḍitā ca mahantāno, atthe yuñjanti duyyuje.
“为此目的”:为了这个目的。“诸王”:国王们。“寻求”:寻找。“英勇的”:勇敢的人。“谋臣”:谋士。整句意为:为了这个目的,诸王寻求英勇的谋臣。显示巴利原文
‘‘Etadatthāya rājāno, sūramicchanti mantinaṃ;
“那位英勇者”:指那位勇敢的人。“能抵御”:即能防范、抵挡。“灾厄”:灾难厄运。“乃至自身”:甚至包括自己的身体性命。整句意为:那位英勇者能抵御灾厄,甚至不惜自身安危。显示巴利原文
Paṭibāhati yaṃ sūro, āpadaṃ attapariyāyaṃ.
“今日”(ajja)即今天,“愿国王的厨子们”(rañño sūdā)指国王的厨师,“莫在大厨房”(mahānase)指不要在大厨房里,“宰割我们”(vikantiṃsu)意为切割、宰杀我们。整句:惟愿今日,国王的厨子们莫在大厨房里将我等宰割。显示巴利原文
‘‘Mā no ajja vikantiṃsu, rañño sūdā mahānase;
“确实”(tathā hi)是‘的确如此’的意思,“所得的色泽”(vaṇṇo pattānaṃ)指获得的色彩或光彩,“如竹”(veḷuṃ)即如同竹子一般,“结果”(phalaṃ)指结出果实,“却杀害”(vadhi)是却害死了之意,“它自身”(taṃ)指竹子本身。整句:确实,它所获得的色泽光彩,恰如竹子以所结之实,反而害死了自己。显示巴利原文
Tathā hi vaṇṇo pattānaṃ, phalaṃ veḷuṃva taṃ vadhi.
“即使被释放”(muttopi)是即使获得了自由,“他亦不愿飞走”(na icchi uḍḍetuṃ)指他不欲飞离,“自行回到”(upāgami)意为主动返回,“束缚”(bandhaṃ)即是系缚。整句:即使已被释放,他也不愿飞走,反而自行回到了束缚之中。显示巴利原文
‘‘Muttopi na icchi uḍḍetuṃ, sayaṃ bandhaṃ upāgami;
“今日”(sopajja,即 so ajja)指今天,他陷入疑惑(saṃsayaṃ patto)即生起了怀疑,“当把握义理”(atthaṃ gaṇhāhi)意为应执取真实的意义,“莫只执口舌”(mā mukha)即不应仅仅执着于言辞表面。整句:今日他生起疑惑,应当把握真实义理,而不应只执着于言辞表面。显示巴利原文
Sopajja saṃsayaṃ patto, atthaṃ gaṇhāhi mā mukha’’nti.
在此,“yanti”是指被称为“女人”的事物,唯有智慧增上者方能了知,只在智者中彰显,而非愚者。“大种”即是大功德、大利益。“发生”的意思是:于最初劫时,因女性相最先显现,故最先产生。“tyāsu”(于那些女人中):苏穆科啊,身与语的戏乐便投入、安放、建立于那些女人之中,对五欲的乐着也于此建立。“种子”即佛陀、独觉佛、圣弟子、转轮王等之种子,于这些女人中生长。“凡是”指所有这些众生。“pajāyare”显示:一切皆在她们腹中增长。“厌离”即应当厌离。“以命触命”的意思是:即使舍弃自己的生命,以己之命去触犯她们的生命,得到她们之后,谁还会厌离呢?显示巴利原文
Tattha yanti yaṃ mātugāmasaṅkhātaṃ vatthu paññāvuddhehi ñātaṃ, tesameva pākaṭaṃ, na bālānaṃ. Mahābhūtāti mahāguṇā mahānisaṃsā. Udapajjisunti paṭhamakappikakāle itthiliṅgasseva paṭhamaṃ pātubhūtattā paṭhamaṃ nibbattāti attho. Tyāsūti sumukha tāsu itthīsu kāyavacīkhiḍḍā ca paṇihitā ohitā ṭhapitā, kāmaguṇarati ca patiṭṭhitā. Bījānīti buddhapaccekabuddhaariyasāvakacakkavattiādibījāni tāsu ruhanti. Yadidanti ye ete sabbepi sattā. Pajāyareti sabbe tāsaññeva kucchimhi saṃvaddhāti dīpeti. Nibbideti nibbindeyya. Pāṇamāsajja pāṇibhīti attano pāṇehipi tāsaṃ pāṇaṃ āsādetvā attano jīvitaṃ cajantopi tā labhitvā ko nibbindeyyāti attho.
「Nañño」的意思是“不是别人”。朋友苏穆科,我坐在心峰山顶的鹅群中,不见你便问:“苏穆科在何处?”他们答道:“他正抓着女人,在金洞里享受至高的快乐。”由此可见,唯独是你,而非他人,对女人之事如此用心、投入、全力以赴。这便是它的含义。「Tassa tyajjā」的意思是:如今你面临死亡之怖,已被死怖所吓,依我看,正是此一处境,让你对于女人过患生起了锐利的智慧。他是怀着这个意思而这般说的。显示巴利原文
Naññoti na añño, sumukha, mayā cittakūṭatale haṃsagaṇamajjhe nisinnena taṃ adisvā ‘‘kahaṃ nu sumukho’’ti vutte ‘‘esa mātugāmaṃ gahetvā kañcanaguhāyaṃ uttamaratiṃ anubhotī’’ti vadanti, evaṃ tvameva thīnaṃ atthesu yuñjasi yuttapayutto hosi, na aññoti attho. Tassa tyajjāti tassa te ajja maraṇabhaye jāte iminā bhītena maraṇabhayena bhīto maññe, ayaṃ mātugāmassa dosadassane nipuṇā mati jāyateti adhippāyenevamāha.
「Sabbo hī」说的是任何一个人。「陷入疑惧」是指对生命生起了危疑。「畏怯者」意为即使是怯懦之人,也能忍受恐惧。而「伟大者」则是那些有智慧、处于崇高地位的人,他们致力于难成之事,努力、精勤。正是为了鼓励他说“莫怕,要做坚毅之人”,才说了这番话。「灾厄」是指主人所遭遇的灾厄,这位勇士能将其挡回去。正是为此,他们才需要英勇而有谋略的臣子。「自身」是说,他还能做到自我保护。这便是其中的用意所在。显示巴利原文
Sabbo hīti yo hi koci. Saṃsayaṃ pattoti jīvitasaṃsayappatto. Bhīrūti bhīrū hutvāpi bhayaṃ adhivāseti. Mahantānoti ye pana paṇḍitā ca honti mahante ca ṭhāne ṭhitā mahantāno, te duyyuje atthe yuñjanti ghaṭenti vāyamanti, tasmā ‘‘mā bhāyi, dhīro hohī’’ti taṃ ussāhento evamāha. Āpadanti sāmino āgataṃ āpadaṃ esa sūro paṭibāhati, etadatthāya sūraṃ mantinaṃ icchanti. Attapariyāyanti attano parittāṇampi ca kātuṃ sakkotīti adhippāyo.
「切割了」的意思是他们进行了切割。这句话是这样说的:朋友苏穆科,你被我安置在紧邻我的地方,因此,正如今天国王的厨子们为了取肉而没有切割我们一样,你也应当如此作为,因为我们所获得的这般容貌正应如此。「杀了那个」:这个容貌就像依竹而生的果实,反而会伤害竹子自身;同样地,不要让这容貌害了你,也不要让它害了我——他是怀着这个意思而这般说的。显示巴利原文
Vikantiṃsūti chindiṃsu. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – samma sumukha, tvaṃ mayā attano anantare ṭhāne ṭhapito, tasmā yathā ajja rañño sūdā amhe maṃsatthāya na vikantiṃsu, tathā karohi, tādiso hi amhākaṃ pattavaṇṇo. Taṃ vadhīti svāyaṃ vaṇṇo yathā nāma veḷuṃ nissāya jātaṃ phalaṃ veḷumeva vadhati, tathā mā taṃ vadhi, tañca mañca mā vadhīti adhippāyenevamāha.
「即使被释放」意思是:即使与我——猎人的儿子——一同被释放、被放走,它也不肯像往常那样自在地飞回心峰山。「它自己」意思是:它自己想见国王,便自行走进了系缚。由此可见,我们这场恐惧都是因它而起。「他也」意思是:他今天也陷入了生命危险。「把握义利,莫要开口」意思是:现在你就抓住能救我们脱险的方法,为了让我们获救而努力;当说到「犹如风送花香」等时,为了谴责女人,切莫开口说话。显示巴利原文
Muttopīti yathāsukhaṃ cittakūṭapabbataṃ gacchāti evaṃ luddaputtena mayā saddhiṃ mutto vissajjito samānopi uḍḍituṃ na icchi. Sayanti rājānaṃ daṭṭhukāmo hutvā sayameva bandhaṃ upagatoti evamidaṃ amhākaṃ bhayaṃ taṃ nissāya āgataṃ. Sopajjāti sopi ajja jīvitasaṃsayaṃ patto. Atthaṃ gaṇhāhi mā mukhanti idāni amhākaṃ muñcanakāraṇaṃ gaṇha, yathā muccāma, tathā vāyama, ‘‘vātova gandhamādetī’’tiādīni vadanto itthigarahatthāya mukhaṃ mā pasārayi.
如此,大士赞叹了女人,令苏穆科无言以对。察觉到他心中不悦后,为了鼓励他,便说出此偈:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ mahāsatto mātugāmaṃ vaṇṇetvā sumukhaṃ appaṭibhāṇaṃ katvā tassa anattamanabhāvaṃ viditvā idāni naṃ paggaṇhanto gāthamāha –
你当运用那种修行,那与法相应、最恰当的修行;
以你的修习,为我求得生命吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘So taṃ yogaṃ payuñjassu, yuttaṃ dhammūpasaṃhitaṃ; Tava pariyāpadānena, mama pāṇesanaṃ carā’’ti.
在此,“那”(so)是指:善友苏穆科,就是你。“那个修行”(taṃ yogaṃ)是指:你先前曾说“我要运用与法相应的正当修行”,如今你应去运用它。“以你的修习”(Tava pariyāpadānena):即凭你那种清净的修习。也有读作“Pariyodātena”的版本,义为“以保护”——也就是由你所行、属于你的保护,来寻求我的生命。这便是此句的意趣。显示巴利原文
Tattha soti, samma sumukha, so tvaṃ. Taṃ yoganti yaṃ pubbe ‘‘ahaṃ yogaṃ payuñjissaṃ, yuttaṃ dhammūpasaṃhita’’nti avacāsi, taṃ idāni payuñjassu. Tava pariyāpadānenāti tava tena yogena parisuddhena. ‘‘Pariyodātenā’’tipi pāṭho, parittāṇenāti attho, tayā katattā tava santakena parittāṇena mama jīvitapariyesanaṃ carāti adhippāyo.
于是,苏穆科心中思惟:“此人极度畏死,不知我的智慧与力量。待见到国王,略作交谈,我便能明了。现在且先让他安心。”于是说出此偈:显示巴利原文
Atha sumukho ‘‘ayaṃ ativiya maraṇabhayabhīto mama ñāṇabalaṃ na jānāti, rājānaṃ disvā thokaṃ kathaṃ labhitvā jānissāmi, assāsessāmi tāva na’’nti cintetvā gāthamāha –
别怕,飞禽中的最胜者,如您这般,本不该有恐惧;
我将致力于与法相应的修习;
凭借我的修习,你将迅速从罗网解脱。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mā bhāyi patataṃ seṭṭha, na hi bhāyanti tādisā; Ahaṃ yogaṃ payuñjissaṃ, yuttaṃ dhammūpasaṃhitaṃ; Mama pariyāpadānena, khippaṃ pāsā pamokkhasī’’ti.
此处,“罗网”(pāsā)指的即是“苦之罗网”。显示巴利原文
Tattha pāsāti dukkhapāsato.
就这样,当他们以鸟语交谈时,猎人的儿子全然不解其意。他只是挑着那副担子,进了波罗奈城。大众为这件稀有奇妙的事惊叹不已,纷纷合掌跟随在他身后。他来到王宫门前,让人向国王通报了自己的到来。导师为了阐明此义,如此说道:显示巴利原文
Iti tesaṃ sakuṇabhāsāya kathentānaṃ luddaputto na kiñci aññāsi, kevalaṃ pana te kājenādāya bārāṇasiṃ pāvisi. Acchariyabbhutajātena añjalinā mahājanena anuggacchamāno so rājadvāraṃ patvā attano āgatabhāvaṃ rañño ārocāpesi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
「那猎人挑着天鹅担子,来到王宫门前;」
请替我禀报国王:‘持国天王那里来的使者已经到了。’
显示巴利原文 ‘‘So luddo haṃsakājena, rājadvāraṃ upāgami; Paṭivedetha maṃ rañño, dhataraṭṭhāyamāgato’’ti.
此处,“你们禀报”意指:你们就这样替我通报国王,说“堪玛咖来了”。“从持国”意指:你们去通报说“这位持国天王来了”。显示巴利原文
Tattha paṭivedetha manti khemako āgatoti evaṃ maṃ rañño nivedetha. Dhataraṭṭhāyanti ayaṃ dhataraṭṭho āgatoti paṭivedetha.
守门人便前去禀报。国王心生欢喜,说道:“快请他进来。”随后,国王在群臣的簇拥下,坐在撑起白色华盖的宝座上。他见堪玛咖挑着天鹅担子登上大殿,又端详了那只金色的天鹅,便说:“我的心愿圆满了。”于是,国王命令大臣们去办理对这位猎人的应有赏赐。导师为了阐明此事的意义,这样说:显示巴利原文
Dovāriko gantvā paṭivedesi. Rājā sañjātasomanasso ‘‘khippaṃ āgacchatū’’ti vatvā amaccagaṇaparivuto samussitasetacchatte rājapallaṅke nisinno khemakaṃ haṃsakājaṃ ādāya mahātalaṃ abhiruḷhaṃ disvā suvaṇṇavaṇṇe haṃse oloketvā ‘‘sampuṇṇo me manoratho’’ti tassa kattabbakiccaṃ amacce āṇāpesi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
「见到那两位如同福德吉祥化现、具足大丈夫相的双鹅,」
于是,那位善于自制的国王对大臣们说:
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Te disvā puññasaṅkāse, ubho lakkhaṇasammate; Khalu saṃyamano rājā, amacce ajjhabhāsatha.
「给这猎人布匹与饮食,种种嚼食与饮品;」
「令其随心所欲,取用金银。」
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Detha luddassa vatthāni, annaṃ pānañca bhojanaṃ; Kāmaṃkaro hiraññassa, yāvanto esa icchatī’’ti.
其中,「puññasaṅkāse」(福相似者)意指与自己福德相似者。「lakkhaṇasammate」(被认可为相者)指被公认为最胜、广为人知者。「khalu」(确实)是不变化词,此处的「khalu」与前面的「te khalu disvā」(他们见到后,确实……)相呼应。「dethā」(请给与)等语句,是国王表达净信时所说。其中,「kāmaṃkaro hiraññassa」(可随意取用金子)意指:对于那金子,愿他随心所欲去取用。「yāvanto」(随其多少)指随他想要多少,便给予他多少金子。这便是其义。显示巴利原文
Tattha puññasaṅkāseti attano puññasadise. Lakkhaṇasammateti seṭṭhasammate abhiññāte. Khalūti nipāto, tassa ‘‘te khalu disvā’’ti purimapadena sambandho. ‘‘Dethā’’tiādīni rājā pasannākāraṃ karonto āha. Tattha kāmaṃkaro hiraññassāti hiraññaṃ assa kāmakiriyā atthu. Yāvantoti yattakaṃ esa icchati, tattakaṃ hiraññamassa dethāti attho.
在表达了净信之后,他怀着欢喜踊跃,说道:“去,将他盛装打扮后带来。”于是,大臣们将他带下王宫,为他理发修面、沐浴涂香,再以一切饰物装扮整齐后,带给国王看。接着,国王赐予他极大的荣光:年收入达十万的十二座村庄、配有良驹的车乘,以及装潢华丽的大屋。他蒙受极大的荣光后,为了彰显自己的功绩,说道:“陛下,我带回来的并非寻常的天鹅,而是九万只天鹅中的王,名叫持国天王,这位是将军,名叫苏穆科。”然后国王问他:“朋友,你是如何捉到这些天鹅的?”为了说明这件事,导师说道——显示巴利原文
Evaṃ pasannākāraṃ kāretvā pītisomanassāsamussahito ‘‘gacchatha naṃ alaṅkaritvā ānethā’’ti āha. Atha naṃ amaccā rājanivesanā otāretvā kappitakesamassuṃ nhātānulittaṃ sabbālaṅkārapaṭimaṇḍitaṃ katvā rañño dassesuṃ. Athassa rājā saṃvacchare satasahassuṭṭhānake dvādasa gāme ājaññayuttaṃ rathaṃ alaṅkatamahāgehañcāti mahantaṃ yasaṃ dāpesi. So mahantaṃ yasaṃ labhitvā attano kammaṃ pakāsetuṃ ‘‘na te, deva, mayā yo vā so vā haṃso ānīto, ayaṃ pana navutiyā haṃsasahassānaṃ rājā dhataraṭṭho nāma, ayaṃ senāpati sumukho nāmā’’ti āha . Atha naṃ rājā ‘‘kathaṃ te, samma, ete gahitā’’ti pucchi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
迦尸王见到猎人,生起净信,那时说道:
善哉,堪玛咖友,若此池为天鹅遍满而住。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Disvā luddaṃ pasannattaṃ, kāsirājā tadabravi; Yadyāyaṃ samma khemaka, puṇṇā haṃsehi tiṭṭhati.
你手持绳索,是怎样走到那群惹人喜爱、赏心悦目的天鹅中间,去接近那只被亲属团团围住的天鹅的呢?
那只天鹅既不是中间的,也不是最年幼的,而是最顶级的天鹅王——你究竟是怎么把他捉住的呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kathaṃ rucimajjhagataṃ, pāsahattho upāgami; Okiṇṇaṃ ñātisaṅghehi, nimmajjhimaṃ kathaṃ gahī’’ti.
其中,「净信的状态」指内心清净、喜悦的状态。「如果这个」:善哉堪玛咖,如果我的这个池塘正充满九万只天鹅而安住。「如何前往喜好中间者」:既然如此,你手持绳索,是怎样走到那些惹人喜爱、赏心悦目的天鹅中间,去接近那只被亲属们团团围住的「中间者」的呢?「非中间者」:既不是中间那只,也不是最年幼的那只,而是最优秀的天鹅王——你又是怎样手持绳索靠近他,将他捉住的呢?显示巴利原文
Tattha pasannattanti pasannabhāvaṃ somanassappattaṃ. Yadyāyanti, samma khemaka, yadi ayaṃ amhākaṃ pokkharaṇī navutihaṃsasahassehi puṇṇā tiṭṭhati. Kathaṃ rucimajjhagatanti evaṃ sante tvaṃ tesaṃ rucīnaṃ piyadassanānaṃ haṃsānaṃ majjhagataṃ etaṃ ñātisaṅghehi okiṇṇaṃ. Nimmajjhimanti neva majjhimaṃ neva kaniṭṭhaṃ uttamaṃ haṃsarājānaṃ kathaṃ pāsahattho upāgami kathaṃ gaṇhīti.
他便对他说道:显示巴利原文
So tassa kathento āha –
‘‘Ajja me sattamā ratti, adanāni upāsato; Padametassa anvesaṃ, appamatto ghaṭassito.
‘‘Athassa padamaddakkhiṃ, carato adanesanaṃ; Tatthāhaṃ odahiṃ pāsaṃ, evaṃ taṃ dijamaggahi’’nti.
其中,「adanāni」即「ādānāni」(取着),意为捕捉行境之处;或也可直接如此读。「Upāsato」指正在靠近。「Pada」指在行境地上留下的脚印。「Ghaṭassito」指依附瓶笼而住。「Athassa」意为:在那第六天,我见到了这位在寻食处行走者的足迹。「Evaṃ taṃ」便是“如此捉住了那只鸟”,他解说了整个捕捉的方法。显示巴利原文
Tattha adanānīti ādānāni, gocaraggahaṇaṭṭhānānīti attho, ayameva vā pāṭho. Upāsatoti upagacchantassa. Padanti gocarabhūmiyaṃ akkantapadaṃ. Ghaṭassitoti cāṭipañjare nissito hutvā. Athassāti atha chaṭṭhe divase etassa adanesanaṃ carantassa padaṃ addakkhiṃ. Evaṃ tanti evaṃ taṃ dijaṃ aggahinti sabbaṃ gahitopāyaṃ ācikkhi.
国王听后,心想:“此人站在门口禀报时,只禀告了持国天王的到来,如今又说仅捉得一只,这其中是何缘故?”于是说出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā ‘‘ayaṃ dvāre ṭhatvā paṭivedentopi dhataraṭṭhassevāgamanaṃ paṭivedesi, idānipi etaṃ ekameva gaṇhinti vadati, kiṃ nu kho ettha kāraṇa’’nti cintetvā gāthamāha –
“猎人,此处有两只鸟,你却只说一只;
是你的心颠倒错乱,还是你另有所图?”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ludda dve ime sakuṇā, atha ekoti bhāsasi; Cittaṃ nu te vipariyattaṃ, adu kiṃ nu jigīsasī’’ti.
在此,「vipariyattaṃ」指颠倒的。「Adu kiṃ nu jigīsasi」(还是你想得到什么)的意思是:还是你想要得到什么?这是在问:你是不是想把另一只鸟抓来送给别人?显示巴利原文
Tattha vipariyattanti vipallatthaṃ. Adu kiṃ nu jigīsasīti udāhu kiṃ nu cintesi, kiṃ itaraṃ gahetvā aññassa dātukāmo hutvā cintesīti pucchati.
于是猎人表明道:“天神啊,我的心并没有颠倒,我也不是想把另一只鸟送给别人;只是,被我设下的绳索套住的,就只有那一只。”显示巴利原文
Tato luddo ‘‘na me, deva, cittaṃ vipallatthaṃ, nāpi ahaṃ itaraṃ aññassa dātukāmo, apica kho pana mayā ohite pāse ekova baddho’’ti āvi karonto āha –
‘‘Yassa lohitakā tālā, tapanīyanibhā subhā; Uraṃ saṃhacca tiṭṭhanti, so me bandhaṃ upāgami.
这只辉耀的鸟儿,自身虽未被缚,却来到了被缚的病者身旁。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Athāyaṃ bhassaro pakkhī, abaddho baddhamāturaṃ; Ariyaṃ bruvāno aṭṭhāsi, cajanto mānusiṃ gira’’nti.
其中,「lohitakā」意为红色,「lātā」意为条纹,「uraṃ saṃhaccā」意为触击胸部。整句的意思是:大王,若有鹅具足三条如同赤金般的红色条纹,环绕颈项、触于胸前而立,那便是唯一进入我陷阱而被缚的鹅。「bhassaro」意为完全清净、光辉具足,「āturaṃ」意为患病、痛苦,「aṭṭhāsi」意为站立。显示巴利原文
Tattha lohitakāti rattavaṇṇā. Lātāti rājiyo. Uraṃ saṃhaccāti uraṃ āhacca. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – mahārāja, yassetā rattasuvaṇṇasappaṭibhāgā tisso lohitakā rājiyo gīvaṃ parikkhipitvā uraṃ āhacca tiṭṭhanti, so ekova mama pāse bandhaṃ upāgatoti. Bhassaroti parisuddho pabhāsampanno. Āturanti gilānaṃ dukkhitaṃ aṭṭhāsīti.
后来,苏穆科得知持国天王被缚,便转身返回,前去安慰他;待我来时,他又出迎,就在空中与我殷切寒暄,随后用人间的话语赞说持国天王的功德,站在那里,令我的心变得柔和;之后,他又站到了持国天王的面前。那时,陛下,我听了苏穆科的善言,心中生起净信与欢喜,便释放了持国天王。就这样,持国天王得以从陷阱中解脱。我带着这些天鹅来到这里,这一切也全都是苏穆科所成就的。他这样讲述了苏穆科的功德。国王听后,便渴望听苏穆科说法。正当众人向猎人之子表达敬意时,日落西山,灯已点亮,众多刹帝利等大众聚集一堂,差摩妃也带着各种歌舞伎眷属,坐在大王的右侧。这时,国王为使苏穆科开口说话,便诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Atha dhataraṭṭhassa baddhabhāvaṃ ñatvā nivattitvā etaṃ samassāsetvā mamāgamanakāle ca paccuggamanaṃ katvā ākāseyeva mayā saddhiṃ madhurapaṭisanthāraṃ katvā manussabhāsāya dhataraṭṭhassa guṇaṃ kathento aṭṭhāsi, mama hadayaṃ mudukaṃ katvā puna etasseva purato aṭṭhāsi. Athāhaṃ, deva, sumukhassa subhāsitaṃ sutvā pasannacitto dhataraṭṭhaṃ vissajjesiṃ, iti dhataraṭṭhassa pāsato mokkho, ime haṃse ādāya mama idhāgamanañca sumukheneva katanti. Evaṃ so sumukhassa guṇakathaṃ kathesi. Taṃ sutvā rājā sumukhassa dhammakathaṃ sotukāmo ahosi. Luddaputtassa sakkāraṃ karontasseva sūriyo atthaṅgato, dīpā pajjalitā, bahū khattiyādayo sannipatitā, khemā devīpi vividhanāṭakaparivārā rañño dakkhiṇapasse nisīdi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe rājā sumukhaṃ kathāpetukāmo gāthamāha –
“那么现在,苏穆科,你为何合拢着下颚,默然站立?”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Atha kiṃ dāni sumukha, hanuṃ saṃhacca tiṭṭhasi; Adu me parisaṃ patto, bhayā bhīto na bhāsasī’’ti.
句中,「hanuṃ saṃhaccā」:听说你本是言辞甘美之人,为何如今却掩口默立?「adū」意为“莫非”。「bhayā bhīto」指因畏惧大众而害怕。显示巴利原文
Tattha hanuṃ saṃhaccāti madhurakatho kira tvaṃ, atha kasmā idāni mukhaṃ pidhāya tiṭṭhasi. Adūti kacci. Bhayā bhītoti parisasārajjabhayena bhīto hutvā.
苏穆科听了这话,为显示内心无畏,诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sumukho abhītabhāvaṃ dassento gāthamāha –
“迦尸主,我并非因为进入你的集会而心生畏惧;
我也不是出于恐惧而沉默不语;而是在这样的境地下,所说的话应当具有义理。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nāhaṃ kāsipati bhīto, ogayha parisaṃ tava; Nāhaṃ bhayā na bhāsissaṃ, vākyaṃ atthasmiṃ tādise’’ti.
其中,“像那样”的意思是:我正坐在这里,等待说话的时机,以便在类似那样的意义生起时,能够说出话语。显示巴利原文
Tattha tādiseti apica kho pana tathārūpe atthe uppanne vākyaṃ bhāsissāmīti vacanokāsaṃ olokento nisinnomhīti attho.
国王听了这话,想让他把话继续谈下去,便打趣地说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā tassa kathaṃ vaḍḍhetukāmatāya parihāsaṃ karonto āha –
我不见你的护卫队,不见战车,也不见步兵;
不见皮革盾、藤盾,亦不见披甲的弓箭手。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na te abhisaraṃ passe, na rathe napi pattike; Nāssa cammaṃva kīṭaṃ vā, vammite ca dhanuggahe.
我看不见黄金与钱财,亦不见建造完善的城;
看不见壕沟环绕的险峻堡垒,以及坚固的城楼与城门;
苏穆科,你进入了其中,在应当畏惧之处却毫无畏惧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na hiraññaṃ suvaṇṇaṃ vā, nagaraṃ vā sumāpitaṃ; Okiṇṇaparikhaṃ duggaṃ, daḷhamaṭṭālakoṭṭhakaṃ; Yattha paviṭṭho sumukha, bhāyitabbaṃ na bhāyasī’’ti.
这里的“护卫众”,指为守护而环绕站立、手持武器的随从,你身边我并不见有这样的人。“不见他的”中的“他的”,仅是语助词。“皮革”指防箭的皮甲。“罐盘”指罐、盘等器物,这正显示你身边也无手持罐盘之人。“披甲者”指穿戴皮甲的人。“不见黄金”等:你倚仗它便不畏惧的黄金,我亦不见。显示巴利原文
Tattha abhisaranti rakkhaṇatthāya parivāretvā ṭhitaṃ āvudhahatthaṃ parisaṃ te na passāmi. Nāssāti ettha assāti nipātamattaṃ. Cammanti saraparittāṇacammaṃ. Kīṭanti kīṭaṃ cāṭikapālādi vuccati. Cāṭikapālahatthāpi te santike natthīti dīpeti. Vammiteti cammasannaddhe. Na hiraññanti yaṃ nissāya na bhāyasi, taṃ hiraññampi te na passāmi.
国王这样问道:“你无所畏惧的原因是什么?”苏穆科便说明缘由,说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ raññā ‘‘kiṃ te abhāyanakāraṇa’’nti vutte taṃ kathento āha –
我不需要护卫,也不需要城池,更不需要钱财;
我们行于非道,以无路为路,我们是虚空中的行者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na me abhisarenattho, nagarena dhanena vā; Apathena pathaṃ yāma, antalikkhecarā mayaṃ.
我们是您曾听说的智者,善于思惟义理;
若他立足于真实,我们便说有意义的话。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sutā ca paṇḍitā tyamhā, nipuṇā catthacintakā; Bhāsematthavatiṃ vācaṃ, sacce cassa patiṭṭhito.
‘‘Kiñca tuyhaṃ asaccassa, anariyassa karissati; Musāvādissa luddassa, bhaṇitampi subhāsita’’nti.
在这里,“abhisarena”是指“带着护卫的眷属”。“attho”意为“因此于我无所需”。为什么?因为“apathena”即“以非道而行”:为你们这类人,把非道当作道路来走,我们可是行于虚空者。所谓“Paṇḍitā tyamhā”,“paṇḍitā”即“智者”,也就是“我等被您听闻是智者”;正是因此,据说您为了想从我们这里听闻法,便抓住了我们。“Sacce cassa”:如果那时您立足于真实,我们就会说出与义相应的话语。“Asaccassa”:对于不真实的人,也就是妄语者,您已成为不真实、说谎之人。您所说出的话即使听似善妙,又能起什么作用?就像在糖中掺进碱,或者把旃檀香投进粪便,您的话毫无意义。显示巴利原文
Tattha abhisarenāti ārakkhaparivārena. Atthoti etena mama kiccaṃ natthi. Kasmā? Yasmā apathena tumhādisānaṃ amaggena pathaṃ māpetvā yāma, ākāsacārino mayanti. Paṇḍitā tyamhāti paṇḍitāti tayā sutāmhā, teneva kāraṇena amhākaṃ santikā dhammaṃ sotukāmo kira no gāhāpesi. Sacce cassāti sace pana tvaṃ sacce patiṭṭhito assa, atthavatiṃ kāraṇanissitaṃ vācaṃ bhāseyyāma. Asaccassāti vacīsaccarahitassa tava subhāsitaṃ muṇḍassa dantasūci viya kiṃ karissati.
国王听到这话,便问:“为何说我是妄语者、卑贱者?我曾做过什么?”于是苏穆科应道:“既然如此,大王,请听我说。”接着说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā ‘‘kasmā maṃ musāvādī anariyoti vadasi, kiṃ mayā kata’’nti āha. Atha naṃ sumukho ‘‘tena hi, mahārāja, suṇāhī’’ti vatvā āha –
“你依诸婆罗门所言,建造了这安稳之处;
并且你向十方宣告了‘无畏’(令众生无所畏惧)。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ brāhmaṇānaṃ vacanā, imaṃ khemamakārayi; Abhayañca tayā ghuṭṭhaṃ, imāyo dasadhā disā.
进入你的池塘,池水清澈洁净;
那里食物丰足,且对鸟儿毫无伤害。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ogayha te pokkharaṇiṃ, vippasannodakaṃ suciṃ; Pahūtaṃ cādanaṃ tattha, ahiṃsā cettha pakkhinaṃ.
‘‘Idaṃ sutvāna nigghosaṃ, āgatamha tavantike; Te te baddhasma pāsena, etaṃ te bhāsitaṃ musā.
以妄语为先,以及邪恶的贪欲,
他超越了天界与人界二者的结生,生于苦处地狱。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Musāvādaṃ purakkhatvā, icchālobhañca pāpakaṃ; Ubhosandhimatikkamma, asātaṃ upapajjatī’’ti.
其中,「tanti」:即你。「安稳」:指名为安稳的池塘。「宣告」:指站在四角宣告。「十方」:即在此十方之中,你宣告了无畏。「从入池……来」:指从进入池塘而来诸人之处。「丰富之食」:即丰富的食物,也就是大量的红莲花、良米等。「听闻此」:指听闻了那些入池而来之人所说的无畏宣告后。「在你这里」:即在你处、你所作之池,我们来到你这里。「他们」:我们这些为你网缚之人。「置于前」:即奉为最上。「欲贪」:指名为贪欲的恶贪。「二者之结生」:即天界与人界之结生。奉其置于前而行之人,便超越了善趣之结生,生于苦处地狱。显示巴利原文
Tattha tanti tvaṃ. Khemanti evaṃnāmikaṃ pokkharaṇiṃ. Ghuṭṭhanti catūsu kaṇṇesu ṭhatvā ghosāpitaṃ. Dasadhāti imāsu dasadhā ṭhitāsu disāsu tayā abhayaṃ ghuṭṭhaṃ. Ogayhāti ogāhetvā āgatānaṃ santikā. Pahūtaṃ cādananti pahūtañca padumapupphasāliādikaṃ adanaṃ. Idaṃ sutvānāti tesaṃ taṃ pokkharaṇiṃ ogāhetvā āgatānaṃ santikā idaṃ abhayaṃ sutvā tavantike tava samīpe tayā kāritapokkharaṇiṃ āgatāmhāti attho. Te teti te mayaṃ tava pāsena baddhā. Purakkhatvāti purato katvā . Icchālobhanti icchāsaṅkhātaṃ pāpakaṃ lobhaṃ. Ubhosandhinti ubhayaṃ devaloke ca manussaloke ca paṭisandhiṃ ime pāpadhamme purato katvā caranto puggalo sugatipaṭisandhiṃ atikkamitvā asātaṃ nirayaṃ upapajjatīti.
他正是如此,就在大众之中令国王生起惭愧。于是,国王向他阐明道:“苏穆科,我并非想要杀掉你们、食你们的肉才令人捉拿你们,而是因为听闻你们具足智慧,欲听闻善说才令人捉拿的。”为了说明此事,国王说道——显示巴利原文
Evaṃ parisamajjheyeva rājānaṃ lajjāpesi. Atha naṃ rājā ‘‘nāhaṃ, sumukha, tumhe māretvā maṃsaṃ khāditukāmo gaṇhāpesiṃ, paṇḍitabhāvaṃ pana vo sutvā subhāsitaṃ sotukāmo gaṇhāpesi’’nti pakāsento āha –
苏穆科啊,我们并未犯下任何过错,也并非因贪心而将你们带至此地;
只因我等听闻:你们是智者,是善于深究义理的思惟者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nāparajjhāma sumukha, napi lobhāva maggahiṃ; Sutā ca paṇḍitātyattha, nipuṇā atthacintakā.
‘‘Appevatthavatiṃ vācaṃ, byāhareyyuṃ idhāgatā; Tathā taṃ samma nesādo, vutto sumukha maggahī’’ti.
这里的“我们没有犯错”,意思是:杀生者才算犯错,而我们并非来杀生的。“因贪心才来抓”,意思是:我并非因想吃肉、起了贪欲而把你们抓来。“被称为智者”,意思是:曾经听闻你们是智者(paṇḍitā)。“义理思考者”,意指能洞察那些隐蔽义理的人。“有意义”,指有凭有据的话。“因此”,即由于这个缘故。“说的话”,即被我这样说了之后。“苏穆科,抓住了”:“苏穆科”是呼格,句中的ma字只是连接词。“抓住了”,指为了请你们说法,所以将你们带来了。显示巴利原文
Tattha nāparajjhāmāti mārento aparajjhati nāma, mayaṃ na mārema. Lobhāva maggahinti maṃsaṃ khāditukāmo hutvā lobhāva tumhe nāhaṃ aggahiṃ. Paṇḍitātyatthāti paṇḍitāti sutā attha. Atthacintakāti paṭicchannānaṃ atthānaṃ cintakā. Atthavatinti kāraṇanissitaṃ. Tathāti tena kāraṇena. Vuttoti mayā vutto hutvā. Sumukha, maggahīti, sumukhāti ālapati, ma-kāro padasandhikaro. Aggahīti dhammaṃ desetuṃ tumhe gaṇhi.
听了这话,苏穆科说:“大王,您渴望听闻善说,却做了不合宜的事。”接着便说了以下的话:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sumukho ‘‘subhāsitaṃ sotukāmena ayuttaṃ te kataṃ, mahārājā’’ti vatvā āha –
迦尸主啊,当生命濒临尽头,我们并不畏惧;
时至命终,我们方说出饶益之语。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Neva bhītā kāsipati, upanītasmiṃ jīvite; Bhāsematthavatiṃ vācaṃ, sampattā kālapariyāyaṃ.
若有人用鹿来捕杀鹿,或用鸟来捕杀鸟;
或用名闻来猎取名闻,还有什么比这更卑劣?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo migena migaṃ hanti, pakkhiṃ vā pana pakkhinā; Sutena vā sutaṃ kiṇyā, kiṃ anariyataraṃ tato.
若人口称圣语,却耽著非圣法;
他毁坏二世间:此世与来世。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo cāriyarudaṃ bhāse, anariyadhammavassito; Ubho so dhaṃsate lokā, idha ceva parattha ca.
他应于一切应行之事精勤努力,并防护诸根门,不令有丝毫漏洞。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na majjetha yasaṃ patto, na byādhe pattasaṃsayaṃ; Vāyametheva kiccesu, saṃvare vivarāni ca.
那些年迈而逝的人,到达了命终之时;
他们在此世间行持法后,便如是往生天界。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ye vuddhā abbhatikkantā, sampattā kālapariyāyaṃ; Idha dhammaṃ caritvāna, evaṃte tidivaṃ gatā.
迦尸王,听罢此言,当护持你自身的法;
请释放鹅王中最殊胜者——持国天王。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Idaṃ sutvā kāsipati, dhammamattani pālaya; Dhataraṭṭhañca muñcāhi, haṃsānaṃ pavaruttama’’nti.
其中,“被引至”(upanīta)指被带到死亡面前。“死时之际”(kālapariyāya)指已至命终时刻,他们便无法再说法。因为,将说法者捆绑起来并以死亡恐吓来逼迫听法,实为不当;他们说你做了不该做的事。“以兽”(migena)指用一头训练有素的诱鹿。“杀”(hanti)即杀害。“以鸟”(pakkhinā)指用诱鸟。“以名闻”(sutena)指凭借安稳、无畏、著名,如同诱鹿诱鸟一般的莲花弓(padumasarena)。“闻”(suta)指像‘智者、善巧言辞者’那样声名远扬的说法者。“谁买”(kiṇyāti)指以‘我要听法’为由,用套索捆绑来买卖、伤害、逼迫说法者。“由此”(tato)——除这种行为之外,还有什么更卑贱的事呢?显示巴利原文
Tattha upanītasminti maraṇasantikaṃ upanīte. Kālapariyāyanti maraṇakālavāraṃ sampattā samānā na bhāsissāma. Na hi dhammakathikaṃ bandhitvā maraṇabhayena tajjetvā dhammaṃ suṇanti, ayuttaṃ te katanti. Migenāti suṭṭhu sikkhāpitena dīpakamigena. Hantīti hanati. Pakkhināti dīpakapakkhinā. Sutenāti khemaṃ nibbhayanti vissutena dīpakamigapakkhisadisena padumasarena. Sutanti ‘‘paṇḍito citrakathī’’ti evaṃ sutaṃ dhammakathikaṃ. Kiṇyāti ‘‘dhammaṃ sossāmī’’ti pāsabandhanena yo kiṇeyya hiṃseyya bādheyya. Tatoti tesaṃ kiriyato uttari aññaṃ anariyataraṃ nāma kimatthi.
“圣哭”(Ariyarudanti):口中言说圣者之语、美妙之语。“依附非圣法者”(Anariyadhammavassito):以身行依附于非圣之法。“两者”(Ubho):指天界与人界此二者。“此处”(Idha ceva):不论投生此处(人界)还是他处,这些之人皆从两种善趣堕落,唯生于地狱。“命悬一线”(Pattasaṃsaya):纵使遭遇危及性命的疑虑、蒙受痛苦,也不可懈怠。“防护诸漏”(Saṃvare vivarāni ca):应当防护自身的种种漏(诸根门),将其关闭。“增长者”(Vuddhā):指于德行增长的智者。“已超越”(Abbhatikkantā):超越了这人界。“死时”(kālapariyāya):到达死时之际。“如是”(Evaṃte):他们便如此。“此”(Idaṃ):我所说此段依义而说之语。“法”(Dhamma):指传承之法与善行之法。显示巴利原文
Ariyarudanti mukhena ariyavacanaṃ sundaravacanaṃ bhāsati. Anariyadhammavassitoti kammena anariyadhammaṃ avassito. Ubhoti devalokā ca manussalokā cāti ubhayamhā. Idha cevāti idha uppannopi parattha uppannopi evarūpo dvīhi sugatilokehi dhaṃsitvā nirayameva upapajjati. Pattasaṃsayanti jīvitasaṃsayamāpannampi dukkhaṃ patvā na kilameyya. Saṃvare vivarāni cāti attano chiddāni dvārāni saṃvareyya pidaheyya. Vuddhāti guṇavuddhā paṇḍitā. Abbhatikkantāti imaṃ manussalokaṃ atikkantā. Kālapariyāyanti maraṇakālapariyāyaṃ pattā hutvā. Evaṃteti evaṃ ete. Idanti idaṃ mayā vuttaṃ atthanissitaṃ vacanaṃ. Dhammanti paveṇiyadhammampi sucaritadhammampi.
国王听闻此言,说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā āha –
取洗足水来,并铺设尊贵的座席;
我将从那笼中放出威名远扬的持国天王。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Āharantudakaṃ pajjaṃ, āsanañca mahārahaṃ; Pañjarato pamokkhāmi, dhataraṭṭhaṃ yasassinaṃ.
那位明智的将军,精于审察义利;
国王安乐时他也安乐,国王痛苦时他也痛苦。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tañca senāpatiṃ dhīraṃ, nipuṇaṃ atthacintakaṃ; Yo sukhe sukhito rañño, dukkhite hoti dukkhito.
如此之人,方堪受用施主之食;
犹如这位苏穆科,是国王同生共死的挚友。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ediso kho arahati, piṇḍamasnātu bhattuno; Yathāyaṃ sumukho rañño, pāṇasādhāraṇo sakhā’’ti.
其中,「水」(udaka)指洗脚水。「pajja」指涂脚油。「于乐」(sukhe)是指在有乐之时。显示巴利原文
Tattha udakanti pādadhovanaṃ. Pajjanti pādabbhañjanaṃ. Sukheti sukhamhi sati.
他们听了国王的话,便搬来座位请他们坐下,用香汤为他们洗脚,又以百煎油涂抹。为阐明其中的意义,世尊说了以下的话:显示巴利原文
Rañño vacanaṃ sutvā tesaṃ āsanāni āharitvā tattha nisinnānaṃ gandhodakena pāde dhovitvā satapākena telena abbhañjiṃsu. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
一张纯金所造、有八条腿、令人心生欢喜的凳子,
迦尸细布光滑铺展,持国天王于其上安坐。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pīṭhañca sabbasovaṇṇaṃ, aṭṭhapādaṃ manoramaṃ; Maṭṭhaṃ kāsikamatthannaṃ, dhataraṭṭho upāvisi.
161 铜丝织成的垫子敷设其上,王端坐于中。显示巴利原文
161.
更有一张全金座垫,镶以虎皮边饰;
苏穆科在持国天王身旁观察。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kocchañca sabbasovaṇṇaṃ, veyyagghaparisibbitaṃ; Sumukho ajjhupāvekkhi, dhataraṭṭhassanantarā.
众多迦尸国人手持金钵,
向众天鹅呈上上首国王所送的食物。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tesaṃ kañcanapattahi, puthū ādāya kāsiyo; Haṃsānaṃ abhihāresu, aggarañño pavāsita’’nti.
其中,“maṭṭha”指制作完善的。“Kāsikamatthanna”指用迦尸布铺设的。“Koccha”指中间收束的座椅。“Veyyagghaparisibbita”指用虎皮缝制而成,是在吉祥日供上首王后所坐的椅子。“以金钵”(kañcanapattehi)即用金制成的钵。“许多”(puthū)指很多人。“迦尸人”(kāsiyo)指迦尸国的居民。而“呈献”(abhihāresu)即他们供奉。“上首国王所送来的”(aggarañño pavāsitaṃ)是指:盛在镶有八百片金的钵中、由迦尸国王作为赠礼送给天鹅王的种种上等美味。显示巴利原文
Tattha maṭṭhanti karaṇapariniṭṭhitaṃ. Kāsikamatthannanti kāsikavatthena atthataṃ. Kocchanti majjhe saṃkhittaṃ. Veyyagghaparisibbitanti byagghacammaparisibbitaṃ maṅgaladivase aggamahesiyā nisinnapīṭhaṃ. Kañcanapattehīti suvaṇṇabhājanehi. Puthūti bahū janā. Kāsiyoti kāsiraṭṭhavāsino. Abhihāresunti upanāmesuṃ. Aggarañño pavāsitanti aṭṭhasatapalasuvaṇṇapātiparikkhittaṃ haṃsarañño paṇṇākāratthāya kāsiraññā pesitaṃ nānaggarasabhojanaṃ.
当这些食物被呈上时,迦尸国王亲手端起金钵,递到它们面前。它们吃了钵中的蜜炒米,又饮了蜜水。那时,大士见国王如此供养与净信,便作了亲切的回应。为了阐明此义,导师(世尊)说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ upanīte pana tasmiṃ kāsirājā tesaṃ sampaggahatthaṃ sayaṃ suvaṇṇapātiṃ gahetvā upanāmesi. Te tato madhulāje khāditvā madhurodakañca piviṃsu. Atha mahāsatto rañño abhihārañca pasādañca disvā paṭisanthāramakāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
见迦尸国王送来的殊胜供养,
这位善巧刹帝利法者,随即问道:
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Disvā abhihaṭaṃ aggaṃ, kāsirājena pesitaṃ; Kusalo khattadhammānaṃ, tato pucchi anantarā.
‘‘Kaccinnu bhoto kusalaṃ, kacci bhoto anāmayaṃ; Kacci raṭṭhamidaṃ phītaṃ, dhammena manusāsasi.
天鹅啊,我确实安乐,亦无疾病;
且这个国家繁荣,我依正法统治。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kusalañceva me haṃsa, atho haṃsa anāmayaṃ; Atho raṭṭhamidaṃ phītaṃ, dhammena manusāsahaṃ.
‘‘Kacci bhoto amaccesu, doso koci na vijjati; Kacci ca te tavatthesu, nāvakaṅkhanti jīvitaṃ.
‘‘Athopi me amaccesu, doso koci na vijjati; Athopi te mamatthesu, nāvakaṅkhanti jīvitaṃ.
她是否具足子嗣、美貌与好名声,并且随顺您的心意与意旨?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kacci te sādisī bhariyā, assavā piyabhāṇinī; Puttarūpayasūpetā, tava chandavasānugā.
我的妻子与我相配,柔顺而言语可亲;
她具足儿子、容貌与好名声,顺从我的心意与权威。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Atho me sādisī bhariyā, assavā piyabhāṇinī; Puttarūpayasūpetā, mama chandavasānugā.
‘‘Kacci raṭṭhaṃ anuppīḷaṃ, akutociupaddavaṃ; Asāhasena dhammena, samena manusāsasi.
我的国土没有压迫,亦无任何灾祸;
我以非暴力、依法、平等地治理人民。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Atho raṭṭhaṃ anuppīḷaṃ, akutociupaddavaṃ; Asāhasena dhammena, samena manusāsahaṃ.
你是否恭敬寂静者,远离不寂静者;
是否不蔑视「法」(dhamma),而去追随「非正法」(adhamma)?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kacci santo apacitā, asanto parivajjitā; No ce dhammaṃ niraṃkatvā, adhammamanuvattasi.
寂静者(santa)为我所恭敬,不寂静者(asanta)为我所远离;
我只追随正法(dhamma),摒弃非法(adhamma)。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Santo ca me apacitā, asanto parivajjitā; Dhammamevānuvattāmi, adhammo me niraṃkato.
‘‘Kacci nānāgataṃ dīghaṃ, samavekkhasi khattiya; Kaccimatto madanīye, paralokaṃ na santasi.
我不再观待久远的未来,朋友啊;
我安住于十法之中,对他世无所畏惧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nāhaṃ anāgataṃ dīghaṃ, samavekkhāmi pakkhima; Ṭhito dasasu dhammesu, paralokaṃ na santase.
布施、持戒、舍离、正直、柔和、苦行,
不嗔、不害、忍耐、不违逆。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dānaṃ sīlaṃ pariccāgaṃ, ajjavaṃ maddavaṃ tapaṃ; Akkodhaṃ avihiṃsañca, khantiñca avirodhanaṃ.
我见到这些善法,如今都安立在我自身当中;
由此,我生起喜,以及与此相应的意乐。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Iccete kusale dhamme, ṭhite passāmi attani; Tato me jāyate pīti, sāmanassañcanappakaṃ.
苏穆科未经思量,便说出粗恶之语;
这只鸟不知心性的过失,如此对待我们。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sumukho ca acintetvā, visajji pharusaṃ giraṃ; Bhāvadosamanaññāya, asmākāyaṃ vihaṅgamo.
它由于愤怒,不如理地口出粗言;
我们身上并无那些过失,这话却不像出自智者之口。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘So kuddho pharusaṃ vācaṃ, nicchāresi ayoniso; Yānasmesu na vijjanti, nayidaṃ paññavatāmivā’’ti.
其中,“见”是指看到了那些丰盛的高级饮食与饮品。“所遣送”是指派人取来并献上的。“刹帝利法”是指首要事务中的款待之道。“之后依次询问”是指那时他按照“尊者,是否……”的顺序一一询问。而那六首偈颂的意义,前面已经解释过了。“无逼迫”是问:你是否不会像压榨甘蔗那样压迫国内的百姓呢?“无任何灾患”指没有任何方面的灾难。“以法平等地治理人民吗?”是问:你是否以法和平等来治理你的国家?“寂静者”指具备戒等功德的善人。“抛弃之后”指舍弃之后。“是否观察未来长远”是问:你是否没有观察自己未来生命的延续是否长远,你是否了知寿行的短暂?“令人沉醉的所缘”是指在令人沉醉的色等感官对象上;“不……”显示巴利原文
Tattha disvāti taṃ bahuṃ aggapānabhojanaṃ disvā. Pesitanti āharāpetvā upanītaṃ. Khattadhammānanti paṭhamakāraṇesu paṭisanthāradhammānaṃ. Tato pucchi anantarāti tasmiṃ kāle ‘‘kacci nu, bhoto’’ti anupaṭipāṭiyā pucchi. Tā panetā cha gāthā heṭṭhā vuttatthāyeva. Anuppīḷanti kacci raṭṭhavāsino yante ucchuṃ viya na pīḷesīti pucchati. Akutociupaddavanti kutoci anupaddavaṃ. Dhammena samena manusāsasīti kacci tava raṭṭhaṃ dhammena samena anusāsasi. Santoti sīlādiguṇasaṃyuttā sappurisā. Niraṃkatvāti chaḍḍetvā. Nānāgataṃ dīghanti anāgataṃ attano jīvitapavattiṃ ‘‘kacci dīgha’’nti na samavekkhasi, āyusaṅkhārānaṃ parittabhāvaṃ jānāsīti pucchati. Madanīyeti madārahe rūpādiārammaṇe. Na santasīti na bhāyasi. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – kacci rūpādīsu kāmaguṇesu amatto appamatto hutvā dānādīnaṃ kusalānaṃ katattā paralokaṃ na bhāyasīti.
“于十种”是指十种王法。基于布施等十事的思惟,名为布施;五戒与十戒为戒;对应所施物的舍离,是舍弃;正直的状态即是正直;柔和的状态即是柔和;布萨羯磨为苦行;以慈为先导的状态是无瞋;以悲为先导的状态是无害;承受是忍耐;不违逆就是不违逆。“不加思惟”指没有思考我这样的功德成就。“心意的过失”指意的过失。“不了知”即不知道。因为我们确实没有所谓的心意过失,若它知晓这点,就不会因不了知而说出粗恶、苛刻的言语。“不如理”指以不正确的方式。“那些过失在我们身上”是说它所指的那些过失,在我们身上并不存在。“此言不像”意谓因此,它的这句话就不像出自智者之口,不能成立,所以它在我看来不是智者。显示巴利原文
Dasasūti dasasu rājadhammesu. Dānādīsu dasavatthukā cetanā dānaṃ, pañcasīladasasīlāni sīlaṃ, deyyadhammacāgo pariccāgo, ujubhāvo ajjavaṃ, mudubhāvo maddavaṃ, uposathakammaṃ tapo, mettāpubbabhāgo akkodho, karuṇāpubbabhāgo avihiṃsā, adhivāsanā khanti, avirodho avirodhanaṃ. Acintetvāti mama imaṃ guṇasampattiṃ acintetvā. Bhāvadosanti cittadosaṃ. Anaññāyāti ajānitvā. Asmākañhi cittadoso nāma natthi, yamesa jāneyya, taṃ ajānitvāva pharusaṃ kakkhaḷaṃ giraṃ vissajjesi. Ayonisoti anupāyena. Yānasmesūti yāni vajjāni amhesu na vijjanti, tāni vadati. Nayidanti tasmāssa idaṃ vacanaṃ paññavataṃ iva na hoti, tenesa mama na paṇḍito viya upaṭṭhāti.
听了那番话后,苏穆科心想:“一位具足功德的国王被我冒犯了,他对我生气了,我应去请求他的原谅。”于是说:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sumukho ‘‘mayā guṇasampannova rājā apasādito, so me kuddho, khamāpessāmi na’’nti cintetvā āha –
人主啊,我确有那过失,乃是出于仓促;
当我在持国天王处被缚之时,我生起了极大的苦。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Atthi me taṃ atisāraṃ, vegena manujādhipa; Dhataraṭṭhe ca baddhasmiṃ, dukkhaṃ me vipulaṃ ahu.
您对于我们,犹如父亲对于儿子,又如大地对于众生;
请原谅我们这些犯有过失的人,王中魁首啊!”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tvaṃ no pitāva puttānaṃ, bhūtānaṃ dharaṇīriva; Asmākaṃ adhipannānaṃ, khamassu rājakuñjarā’’ti.
其中,“过失”指失足、出错。“出于急促”是说:我讲这番话时,是仓卒急促地说出的。“苦”指心所之苦,我内心生起了深重的痛苦,因此出于忿怒而说的话,请您原谅我,大王。“对儿子们”:你对我们,犹如儿子们的父亲。“如同大地”:犹如大地是众生的依止,你是我们的依怙。“有过失者”:我们被过失与罪过所覆蔽,请原谅。这番话是它从座位下来,以翅膀合掌之后所说的。显示巴利原文
Tattha atisāranti pakkhalitaṃ. Vegenāti ahaṃ etaṃ kathaṃ kathento vegena sahasā kathesiṃ. Dukkhanti cetasikaṃ dukkhaṃ mama vipulaṃ ahosi, tasmā kodhavasena yaṃ mayā vuttaṃ, taṃ me khamatha, mahārājāti. Puttānanti tvaṃ amhākaṃ puttānaṃ pitā viya. Dharaṇīrivāti pāṇabhūtānaṃ patiṭṭhā pathavī viya tvaṃ amhākaṃ avassayo. Adhipannānanti dosena aparādhena ajjhotthaṭānaṃ khamassūti idaṃ so āsanā oruyha pakkhehi añjaliṃ katvā āha.
然后,国王拥抱了它,扶它坐到金座上,接受它的忏悔,说道——显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ rājā āliṅgitvā ādāya suvaṇṇapīṭhe nisīdāpetvā accayadesanaṃ paṭiggaṇhanto āha –
我们随喜你此事,因为你毫不隐瞒自己的真实状态;
你已破除硬结,鸟儿啊,你已变得正直,飞翔者啊。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Etaṃ te anumodāma, yaṃ bhāvaṃ na nigūhasi; Khilaṃ pabhindasi pakkhi, ujukosi vihaṅgamā’’ti.
此处“随喜”意为:我们原谅你的那个过失。“由于”意为:因为你没有隐藏自己内心被覆盖的状态。“硬结”是指内心的硬结,如同木桩一般障碍内心的东西。你已破除硬结,鸟儿啊,你已变得正直,飞翔者啊。显示巴利原文
Tattha anumodāmāti etaṃ te dosaṃ khamāma. Yanti yasmā tvaṃ attano cittapaṭicchannabhāvaṃ na nigūhasi. Khilanti cittakhilaṃ cittakhāṇukaṃ.
国王说毕这番话,对菩萨的说法和苏穆科的正直坦荡生起净信,心中思惟:“既已生起净信,理应作出净信的供养。”于是便将自身王位的荣华赐予彼二人,并说道:显示巴利原文
Idañca pana vatvā rājā mahāsattassa dhammakathāya sumukhassa ca ujubhāve pasīditvā ‘‘pasannena nāma pasannākāro kātabbo’’ti ubhinnampi tesaṃ attano rajjasiriṃ niyyādento āha –
迦尸王宫殿之中,所有一切宝物,
白银、黄金,以及众多的珍珠与琉璃。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ kiñci ratanaṃ atthi, kāsirājanivesane; Rajataṃ jātarūpañca, muttā veḷuriyā bahū.
184 (此处为经文序号:184)显示巴利原文
184.
羚羊皮、象牙制品,以及大量的铜与铁;
这些财富,我悉数给予你们;这王权,我也交付与你们。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Maṇayo saṅkhamuttā ca, vatthakaṃ haricandanaṃ; Ajinaṃ dantabhaṇḍañca, lohaṃ kāḷāyasaṃ bahuṃ; Etaṃ dadāmi vo vittaṃ, issaraṃ vissajāmi vo’’ti.
这其中,“珍珠”指穿孔与未穿孔的珍珠;“摩尼宝”指摩尼宝制成的物品;“螺贝珍珠”指右旋螺宝及形如庵摩罗果的珍珠宝;“布”指精细的迦尸衣料;“羚羊皮”指羚羊的皮;“铜与铁”指红铜与黑铁;“主权”指在方圆十二由旬的波罗奈城中,伴随金花环与白伞盖的王权。显示巴利原文
Tattha muttāti viddhāviddhamuttā. Maṇayoti maṇibhaṇḍakāni. Saṅkhamuttā cāti dakkhiṇāvaṭṭasaṅkharatanañca āmalakavaṭṭamuttaratanañca. Vatthakanti sukhumakāsikavatthāni. Ajinanti ajinamigacammaṃ. Lohaṃ kāḷāyasanti tambalohañca kāḷalohañca. Issaranti kañcanamālena setacchattena saddhiṃ dvādasayojanike bārāṇasinagare rajjaṃ.
这样说了之后,他便以白伞盖礼敬他们二人,并将王位交付。随后,大士与国王交谈时说道:显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā ubhopi te setacchattena pūjetvā rajjaṃ paṭicchāpesi. Atha mahāsatto raññā saddhiṃ sallapanto āha –
‘‘Addhā apacitā tyamhā, sakkatā ca rathesabha; Dhammesu vattamānānaṃ, tvaṃ no ācariyo bhava.
‘‘Ācariya manuññātā, tayā anumatā mayaṃ; Taṃ padakkhiṇato katvā, ñātiṃ passemurindamā’’ti.
此处,“于诸法”是指于诸善业道法。“老师”意为:您比我们更为通达,因此是我们的老师;再者,因宣说了十种王法,并指出苏穆科的过失而接受了忏悔,您也是我们的老师。因此,如今您依然通过教导我们轨仪之学而成为老师——他这样说。“我们将去见”指我们将前去谒见降魔者。显示巴利原文
Tattha dhammesūti kusalakammapathadhammesu. Ācariyoti tvaṃ amhehi byattataro, tasmā no ācariyo hoti, apica dasannaṃ rājadhammānaṃ kathitattā sumukhassa dosaṃ dassetvā accayapaṭiggahaṇassa katattāpi tvaṃ amhākaṃ ācariyova, tasmā idānipi no ācārasikkhāpanena ācariyo bhavāti āha. Passemurindamāti passemu arindama.
他便准许他们离去。而当菩萨说法之际,天已破晓。为阐明此义,导师说道:显示巴利原文
So tesaṃ gamanaṃ anujāni, bodhisattassapi dhammaṃ kathentasseva aruṇaṃ uṭṭhahi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
整夜思惟之后,如理商议之后,
迦尸国王便允许了那最优胜的天鹅们。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sabbarattiṃ cintayitvā, mantayitvā yathākathaṃ; Kāsirājā anuññāsi, haṃsānaṃ pavaruttama’’nti.
这里的“如理商议”是指:凡是该与他们一同思量、商议的事情,都已思量、商议过了。“便允许了”是说“你们去吧”,就这样给予了许可。显示巴利原文
Tattha yathākathanti yaṃkiñci atthaṃ tehi saddhiṃ cintetabbaṃ mantetabbañca, sabbaṃ taṃ cintetvā ca mantetvā cāti attho. Anuññāsīti gacchathāti anuññāsi.
这样得到国王许可后,菩萨教导国王说:“请您以不放逸之心,依法治理王国”,并让国王安住于五戒。国王用金器供养他们蜜炒米和蜜水。用餐完毕,以香、花鬘等作供养后,他亲自用金轿抬起菩萨,差摩王后则抬起苏穆科。随后,在日出时分,打开狮窗,放飞他们,说道:“去吧,诸位主人。”为了阐明此义,导师说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ tena anuññāto bodhisatto rājānaṃ ‘‘appamatto dhammena rajjaṃ kārehī’’ti ovaditvā pañcasu sīlesu patiṭṭhāpesi. Rājā tesaṃ kañcanabhājanehi madhulājañca madhurodakañca upanāmetvā niṭṭhitāhārakicce gandhamālādīhi pūjetvā bodhisattaṃ suvaṇṇacaṅkoṭakena sayaṃ ukkhipi, khemā devī sumukhaṃ ukkhipi. Atha ne sīhapañjaraṃ ugghāṭetvā sūriyuggamanavelāya ‘‘gacchatha sāmino’’ti vissajjesuṃ. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
随后,夜尽时分,太阳升起之时;
在迦尸国王注视之下,他们从宫殿飞入虚空。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyuggamanaṃ pati; Pekkhato kāsirājassa, bhavanā te vigāhisu’’nti.
此处“飞入”是指他们跃入虚空。显示巴利原文
Tattha vigāhisunti ākāsaṃ pakkhandiṃsu.
他们之中,大士从金轿腾空而起,立于空中,安慰国王道:“大王,请勿忧虑,您当不放逸地遵行我们的教诫。”随后,他带着苏穆科,径直返回质多山。那九万只天鹅也从金窟中出来,正聚集在山脚下;见他们归来,便起身相迎,团团围住。他们就这样在亲族的环绕下进入了质多山顶。导师为阐明此义,说道:显示巴利原文
Tesu mahāsatto suvaṇṇacaṅkoṭakato uppatitvā ākāse ṭhatvā ‘‘mā cindayi, mahārāja, appamatto amhākaṃ ovāde vatteyyāsī’’ti rājānaṃ samassāsetvā sumukhaṃ ādāya cittakūṭameva gato. Tānipi kho navuti haṃsasahassāni kañcanaguhato nikkhamitvā pabbatatale nisinnāni te āgacchante disvā paccuggantvā parivāresuṃ. Te ñātigaṇaparivutā cittakūṭatalaṃ pavisiṃsu. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
见到殊胜的天鹅们已无病安稳地抵达,
天鹅发出‘克卡’的叫声,巨大的声响随之而起。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Te aroge anuppatte, disvāna parame dije; Kekāti makaruṃ haṃsā, puthusaddo ajāyatha.
那些卵生的鸟儿欢喜踊跃,出于对主人的尊敬,
那些卵生鸟得到依靠后,便从四面八方聚拢过来。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Te patītā pamuttena, bhattunā bhattugāravā; Samantā parikiriṃsu, aṇḍajā laddhapaccayā’’ti.
如此围绕之后,那些天鹅问道:“大王,您是如何脱身的?”大士讲述了依仗苏穆科而得以脱身的经过,以及阎魔猎人之子们所作的事情。天鹅群听了心中欢喜,便说道:“愿苏穆科将军、国王以及猎人之子们快乐无忧,长生久住!”导师为阐明此义,说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ parivāretvā ca pana te haṃsā ‘‘kathaṃ muttosi, mahārājā’’ti pucchiṃsu. Mahāsatto sumukhaṃ nissāya muttabhāvaṃ saṃyamarājaluddaputtehi katakammañca kathesi. Taṃ sutvā tuṭṭhā haṃsagaṇā ‘‘sumukho senāpati ca rājā ca luddaputto ca sukhitā niddukkhā ciraṃ jīvantū’’ti āhaṃsu. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
如此,拥有朋友的人,一切事皆能顺遂;
犹如持国天鹅众,还归亲族之中。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evaṃ mittavataṃ atthā, sabbe honti padakkhiṇā; Haṃsā yathā dhataraṭṭhā, ñātisaṅghamupāgamu’’nti.
此义在《小天鹅本生》中已详为解说。显示巴利原文
Taṃ cūḷahaṃsajātake vuttatthameva.
世尊开示这段法教后,说道:“诸比丘,不仅现在,过去阿难也曾为我的缘故舍弃性命。”接着,他将本生故事会通起来:“那时,猎人之子是阐那,天女谶摩即是谶摩比丘尼,国王是舍利弗,善面是阿难,其余随众是佛陀的弟子众,而持国天鹅王即是我。”显示巴利原文
Satthā imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ āharitvā ‘‘na, bhikkhave, idāneva, pubbepi ānando mamatthāya attano jīvitaṃ pariccajī’’ti vatvā jātakaṃ samodhānesi ‘‘tadā luddaputto channo ahosi, khemā devī, khemā bhikkhunī, rājā sāriputto, sumukho ānando, sesaparisā buddhaparisā, dhataraṭṭhahaṃsarājā pana ahameva ahosi’’nti.
[535] 3.《乳糜本生注释》显示巴利原文
[535] 3. Sudhābhojanajātakavaṇṇanā
「我不买,也不卖」——这是世尊住在祇园时,针对一位乐于布施的比丘而说的。据说,他本是舍卫城的一个良家子弟,听了世尊说法后,信心清净而出家。他戒行圆满,具足头陀支的功德,对同梵行者常怀慈心,每天三次精勤地侍奉佛、法、僧,行仪完备,且性喜布施。他圆满六和敬法,只要有受施者在,即使自己断了食,也一定会把得到的东西布施出去。因此,他乐于布施、喜好布施的名声在比丘僧团中传开了。有一天,比丘们在法堂议论:「贤友,那位比丘真乐于布施、喜好布施,哪怕只得到一掬水,也会断除贪著,施给同梵行者;他的志向和菩萨一样!」世尊以天耳界听到了这番话,便从香室出来,问道:「诸比丘,你们现在聚集在谈论什么?」比丘们回答:「在谈论这件事。」世尊说:「诸比丘,这位比丘过去非但不持布施戒,还极为悭吝,连草尖上的一滴油都不肯施人。后来我调伏了他,使他远离执著,赞叹布施的果报,把他安立在布施中。他得到后,哪怕只有一掬水,也立下誓言:『我若不给,就不饮。』并在我面前领受了这个誓愿。凭此果报,他现在成了乐于布施、喜好布施的人。」应比丘们请求,世尊便讲述了过去的故事。显示巴利原文
Neva kiṇāmi napi vikkiṇāmīti idaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto ekaṃ dānajjhāsayaṃ bhikkhuṃ ārabbha kathesi. So kira sāvatthiyaṃ eko kulaputto hutvā satthu dhammakathaṃ sutvā pasannacitto pabbajitvā sīlesu paripūrakārī dhutaṅgaguṇasamannāgato sabrahmacārīsu pavattamettacitto divasassa tikkhattuṃ buddhadhammasaṅghupaṭṭhāne appamatto ācārasampanno dānajjhāsayo ahosi. Sāraṇīyadhammapūrako attanā laddhaṃ paṭiggāhakesu vijjamānesu chinnabhatto hutvāpi detiyeva, tasmā tassa dānajjhāsayadānābhiratabhāvo bhikkhusaṅghe pākaṭo ahosi. Athekadivasaṃ bhikkhū dhammasabhāyaṃ kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ, ‘‘āvuso, asuko nāma bhikkhu dānajjhāsayo dānābhirato attanā laddhaṃ pasatamattapānīyampi lobhaṃ chinditvā sabrahmacārīnaṃ deti, bodhisattassevassa ajjhāsayo’’ti. Satthā taṃ kathaṃ dibbāya sotadhātuyā sutvā gandhakuṭito nikkhamitvā āgantvā ‘‘kāya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kathāya sannisinnā’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘imāya nāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘ayaṃ, bhikkhave, bhikkhu pubbe adānasīlo maccharī tiṇaggena telabindumpi adātā ahosi, atha naṃ ahaṃ dametvā nibbisevanaṃ katvā dānaphalaṃ vaṇṇetvā dāne patiṭṭhāpesiṃ, so ‘pasatamattaṃ udakampi labhitvā adatvā na pivissāmī’ti mama santike varaṃ aggahesi, tassa phalena dānajjhāsayo dānābhirato jāto’’ti vatvā tehi yācito atītaṃ āhari.
过去,在波罗奈梵授王统治的时代,有一位居士极为富有,拥有八亿财产。国王封他为长者,他受到国王与城邑乡民的敬重。一天,他观察自己的福报,心想:‘这些荣华并非我过去生中靠睡眠而得,也不是造作身恶行等所能获取,而是因修习善行所获。未来我也应当为自己建立根基。’于是他去到国王面前,说:‘大王,我家中有八亿财富,请您收下。’国王说:‘我不需要你的财富,我的财富很多。你若愿意,便自己拿去用吧。’他说:‘大王,我能用这些财富来布施吗?’国王说:‘随你所愿。’于是,他在四座城门、城中及自家门口共六处建造了施舍所,每天布施六十万,行广大布施。他尽其一生行施,又教导儿子们说:‘你们不要断绝我这布施的传承。’命终之后,他转生为帝释天。他的儿子也如法行施,死后转生为月天子;孙子转生为日天子;曾孙转生为摩多利;玄孙转生为五髻。到了第六代,那个得到长者位的儿子名叫悭吝苟西亚,同样拥有八亿财产。他心想:‘我的祖父、曾祖父们都是愚人,把辛劳积攒的钱财都散尽了。我要牢牢守护财产,一分也不给予他人。’于是拆毁了施舍所,放火烧掉,成了一个极其悭吝的人。显示巴利原文
Atīte bārāṇasiyaṃ brahmadatte rajjaṃ kārente eko gahapati aḍḍho ahosi asītikoṭivibhavo. Athassa rājā seṭṭhiṭṭhānaṃ adāsi . So rājapūjito nāgarajānapadapūjito hutvā ekadivasaṃ attano sampattiṃ oloketvā cintesi – ‘‘ayaṃ yaso mayā atītabhave neva niddāyantena, na kāyaduccaritādīni karontena laddho, sucaritāni pana pūretvā laddho, anāgatepi mayā mama patiṭṭhaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti. So rañño santikaṃ gantvā ‘‘deva, mama ghare asītikoṭidhanaṃ atthi, taṃ gaṇhāhī’’ti vatvā ‘‘na mayhaṃ tava dhanenattho, bahuṃ me dhanaṃ, itopi yadicchasi, taṃ gaṇhāhī’’ti vutte ‘‘kiṃ nu, deva, mama dhanaṃ dātuṃ labhāmī’’ti āha. Atha raññā ‘‘yathāruci karohī’’ti vutte catūsu nagaradvāresu nagaramajjhe nivesanadvāre cāti cha dānasālāyo kāretvā devasikaṃ chasatasahassapariccāgaṃ karonto mahādānaṃ pavattesi. So yāvajīvaṃ dānaṃ datvā ‘‘imaṃ mama dānavaṃsaṃ mā upacchindathā’’ti putte anusāsitvā jīvitapariyosāne sakko hutvā nibbatti. Puttopissa tatheva dānaṃ datvā cando hutvā nibbatti, tassa putto sūriyo hutvā nibbatti, tassa putto mātali hutvā nibbatti, tassa putto pañcasikho hutvā nibbatti, tassa pana putto chaṭṭho seṭṭhiṭṭhānaṃ laddhā macchariyakosiyo nāma ahosi asītikoṭivibhavoyeva. So ‘‘mama pitupitāmahā bālā ahesuṃ, dukkhena sambhataṃ dhanaṃ chaḍḍesuṃ, ahaṃ pana dhanaṃ rakkhissāmi, kassaci kiñci na dassāmī’’ti cintetvā dānasālā viddhaṃsetvā agginā jhāpetvā thaddhamaccharī ahosi.
那时,乞者们聚集在他家门口,抬起手臂,放声哭喊:‘大长者,莫要断绝你父祖辈的布施传承,请行布施吧!’听到这声音,众人纷纷责备说:‘悭吝的苟西亚断掉了自家的布施传承。’他感到羞耻,便在家门口设了守卫,阻止乞者们靠近。那些乞者断绝了希望,从此再也不望他的家门。从那以后,他只是一味地敛财,自己既不受用,也不给予妻子儿女等花用,只吃酸粥拌着残渣的碎米饭,穿着仅能遮身的粗劣衣服,头上顶一片树叶当伞,乘着一头老牛拉的破旧小车。就这样,这个不善之人的财产,犹如被狗所得的椰子一般。显示巴利原文
Athassa gehadvāre yācakā sannipatitvā bāhā paggayha, ‘‘mahāseṭṭhi, mā attano pitupitāmahānaṃ dānavaṃsaṃ nāsayi, dānaṃ dehī’’ti mahāsaddena parideviṃsu. Taṃ sutvā mahājano ‘‘macchariyakosiyena attano dānavaṃso upacchinno’’ti taṃ garahi. So lajjito nivesanadvāre yācakānaṃ āgatāgataṭṭhānaṃ nivāretuṃ ārakkhaṃ ṭhapesi. Te nippaccayā hutvā puna tassa gehadvāraṃ na olokesuṃ. So tato paṭṭhāya dhanameva saṃharati, neva attanā paribhuñjati, na puttadārādīnaṃ deti, kañjikabilaṅgadutiyaṃ sakuṇḍakabhattaṃ bhuñjati, mūlaphalamattatantāni thūlavatthāni nivāseti, paṇṇachattaṃ matthake dhāretvā jaraggoṇayuttena jajjararathakena yāti. Iti tassa asappurisassa tattakaṃ dhanaṃ sunakhena laddhaṃ nāḷikeraṃ viya ahosi.
一天,他去侍奉国王,心中想道:‘我要带着副长者一同前往。’便去了副长者的家。那时,副长者正被儿女们围绕着,坐着吃用新鲜酥油、蜜与糖粉调制的乳粥。他看见悭吝的苟西亚,便从座起身,说:‘来,大长者,请在这座上坐,吃些乳粥吧。’苟西亚一见到乳粥,口中便生起津液,很想吃,却这样想:‘我若吃了,将来副长者到我家时,我便需回敬款待,那样我的财产就会损失,我不吃。’尽管一再被邀请,他仍然说:‘我已用过餐,很是饱足。’不肯进食。然而在副长者吃的时候,他看着,口中直流津液,只好坐着。副长者用完餐后,他与副长者一同前往王宫,拜见国王后,从王宫出来,回到自己家。他被对乳粥的渴爱所折磨,心想:‘若我说想吃乳粥,众人都将会想吃,会耗费大量的米等,我不告诉任何人。’他日夜唯想着乳粥度日,但因为害怕财产受损,始终没有对任何人说,强忍着渴望。渐渐地,他再也无法忍耐,脸色变得苍白憔悴。即便这样,他仍因怕损财而不说,后来身体虚弱,躺倒在床。显示巴利原文
So ekadivasaṃ rājūpaṭṭhānaṃ gacchanto ‘‘anuseṭṭhiṃ ādāya gamissāmī’’ti tassa gehaṃ agamāsi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe anuseṭṭhi puttadhītādīhi parivuto navasappipakkamadhusakkharacuṇṇehi saṅkhataṃ pāyāsaṃ bhuñjamāno nisinno hoti. So macchariyakosiyaṃ disvā āsanā vuṭṭhāya ‘‘ehi, mahāseṭṭhi, imasmiṃ pallaṅke nisīda, pāyāsaṃ bhuñjissāmā’’ti āha. Tassa pāyāsaṃ disvāva mukhe kheḷā uppajji, bhuñjitukāmo ahosi, evaṃ pana cintesi – ‘‘sacāhaṃ bhuñjissāmi, anuseṭṭhino mama gehaṃ āgatakāle paṭisakkāro kātabbo bhavissati, evaṃ me dhanaṃ nassissati, na bhuñjissāmī’’ti. Atha punappunaṃ yāciyamānopi ‘‘idāni me bhuttaṃ, suhitosmī’’ti na icchi. Anuseṭṭhimhi bhuñjante pana olokento mukhe sañjāyamānena kheḷena nisīditvā tassa bhattakiccāvasāne tena saddhiṃ rājanivesanaṃ gantvā rājānaṃ passitvā rājanivesanato otaritvā attano gehaṃ anuppatto pāyāsataṇhāya pīḷiyamāno cintesi – ‘‘sacāhaṃ ‘pāyāsaṃ bhuñjitukāmomhī’ti vakkhāmi, mahājano bhuñjitukāmo bhavissati, bahū taṇḍulādayo nassissanti, na kassaci kathessāmī’’ti. So rattindivaṃ pāyāsameva cintento vītināmetvāpi dhananāsanabhayena kassaci akathetvāva pipāsaṃ adhivāsesi, anukkamena adhivāsetuṃ asakkonto uppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajāto ahosi. Evaṃ santepi dhananāsanabhayena akathento aparabhāge dubbalo hutvā sayanaṃ upagūhitvā nipajji.
这时,他妻子走上前来,用手轻抚他的后背,问道:“夫君,你哪里不舒服?”他答道:“你才该觉得不舒服,我没有不舒服。”“夫君,你面容苍白憔悴,莫非心中有什么忧虑?是国王对你动怒?还是儿子们轻慢了你?又或是你生起了什么渴爱?”“是的,我生起了渴爱。”“告诉我吧,夫君。”“我会说,你能保守秘密吗?”“若属应当保密之事,我便守口如瓶。”即便这样,他仍担心财产受损,不肯吐露。在她再三追问之下,他才说道:“贤妻,有一天我看见副长者吃着用新鲜酥油、蜂蜜和糖粉调制的乳粥,从那时起,我就一直很想吃那样的乳粥。”“不善之人!难道你穷了吗?我煮的乳粥够全波罗奈城的人吃。”这话如同用棍棒击打他的头。他对她发怒,说:“我知道你是富家女,你若真有从娘家带来的东西,就去煮乳粥给城里人吃吧。”“那么,我便煮够一条街的人吃的。”“那些人要乳粥做什么?让他们吃自己的。”“那就煮够邻近六七家吃的。”“要这些人做什么!”“那么,给这屋里的仆人煮吧。”“要他们做什么!”“那就煮够亲戚们吃的。”“要他们做什么!”“那么,我就为你……”显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ bhariyā upagantvā hatthena piṭṭhiṃ parimajjamānā ‘‘kiṃ te, sāmi, aphāsuka’’nti pucchi. ‘‘Taveva sarīre aphāsukaṃ karohi, mama aphāsukaṃ natthī’’ti. ‘‘Sāmi, uppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajātosi, kiṃ nu te kāci cintā atthi, udāhu rājā te kupito, adu puttehi avamāno kato, atha vā pana kāci taṇhā uppannā’’ti? ‘‘Āma, taṇhā me uppannā’’ti. ‘‘Kathehi, sāmī’’ti? ‘‘Kathessāmi, sakkhissasi naṃ rakkhitu’’nti. ‘‘Rakkhitabbayuttakā ce, rakkhissāmī’’ti. Evampi dhananāsanabhayena kathetuṃ na ussahi. Tāya punappunaṃ pīḷiyamāno kathesi – ‘‘bhadde, ahaṃ ekadivasaṃ anuseṭṭhiṃ navasappimadhusakkharacuṇṇehi saṅkhataṃ pāyāsaṃ bhuñjantaṃ disvā tato paṭṭhāya tādisaṃ pāyāsaṃ bhuñjitukāmo jāto’’ti. ‘‘Asappurisa, kiṃ tvaṃ duggato, sakalamārāṇasivāsīnaṃ pahonakaṃ pāyāsaṃ pacissāmī’’ti. Athassa sīse daṇḍena paharaṇakālo viya ahosi. So tassā kujjhitvā ‘‘jānāmahaṃ tava mahaddhanabhāvaṃ, sace te kulagharā ābhataṃ atthi, pāyāsaṃ pacitvā nāgarānaṃ dehī’’ti āha. ‘‘Tena hi ekavīthivāsīnaṃ pahonakaṃ katvā pacāmī’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ te etehi, attano pana santakaṃ khādantū’’ti? ‘‘Tena hi ito cito ca sattasattagharavāsīnaṃ pahonakaṃ katvā pacāmī’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ te etehī’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi imasmiṃ gehe parijanassā’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ te etenā’’ti? ‘‘Tena hi bandhujanasseva pahonakaṃ katvā pacāmī’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ te etenā’’ti? ‘‘Tena hi tuyhañca mayhañca pacāmi sāmī’’ti. ‘‘Kāsi tvaṃ, na tuyhaṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti? ‘‘Tena hi ekasseva te pahonakaṃ katvā pacāmī’’ti. ‘‘Mayhañca tvaṃ mā paci, gehe pana pacante bahū paccāsīsanti, mayhaṃ pana patthaṃ taṇḍulānaṃ catubhāgaṃ khīrassa accharaṃ sakkharāya karaṇḍakaṃ sappissa karaṇḍakaṃ madhussa ekañca pacanabhājanaṃ dehi, ahaṃ araññaṃ pavisitvā tattha pacitvā bhuñjāmī’’ti. Sā tathā akāsi. So taṃ sabbaṃ ceṭakena gāhāpetvā ‘‘gaccha asukaṭṭhāne tiṭṭhāhī’’ti taṃ purato pesetvā ekakova oguṇṭhikaṃ katvā aññātakavesena tattha gantvā nadītīre ekasmiṃ gacchamūle uddhanaṃ kāretvā dārudakaṃ āharāpetvā ‘‘tvaṃ gantvā ekasmiṃ magge ṭhatvā kañcideva disvā mama saññaṃ dadeyyāsi, mayā pakkositakāleva āgaccheyyāsī’’ti taṃ pesetvā aggiṃ katvā pāyāsaṃ paci.
就在那一刻,帝释天王观察着自己的一身荣光:方圆一万由旬的庄严天城、六十由旬的金街、高一千由旬的胜殿、方圆五百由旬的善法堂、六十由旬的黄毯石座、方圆五由旬的金柄白伞、二亿五千万天女,以及庄严齐备的天身。他心想:“我究竟做了什么,获得如此荣华?”随即,他看见自己往昔在波罗奈做长者时所行的布施。然后想:“我的子孙现在生在哪里呢?”细观之下,见到:“我的儿子生为月天子,其子生为日天子,日天子之子生为摩他利,摩他利之子生为五髻。”看过所有人的再生之处后,他又观察:“五髻的儿子情况如何?”便看见自己这一脉的传承已经断绝。他心中生起此念:“这个不善之人变成了悭吝者,自己既不享用,也不施与他人。我的传承被他断绝,死后将堕地狱。我应该教导他,重续我的传承,并设法让他能生到这天城来。”于是,他召集月天子等,说道:“来,我们去人间走一趟。悭吝的苟西亚断绝了我们的传承,烧毁了施舍堂,自己既不享用,也不施与他人。现在他想吃乳粥,因为觉得‘若在家中煮,别人也会分得乳粥’,便独自进入森林煮食。我……”显示巴利原文
Tasmiṃ khaṇe sakko devarājā dasasahassayojanaṃ alaṅkatadevanagaraṃ, saṭṭhiyojanaṃ suvaṇṇavīthiṃ, yojanasahassubbedhaṃ vejayantaṃ, pañcayojanasatikaṃ sudhammasabhaṃ, saṭṭhiyojanaṃ paṇḍukambalasilāsanaṃ, pañcayojanāvaṭṭaṃ kañcanamālasetacchattaṃ, aḍḍhateyyakoṭisaṅkhā devaccharā, alaṅkatapaṭiyattaṃ attabhāvanti imaṃ attano siriṃ oloketvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho katvā mayā ayaṃ yaso laddho’’ti cintetvā bārāṇasiyaṃ seṭṭhibhūtena pavattitaṃ dānaṃ addasa. Tato ‘‘mama puttādayo kuhiṃ nibbattā’’ti olokento ‘‘putto me cando devaputto hutvā nibbatti, tassa putto sūriyo, tassa putto, mātali, tassa putto, pañcasikho’’ti sabbesaṃ nibbattiṃ disvā ‘‘pañcasikhassa putto kīdiso’’ti olokento attano vaṃsassa upacchinnabhāvaṃ passi. Athassa etadahosi – ‘‘ayaṃ asappuriso maccharī hutvā neva attanā paribhuñjati , na paresaṃ deti, mama vaṃso tena upacchinno, kālaṃ katvā niraye nibbattissati, ovādamassa datvā mama vaṃsaṃ patiṭṭhāpetvā etassa imasmiṃ devanagare nibbattanākāraṃ karissāmī’’ti. So candādayo pakkosāpetvā ‘‘etha manussapathaṃ gamissāma, macchariyakosiyena amhākaṃ vaṃso upacchinno , dānasālā jhāpitā, neva attanā paribhuñjati, na paresaṃ deti, idāni pana pāyāsaṃ bhuñjitukāmo hutvā ‘ghare paccante aññassapi pāyāso dātabbo bhavissatī’ti araññaṃ pavisitvā ekakova pacati, etaṃ dametvā dānaphalaṃ jānāpetvā āgamissāma, apica kho pana amhehi sabbehi ekato yāciyamāno tattheva mareyya. Mama paṭhamaṃ gantvā pāyāsaṃ yācitvā nisinnakāle tumhe brāhmaṇavaṇṇena paṭipāṭiyā āgantvā yāceyyāthā’’ti vatvā sayaṃ tāva brāhmaṇavaṇṇena taṃ upasaṅkamitvā ‘‘bho, kataro bārāṇasigamanamaggo’’ti pucchi. Atha naṃ macchariyakosiyo ‘‘kiṃ ummattakosi, bārāṇasimaggampi na jānāsi, kiṃ ito esi, etto yāhī’’ti āha.
帝释天王听了他的话,装作没听见,说道:“你说什么?”依然走近前去。他也喊道:“嘿,聋婆罗门,你在这里找什么?往前走!”这时帝释天王说:“喂,你为何叫喊?看得见烟,看得见火,乳粥正在煮,想必这是邀请婆罗门的地方吧。我也是婆罗门,婆罗门们用饭时,我多少也能得到一些,你为何要赶我走?”那人说:“这里没有邀请婆罗门,往前走!”天帝说:“那你为何生气?在你吃饭的时候,我总会得到一点点。”他却说:“我一粒米也不给你。这点粥只够我自己维生,这还是我乞讨得来的。你去别处找吃的吧。”他说完此话,暗指自己是向妻子乞讨才得煮成此粥,便诵出这样的偈颂——显示巴利原文
Sakko tassa vacanaṃ sutvā asuṇanto viya ‘‘kiṃ kathesī’’ti taṃ upagacchateva. Sopi, ‘‘are , badhira brāhmaṇa, kiṃ ito esi, purato yāhī’’ti viravi. Atha naṃ sakko, ‘‘bho, kasmā viravasi, dhūmo paññāyati, aggi paññāyati, pāyāso paccati, brāhmaṇānaṃ nimantanaṭṭhānena bhavitabbaṃ, ahampi brāhmaṇānaṃ bhojanakāle thokaṃ labhissāmi, kiṃ maṃ nicchubhasī’’ti vatvā ‘‘natthettha brāhmaṇānaṃ nimantanaṃ, purato yāhī’’ti vutte ‘‘tena hi kasmā kujjhasi, tava bhojanakāle thokaṃ labhissāmī’’ti āha. Atha naṃ so ‘‘ahaṃ te ekasitthampi na dassāmi, thokaṃ idaṃ mama yāpanamattameva, mayāpi cetaṃ yācitvāva laddhaṃ, tvaṃ aññato āhāraṃ pariyesāhī’’ti vatvā bhariyaṃ yācitvā laddhabhāvaṃ sandhāyeva vatvā gāthamāha –
“我不买,也不卖,我也没有任何积蓄;这仅有的少量食物得来十分艰难,区区一钵饭哪够两个人分呀。”
这仅有的少量食物得来十分艰难,区区一钵饭哪够两个人分呀。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Neva kiṇāmi napi vikkiṇāmi, na cāpi me sannicayo ca atthi; Sukiccharūpaṃ vatidaṃ parittaṃ, patthodano nālamayaṃ duvinna’’nti.
帝释天听到后便说:“我也以悦耳的音声为你诵一偈,你且谛听。”尽管那人说“我不需要你的偈颂”并一再阻拦,帝释天还是宣说了以下两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sakko ‘‘ahampi te madhurasaddena ekaṃ silokaṃ kathessāmi, taṃ suṇāhī’’ti vatvā ‘‘na me tava silokena attho’’ti tassa vārentasseva gāthādvayamāha –
以微薄之财,当行微薄之施;以中等之财,当行中等之施。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Appamhā appakaṃ dajjā, anumajjhato majjhakaṃ; Bahumhā bahukaṃ dajjā, adānaṃ nūpapajjati.
苟西亚,我这样对你说:你当布施,也当享用这些受用物。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ taṃ vadāmi kosiya, dehi dānāni bhuñja ca; Ariyamaggaṃ samāruha, nekāsī labhate sukha’’nti.
这里,“从中间部分布施中等的一份”的意思是:即便是微量的财物,也从中间分为两份,布施其中一份;然后从剩下的、即所谓“中等”的部分中再分出一份,这一份同样应当布施。“无所施予并不成立”的意思是:无论所施是少是多,都不成为“无布施”,那同样即是布施,同样有大果报。显示巴利原文
Tattha anumajjhato majjhakanti appamattakampi majjhe chetvā dve koṭṭhāse karitvā ekaṃ koṭṭhāsaṃ datvā tato avasesato anumajjhatopi puna majjhe chetvā eko koṭṭhāso dātabboyeva. Adānaṃ nūpapajjatīti appaṃ vā bahuṃ vā dinnaṃ hotu, adānaṃ nāma na hoti, tampi dānameva mahapphalameva.
他听到这番话后,便说:“婆罗门,你说得令人悦意。待乳粥煮熟,你会分得一些,请坐。”沙咖天帝便退坐一面。待他坐下后,月天子同样走近,以同样的方式展开对话,尽管那人制止,月天子还是说了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
So tassa vacanaṃ sutvā ‘‘manāpaṃ te, brāhmaṇa, kathitaṃ, pāyāse pakke thokaṃ labhissasi, nisīdāhī’’ti āha. Sakko ekamante nisīdi. Tasmiṃ nisinne cando teneva niyāmena upasaṅkamitvā tatheva kathaṃ pavattetvā tassa vārentasseva gāthādvayamāha –
那人的供奉徒劳无功,他的营求也徒然无果;
客人尚在座,他却独自享用食物。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Moghañcassa hutaṃ hoti, moghañcāpi samīhitaṃ; Atithismiṃ yo nisinnasmiṃ, eko bhuñjati bhojanaṃ.
我这样告诉你,苟西亚:你当布施,也当享用;
登上圣道,这样的人才能获得安乐。
显示巴利原文 Taṃ taṃ vadāmi kosiya, dehi dānāni bhuñja ca; Ariyamaggaṃ samāruha, nekāsī labhate sukha’’nti.
此处,“营求”是指为获取财富而付出的精进。显示巴利原文
Tattha samīhitanti dhanuppādanavīriyaṃ.
他听闻此言后,十分勉强地说:“那么你坐下吧,稍后你会得到一些。”于是他去到帝释天帝跟前坐下。接着,日天子也以同样的方式前来,同样展开交谈,并对那位阻止他的人说了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
So tassa vacanaṃ sutvā kicchena kasirena ‘‘tena hi nisīda, thokaṃ labhissasī’’ti āha. So gantvā sakkassa santike nisīdi. Tato sūriyo teneva nayena upasaṅkamitvā tatheva kathaṃ pavattetvā tassa vārentasseva gāthādvayamāha –
他的布施真实,他的精进也真实;
若有客人在座,他便不独自受用食物。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Saccañcassa hutaṃ hoti, saccañcāpi samīhitaṃ; Atithismiṃ yo nisinnasmiṃ, neko bhuñjati bhojanaṃ.
苟西亚,我这样对你说:你应当布施并享用;
登上圣道,并非独自一人便能获得安乐。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ taṃ vadāmi kosiya, dehi dānāni bhuñja ca; Ariyamaggaṃ samāruha, nekāsī labhate sukha’’nti.
他听了这话,也极不情愿地说:“那么你就坐下吧,会得到一点的。”他便去到月天子跟前坐下。这时,摩得利以同样的方式走近,同样地说起话来,对那位阻拦者说了这些偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tassapi vacanaṃ sutvā kicchena kasirena ‘‘tena hi nisīda, thokaṃ labhissasī’’ti āha. So gantvā candassa santike nisīdi. Atha naṃ mātali teneva nayena upasaṅkamitvā tatheva kathaṃ pavattetvā tassa vārentasseva imā gāthā abhāsi –
若人在水边、巴户咖河与伽耶池献祭,
在徒卢那渡口与廷婆楼渡口,在水流湍急的大河中。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sarañca juhati poso, bahukāya gayāya ca; Doṇe timbarutitthasmiṃ, sīghasote mahāvahe.
他所供奉的祭品在此,他所祈求的心愿在此;
当有客人就坐于前时,他并不独自享用食物。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Atra cassa hutaṃ hoti, atra cassa samīhitaṃ; Atithismiṃ yo nisinnasmiṃ, neko bhuñjati bhojanaṃ.
憍尸迦,我这样对你说:你应当行布施,也应当自己享用;
你应当登上圣道,独自一人是得不到安乐的。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ taṃ vadāmi kosiya, dehi dānāni bhuñja ca; Ariyamaggaṃ samāruha, nekāsī labhate sukha’’nti.
这些偈颂的含义是:有一人心中思惟“我要供养龙与夜叉等”,便前往大海、河口、池塘等任何水边祭祀,并在那里做供养;同样地,在巴户咖河、伽耶池、名为徒卢那与廷婆楼的渡口,以及水流湍急的大河中也如此。所谓“atra cassāti”,意指如果在这些水系等处,这位男子有供养与祈愿,便能成就具果报、能生乐的果报。至于“有客人在座时不独自享用食物”,这一点更不待言。因此我对他说:“憍尸迦啊,你当行布施,亦当自己享用;你要登上乐于布施的圣者、佛陀等所行的圣道。确实,独自一人用餐,无论如何也不可能得到所谓的快乐。”显示巴利原文
Tāsaṃ attho – yo puriso ‘‘nāgayakkhādīnaṃ balikammaṃ karomī’’ti samuddasoṇḍipokkharaṇīādīsu yaṃ kiñci sarañca upagantvā juhati, tattha balikammaṃ karoti , tathā bahukāya nadiyā gayāya pokkharaṇiyā doṇanāmake ca timbarunāmake ca titthe sīghasote mahante vārivahe. Atra cassāti yadi atrāpi etesu sarādīsu assa purisassa hutañceva samīhitañca hoti, saphalaṃ sukhudrayaṃ sampajjati. Atithismiṃ yo nisinnasmiṃ neko bhuñjati bhojanaṃ, ettha vattabbameva natthi, tena taṃ vadāmi – kosiya, dānāni ca dehi, sayañca bhuñja, ariyānaṃ dānābhiratānaṃ buddhādīnaṃ maggaṃ abhiruha. Na hi ekāsī ekova bhuñjamāno sukhaṃ nāma labhatīti.
他听了那番话,如同被山巅压住一般,极为艰难痛苦地说道:“那么你坐下吧,你会得到一点食物。”摩得利于是走到日天子身旁坐下。接着,五髻以同样的方式前来,同样地展开谈话,并针对他阻止独自进食的行为,说了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
So tassapi vacanaṃ sutvā pabbatakūṭena otthaṭo viya kicchena kasirena ‘‘tena hi nisīda, thokaṃ labhissasī’’ti āha. Mātali gantvā sūriyassa santike nisīdi. Tato pañcasikho teneva nayena upasaṅkamitvā tatheva kathaṃ pavattetvā tassa vārentasseva gāthādvayamāha –
因为他吞下了带着长线与结缚的鱼钩,
有客人在座,他却独自享用食物。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Baḷisañhi so nigilati, dīghasuttaṃ sabandhanaṃ; Atithismiṃ yo nisinnasmiṃ, eko bhuñjati bhojanaṃ.
因此我这样对你说,憍尸迦:你应行布施,亦应自受用;登上圣道,并非独行即可得乐。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ taṃ vadāmi kosiya, dehi dānāni bhuñja ca; Ariyamaggaṃ samāruha, nekāsī labhate sukha’’nti.
悭吝的憍尸迦听了这话,心中痛苦,不禁呻吟道:“那么,请坐吧,你会得到一点乳粥。”五髻便走过去,在摩多利天御者身旁坐下。就在这五位婆罗门刚刚坐定之时,乳粥煮熟了。憍尸迦将锅从灶上端下,说道:“把你们的钵拿来。”他们并不起身,就那样坐着伸出手,从雪山取来了蔓叶。憍尸迦看了看那些叶子,说道:“你们这些叶子不能当钵,盛不了乳粥。去取金合欢树的叶子之类的来做钵。”他们又去取了那样的叶子来。每个钵都有战士的盾牌那么大。他用勺子为所有人舀了乳粥,即使分给最后一人,锅里的粥也不见减少;供完五位之后,他自己便捧着锅坐了下来。就在那时,五髻站了起来,舍去当时的身形,变成一条狗,在他们面前边走边撒尿。婆罗门们连忙用钵盖住自己的乳粥。一滴尿落到了憍尸迦的手背上。婆罗门们从水瓶中取了水,洒在乳粥上,装作还在吃的样子。憍尸迦说:“也给我些水,我洗完手再吃。”他们却答道:“你自己去取水洗手吧。”憍尸迦说:“我已经给了你们乳粥,就给我一点水吧。”婆罗门们说:“我们可不做这种以物易物的事。”憍尸迦便说:“那好,帮我”显示巴利原文
Macchariyakosiyo taṃ sutvā dukkhavedano nitthunanto ‘‘tena hi nisīda, thokaṃ labhissasī’’ti āha. Pañcasikho gantvā mātalissa santike nisīdi. Iti tesu pañcasu brāhmaṇesu nisinnamattesveva pāyāso pacci. Atha naṃ kosiyo uddhanā otāretvā ‘‘tumhākaṃ pattāni āharathā’’ti āha. Te anuṭṭhāya yathānisinnāva hatthe pasāretvā himavantato māluvapattāni āhariṃsu. Kosiyo tāni disvā ‘‘tumhākaṃ etesu pattesu dātabbapāyāso natthi, khadirādīnaṃ pattāni āharathā’’ti āha. Te tānipi āhariṃsu. Ekekaṃ pattaṃ yodhaphalakappamāṇaṃ ahosi. So sabbesaṃ dabbiyā pāyāsaṃ adāsi, sabbantimassa dānakālepi ukkhaliyā ūnaṃ na paññāyi, pañcannampi datvā sayaṃ ukkhaliṃ gahetvā nisīdi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe pañcasikho uṭṭhāya attabhāvaṃ vijahitvā sunakho hutvā tesaṃ purato passāvaṃ karonto agamāsi. Brāhmaṇā attano pāyāsaṃ pattena pidahiṃsu. Kosiyassa hatthapiṭṭhe passāvabindu pati. Brāhmaṇā kuṇḍikāhi udakaṃ gahetvā pāyāsaṃ abbhukiritvā bhuñjamānā viya ahesuṃ. Kosiyo ‘‘mayhampi udakaṃ detha, hatthaṃ dhovitvā bhuñjissāmī’’ti āha. ‘‘Tava udakaṃ āharitvā hatthaṃ dhovā’’ti. ‘‘Mayā tumhākaṃ pāyāso dinno, mayhaṃ thokaṃ udakaṃ dethā’’ti. ‘‘Mayaṃ piṇḍapaṭipiṇḍakammaṃ nāma na karomā’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi imaṃ ukkhaliṃ oloketha, hatthaṃ dhovitvā āgamissāmī’’ti nadiṃ otari. Tasmiṃ khaṇe sunakho ukkhaliṃ passāvassa pūresi. So taṃ passāvaṃ karontaṃ disvā mahantaṃ daṇḍamādāya taṃ tajjento āgacchi. So assājānīyamatto hutvā taṃ anubandhanto nānāvaṇṇo ahosi, kāḷopi hoti setopi suvaṇṇavaṇṇopi kabaropi uccopi nīcopi, evaṃ nānāvaṇṇo hutvā macchariyakosiyaṃ anubandhi. So maraṇabhayabhīto brāhmaṇe upasaṅkami. Tepi uppatitvā ākāse ṭhitā. So tesaṃ taṃ iddhiṃ disvā gāthamāha –
这些婆罗门的确容色高贵,而你们的这条狗,又是何缘故?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Uḷāravaṇṇā vata brāhmaṇā ime, ayañca vo sunakho kissa hetu;
他变现出种种高低不同的容色,请告诉我们,婆罗门们,你们究竟是谁?显示巴利原文
Uccāvacaṃ vaṇṇanibhaṃ vikubbati, akkhātha no brāhmaṇā ke nu tumhe’’ti.
闻此语已,帝释天王——显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sakko devarājā –
“月与日,二者皆来至此,而此乃天车御者摩多利;
我是帝释天,三十三天之主;这位名唤‘五髻’。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Cando ca sūriyo ca ubho idhāgatā, ayaṃ pana mātali devasārathi; Sakkohamasmi tidasānamindo; Eso ca kho pañcasikhoti vuccatī’’ti.
说完偈颂之后,为了赞叹他的名声,又诵出此偈:显示巴利原文
Gāthaṃ vatvā tassa yasaṃ vaṇṇento gāthamāha –
双手拍击声、腰鼓,以及木拉鼓与杖鼓等;
他们以此唤醒沉睡的他,他醒来后便感到喜悦。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pāṇissarā mudiṅgā ca, murajālambarāni ca; Suttamenaṃ pabodhenti, paṭibuddho ca nandatī’’ti.
他听后问道:“帝释天,像这样的天界成就,您是做了什么才得到的呢?”帝释天为了说明:“不布施、不持戒、行恶法且悭吝之人,不能往生天界,只会生于地狱。”于是说道:显示巴利原文
So tassa vacanaṃ sutvā ‘‘sakka, evarūpaṃ dibbasampattiṃ kinti katvā labhasī’’ti pucchi. Sakko ‘‘adānasīlā tāva pāpadhammā maccharino devalokaṃ na gacchanti, niraye nibbattantī’’ti dassento –
凡是那些悭吝、吝啬,辱骂沙门与婆罗门的人;
即在此处放下此身,身坏命终之后,便堕入地狱。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ye kecime maccharino kadariyā, paribhāsakā samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ; Idheva nikkhippa sarīradehaṃ, kāyassa bhedā nirayaṃ vajantī’’ti. –
说此偈颂后,为显示安住于法者能获得天界,又说偈颂道:显示巴利原文
Imaṃ gāthaṃ vatvā dhamme ṭhitānaṃ devalokapaṭilābhaṃ dassetuṃ gāthamāha –
“凡是希求善趣者,安住于法、自制与分享之中;”
即在此处舍下这具身体,身坏命终后,便往生善趣。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ye kecime suggatimāsamānā, dhamme ṭhitā saṃyame saṃvibhāge; Idheva nikkhippa sarīradehaṃ, kāyassa bhedā sugatiṃ vajantī’’ti.
这里,“希望”(āsamānā)意为希求。凡希求善趣者,皆安住于名为“自制”的十戒法及名为“分享”的布施法,在此舍下这具称为身体的躯壳,身坏之后,便往生善趣——这就是它的含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha āsamānāti āsīsantā. Ye keci sugatiṃ āsīsanti, sabbe te saṃyamasaṅkhāte dasasīladhamme saṃvibhāgasaṅkhāte dānadhamme ca ṭhitā hutvā idha sarīrasaṅkhātaṃ dehaṃ nikkhipitvā tassa kāyassa bhedā sugatiṃ vajantīti attho.
这样说完之后,又为他阐明,便说道:“憍尸迦,我们并非为了乳粥而来你处,而是出于悲悯,怀着对你的怜愍而来。”显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vatvā ca pana, ‘‘kosiya, na mayaṃ tava santike pāyāsatthāya āgatā, kāruññena pana taṃ anukampamānā āgatāmhā’’ti tassa pakāsetuṃ āha –
你在前生曾是我们的亲属,却是个悭吝、易怒、具恶法者
我们正是为了你的利益才来此处:愿那位具恶法者不堕地狱。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tvaṃ nosi ñāti purimāsu jātisu, so maccharī rosako pāpadhammo; Taveva atthāya idhāgatamhā, mā pāpadhammo nirayaṃ gamitthā’’ti.
此处,“那位”(so)即指“你”(so tvaṃ)。“愿那位具恶法者(mā pāpadhammo)”的意思是:我们的这位亲戚是具恶法者,但愿他不要堕入地狱——我们正是为此而来。这就是它的含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha soti so tvaṃ. Mā pāpadhammoti ayaṃ amhākaṃ ñāti pāpadhammo mā nirayaṃ agamāti etadatthaṃ āgatamhāti attho.
听闻此言,憍尸迦心想:“看来他们的确是为了我的利益,想把我从地狱救拔出来,安立于天界。”于是满心欢喜地说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā kosiyo ‘‘atthakāmā kira me, ete maṃ nirayā uddharitvā sagge patiṭṭhāpetukāmā’’ti tuṭṭhacitto āha –
的确,你们为求我的利益而来,这般殷勤教导于我;
我必定如此遵行,所有求我利益者所言,我皆奉行不违。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Addhā maṃ vo hitakāmā, yaṃ maṃ samanusāsatha; Sohaṃ tathā karissāmi, sabbaṃ vuttaṃ hitesibhi.
今日我便止息,不再造作任何恶事;
我没有任何不可施舍之物,也绝不未布施而自饮水。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Esāhamajjeva uparamāmi, na cāhaṃ kiñci kareyya pāpaṃ; Na cāpi me kiñci adeyyamatthi, na cāpidatvā udakaṃ pivāmi.
可是,帝释天啊,若我长期如此布施,这些财富终将耗尽;
因此,帝释天,我将出家,舍离那些如其分限的诸欲。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evañca me dadato sabbakālaṃ, bhogā ime vāsava khīyissanti; Tato ahaṃ pabbajissāmi sakka, hitvāna kāmāni yathodhikānī’’ti.
其中,“我”(maṃ)即“我的”(mama)。“你们”(vo)即“你等”(tumhe)。“因为你们如此教导我”(yaṃ maṃ samanusāsatha):因为你们以这样的方式教导我,故你们是利益我之人。“那样”(tathā):如你们所说,我将依言而行。“停止”(uparamāmī):从悭吝的心态中停止下来。“不可给予之物”(adeyyamatthī):从今以后,即使一口食物的半份,对我来说也不存在不可给予之物;“得到而不给不饮”(na cāpidatvā):纵使得一滴水,若未行布施,我亦不饮用。“耗尽”(khīyissantī):即散尽。“如其所分”(yathodhikānī):依事欲与烦恼欲,如其安住之分位而已。显示巴利原文
Tattha manti mama. Voti tumhe. Yaṃ manti yena maṃ samanusāsatha, tena me tumhe hitakāmā. Tathāti yathā vadatha, tatheva karissāmi. Uparamāmīti maccharibhāvato uparamāmi. Adeyyamatthīti ito paṭṭhāya ca mama ālopato upaḍḍhampi adeyyaṃ nāma natthi, na cāpidatvāti udakapasatampi cāhaṃ labhitvā adatvā na pivissāmi. Khīyissantīti vikkhīyissanti. Yathodhikānīti vatthukāmakilesakāmavasena yathāṭhitakoṭṭhāsāniyeva.
帝释天调伏了悭吝的果西亚后,令他再无怨恨,又使他了知布施的果报,通过说法令他安住于五戒之中,随后便与他们一同返回了天城。果西亚也进了城,征得国王的许可后,便对乞求者宣布:“把你们各自拿着的容器都装满再拿走!”如此将财富布施出去。当财物散尽后,他便离家出离,在雪山南侧、恒河与一处天然湖泊之间,搭起一间叶屋,出家成为隐士,以林中的树根和野果为食,在那里长住久居,直至迈入老年。那时,帝释天有四位女儿:希望、信、吉祥与惭。她们携带着许多天界的香与花鬘,为了戏水而前往阿耨达池,在那里嬉戏之后,坐在摩尼石台上。恰在此时,有一位名为那罗陀的婆罗门苦行者,为了日间休息而前往三十三天宫,在欢喜园与心兰园等处作了日间休息后,为遮荫而将巴利恰答咖树的花如伞一般举持着,从摩尼石台上方经过,准备返回自己的住处金窟。那些天女望见他手中的花,便上前乞求。为了说明此事,导师说道——显示巴利原文
Sakko macchariyakosiyaṃ dametvā nibbisevanaṃ katvā dānaphalaṃ jānāpetvā dhammadesanāya pañcasu sīlesu patiṭṭhāpetvā saddhiṃ tehi devanagarameva gato. Macchariyakosiyopi nagaraṃ pavisitvā rājānaṃ anujānāpetvā ‘‘gahitagahitabhājanāni pūretvā gaṇhantū’’ti yācakānaṃ dhanaṃ datvā tasmiṃ khīṇe nikkhamma himavantato dakkhiṇapasse gaṅgāya ceva ekassa ca jātassarassa antare paṇṇasālaṃ katvā pabbajitvā vanamūlaphalāhāro tattha ciraṃ vihāsi, jaraṃ pāpuṇi. Tadā sakkassa āsā saddhā sirī hirīti catasso dhītaro honti. Tā bahuṃ dibbagandhamālaṃ ādāya udakakīḷanatthāya anotattadahaṃ gantvā tattha kīḷitvā manosilātale nisīdiṃsu. Tasmiṃ khaṇe nārado nāma brāhmaṇatāpaso tāvatiṃsabhavanaṃ divāvihāratthāya gantvā nandanavanacittalatāvanesu divāvihāraṃ katvā pāricchattakapupphaṃ chattaṃ viya chāyatthāya dhārayamāno manosilātalamatthakena attano vasanaṭṭhānaṃ kañcanaguhaṃ gacchati. Atha tā tassa hatthe taṃ pupphaṃ disvā yāciṃsu. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
在无上的山王香醉山上,她们为天王所护佑,自在欢喜;
那时,仙人中的圣者、觉了一切世间者到来,手持盛开的树王枝条。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Naguttame girivare gandhamādane, modanti tā devavarābhipālitā; Athāgamā isivaro sabbalokagū, supupphitaṃ dumavarasākhamādiya.
此花清净芬芳,为三十三天所尊敬,是最上妙华,为诸天所享;
凡人得不到,阿修罗也得不到,唯有诸天才能获得,那才是他们堪能受用的。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Suciṃ sugandhaṃ tidasehi sakkataṃ, pupphuttamaṃ amaravarehi sevitaṃ; Aladdha maccehiva dānavehi vā, aññatra devehi tadārahaṃ hidaṃ.
于是,四位身如金色之肤的天女——诸天女中之最胜者,从座而起,走向牟尼;
希望、信、吉祥,以及惭,她们这样对那罗陀天婆罗门说:
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tato catasso kanakattacūpamā, uṭṭhāya nāriyo pamadādhipā muniṃ; Āsā ca saddhā ca sirī tato hirī, iccabravuṃ nāradadeva brāhmaṇaṃ.
大牟尼,梵啊,如果您未指定这巴利恰答咖树之花,
请赐予我们一切成就,愿你心愿圆满,愿你如同帝释天,成为我们的依靠。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sace anuddiṭṭhaṃ tayā mahāmuni, pupphaṃ imaṃ pārichattassa bramhe; Dadāhi no sabbā gati te ijjhatu, tuvampi no hohi yatheva vāsavo.
那罗陀观察了这些恳求的女子后,这般宣说,激起了一场纷争;
这些花对我来说毫无用处;你们当中最年长的那位,让她佩戴吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ yācamānābhisamekkha nārado, iccabravī saṃkalahaṃ udīrayi; Na mayhamatthatthi imehi koci naṃ, yāyeva vo seyyasi sā piḷandhathā’’ti.
其中,「girivare」是前述词语的同义词。「devavarābhipālitā」指被最胜诸天所保护。「sabbalokagū」意为:能够到达天界与人界的一切处。「dumavarasākhamādiyā」:因为此花生于枝条,故得名“树最胜枝”,取了那朵花。「sakkatanti」:被恭敬的花。「amaravarehi」:这是就帝释天而言。「aññatra devehi」:除了诸天与具神通者外,不被他人或夜叉等所得。「tadārahaṃ hidanti」:因为那花确实适合他们、与他们相称。「kanakattacūpamā」:皮肤犹如黄金。「uṭṭhāyā」:这位牟尼远离花鬘、香、涂油等装饰,不佩戴花,只将花弃于一处。天女们心想:“来,我们去讨要那朵花来佩戴吧。”当她们伸手乞求时,他立刻站了起来。「pamadādhipā」:女子中的最上者。「muninti」:牟尼。显示巴利原文
Tattha girivareti purimassa vevacanaṃ. Devavarābhipālitāti sakkena rakkhitā. Sabbalokagūti devaloke ca manussaloke ca sabbattha gamanasamattho. Dumavarasākhamādiyāti sākhāya jātattā dumavarasākhanti laddhanāmaṃ pupphaṃ gahetvā. Sakkatanti katasakkāraṃ. Amaravarehīti sakkaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ. Aññatra devehīti ṭhapetvā deve ca iddhimante ca aññehi manussehi vā yakkhādīhi vā aladdhaṃ. Tadārahaṃ hidanti tesaṃyeva hi taṃ arahaṃ anucchavikaṃ. Kanakattacūpamāti kanakūpamā tacā. Uṭṭhāyāti ayyo mālāgandhavilepanādipaṭivirato pupphaṃ na piḷandhissati, ekasmiṃ padese chaḍḍessati, etha taṃ yācitvā pupphaṃ piḷandhissāmāti hatthe pasāretvā yācamānā ekappahāreneva uṭṭhahitvā. Pamadādhipāti pamadānaṃ uttamā. Muninti isiṃ.
「anuddiṭṭhaṃ」:未作指定,如说“我要把这给某个人”。「sabbā gati te ijjhatu」:愿你一切心愿成就,所求皆得——天女们以此祝她大吉祥。「yatheva vāsavo」:如同我们的父亲帝释天,有求必应,你也如此对待我们吧。「tan」ti:那朵花。「abhisamekkhā」:看见之后。「saṃkalahaṃ」:说起了种种执取不同、引发争吵的话。「imehi」:以这些花来说,对我毫无用处,因为我已远离佩戴花鬘;他指出了这点。「yāyeva vo seyyasī」:你们之中最年长的那位。「sā piḷandhathā」:让她佩戴这个。意思是:让她戴上这花吧。显示巴利原文
Anuddiṭṭhanti ‘‘asukassa nāma dassāmī’’ti na uddiṭṭhaṃ. Sabbā gati te ijjhatūti sabbā te cittagati ijjhatu, patthitapatthitassa lābhī hohīti tassa thulimaṅgalaṃ vadanti. Yatheva vāsavoti yathā amhākaṃ pitā vāsavo icchiticchitaṃ deti, tatheva no tvampi hohīti. Tanti taṃ pupphaṃ. Abhisamekkhāti disvā. Saṃkalahanti nānāgāhaṃ kalahavaḍḍhanaṃ kathaṃ udīrayi. Imehīti imehi pupphehi nāma mayhaṃ attho natthi, paṭivirato ahaṃ mālādhāraṇatoti dīpeti. Yāyeva vo seyyasīti yā tumhākaṃ antare jeṭṭhikā. Sā piḷandhathāti sā etaṃ piḷandhatūti attho.
听了他的话之后,这四位天女便以偈颂说道:显示巴利原文
Tā catassopi tassa vacanaṃ sutvā gāthamāhaṃsu –
“那罗陀啊,请您亲自观察,我们之中谁最为殊胜。您若想赠予谁,便赠予她吧;”
那罗陀啊,您若将花赐予我们中的哪一位,她便会受到众人认可,成为最胜者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tvaṃ nottamevābhisamekkha nārada, yassicchasi tassā anuppavecchasu; Yassā hi no nārada tvaṃ padassasi, sāyeva no hehiti seṭṭhasammatā’’ti.
其中,“tvaṃ nottamevā”的意思是:“您是至高的大牟尼,请您亲自为我们决断。”听罢她们的话,那罗陀招呼她们,以偈颂说:显示巴利原文
Tattha tvaṃ nottamevāti uttamamahāmuni tvameva no upadhārehi. Tāsaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā nārado tā ālapanto gāthamāha –
若你们不知道此处谁最上、谁最低劣,就去请问众生之主吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Akallametaṃ vacanaṃ sugatte, ko brāhmaṇo saṃkalahaṃ udīraye; Gantvāna bhūtādhipameva pucchatha, sace na jānātha idhuttamādhame’’nti.
其义为:贤美的美丽者啊,你们所说的这些话于我不合宜。若如此,我便要在你们当中判定一位为最胜、其余为低劣,那将会增长诤论。已断除罪恶的婆罗门,怎会说出诤论、增长诤论?对于这样的人,增长诤论实非所宜。因此,离开此处,去请问你们的父亲——众生之主帝释天吧,倘若你们不知自众当中谁为最胜、谁为最低劣。显示巴利原文
Tassattho – bhadde sugatte, idaṃ tumhehi vuttaṃ vacanaṃ mama ayuttaṃ, evañhi sati mayā tumhesu ekaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, sesā hīnā karontena kalaho vaḍḍhito bhavissati, ko bāhitapāpo brāhmaṇo kalahaṃ udīraye vaḍḍheyya. Evarūpassa hi kalahavaḍḍhanaṃ nāma ayuttaṃ, tasmā ito gatvā attano pitaraṃ bhūtādhipaṃ sakkameva pucchatha, sace attano uttamaṃ adhamañca na jānāthāti.
于是,世尊说偈:显示巴利原文
Tato satthā gāthamāha –
她们被那罗陀激怒至极,又为他的话语所煽动,沉湎于种姓的骄慢;
她们一同前往千眼者处,问众生主:‘我们之中,谁为最优胜者?’
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tā nāradena paramappakopitā, udīritā vaṇṇamadena mattā; Sakāse gantvāna sahassacakkhuno, pucchiṃsu bhūtādhipaṃ kā nu seyyasī’’ti.
其中,‘极为忿怒’:意为因他不施与鲜花而极度嗔怒,即对他生起了忿怒。‘被煽动’:即被‘你们去问众生主吧’这番话所鼓动。‘千眼者’:指她们前往帝释天所在之处。‘谁’:她们问道:‘在我们之中,谁是最殊胜的?’显示巴利原文
Tattha paramappakopitāti pupphaṃ adadantena ativiya kopitā tassa kupitā hutvā. Udīritāti ‘‘bhūtādhipameva pucchathā’’ti vuttā. Sahassacakkhunoti sakkassa santikaṃ gantvā. Kā nūti amhākaṃ antare katamā uttamāti pucchiṃsu.
如此问已,便立于一处。显示巴利原文
Evaṃ pucchitvā ṭhitā –
看到她们,富兰陀罗心生欢喜,这位天神之王合掌说道:
你们全都彼此相似,贤女们,究竟是谁引发了这场争论?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tā disvā āyattamanā purindado, iccabravī devavaro katañjalī; Sabbāva vo hotha sugatte sādisī, koneva bhadde kalahaṃ udīrayī’’ti.
其中,‘看到她们’的意思是:比丘们,看到那四位都来到了自己面前。‘心生欢喜’的意思是:内心欢喜,心意专注于此。‘合掌’的意思是:那些正在礼敬的天女们举起了合掌的双手。‘同样’的意思是:你们全都彼此相似。‘是谁’的意思是:究竟是哪一个。‘引发了争论’的意思是:由于执取不同而说出争执,并将它扩大。显示巴利原文
Tattha tā disvāti, bhikkhave, catassopi attano santikaṃ āgatā disvā. Āyattamanāti ussukkamanā byāvaṭacittā. Katañjalīti namassamānāhi devatāhi paggahitañjalī. Sādisīti sabbāva tumhe sādisiyo. Ko nevāti ko nu evaṃ. Kalahaṃ udīrayīti idaṃ nānāgāhaṃ viggahaṃ kathesi vaḍḍhesi.
于是,她们便向他诵出了此偈:显示巴利原文
Athassa tā kathayamānā gāthamāhaṃsu –
那位为世间一切众生所追随的大牟尼,安住于法的那罗陀,真实精勤者;
他曾在那香山胜峰这样说:‘去吧,去请问那众生之主吧。’
‘若你们于此不了知何为最胜、何为卑下。’
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo sabbalokaccarito mahāmuni, dhamme ṭhito nārado saccanikkamo; So nobravi girivare gandhamādane, gantvāna bhūtādhipameva pucchatha; Sace na jānātha idhuttamādhama’’nti.
这里的“谛精进者”,是指如实精进之人。显示巴利原文
Tattha saccanikkamoti tathaparakkamo.
听了这话,帝释天心想:“这四个也都是我的女儿,我要是说出‘其中谁德行具足、最为优秀’,其余三个必定会生气。这桩争执,不能由我来裁定。不如把她们送到雪山,交给憍尸迦苦行者,由他来裁决。”这样思惟之后,他便说道:“我不裁决你们的争执。雪山那边住着一位名叫憍尸迦的苦行者,我打算把自己的甘露食赠给他。他若不分与别人,自己就不会先用;而他布施的时候,总会加以抉择,只给有德行的人。你们当中,谁能从他手中得到饭食,谁就是最优秀的。”为阐明此义,他说了这首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā sakko ‘‘imā catassopi mayhaṃ dhītarova, sacāhaṃ ‘etāsu ekā guṇasampannā uttamā’ti vakkhāmi, sesā kujjhissanti, na sakkā ayaṃ aḍḍo vinicchinituṃ, imā himavante kosiyatāpasassa santikaṃ pesesāmi, so etāsaṃ aḍḍaṃ vinicchinissatī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘ahaṃ tumhākaṃ aḍḍaṃ na vinicchinissāmi, himavante kosiyo nāma tāpaso atthi, tassāhaṃ attano sudhābhojanaṃ pesessāmi, so parassa adatvā na bhuñjati, dadanto ca vicinitvā guṇavantānaṃ deti, yā tumhesu tassa hatthato bhattaṃ labhissati, sā uttamā bhavissatī’’ti ācikkhanto gāthamāha –
那位栖居大阿兰若的大牟尼,未得食物则不进食,诸殊妙身姿的女郎啊;
憍尸迦审择之后方施布施之物,
他所施与的那一位,正是最殊胜者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Asu brahāraññacaro mahāmuni, nādatvā bhattaṃ varagatte bhuñjati; Viceyya dānāni dadāti kosiyo, Yassā hi so dassati sāva seyyasī’’ti.
此处“大阿兰若住者”,是指居住在大阿兰若中的人。显示巴利原文
Tattha brahāraññadharoti mahāaraññavāsī.
就这样,他把她们送到苦行者处后,唤来摩得利,又派他前往苦行者那里,接着说了这首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Iti so tāpasassa santikaṃ pesetvā mātaliṃ pakkosāpetvā tassa santikaṃ pesento anantaraṃ gāthamāha –
他,那位住在南方、恒河岸边、雪山近旁的人,备受尊崇。
那位憍尸迦难得饮食,天御者啊,请为他带去纯净的食物。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Asū hi yo sammati dakkhiṇaṃ disaṃ, gaṅgāya tīre himavantapassani; Sa kosiyo dullabhapānabhojano, tassa sudhaṃ pāpaya devasārathī’’ti.
其中,sammatī 意为居住。dakkhiṇa 指雪山的南方。passanī 指近旁。显示巴利原文
Tattha sammatīti vasati. Dakkhiṇanti himavantassa dakkhiṇāya disāya. Passanīti passe.
于是导师说:显示巴利原文
Tato satthā āha –
那位摩得利受天王派遣,登上了千马所驾之车;
他迅速来到隐修处,隐没身形,便将纯净的食物奉与牟尼。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sa mātalī devavarena pesito, sahassayuttaṃ abhiruyha sandanaṃ; Sukhippameva upagamma assamaṃ, adissamāno munino sudhaṃ adā’’ti.
此处“不显现”是指:比丘们,摩得利接受了天王的吩咐,前往那座隐修处后隐没身形,将纯净食物给予了他。而他布施之时,那位行者已于夜间精进修行,在破晓时分侍奉了火;待到夜尽天明,正站立着礼敬初升的太阳之际,摩得利便将盛满纯净食物的钵放到他的手中。显示巴利原文
Tattha adissamānoti, bhikkhave, so mātali devarājassa vacanaṃ sampaṭicchitvā taṃ assamaṃ gantvā adissamānakāyo hutvā tassa sudhaṃ adāsi, dadamāno ca rattiṃ padhānamanuyuñjitvā paccūsasamaye aggiṃ paricaritvā vibhātāya rattiyā udentaṃ sūriyaṃ namassamānassa ṭhitassa tassa hatthe sudhābhojanapātiṃ ṭhapesi.
憍尸迦接过钵,依旧站立,说出了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Kosiyo taṃ gahetvā ṭhitakova gāthādvayamāha –
“我正侍奉着水火供,礼敬那驱尽世间暗冥的无上光明者,
超越一切众生的婆娑婆天王,
是谁在我的手中放入了这净妙之食?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Udaggihuttaṃ upatiṭṭhato hi me, pabhaṅkaraṃ lokatamonuduttamaṃ; Sabbāni bhūtāni adhicca vāsavo; Ko neva me pāṇisu kiṃ sudhodahi.
如螺贝般洁白、无与伦比的容颜,清净芬芳,悦意稀有;
我从未亲眼见过,是哪位天神在我手中放入了什么净物?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Saṅkhūpamaṃ setamatulyadassanaṃ, suciṃ sugandhaṃ piyarūpamabbhutaṃ; Adiṭṭhapubbaṃ mama jātu cakkhubhi, kā devatā pāṇisu kiṃ sudhodahī’’ti.
此处,「udaggihutta」是指:做过水供与火供之后,他从火堂出来,站在茅屋门口,面朝那照耀世间、驱除世间黑暗的无上日轮而顶礼,那时他已超越一切众生而住。难道是天王如此将什么净物放入了我手中?他便站着,以‘如螺……’等偈颂描述那净物。显示巴利原文
Tattha udaggihuttanti udakaaggihuttaṃ paricaritvā aggisālato nikkhamma paṇṇasāladvāre ṭhatvā pabhaṅkaraṃ lokatamonudaṃ uttamaṃ ādiccaṃ upatiṭṭhato mama sabbāni bhūtāni adhicca atikkamitvā vattamāno vāsavo nu kho evaṃ mama pāṇīsu kiṃ sudhaṃ kiṃ nāmetaṃ odahi. ‘‘Saṅkhūpama’’ntiādīhi ṭhitakova sudhaṃ vaṇṇeti.
于是,摩得利说:显示巴利原文
Tato mātali āha –
“我奉大因陀罗之命,急急为大牟尼送来清净食;
您应知我,我是天车御者摩得利,请享用这无上饭食,勿加拒绝。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ahaṃ mahindena mahesi pesito, sudhābhihāsiṃ turito mahāmuni; Jānāsi maṃ mātali devasārathi, bhuñjassu bhattuttama mābhivārayi.
食用之后,它能灭除十二种恶——饥饿、干渴、不乐、疲倦;
嗔、恨、争论、两舌、冷、热、昏沉——这是最上之味。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Bhuttā ca sā dvādasa hanti pāpake, khudaṃ pipāsaṃ aratiṃ daraklamaṃ; Kodhūpanāhañca vivādapesuṇaṃ, sītuṇha tandiñca rasuttamaṃ ida’’nti.
此处,“sudhābhihāsiṃ”意为:我把这纯净的食物带给你了。“Jānāsi”意为:你认识我,我是名为摩得利的天车御者。“Mābhivārayi”意为:不要以“我不吃”来推辞,请受用,莫作拖延。“Pāpake(恶)”指:这纯净的食物受用之后,能摧破十二种恶法。关于“khudaṃ(饥饿)”等条:第一,摧破饥饿;第二,摧破口渴;第三,摧破厌倦;第四,摧破身乏;第五,摧破疲惫;第六,摧破嗔;第七,摧破恨;第八,摧破争论;第九,摧破两舌;第十,摧破冷;第十一,摧破热;第十二,摧破昏沉,即懒惰的状态。这味中最上的纯净食物,能摧破这十二种恶法。显示巴利原文
Tattha sudhābhihāsinti imaṃ sudhābhojanaṃ tuyhaṃ abhihariṃ. Jānāsīti jānāhi maṃ tvaṃ, ahaṃ mātali nāma devasārathīti attho. Mābhivārayīti na bhuñjāmīti appaṭikkhipitvā bhuñja mā papañca kari. Pāpaketi ayañhi sudhā bhuttā dvādasa pāpadhamme hanati. Khudanti paṭhamaṃ tāva chātabhāvaṃ hanati, dutiyaṃ pānīyapipāsaṃ, tatiyaṃ ukkaṇṭhitaṃ, catutthaṃ kāyadarathaṃ, pañcamaṃ kilantabhāvaṃ, chaṭṭhaṃ kodhaṃ, sattamaṃ upanāhaṃ, aṭṭhamaṃ vivādaṃ, navamaṃ pesuṇaṃ, dasamaṃ sītaṃ, ekādasamaṃ uṇhaṃ, dvādasamaṃ tandiṃ ālasiyabhāvaṃ, idaṃ rasuttamaṃ uttamarasaṃ sudhābhojanaṃ ime dvādasa pāpadhamme hanati.
听完这话,㤭尸迦便表露自己所秉持的誓愿,说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā kosiyo attano vatasamādānaṃ āvikaronto –
“摩得利,我已立下这最上的誓愿:‘不曾先行布施,我便不应当受用食物。’
独自受用应受供养的食物,非圣者所崇敬;不肯分享的人,也得不到安乐。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na kappatī mātali mayha bhuñjituṃ, pubbe adatvā iti me vatuttamaṃ; Na cāpi ekāsnamariyapūjitaṃ, asaṃvibhāgī ca sukhaṃ na vindatī’’ti. –
说完此偈后,摩得利问道:“尊者,您们是见到了对他人不作布施便进食的什么过患,才受持这项誓愿的吗?”他回答说:显示巴利原文
Gāthaṃ vatvā, ‘‘bhante, tumhehi parassa adatvā bhojane kaṃ dosaṃ disvā idaṃ vataṃ samādinna’’nti mātalinā puṭṭho āha –
杀害女性者、邪淫者、伤害朋友者,以及辱骂如法修行的沙门和婆罗门者,
这些人都以悭吝为第五,属于卑劣之人。因此,若不先作布施,即使是一口水,也不当受用。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Thīghātakā ye cime pāradārikā, mittadduno ye ca sapanti subbate; Sabbe ca te maccharipañcamādhamā, tasmā adatvā udakampi nāsniye.
‘我,无论是对女人还是对男人,都会施与智者所称叹的布施;’
‘在这个世间,那些具足信心、乐于施与、远离悭吝的人,确实被认可为清净与真实者。’
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sohitthiyā vā purisassa vā pana, dassāmi dānaṃ vidusampavaṇṇitaṃ; Saddhā vadaññū idha vītamaccharā, bhavanti hete sucisaccasammatā’’ti.
此处「先前」是指:未先作布施便自行享用,或以此表明“这是我往昔所受持的殊胜誓愿”,即我先前已纳受此誓愿。「再者,独自用餐,非圣者所尊崇」:指独自一人进食,是诸佛等圣者所不尊崇的。「乐」:指得不到天界与人间的快乐。「杀害女性者」:即杀害女性的人。「那些」:指那类人。「辱骂」:即谩骂。「具足善行者」:指如法修行的沙门与婆罗门。「悭吝为第五」:在此类人中悭吝居第五,故称“悭吝为第五者”。「卑劣」:这五种人被称为卑劣者。「因此」:因恐落入这五种卑劣者之列,故“即使是对水,若不布施,也不受用”,意即我不食用它,我纳受了此项誓愿。「我,或对女子」:指我本人,或对女子。「智者所称赞」:指被诸佛等智者、贤者所称赞的布施。「被认可为清净与真实」:这些具足净信、乐于施与、远离悭吝之人,既是清净的,也被认可为最胜者,这便是其含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha pubbeti paṭhamaṃ adatvā, atha vā iti me pubbe vatuttamaṃ idaṃ pubbeva mayā vataṃ samādinnanti dasseti. Na cāpi ekāsnamariyapūjitanti ekakassa asanaṃ na ariyehi buddhādīhi pūjitaṃ. Sukhanti dibbamānusikaṃ sukhaṃ na labhati. Thīghātakāti itthighātakā. Ye cimeti ye ca ime. Sapantīti akkosanti. Subbateti dhammikasamaṇabrāhmaṇe. Maccharipañcamāti maccharī pañcamo etesanti maccharipañcamā. Adhamāti ime pañca adhamā nāma. Tasmāti yasmā ahaṃ pañcamaadhamabhāvabhayena adatvā udakampi nāsniye na paribhuñjissāmīti imaṃ vataṃ samādiyiṃ. Sohitthiyā vāti so ahaṃ itthiyā vā. Vidusampavaṇṇitanti vidūhi paṇḍitehi buddhādīhi vaṇṇitaṃ. Sucisaccasammatāti ete okappaniyasaddhāya samannāgatā vadaññū vītamaccharā purisā sucī ceva uttamasammatā ca hontīti attho.
听了这番话,摩得利便现出可见的身形,站立在那里。就在那一刻,那四位天女分别立于四方:祥女神立于东方,望女神立于南方,信女神立于西方,愧女神立于北方。为阐明此义,导师说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā mātali dissamānakāyena aṭṭhāsi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe tā catasso devakaññāyo catuddisaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu, sirī pācīnadisāya aṭṭhāsi, āsā dakkhiṇadisāya, saddhā pacchimadisāya, hirī uttaradisāya. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
于是,由最胜天神所差遣的四位少女,肤如金色,端严殊妙;
望女神、信女神、吉祥女神,随后是愧女神,她们来到憍尸迦所在的那座隐修处。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ato matā devavarena pesitā, kaññā catasso kanakattacūpamā; Āsā ca saddhā ca sirī tato hirī, taṃ assamaṃ āgamu yattha kosiyo.
看见她们,他满心欢喜;因那吉祥的容色,就连顶髻天众也欣然欢喜。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tā disvā sabbo paramappamodito, subhena vaṇṇena sikhārivaggino; Kaññā catasso caturo catuddisā, iccabravī mātalino ca sammukhā.
在东方,你闪耀着光芒,女神啊,你盛装严饰,宛如晨星中最殊胜的一颗;
我且问你,拥有金色藤蔓般身躯的你,请告诉我,你是哪一位女神?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Purimaṃ disaṃ kā tvaṃ pabhāsi devate, alaṅkatā tāravarāva osadhī; Pucchāmi taṃ kañcanavelliviggahe, ācikkha me tvaṃ katamāsi devatā.
我为吉祥天女,受世人敬仰,恒常亲近无恶者;
因甘露之争,我来到你面前;上智之人,请为我分此甘露。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sirāha devī manujehi pūjitā, apāpasattūpanisevinī sadā; Sudhāvivādena tavantimāgatā, taṃ maṃ sudhāya varapañña bhājaya.
大牟尼啊,我若愿将甘露施与谁人,那人便以一切欲乐而欢喜;
你应知我是吉祥天女,是献祭者中的最上者;具殊胜智者啊,请分与我甘露。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yassāhamicchāmi sudhaṃ mahāmuni, so sabbakāmehi naro pamodati; Sirīti maṃ jānahi jūhatuttama, taṃ maṃ sudhāya varapañña bhājayā’’ti.
此处,“tato”指“由此之后,然后”。“matā”意为“被允许”,即被天界最胜者允许并派遣而来。“sabbo paramappamodito”:所有人无不极度喜悦。另有一异读作“Sāmaṃ”,意谓亲自见到那些天女。“caturo”指灵巧;或以此为正读,意为具备灵巧。“tāravarā”指星宿中的佼佼者。“kañcanavelliviggahe”:身体犹如金色藤蔓。“Sirāhā”:我是吉祥天女。“tavantimāgatā”:来到你的面前。“bhājayā”:祈愿甘露侍奉我,即请分与我甘露、施予我甘露。“jānahī”:知道。“jūhatuttamā”:向火献祭者中的最上者。显示巴利原文
Tattha atoti tato. Matāti anumatā, atha devavarena anumatā ceva pesitā cāti attho. Sabbo paramappamoditoti anavaseso hutvā atipamodito. ‘‘Sāma’’ntipi pāṭho, tā devatā sāmaṃ disvāti attho. Caturoti caturā. Ayameva vā pāṭho, cāturiyena samannāgatāti attho. Tāravarāti tārakānaṃ varā. Kañcanavelliviggaheti kañcanarūpasadisasarīre. Sirāhāti sirī ahaṃ. Tavantimāgatāti tava santikaṃ āgatā. Bhājayāti yathā maṃ sudhā bhajati, tathā karohi, sudhaṃ me dehīti attho. Jānahīti jāna. Jūhatuttamāti aggiṃ juhantānaṃ uttama.
闻此,憍尸迦说道:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā kosiyo āha –
凭技艺、明行与智慧,人们具足、精通于各自的业行;
被你舍弃之人,一无所得;你所作此事,实非善举。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sippena vijjācaraṇena buddhiyā, narā upetā paguṇā sakammunā; Tayā vihīnā na labhanti kiñcanaṃ, tayidaṃ na sādhu yadidaṃ tayā kataṃ.
我看见一个人,懒惰而贪求珍馐,虽出身高贵,却形容丑陋。
由你守护的荣光,纵使对方出身高贵,也会将那本应富有安乐之人,当作奴仆般差遣。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Passāmi posaṃ alasaṃ mahagghasaṃ, sudukkulīnampi arūpimaṃ naraṃ; Tayānugutto siri jātimāmapi, peseti dāsaṃ viya bhogavā sukhī.
我知你:行于虚妄,不辨善恶而亲近他人,内心愚痴,却又追随智者。
这样的女子,连座席之水尚且不配,何况净食?走吧,我不喜欢你。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ taṃ asaccaṃ avibhajjaseviniṃ, jānāmi mūḷhaṃ vidurānupātiniṃ; Na tādisī arahati āsanūdakaṃ, kuto sudhā gaccha na mayha ruccasī’’ti.
在此,「以技艺」指象技、马技、车技、弓技等。「以明行」指称为三吠陀的明与戒行。「于自己所作业中善巧」指通过自己的精勤而具备精进功德。「些许」指连任何一点微小的名声或快乐都得不到。「这即是」指那些为了获得自在而学习技艺并践行的人,被你造成了缺陷,这于你为不善。「丑陋」指相貌丑陋。「被你守护」指受你庇护。「即使有出身」不仅指出身高贵,也指具备了技艺、明行、智慧与业行等。「受役使」指把他变成被役使的人。「因此你」指由于那个原因,你……「不真实」因不立足于真实的本性,故是虚妄、无高尚品德。「不加辨别地交往」指不加区分、不顾合适与否,与有技艺者和无技艺者都交往。「假意追随而迫害智者」指表面追随智者,实际却打击、击败、迫害智者。「何况净食」对于这样无品德的女子,哪里还有净食可言?我不喜欢你,走吧,不要停留在此。显示巴利原文
Tattha sippenāti hatthiassarathadhanusippādinā. Vijjācaraṇenāti vedattayasaṅkhātāya vijjāya ceva sīlena ca. Paguṇā sakammunāti attano purisakārena padhānaguṇasamannāgatā. Kiñcananti kiñci appamattakampi yasaṃ vā sukhaṃ vā na labhanti. Yadidanti yaṃ etaṃ issariyatthāya sippāni uggaṇhitvā carantānaṃ tayā vekallaṃ kataṃ, taṃ te na sādhu. Arūpimanti virūpaṃ. Tayānuguttoti tayā anurakkhito. Jātimāmapīti jātisampannampi sippavijjācaraṇabuddhikammehi sampannampi. Pesetīti pesanakārakaṃ karoti. Taṃ tanti tasmā taṃ. Asaccanti sabhāvasaṅkhāte sacce avattanatāya asaccaṃ uttamabhāvarahitaṃ. Avibhajjasevininti avibhajitvā yuttāyuttaṃ ajānitvā sippādisampannepi itarepi sevamānaṃ. Vidurānupātininti paṇḍitānupātiniṃ paṇḍite pātetvā pothetvā viheṭhetvā caramānaṃ. Kuto sudhāti tādisāya nigguṇāya kuto sudhābhojanaṃ, na me ruccasi, gaccha mā idha tiṭṭhāti.
她被他这样拒绝后,便当场消失了。于是,他如同与阿莎对话一般,说道——显示巴利原文
Sā tena paṭikkhittā tatthevantaradhāyi. Tato so āsāya saddhiṃ sallapanto āha –
那位白齿戴耳环、臂着彩纹钏、佩戴光滑金色饰物的女子是谁?
你穿着水润光泽的天衣,如燃烧的库沙草尖般殷红,佩戴花簇而闪耀。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kā sukkadāṭhā paṭimukkakuṇḍalā, cittaṅgadā kambuvimaṭṭhadhārinī; Osittavaṇṇaṃ paridayha sobhasi, kusaggirattaṃ apiḷayha mañjariṃ.
你犹如一头被弓箭手射中而惊慌迷乱的母鹿,失魂落魄地四下张望。
圆眸的女子啊,在这林中旷野,谁与你为伴?你孤身独行,竟不畏惧?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Migīva bhantā saracāpadhārinā, virādhitā mandamiva udikkhasi; Ko te dutīyo ida mandalocane, na bhāyasi ekikā kānane vane’’ti.
其中,“质多盎伽多”指佩戴各种彩饰臂钏。“甘布维玛塔达梨尼”指佩戴以手工打磨光亮而成的金饰。“湿衣之色”指如同被水洒过般有光泽的天衣。“穿着”即穿上内衣和外衣。“库沙草尖端红色”指如同库沙草火焰般的红色。“佩戴着花簇”指将带有枝叶的无忧树花蕊佩戴在耳上,此处已作说明。“被持弓箭者”指被猎人所害。“被射中而迷乱”指被箭射伤而迷乱。“迟钝地”犹如那只母鹿由于恐惧而呆立林中,迟缓地东张西望;她正是那样张望。显示巴利原文
Tattha cittaṅgadāti citrehi aṅgadehi samannāgatā. Kambuvimaṭṭhadhārinīti karaṇapariniṭṭhitena vimaṭṭhasuvaṇṇālaṅkāradhārinī. Osittavaṇṇanti avasittaudakadhāravaṇṇaṃ dibbadukūlaṃ. Paridayhāti nivāsetvā ceva pārupitvā ca. Kusaggirattanti kusatiṇaggisikhāvaṇṇaṃ. Apiḷayha mañjarinti sapallavaṃ asokakaṇṇikaṃ kaṇṇe piḷandhitvāti vuttaṃ hoti. Saracāpadhārināti luddena. Virādhitāti viraddhapahārā. Mandamivāti yathā sā migī bhītā vanantare ṭhatvā taṃ mandaṃ mandaṃ oloketi, evaṃ olokesi.
接着,阿莎说:显示巴利原文
Tato āsā āha –
帝释天啊!我在此并无同伴,我是生于三十三天的天神;
我因渴求甘露而来至您面前,智慧卓越者啊,请分与我甘露。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na me dutīyo idha matthi kosiya, masakkasārappabhavamhi devatā; Āsā sudhāsāya tavantimāgatā, taṃ maṃ sudhāya varapañña bhājayā’’ti.
其中,“摩沙迦沙罗所生”意指生于三十三天。显示巴利原文
Tattha masakkasārappabhavāti tāvatiṃsabhavane sambhavā.
帝释天听了这话,为了表明“你只对你喜欢的人许诺,说要实现他的愿望、令他生起希望;对不喜欢的人,你就不给希望。像你这样专门挫败他人期望的人,再也没有第二个了”,便说:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā kosiyo ‘‘tvaṃ kira yo te ruccati, tassa āsāphalanipphādanena āsaṃ desi, yo te na ruccati, tassa na desi, natthi tayā samā patthitatthavināsikā’’ti dīpento āha –
商人们怀着期望,为求财富,登船航行于汪洋之上;
他们有时沉没于彼处,有时则沦为破财之人,所携货物亦悉数损毁。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Āsāya yanti vāṇijā dhanesino, nāvaṃ samāruyha parenti aṇṇave; Te tattha sīdanti athopi ekadā, jīnādhanā enti vinaṭṭhapābhatā.
农夫怀着期望耕田、播种,不辞辛劳;
却或因霜雹灾害,或因天旱不雨,他们终究一无所获,得不到丝毫收成。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Āsāya khettāni kasanti kassakā, vapanti bījāni karontupāyaso; Ītīnipātena avuṭṭhitāya vā, na kiñci vindanti tato phalāgamaṃ.
那些希求安乐之人,心怀期望,为雇主们竭力劳作,
他们为了主人的事,被逼迫过甚,便四方逃散,终究一无所获。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Athattakārāni karonti bhattusu, āsaṃ purakkhatvā narā sukhesino; Te bhatturatthā atigāḷhitā puna, disā panassanti aladdha kiñcanaṃ.
他舍下了谷物、财富与亲属,心怀期冀,一心求生天、寻求安乐。
他们长时修习那粗糙无益的苦行,踏上邪道,终堕恶趣。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Hitvāna dhaññañca dhanañca ñātake, āsāya saggādhimanā sukhesino; Tapanti lūkhampi tapaṃ cirantaraṃ, kumaggamāruyha parenti duggatiṃ.
这些期望,被公认是虚诳的;期望啊,你应当调伏自己心中的净信。
这样的人连座位和饮水都不配得到,何况甘露?走吧,我不喜欢你。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Āsā visaṃvādikasammatā ime, āse sudhāsaṃ vinayassu attani; Na tādisī arahati āsanūdakaṃ, kuto sudhā gaccha na mayha ruccasī’’ti.
这里的「parenti」意为投入、趋向。「jīnādhanā」意为失去财富的人。因此,他说:依靠你,有些人成功,有些人失败;没有像你这样的恶法。「karontupāyaso」意为以种种善巧从事工作。「ītīnipātena」意为由于暴风、鼠害、蝗灾、鹦鹉等鸟虫害以及白骨病等农作物灾害中的一种发生。由此,他们从那些庄稼中毫无所获;对他们,你也一样作斩断期望之事,他这样说。「athattakārāni」意为战场上的男子勇武行为。「āsaṃ purakkhatvā」意为把获得自在的期望放在首要。「bhatturatthā」意为为了主人的利益。「atigāḷitā」意为被敌人极度压迫,财物被洗劫一空,军队与车乘溃散。「panassanti」意为四散逃窜。「aladdha kiñcanaṃ」意为没有任何自在可得。就这样,对这些人,使他们求自在而不得的也是你,他这样说。「saggādhimanā」意为一心想要达到天界。「lūkhaṃ」意为缺乏滋养、以五种苦行等折磨身体。ciran显示巴利原文
Tattha parentīti pakkhandanti. Jīnādhanāti jīnadhanā. Iti tava vasena eke sampajjanti eke vipajjanti, natthi tayā sadisā pāpadhammāti vadati. Karontupāyasoti taṃ taṃ kiccaṃ upāyena karonti. Ītīnipātenāti visamavātamūsikasalabhasukapāṇakasetaṭṭhikarogādīnaṃ sassupaddavānaṃ aññataranipātena vā. Tatoti tato sassato te kiñci phalaṃ na vindanti, tesampi āsacchedanakammaṃ tvameva karosīti vadati. Athattakārānīti yuddhabhūmīsu purisakāre. Āsaṃ purakkhatvāti issariyāsaṃ purato katvā. Bhatturatthāti sāmino atthāya. Atigāḷitāti paccatthikehi atipīḷitā viluttasāpateyyā ddhastasenavāhanā hutvā. Panassantīti palāyanti. Aladdha kiñcananti kiñci issariyaṃ alabhitvā . Iti etesampi issariyālābhaṃ tvameva karosīti vadati. Saggādhimanāti saggaṃ adhigantumanā. Lūkhanti nirojaṃ pañcatapādikaṃ kāyakilamathaṃ. Cirantaranti cirakālaṃ. Āsā visaṃvādikasammatā imeti evaṃ ime sattā saggāsāya duggatiṃ gacchanti, tasmā tvaṃ āsā nāma visaṃvādikasammatā visaṃvādikāti saṅkhaṃ gatā. Āseti taṃ ālapati.
她也遭到了拒绝,随即消失。于是,憍尸迦与‘信’交谈,说了此偈颂:显示巴利原文
Sāpi tena paṭikkhittā antaradhāyi. Tato saddhāya saddhiṃ sallapanto gāthamāha –
「闪耀着荣光、具足名声者,却朝向名为卑劣的方向;
我请问您,金色藤蔓般身形者:请告诉我,您是何方天神?」
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Daddallamānā yasasā yasassinī, jighaññanāmavhayanaṃ disaṃ pati; Pucchāmi taṃ kañcanavelliviggahe, ācikkha me tvaṃ katamāsi devate’’ti.
此处,“daddallamānā”(闪耀)意为正在放光、照耀。“jighaññanāmavhayanaṃ”(被称为卑劣之名):即“下方”、“后方”等,以如此卑劣、鄙陋之名所指的方向,你正闪耀着站在那里。显示巴利原文
Tattha daddallamānāti jalamānā. Jighaññanāmavhayananti aparāti ca pacchimāti ca evaṃ jighaññena lāmakena nāmena vuccamānaṃ disaṃ pati daddallamānā tiṭṭhasi.
接着,她说了如下偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tato sā gāthamāha –
「我是‘信’天女,受人间的崇敬,常亲近无过失的有情;
「因那场关于不死甘露的争论,我从彼处来到此地;贤智的尊者啊,请您以甘露与我分享吧。」
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Saddhāha devī manujehi pūjitā, apāpasattūpanisevinī sadā; Sudhāvivādena tavanti māgatā, taṃ maṃ sudhāya varapañña bhājayā’’ti.
此处,‘信’是指对他人言语的信受,这种信可能有过失,也可能无过失。‘被尊奉’:由于属于无过失的那一类,所以被尊奉。‘常亲近无过失的有情’:这是对那位具足无过失之信、本性专一信受,且能令他人亦生信受的天女的称呼。显示巴利原文
Tattha saddhāti yassa kassaci vacanapattiyāyanā sāvajjāpi hoti anavajjāpi. Pūjitāti anavajjakoṭṭhāsavasena pūjitā. Apāpasattūpanisevinīti anavajjasaddhāya ca ekantapattiyāyanusabhāvāra paresupi pattiyāyanavidahanasamatthāya devatāyetaṃ nāmaṃ.
于是,憍尸迦对她这样说:「这些众生,因为听信了任何人的话,便依言去做种种事,结果该做的不做、不该做的反而做得更多——这一切,可以说都是你所造成的。」之后,他说道:显示巴利原文
Athaṃ naṃ kosiyo ‘‘ime sattā yassa kassaci vacanaṃ saddahitvā taṃ taṃ karontā kattabbato akattabbameva bahutaraṃ karonti, taṃ sabbaṃ tayā kāritaṃ nāma hotī’’ti vatvā evamāha –
「布施、调伏、舍离,乃至自制,众生有时因信而受持、依教奉行;但有时亦因信而行杀生等事。如此,信是否应被视为有过失、应受责备的呢?」显示巴利原文
‘‘Dānaṃ damaṃ cāgamathopi saṃyamaṃ, ādāya saddhāya karonti hekadā;
偷盗、妄语、欺诈与离间语,有些人受你诱惑后,也会行这些事。
显示巴利原文 Theyyaṃ musā kūṭamathopi pesuṇaṃ, karonti heke puna viccutā tayā.
男子于门第、种姓、戒行与自己相似的妻子心生贪爱;于具足戒德、忠贞不二的妻子们,
调伏了对良家妇女的欲贪后,却又对一个陶工婢女生起了信赖。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Bhariyāsu poso sadisīsu pekkhavā, sīlūpapannāsu patibbatāsupi; Vinetvāna chandaṃ kulitthirāsupi, karoti saddhaṃ puna kumbhadāsiyā.
正是你啊,这亲近他人妻子的‘信’!你造诸恶业,又将善法舍弃;
你这样的人,连座席与净水都不配获得,何况甘露?离去吧,我不喜你。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tvameva saddhe paradārasevinī, pāpaṃ karosi kusalampi riñcasi; Na tādisī arahati āsanūdakaṃ, kuto sudhā gaccha na mayha ruccasī’’ti.
在此,“布施”指以十事为所依的福德思。“调御”指调伏诸根。“舍”指慷慨舍弃所施之物。“防护”即戒。“以信受取”是说:凭皈信心,采纳劝导“布施等有大利益、应当实行”的言词,有时也会实行。“欺诈”指以秤衡伪诈等,或村镇欺诈等业。“有些人做此”是说,此时有些人听了“为此目的,偷盗等亦应做”之说,便也会去做这些事。“再为你所诱惑”是说他们又为你(信)所迷惑,即使不信受“这些事有过失、带来苦果,绝不应做”之语,仍行此恶。因此,他如此说:你以一己之力,既造作有过失之事,也造作无过失之事。显示巴利原文
Tattha dānanti dasavatthukaṃ puññacetanaṃ. Damanti indriyadamanaṃ. Cāganti deyyadhammapariccāgaṃ. Saṃyamanti sīlaṃ. Ādāya saddhāyāti ‘‘etāni dānādīni mahānisaṃsāni kattabbānī’’ti vadataṃ vacanaṃ saddhāya ādiyitvāpi karonti ekadā. Kūṭanti tulākūṭādikaṃ vā gāmakūṭādikaṃ kammaṃ vā. Karonti heketi eke manussā evarūpesu nāma kālesu imesañca atthāya theyyādīni kattabbānīti kesañci vacanaṃ saddahitvā etānipi karonti. Puna viccutā tayāti puna tayā visuttā sāvajjadukkhavipākānetāni na kattabbānīti vadataṃ vacanaṃ apattiyāyitvāpi karonti. Iti tava vasena sāvajjampi anavajjampi kareyyāsi vadati.
“于相似者中”是说在与自己出身、种姓、戒行等相似的妻子们当中。“有观察者”是指此处的“观察”指渴爱,意为具渴爱者。“欲”即欲贪。“产生信”是说连织陶女奴之言也生信。当她口口声声说“我会为你们做这般帮助”时,便信其言语,舍弃良家妇女,反去亲近她一人。或依凭织陶女奴所说“某女子钟情于你们等”之语而生信,即以此信去亲近他人之妻。“就是你,正是你这位信女,成了他人妻子的侍奉者”意思是:因人们信受种种说法,随你的威力而亲近他人之妻,造作恶业、摒弃善行,因此,正是你这位“信”,成了他人妻子的侍奉者;是你在造作恶业,也在摒弃善行。世间再无如你这般能毁灭世间的恶法了,离去吧,我不喜你。显示巴利原文
Sadisīsūti jātigottasīlādīhi sadisīsu. Pekkhavāti pekkhā vuccati taṇhā, sataṇhoti attho. Chandanti chandarāgaṃ. Karoti saddhanti kumbhadāsiyāpi vacane saddhaṃ karoti, tassā ‘‘ahaṃ tumhākaṃ idaṃ nāma upakāraṃ karissāmī’’ti vadantiyā pattiyāyitvā kulitthiyopi chaḍḍetvā tameva paṭisevati, asukā nāma tumhesu paṭibaddhacittāti kumbhadāsiyāpi vacane saddhaṃ katvāva paradāraṃ sevati. Tvameva saddhe paradārasevinīti yasmā taṃ taṃ pattiyāyitvā tava vasena paradāraṃ sevanti pāpaṃ karonti kusalaṃ jahanti, tasmā tvameva paradārasevinī tvaṃ pāpāni karosi, kusalampi riñcasi, natthi tayā samā lokavināsikā pāpadhammā, gaccha na me ruccasīti.
她当即在那里消失。憍尸迦与站在北方的‘惭’交谈时,说了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Sā tattheva antaradhāyi. Kosiyopi uttarato ṭhitāya hiriyā saddhiṃ sallapanto gāthādvayamāha –
犹如譬喻一般,您显现于我眼前。女神啊,请告诉我,您是哪位天女?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Jighaññarattiṃ aruṇasmimūhate, yā dissati uttamarūpavaṇṇinī; Tathūpamā maṃ paṭibhāsi devate, ācikkha me tvaṃ katamāsi accharā.
黝黑如暑季时节,又如无风吹动的火焰,以红莲花瓣为环;
你为何如母鹿般温柔凝眸而立,像要说话却沉默不言?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kāḷā nidāgheriva aggijāriva, anileritā lohitapattamālinī; Kā tiṭṭhasi mandamigāvalokayaṃ, bhāsesamānāva giraṃ na muñcasī’’ti.
其中,「jighaññaratti」指后夜,即夜尽之时。「ūhate」指破晓,即晨曦升起之时。「yā」指东方,彼处现起犹如红金般的色形,清晰可见。「kāḷā nidāgherivā」意为:犹如热季中的黑蔓藤。「aggijārivā」意为:犹如火焰,亦如火烧田野中新生的幼黑蔓藤,这是它的含义。「lohitapattamālinī」指被红色花瓣所环绕。「kā tiṭṭhasi」意为:犹如那幼嫩的黑藤被风拂动,柔美摇曳而立——你是谁,为何如此站着?「bhāsesamānāvā」意为:你欲向我说话,却又默不出声。显示巴利原文
Tattha jighaññarattinti pacchimarattiṃ, rattipariyosāneti attho. Ūhateti aruṇe uggate. Yāti yā puratthimā disā rattasuvaṇṇatāya uppamarūpadharā hutvā dissati. Kāḷā nidāgherivāti nidāghasamaye kāḷavalli viya. Aggijārivāti aggijālā iva, sāpi nijjhāmakhettesu taruṇauṭṭhitakāḷavalli viyāti attho. Lohitapattamālinīti lohitavaṇṇehi pattehi parivutā. Kā tiṭṭhasīti yathā sā taruṇakāḷavalli vāteritā vilāsamānā sobhamānā tiṭṭhati, evaṃ kā nāma tvaṃ tiṭṭhasi. Bhāsesamānāvāti mayā saddhiṃ bhāsitukāmā viya hosi, na ca giraṃ muñcasi.
于是,她诵出此偈:显示巴利原文
Tato sā gāthamāha –
我是名为‘惭’的天女,为众人所崇敬,恒常亲近无恶行的众生;
我因你关于净食的谈论而来到这里,如今我连净食也无法乞求到;
对女人而言,乞求犹如暴露私处一般羞耻。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Hirāha devī manujehi pūjitā, apāpasattūpanisevinī sadā; Sudhāvivādena tavantimāgatā, sāhaṃ na sakkomi sudhampi yācituṃ; Kopīnarūpā viya yācanitthiyā’’ti.
其中,“hirāhaṃ”意为“我是惭”。“sudhampīti”意为“我连乞求那净食也做不到”。为什么呢?“kopīnarūpā viya yācanitthiyā”——女人的乞求正如暴露私处,如同显露隐秘部位,变得仿佛不知羞耻一般。这就是它的含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha hirāhanti hirī ahaṃ. Sudhampīti sā ahaṃ sudhābhojanaṃ taṃ yācitumpi na sakkomi. Kiṃkāraṇā? Kopīnarūpā viya yācanitthiyā, yasmā itthiyā yācanā nāma kopīnarūpā viya rahassaṅgavivaraṇasadisā hoti, nillajjā viya hotīti attho.
听闻此言,苦行者说了两首偈颂——显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā tāpaso dve gāthā abhāsi –
善女子,你如法如理,自当获得善趣之食,这才是法,并非靠乞求便能得到净食。显示巴利原文
‘‘Dhammena ñāyena sugatte lacchasi, eso hi dhammo na hi yācanā sudhā.
所以我邀请不事乞求的你,凡你所愿求的净食,我都将给予你。
显示巴利原文 Taṃ taṃ ayācantimahaṃ nimantaye, sudhāya yañcicchasi tampi dammi te.
今日,你应我之邀来到我的精舍,你身姿如金色蔓藤般优美;
因为你堪受我以一切美味来供养,待供养你之后,即使甘露我也将一同享用。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sā tvaṃ mayā ajja sakamhi assame, nimantitā kañcanavelliviggahe; Tuvañhi me sabbarasehi pūjiyā, taṃ pūjayitvāna sudhampi asniye’’ti.
此处,“以法”即依其自性;“以理”即依其理趣。“非由请求可得甘露”:甘露并非凭请求便能获得,正是因此,其余三人未能得到。“因此那个”即“所以,那个”的意思。“若你欲求”:并非仅作邀请,凡你所愿之甘露,我皆予你。“金色蔓藤身”:指其身光明晃耀,犹如金聚。“应受供养”:你不仅堪受甘露供养,亦堪受其他一切美味供养。“我将受用”:供你之后,若有甘露剩余,我亦将食用。显示巴利原文
Tattha dhammenāti sabhāvena. Ñāyenāti kāraṇena. Na hi yācanā sudhāti na hi yācanāya sudhā labbhati, teneva kāraṇena itarā tisso nalabhiṃsu. Taṃ tanti tasmā taṃ. Yañcicchasīti na kevalaṃ nimantemiyeva, yañca sudhaṃ icchasi, tampi dammi te. Kañcanavelliviggaheti kañcanarāsisassirikasarīre. Pūjiyāti na kevalaṃ sudhāya, aññehipi sabbarasehi tvaṃ mayā pūjetabbayuttakāva. Asniyeti taṃ pūjetvā sace sudhāya avasesaṃ bhavissati, ahampi bhuñjissāmi.
此后是正自觉者所说偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tato aparā abhisambuddhagāthā –
那座精舍有水,为圣者以果所供奉,恒常为无恶的有情所亲近。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sā kosiyenānumatā jutīmatā, addhā hiri rammaṃ pāvisi yassamaṃ; Udakavantaṃ phalamariyapūjitaṃ, apāpasattūpanisevitaṃ sadā.
树梢之上,繁花于此盛开:芒果花、毕波罗花、波罗奈花,还有紧叔迦花;
须跋昙、乌桕,以及巴达迦、格迦、婆恩伽、底罗迦——这些花盛放;
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Rukkhaggahānā bahukettha pupphitā, ambā piyālā panasā ca kiṃsukā; Sobhañjanā loddamathopi paddhakā, kekā ca bhaṅgā tilakā supupphitā.
这里有娑罗树、迦利罗树,还有许多阎浮树、毕钵罗树、尼拘律树、摩头迦树和吠陀沙。
那里有乌答拉迦树、波吒厘树、辛杜婆罗迦树,以及香气芬芳的目支邻陀树和甄叔迦花。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sālā karerī bahukettha jambuyo, assatthanigrodhamadhukavetasā; Uddālakā pāṭali sinduvārakā, manuññagandhā mucalindaketakā.
还有诃雷奴迦、竹丛、堪奴树、黑乌木,以及色摩迦稻、野生稻和支那稻。
这里的甜香蕉和芭蕉十分丰饶,还有各种稻谷:婆毗菏稻、阿浮耆那稻,以及许多白米。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Hareṇukā veḷukā keṇu tindukā, sāmākanīvāramathopi cīnakā; Mocā kadalī bahukettha sāliyo, pavīhayo ābhūjino ca taṇḍulā.
‘‘Tassevuttarapassena, jātā pokkharaṇī sivā; Akakkasā apabbhārā, sādhu appaṭigandhikā.
其中有辛古鱼、萨弯卡鱼、混杂鱼、百弯鱼,以及红鱼。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tattha macchā sanniratā, khemino bahubhojanā; Siṅgū savaṅkā saṃkulā, satavaṅkā ca rohitā; Āḷigaggarakākiṇṇā, pāṭhīnā kākamacchakā.
‘‘Tattha pakkhī sanniratā, khemino bahubhojanā; Haṃsā koñcā mayūrā ca, cakkavākā ca kukkuhā; Kuṇālakā bahū citrā, sikhaṇḍī jīvajīvakā.
‘‘Tattha pānāya māyanti, nānā migagaṇā bahū; Sīhā byagghā varāhā ca, acchakokataracchayo.
‘‘Palāsādā gavajā ca, mahiṃsā rohitā rurū; Eṇeyyā ca varāhā ca, gaṇino nīkasūkarā; Kadalimigā bahukettha, biḷārā sasakaṇṇikā.
‘‘Chamāgirī pupphavicitrasanthatā, dijābhighuṭṭhā dijasaṅghasevitā’’ti.
「具有光辉的」:指具足威德者。「进入其」:指进入他的庵舍,其中的‘ya’是音节连接词。「有水」:指各处皆有水。「有果」:指具足各种果子。「圣者所崇敬的」:指被那些远离诸盖与过失、证得禅那的圣者们所崇敬和赞叹。「树丛」:指有花果的树丛。「苏般阇那」:即鼓槌树。「洛陀和般陀迦」:即洛陀树和莲花树。「给迦和邦迦」:正是以此命名的树种。「迦利利」:即迦利利树。「伍答拉咖」:即防风树。「目支邻陀和揭多迦」:即目支邻陀树和五种揭多迦树。「哈雷努迦」:即晚生作物之类。「韦卢迦」:即竹类。「凯努」:指林地豆。「丁杜迦」:即黑乌木树。「支那迦」:即小国王豆。「摩遮」:即有籽的芭蕉。「稻谷」:指依靠自然小湖生长的各种稻谷。「多种稻」:指各类稻谷。「阿部津」:即曲叶植物。「稻米」:指去壳去皮、自然长成的稻穗。显示巴利原文
Tattha jutīmatāti ānubhāvasampannena. Pāvisi yassamanti pāvisi assamaṃ, ya-kāro byañjanasandhikaro. Udakavantanti tesu tesu ṭhānesu udakasampannaṃ. Phalanti anekaphalasampannaṃ. Ariyapūjitanti nīvaraṇadosarahitehi jhānalābhīhi ariyehi pūjitaṃ pasatthaṃ. Rukkhaggahānāti pupphūpagaphalūpagarukkhagahanā. Sobhañjanāti siggurukkhā. Loddamathopi paddhakāti loddarukkhā ca padumarukkhā ca. Kekā ca bhaṅgāti evaṃnāmakā rukkhā eva. Karerīti karerirukkhā. Uddālakāti vātaghātakā. Mucalindaketakāti mucalindā ca pañcavidhaketakā ca. Hareṇukāti aparaṇṇajāti. Veḷukāti vaṃsabhedakā. Keṇūti araññamāsā. Tindukāti timbarurukkhā. Cīnakāti khuddakarājamāsā. Mocāti aṭṭhikakadaliyo. Sāliyoti nānappakārā jātassaraṃ upanissāya jātā sāliyo. Pavīhayoti nānappakārā vīhayo. Ābhūjinoti bhujapattā. Taṇḍulāti nikkuṇḍakathusāni sayaṃjātataṇḍulasīsāni.
「就在其」:诸比丘,指就在那座庵舍的北方区域。「池塘」:指覆盖着五种莲花的自然湖池塘。「无粗涩」:指没有鱼、贝壳、苔藓等粗涩之物。「无倾斜岸」:指堤岸没有崩裂,有平整的台阶。「无恶臭」:指水无令人厌恶的气味。「在那里」:即在那池塘中。「安稳的」:指无危险,有安全保障之处。「西恩古」等是那些鱼的名字。「库那拉迦」:即杜鹃鸟。「花斑的」:指有花纹色彩的鸟。「有顶髻的」:指竖起顶冠的孔雀,或其他头顶有冠的鸟。「为饮水来」:即为饮水而来。「帕拉沙达」:即犀牛。「伽瓦迦」:即野牛。「伽尼诺」:即黑羚羊。「迦尼迦」:即迦尼迦鹿。「地面与山」:指大地如同平板,后有岩石。「铺满种种花」:指覆盖着种种鲜花。「被鸟鸣回荡」:指被甜美的鸟鸣声所回荡。世尊就是这样描述憍尸迦茅舍的大地与山丘。显示巴利原文
Tassevāti, bhikkhave, tasseva assamassa uttaradisābhāge. Pokkharaṇīti pañcavidhapadumasañchannā jātassarapokkharaṇī. Akakkasāti macchasippikasevālādikakkasarahitā. Apabbhārāti acchinnataṭā samatitthā. Appaṭigandhikāti apaṭikkūlagandhena udakena samannāgatā. Tatthāti tassā pokkharaṇiyā. Kheminoti abhayā. ‘‘Siṅgū’’tiādīni tesaṃ macchānaṃ nāmāni. Kuṇālakāti kokilā. Citrāti citrapattā. Sikhaṇḍīti uṭṭhitasikhā morā, aññepi vā matthake jātasikhā pakkhino. Pānāya māyantīti pānāya āyanti. Palāsādāti khaggā. Gavajāti gavayā. Gaṇinoti gokaṇṇā. Kaṇṇikāti kaṇṇikamigā. Chamāgirīti bhūmisamapatthaṭā piṭṭhipāsāṇā. Pupphavicitrasanthatāti vicitrapupphasanthatā. Dijābhighuṭṭhāti madhurassarehi dijehi abhighuṭṭhā. Evarūpā tattha bhūmipabbatāti evaṃ bhagavā kosiyassa assamaṃ vaṇṇeti.
现在,为了显示希利天后进入那里等情形,这样说:显示巴利原文
Idāni hirideviyā tattha pavisanādīni dassetuṃ āha –
她肤质细腻,宛若悬于青树间的闪电,从大云雨中陡然闪现;
她的座位,顶端编织精巧,由吉祥草制成,洁净芳香,上铺鹿皮。
他越过草座,谦恭地对她说道:“善女子,请坐!此座安乐。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sā suttacā nīladumābhilambitā, vijjū mahāmegharivānupajjatha; Tassā susambandhasiraṃ kusāmayaṃ, suciṃ sugandhaṃ ajinūpasevitaṃ; Atricca kocchaṃ hirimetadabravi, nisīda kalyāṇi sukhayidamāsanaṃ.
当她坐于座上时,那位束发披着鹿皮的憍尸迦仙人,便对她有求必应。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tassā tadā kocchagatāya kosiyo, yadicchamānāya jaṭājinandharo; Navehi pattehi sayaṃ sahūdakaṃ, sudhābhihāsī turito mahāmuni.
她双手接过,满心欢喜,对那位束发苦行者这样说道:
“梵天啊!如今我承蒙你的恭敬供养,我将前往三十三天,成就胜利。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sā taṃ paṭiggayha ubhohi pāṇibhi, iccabravi attamanā jaṭādharaṃ; Handāhaṃ etarahi pūjitā tayā, gaccheyyaṃ brahme tidivaṃ jitāvinī.
她征得光辉的憍尸迦许可,为赞辞所醉,骄慢满心,说:
她来到千眼者面前,说:“这是甘露,帝释,请赐予我胜利!”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sā kosiyenānumatā jutīmatā, udīritā vaṇṇamadena mattā; Sakāse gantvāna sahassacakkhuno, ayaṃ sudhā vāsava dehi me jayaṃ.
‘‘Tamena sakkopi tadā apūjayi, sahindadevā surakaññamuttamaṃ; Sā pañjalī devamanussapūjitā, navamhi kocchamhi yadā upāvisī’’ti.
在这里,“suttacā”指皮肤细滑。“nīladumābhilambitā”意思是:她悬身于青树之间,伸手碰触每一枝条。“mahāmegharivā”指:她犹如被大雨召唤而来的闪电,进入了他的那座草庵。“tassā”是指向那位希莉而说。“susambandhasira”指头发扎得很好的头部。“kusāmaya”指由香根草等混合制成的吉祥草座。“sugandha”指因混有香根草等香草而散发芳香。“ajinūpasevita”是说铺上一张鹿皮作为铺设。“atricca koccha”指在叶庵门口铺开这样的座席之后。“sukhayidamāsana”的意思是“请舒适地坐下,这是您的座位”。显示巴利原文
Tattha suttacāti succhavī. Nīladumābhilambitāti nīlesu dumesu abhilambitā hutvā, taṃ taṃ nīladumasākhaṃ parāmasantīti attho. Mahāmegharivāti tena nimantitā mahāmeghavijju viya tassa taṃ assamaṃ pāvisi. Tassāti tassā hiriyā. Susambandhasiranti suṭṭhu sambandhasīsaṃ. Kusāmayanti usīrādimissakakusatiṇamayaṃ. Sugandhanti usīrena ceva aññena sugandhatiṇena ca missakattā sugandhaṃ. Ajinūpasevitanti upariatthatena ajinacammena upasevitaṃ. Atricca kocchanti evarūpaṃ kocchāsanaṃ paṇṇasāladvāre attharitvā. Sukhayidamāsananti sukhaṃ nisīda idamāsanaṃ.
“Yanti”意为“足量”。“Icchamānāyā”是对那位渴望甘露的女子所说。“Navehi pattehi”指那一刹那刚从池中取来的、带着水的新鲜莲叶。“Sayā”指亲手。“Sahūdaka”意为伴有右旋之水。“Sudhābhihāsī”是说将甘露奉上。“Turito”是由于心生喜悦而急切的样子。“Handā”是一个置于“宽心去做吧”此义中的不变词。“Jitāvinī”是成为获得胜利的人。显示巴利原文
Yanti yāvadatthaṃ. Icchamānāyāti sudhaṃ icchantiyā. Navehi pattehīti taṅkhaṇaññeva pokkharaṇito ābhatehi allapaduminipattehi. Sayanti sahatthena. Sahūdakanti dakkhiṇodakasahitaṃ. Sudhābhihāsīti sudhaṃ abhihari. Turitoti somanassavegena turito. Handāti vavassaggatthe nipāto. Jitāvinīti vijayappattā hutvā.
“Anumatā”指此时已被许可:意为“随你欢喜,想去哪里就去吧”,即得到了应允。“Udīritā”指她前往三十三天城后,在帝释天面前宣告:“这是甘露”。“Surakañña”即天女。“Uttama”指最殊胜。“Sā pañjalī devamanussapūjitā”意为:合掌的她,受到诸天与人类的恭敬供养。“Yadā”指:当她为了坐下,坐上由帝释天所赐的、名为新金座的那个座席时,就在那时,帝释天及其他诸天便以巴利恰答咖树花等对她进行供养。显示巴利原文
Anumatāti idāni yathāruciṃ gacchāti anuññātā. Udīritāti tidasapuraṃ gantvā sakkassa santike ayaṃ sudhāti udīrayi. Surakaññanti devadhītaraṃ. Uttamanti pavaraṃ. Sā pañjalī devamanussapūjitāti pañjalī devehi ca manussehi ca pūjitā. Yadāti yadā nisīdanatthāya sakkena dāpite nave kañcanapīṭhasaṅkhāte kocche sā upāvisi, tadā naṃ tattha nisinnaṃ sakko ca sesadevatā ca pāricchattakapupphādīhi pūjayiṃsu.
帝释天如此供养她后,心中思忖:“什么原因,憍尸迦不给其他人,却单单把甘露给了她呢?”他为明了其中缘由,便又派遣摩多利前去。导师为开显这其中的意义,说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ sakko taṃ pūjetvā cintesi – ‘‘kena nu kho kāraṇena kosiyo sesānaṃ adatvā imissāva sudhaṃ adāsī’’ti. So tassa kāraṇassa jānanatthāya puna mātaliṃ pesesi. Tamatthaṃ āvi karonto satthā āha –
千眼者、三十三天之主帝释天,再次对摩多利说:
你去后,将我的话告诉憍尸迦:“憍尸迦啊,出于希望、信心与吉祥——”
希莉是凭借什么因缘,获得了此甘露?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tameva saṃsī punadeva mātaliṃ, sahassanetto tidasānamindo; Gantvāna vākyaṃ mama brūhi kosiyaṃ, āsāya saddhā siriyā ca kosiya; Hirī sudhaṃ kena malattha hetunā’’ti.
在这里,“saṃsī”指“他说了”。而“Vākyaṃ mama”意为“我的话”[向憍尸迦说]:“Āsāya saddhā siriyā ca”是指,从期望、从信心与从吉祥之中,唯独希莉是凭借什么因缘而获得了甘露呢?显示巴利原文
Tattha saṃsīti abhāsi. Vākyaṃ mamāti mama vākyaṃ kosiyaṃ brūhi. Āsāya saddhā siriyā cāti āsāto ca saddhāto ca sirito ca hirīyeva kena hetunā sudhamalatthāti.
他接受了帝释天的话,登上韦迦亚塔车离去。为开示此义,世尊说道:显示巴利原文
So tassa vacanaṃ sampaṭicchitvā vejayantarathamāruyha agamāsi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
那辆装饰华丽的车乘渡水而出,闪闪发光,犹如建造者所造的一般;
它像阎浮金又如烈日般璀璨,以金色质多花装饰而成。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ suplavatthaṃ udatārayī rathaṃ, daddallamānaṃ upakāriyasādisaṃ; Jambonadīsaṃ tapaneyyasannibhaṃ, alaṅkataṃ kañcanacittasannibhaṃ.
在这金色月轮上,镶嵌着众多的象、牛、马、雉鸡、虎与豹;
还有跳跃的羚羊、飞鸟,以及琉璃所成的鹿在此相互搏斗。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Suvaṇṇacandettha bahū nipātitā, hatthī gavāssā kikibyagghadīpiyo; Eṇeyyakā laṅghamayettha pakkhino, migettha veḷuriyamayā yudhā yutā.
在那里,他们将马王、湿婆等马匹套上车乘,那些马成百上千,犹如善苏那伽;
那些马披挂着金网覆饰,佩戴着花环,步声相和,毫无滞碍。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tatthassarājaharayo ayojayuṃ, dasasatāni susunāgasādise; Alaṅkate kañcanajāluracchade, āveḷine saddagame asaṅgite.
摩得利登上最胜车乘,向诸方高声宣告;
虚空、山岩、林木与大地,连同大海,悉皆震动。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Taṃ yānaseṭṭhaṃ abhiruyha mātali, disā imāyo abhinādayittha; Nabhañca selañca vanappatiniñca, sasāgaraṃ pabyathayittha mediniṃ.
摩多利对那位多闻、年长、具足调御的天神婆罗门这样说。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sa khippameva upagamma assamaṃ, pāvāramekaṃsakato katañjalī; Bahussutaṃ vuddhaṃ vinītavantaṃ, iccabravi mātali devabrāhmaṇaṃ.
乔达摩,请谛听因陀罗之语,我乃使者,城堡摧毁者今问你;
你怀有希望、信心与祥瑞,却因何缘由染污了惭与净?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Indassa vākyaṃ nisāmehi kosiya, dūto ahaṃ pucchati taṃ purindado; Āsāya saddhā siriyā ca kosiya, hirī sudhaṃ kena malattha hetunā’’ti.
其中,‘那善浮者’:指那辆韦迦亚塔车,为能舒适地浮空而行。‘令起’:谓将车抬起,举起后置于出发就绪之状。‘类似辅助物’:即与辅助用具相似;如同那些与火焰峰颜色相同的辅助物在燃烧,此处亦如是燃烧。‘阎浮河金’:指称为阎浮河金的赤金所制成的轭。‘似金制彩绘’:它由金制成,以七宝严饰,具足八吉祥。‘此处金月’:此车中有金制的月轮。‘象’:用金、银、宝石所成的象;牛等亦复如是。‘此处有跃行之鸟’:在此车中,由种种宝石所成、呈跳跃姿态的鸟群,亦依次排列而立。‘与战斗结合’:谓各自与自己的战斗相结合而显现出来。显示巴利原文
Tattha taṃ suplavatthanti taṃ vejayantarathaṃ sukhena plavanatthaṃ. Udatārayīti uttāresi ukkhipitvā gamanasajjamakāsi. Upakāriyasādisanti upakaraṇabhaṇḍehi sadisaṃ, yathā tassa aggisikhāya samānavaṇṇāni upakaraṇāni jalanti, tatheva jalitanti attho. Jambonadīsanti jambunadasaṅkhātaṃ rattasuvaṇṇamayaṃ īsaṃ. Kañcanacittasannibhanti, kañcanamayena sattaratanavicittena aṭṭhamaṅgalena samannāgataṃ. Suvaṇṇacandetthāti suvaṇṇamayā candakā ettha rathe. Hatthīti suvaṇṇarajatamaṇimayā hatthī. Gavādīsupi eseva nayo. Laṅghamayettha pakkhinoti ettha rathe laṅghamayā nānāratanamayā pakkhigaṇāpi paṭipāṭiyā ṭhitā. Yudhā yutāti attano attano yudhena saddhiṃ yuttā hutvā dassitā.
‘马王烈马’:指呈黄绿色、由意所成的马王们。‘似幼象’:由力成就故,如同幼象。‘金网胸饰’:具备以金网制成的胸饰严具。‘耳环’:佩戴着名为耳环的耳饰。‘闻声而行’:其性如是:不用刺棒鞭打,仅闻声即行。‘无著’:意指无有滞著、疾速驰骋的诸马王,被系于彼处。显示巴利原文
Assarājaharayoti harivaṇṇamanomayaassarājāno. Susunāgasādiseti balasampattiyā taruṇanāgasadise. Kañcanajāluracchadeti kañcanajālamayena uracchadālaṅkārena samannāgate. Āveḷineti āveḷasaṅkhātehi kaṇṇālaṅkārehi yutte. Saddagameti patodappahāraṃ vinā saddamatteneva gamanasīle. Asaṅgīteti nissaṅge sīghajave evarūpe assarāje tattha yojesunti attho.
‘遍响’:以车声发出一种轰鸣。‘森林与林主’:指森林与丛林。‘令震动’:令之震动。其中,由于虚空中的天宫震动,应知虚空亦在震动。‘以一肩披覆’:指以一肩披着天衣者。‘增长’:指功德增长。‘具调伏’:具有调伏的威仪。‘如是说’:将车停在空中后,降下而作是言。‘天婆罗门’:指犹如天神的婆罗门。显示巴利原文
Abhinādayitthāti yānasaddena ekaninnādaṃ akāsi. Vanappatiniñcāti vanappatinī ca vanasaṇḍe cāti attho. Pabyathayitthāti kampayittha. Tattha ākāsaṭṭhakavimānakampanena nabhakampanaṃ veditabbaṃ. Pāvāramekaṃsakatoti ekaṃsakatapāvāradibbavattho. Vuddhanti guṇavuddhaṃ. Vinītavantanti vinītena ācāravattena samannāgataṃ. Iccabravīti rathaṃ ākāse ṭhapetvā otaritvā evaṃ abravi. Devabrāhmaṇanti devasamaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ.
他听了这话,便说偈颂:显示巴利原文
So tassa vacanaṃ sutvā gāthamāha –
摩得利啊,在我看来,吉祥是盲目的;而信,天车御者,却是无常的。显示巴利原文
‘‘Andhā sirī maṃ paṭibhāti mātali, saddhā aniccā pana devasārathi.
Āsā visaṃvādikasammatā hi me, hirī ca ariyamhi guṇe patiṭṭhitā’’ti.
其中,‘盲’:因为它不问对方是否具备技艺等都会亲近,所以在我眼中是‘盲’。‘无常’:而信,则因舍弃此物而在另一物上生起,具有生已灭尽的性质,所以在我眼中是‘无常’。‘欺诳者’:而希望,则因求财者乘船入海,遭遇毁灭或损失而归,所以在我眼中是‘欺诳者’。‘在圣德中’:而惭,则安住于以惭与愧为体性、清净的圣德之中。显示巴利原文
Tattha andhāti sippādisampannepi asampannepi bhajanato ‘‘andhā’’ti maṃ paṭibhāti. Aniccāti saddhā pana taṃ taṃ vatthuṃ pahāya aññasmiṃ aññasmiṃ uppajjanato hutvā abhāvākārena ‘‘aniccā’’ti maṃ paṭibhāti. Visaṃvādikasammatāti āsā pana yasmā dhanatthikā nāvāya samuddaṃ pakkhanditvā vinaṭṭhapābhatā enti, tasmā ‘‘visaṃvādikā’’ti maṃ paṭibhāti. Ariyamhi guṇeti hirī pana hirottappasabhāvasaṅkhāte parisuddhe ariyaguṇe patiṭṭhitāti.
现在,为称颂她的功德而说:显示巴利原文
Idāni tassā guṇaṃ vaṇṇento āha –
那些受家族守护的少女、寡妇,及有夫之妇;
她们凭借惭耻,制止自心中对男子生起的欲贪。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kumāriyo yācimā gottarakkhitā, jiṇṇā ca yā yā ca sabhattuitthiyo; Tā chandarāgaṃ purisesu uggataṃ, hiriyā nivārenti sacittamattano.
在战阵前沿,箭矛密集交织之处,那些溃败散逃的人,因惭耻而折返,舍弃了生命;而那些具惭者,又重新迎回了自己原来的丈夫。
他们以惭耻而退却,舍弃生命;那些具惭者,便重新接纳了自己原来的丈夫。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Saṅgāmasīse sarasattisaṃyute, parājitānaṃ patataṃ palāyinaṃ; Hiriyā nivattanti jahitva jīvitaṃ, te sampaṭicchanti punā hirīmanā.
犹如海岸阻挡大海波浪,惭正是对恶人的拦阻者;
那为一切世间圣者所尊崇的惭,帝释的车夫啊,请将此禀告帝释。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Velā yathā sāgaravegavārinī, hirāya hi pāpajanaṃ nivārinī; Taṃ sabbaloke hirimariyapūjitaṃ, indassa taṃ vedaya devasārathī’’ti.
在此,‘jiṇṇā’(寡妇)指失去丈夫的妇女;‘sabhattū’(有丈夫的)指那些仍有丈夫的年轻女子。‘attano’(自己)的意思是:所有这些女子,察觉到自己对其他男子生起了欲贪,便自念:‘这不合我们的身份。’于是她们以惭耻制止自心,不造作任何恶业。‘patataṃ palāyinaṃ’是指在溃败乱窜与正在逃跑的人中间。‘jahitva jīvitaṃ’是说,那些具惭之人,宁可舍弃自己的生命,也凭藉惭耻心自行退回来;如此退回来之后,具惭者便重新接纳自己原来的丈夫,也就是从敌人手中将丈夫救出,重新拉回自己身边。‘pāpajanaṃ nivārinī’意为制止人们造恶;亦有版本即是此读法。‘taṃ’指那个惭。‘ariyapūjitaṃ’的意思是受佛陀等圣者所尊崇。‘indassa taṃ vedaya’是说:正因为惭有如此大的功德,为圣者所尊崇,所以它才被称为最胜妙的东西;请您将此事告知帝释。显示巴利原文
Tattha jiṇṇāti vidhavā. Sabhattūti sasāmikā taruṇitthiyo. Attanoti tā sabbāpi parapurisesu attano chandarāgaṃ uggataṃ viditvā ‘‘ayuttametaṃ amhāka’’nti hiriyā sacittaṃ nivārenti, pāpakammaṃ na karonti. Patataṃ palāyinanti patantānañca palāyantānañca antare. Jahitva jīvitanti ye hirimanto honti, te attano jīvitaṃ cajitvā hiriyā nivattanti, evaṃ nivattā ca pana te hirīmanā puna attano sāmikaṃ sampaṭicchanti, amittahatthato mocetvā gaṇhanti. Pāpajanaṃ nivārinīti pāpato janaṃ nivārinī, ayameva vā pāṭho . Tanti taṃ hiriṃ. Ariyapūjitanti ariyehi buddhādīhi pūjitaṃ. Indassa taṃ vedayāti yasmā evaṃ mahāguṇā ariyapūjitāvesā, tasmā taṃ evaṃ uttamā nāmesāti indassa kathehīti.
摩得利听罢,便说此偈:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā mātali gāthamāha –
乔达摩啊,是谁将这种见解安立于你心中?是梵天、大因陀罗,还是生主?
因为在诸天神中,惭被尊为最胜者,她出生为大因陀罗的女儿,大仙之后。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ko te imaṃ kosiya diṭṭhimodahi, brahmā mahindo atha vā pajāpati; Hirāya devesu hi seṭṭhasammatā, dhītā mahindassa mahesi jāyathā’’ti.
其中,‘diṭṭhiṃ(见解)’是指认为‘惭的确是大功德、为圣者所崇敬’的这种见。‘odahī(安立)’指安立于心中。‘Seṭṭhasammatā(被尊为最胜者)’:自从在你那里获得不死甘露之时起,便于因陀罗(帝释天)面前获得金座,受一切天神崇敬,由此成为最尊胜者。显示巴利原文
Tattha diṭṭhinti ‘‘hirī nāma mahāguṇā ariyapūjitā’’ti laddhiṃ. Odahīti hadaye pavesesi. Seṭṭhasammatāti tava santike sudhāya laddhakālato paṭṭhāya indassa santike kañcanāsanaṃ labhitvā sabbadevatāhi pūjiyamānā uttamasammatā jāyatha.
正当这样说时,拘舍耶的死法于刹那间现前。那时,摩他利想把他带往彼处,便说:“拘舍耶,你的寿行已舍,死法也已临到你身;人间对你还有何用?我们前往天界吧。”并诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ tasmiṃ kathenteyeva kosiyassa taṅkhaṇaññeva cavanadhammo jāto. Atha naṃ, mātali, ‘‘kosiya āyusaṅkhāro te ossaṭṭho, cavanadhammopi te sampatto, kiṃ te manussalokena, devalokaṃ gacchāmā’’ti tattha netukāmo hutvā gāthamāha –
“今速离诸趣,升此三十三。请登我宝车,我所心爱者。
因陀罗也在期盼你,因陀罗同族者,今天你便去往与因陀罗共住的境界吧。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Handehi dāni tidivaṃ apakkama, rathaṃ samāruyha mamāyitaṃ imaṃ; Indo ca taṃ indasagotta kaṅkhati, ajjeva tvaṃ indasahabyataṃ vajā’’ti.
其中,“mamāyitaṃ”(我所珍爱的)是指可爱、可意的事物。“Indasagotta”(因陀罗同族者)是指在过去生中与因陀罗族姓相同。“kaṅkhati”(期盼)是指因渴望你来而期盼。显示巴利原文
Tattha mamāyitanti piyaṃ manāpaṃ. Indasagottāti purimabhave indena samānagotta. Kaṅkhatīti tavāgamanaṃ icchanto kaṅkhati.
就这样,就在与拘舍耶交谈之际,拘舍耶死后化生为化生天子,登上天车而住立。那时,摩他利将他带到了帝释天面前。帝释天一见到他,便心生欢喜,将自己的女儿“惭”女神立为正妃,许配给了他。他由此获得了无量的自在与权力。世尊明白了此中含义,便宣说了结尾的偈颂——显示巴利原文
Iti tasmiṃ kosiyena saddhiṃ kathenteyeva kosiyo cavitvā opapātiko devaputto hutvā āruyha dibbarathe aṭṭhāsi. Atha naṃ, mātali, sakkassa santikaṃ nesi. Sakko taṃ disvāva tuṭṭhamānaso attano dhītaraṃ hirideviṃ tassa aggamahesiṃ katvā adāsi, aparimāṇamassa issariyaṃ ahosi. Tamatthaṃ viditvā ‘‘anomasattānaṃ kammaṃ nāma evaṃ visujjhatī’’ti satthā osānagāthamāha –
如此,无恶业者得以清净,而善行之果不会灭失;
凡是见到那不死之食的人,全都到达了与因陀罗共住的境界。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evaṃ visujjhanti apāpakammino, atho suciṇṇassa phalaṃ na nassati; Ye keci maddakkhu sudhāya bhojanaṃ, sabbeva te indasahabyataṃ gatā’’ti.
其中,“apāpakammino(无恶业者)”指无恶业的众生,正是这样而得清净。“ye keci maddakkhu(凡见到者)”指当时在雪山地区,见到拘舍耶与惭所布施的不死神食的所有众生。“sabbeva te(他们一切)”指所有这些众生,皆随喜其布施,心生净信,而后全都证得与因陀罗同住的境界。显示巴利原文
Tattha apāpakamminoti apāpakammā sattā evaṃ visujjhanti ye keci maddakkhūti ye keci sattā tasmiṃ himavantapadese tadā kosiyena hiriyā dīyamānaṃ sudhābhojanaṃ addasaṃsu. Sabbeva teti te sabbepi taṃ dānaṃ anumoditvā cittaṃ pasādetvā indasahabyataṃ gatāti.
世尊作了此法开示之后,说道:“比丘们,非仅此刻,过去我亦曾调伏这位不乐布施、顽固悭吝之人。”随后,他将本生故事对应起来:“那时,惭天女是莲花色,拘舍耶是施主比丘,五髻是阿那律,摩他利是阿难,太阳是迦叶,月亮是目犍连,那拉陀是舍利弗,而帝释天则是我。”显示巴利原文
Satthā imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ āharitvā ‘‘na, bhikkhave, idāneva, pubbepetaṃ adānābhirataṃ thaddhamacchariyaṃ samānaṃ ahaṃ damesiṃyevā’’ti vatvā jātakaṃ samodhānesi ‘‘tadā hirī devatā uppalavaṇṇā ahosi, kosiyo dānapati bhikkhu, pañcasikho anuruddho, mātali ānando, sūriyo kassapo, cando moggallāno, nārado sāriputto, sakko ahameva ahosi’’nti.
[536] 4. 拘那罗本生经注显示巴利原文
[536] 4. Kuṇālajātakavaṇṇanā
“如是所说”是指:世尊住在拘那罗池时,因五百位比丘为不乐所逼恼而宣说了此经。其事缘起如下——据说,释迦族与拘利族在迦毗罗卫城和拘利城之间,筑堤拦截罗酰尼河水,用以灌溉农田。到了夏季初月,禾苗稍显枯萎,两城居民的雇工便聚集起来。那时,拘利城的人说:“此水若分引两边,对你我都不够。而我们的庄稼仅凭这一处水便能成熟,你们把水给我们吧。”迦毗罗卫城的人说:“等你们谷仓满盈时,我们纵有赤金、蓝宝石和沉甸甸的迦诃波那钱,也不好意思背着袋篮在你们门前乞食维生。我们的庄稼也只要这一处水就能成熟,你们把水给我们。”“我们不给。”“我们也不给。”如此争论转烈,乃至相互殴打,进而辱及彼此王族种姓,纷争便由此蔓延开来。显示巴利原文
Evamakkhāyatīti idaṃ satthā kuṇāladahe viharanto anabhiratipīḷite pañcasate bhikkhū ārabbha kathesi. Tatrāyaṃ anupubbikathā – sākiyakoliyā kira kapilavatthunagarassa ca koliyanagarassa ca antare rohiṇiṃ nāma nadiṃ ekenevāvaraṇena bandhāpetvā sassāni kārenti. Atha jeṭṭhamūlamāse sassesu milāyantesu ubhayanagaravāsīnampi kammakārā sannipatiṃsu. Tattha koliyanagaravāsino vadiṃsu – ‘‘idaṃ udakaṃ ubhayato nīhariyamānaṃ neva tumhākaṃ, na amhākaṃ pahossati, amhākaṃ pana sassaṃ ekaudakeneva nipphajjissati, idaṃ udakaṃ amhākaṃ dethā’’ti. Kapilavatthuvāsino vadiṃsu – ‘‘tumhesu koṭṭhe pūretvā ṭhitesu mayaṃ rattasuvaṇṇanīlamaṇikāḷakahāpaṇe gahetvā na sakkhissāma pacchipasibbakādihatthā tumhākaṃ gharadvāre vicarituṃ, amhākampi sassaṃ ekeneva udakena nipphajjissati, idaṃ udakaṃ amhākaṃ dethā’’ti. ‘‘Na mayaṃ dassāmā’’ti? ‘‘Mayampi na dassāmā’’ti. Evaṃ kalahaṃ vaḍḍhetvā eko uṭṭhāya ekassa pahāraṃ adāsi, sopi aññassāti evaṃ aññamaññaṃ paharitvā rājakulānaṃ jātiṃ ghaṭṭetvā kalahaṃ pavattesuṃ.
拘利族的雇工说:“你们这些迦毗罗卫城的释迦少年,尽管去夸口吧。那些如同豺犬般与自家姊妹同居的人,他们的象马车乘、刀枪剑盾,能奈我们何?”释迦族的雇工则说:“你们这些贱种少年,尽管去夸口吧。那些犹如无依无靠的畜生、栖居在拘罗树洞里的人,他们的象马车乘、刀枪剑盾,又能奈我们何?”他们回去禀告了负责的官员,官员又奏报了王族。于是释迦族心想:“我们要彰显那些与姊妹同居者的力量与威势。”便准备出战。拘利族也想:“我们要彰显那些栖居树洞者的力量与威势。”亦准备出战。然而,另有一些老师则说:“释迦族与拘利族的婢女们去河边取水,将水罐放在地上,聚在一起闲谈时,有人错把别人的水罐当成了自己的。由这‘我的罐、你的罐’的争执开始,逐渐引发两城居民从奴仆、雇工,直到随从、村主、官员乃至副王,所有人都准备出战。”不过,在这两种说法中,前一种为多数注释书所采用,且较为合理,故应采纳此说。显示巴利原文
Koliyakammakārā vadanti – ‘‘tumhe kapilavatthuvāsike sākiyadārake gahetvā gajjatha , ye soṇasiṅgālādayo viya attano bhaginīhi saddhiṃ vasiṃsu, etesaṃ hatthiassādayo vā phalakāvudhāni vā amhākaṃ kiṃ karissantī’’ti? Sākiyakammakārā vadanti – ‘‘tumhe dāni kuṭṭhino dārake gahetvā gajjatha, ye anāthā niggatikā tiracchānā viya kolarukkhe vasiṃsu, etesaṃ hatthiassādayo vā phalakāvudhāni vā amhākaṃ kiṃ karissantī’’ti? Te gantvā tasmiṃ kamme niyuttaamaccānaṃ kathesuṃ, amaccā rājakulānaṃ kathesuṃ. Tato sākiyā ‘‘bhaginīhi saddhiṃ saṃvāsikānaṃ thāmañca balañca dassessāmā’’ti yuddhasajjā nikkhamiṃsu. Koliyāpi ‘‘kolarukkhavāsīnaṃ thāmañca balañca dassessāmā’’ti yuddhasajjā nikkhamiṃsu. Apare panācariyā ‘‘sākiyakoliyānaṃ dāsīsu udakatthāya nadiṃ gantvā cumbaṭāni bhūmiyaṃ nikkhipitvā sukhakathāya sannisinnāsu ekissā cumbaṭaṃ ekā sakasaññāya gaṇhi, taṃ nissāya ‘mama cumbaṭaṃ, tava cumbaṭa’nti kalahe pavatte kamena ubhayanagaravāsino dāsakammakārā ceva sevakagāmabhojakāmaccauparājāno cāti sabbe yuddhasajjā nikkhamiṃsū’’ti vadanti. Imamhā pana nayā purimanayova bahūsu aṭṭhakathāsu āgato, yuttarūpo cāti sveva gahetabbo.
那时,他们将在傍晚时分整装出战。就在那时,世尊正住在舍卫城。清晨时分,世尊观察世间,看见这些人这样整装出战。看见后,就思考道:“如果我前去,这个争端能不能平息呢?”接着决定:“我要去那里,为了平息争端,讲说三部本生经,由此争端得以平息。然后为了彰显和合,再讲说两部本生经,之后再宣说《自制经》。听了说法后,两城居民会各自奉献二百五十位王子,我将度他们出家,这将是一场大集会。”如此决定后,世尊在清晨料理好身体,在舍卫城乞食,饭后从乞食处返回。傍晚时分,从香殿出来,不告知任何人,自己拿着钵和衣,在两军之间,于空中结跏趺坐,为了让他们生起悚惧,放射顶髻毫光,显现黑暗之相而安坐。接着,为了显露自身,向那些心意悚惧的人放射六色佛光。迦毗罗卫城的居民见到世尊后,心想:“我们亲族中最尊贵的导师来了,他是否看到我们争执的情形了?”又想:“既然导师已到,我们绝不能用刀枪加害别人。拘利城的人要打要绑,随他们吧。”便丢弃了武器。拘利城的居民也同样做了。显示巴利原文
Te pana sāyanhasamaye yuddhasajjā nikkhamissantīti tasmiṃ samaye bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharanto paccūsasamaye lokaṃ volokento ime evaṃ yuddhasajje nikkhante addasa, disvā ca ‘‘mayi gate esa kalaho vūpasamissati nu kho, no’’ti upadhārento ‘‘ahamettha gantvā kalahavūpasamatthaṃ tīṇi jātakāni kathessāmi, tato kalaho vūpasamissati, atha sāmaggidīpanatthāya dve jātakāni kathetvā attadaṇḍasuttaṃ (su. ni. 941 ādayo) desessāmi, desanaṃ sutvā ubhayanagaravāsino aḍḍhateyyāni aḍḍhateyyāni kumārasatāni dassanti, ahaṃ te pabbājessāmi, mahanto samāgamo bhavissatī’’ti sanniṭṭhānaṃ katvā pātova sarīrapaṭijagganaṃ katvā sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya caritvā piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto sāyanhasamaye gandhakuṭito nikkhamitvā kassaci anārocetvā sayameva pattacīvaramādāya dvinnaṃ senānaṃ antare ākāse pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā tesaṃ saṃvegajananatthaṃ divā andhakāraṃ kātuṃ kesaraṃsiyo vissajjento nisīdi. Atha nesaṃ saṃviggamānasānaṃ attānaṃ dassento chabbaṇṇā buddharaṃsiyo vissajjesi. Kapilavatthuvāsinopi bhagavantaṃ disvā ‘‘amhākaṃ ñātiseṭṭho satthā āgato, diṭṭho nu kho tena amhākaṃ kalahakaraṇabhāvo’’ti cintetvā ‘‘na kho pana sakkā satthari āgate amhehi parassa sarīre satthaṃ pātetuṃ, koliyanagaravāsino amhe hanantu vā bajjhantu vā’’ti āvudhāni chaḍḍesuṃ. Koliyanagaravāsinopi tatheva akaṃsu.
然后,世尊从空中降下,在一片宜人的河边沙洲上,于敷设好的最殊胜佛座中安坐,以无与伦比的佛陀威光而显耀。那些国王也向世尊敬礼后,于一旁坐下。导师明知故问道:“大王们,你们为何事而来?”“世尊,我们并非为观赏此河,也不是来嬉戏的,实在是为了在此地交战而来。”“大王们,你们因何而争执?”“因为水,世尊。”“水值多少,大王们?”“微不足道,世尊。”“大地值多少,大王们?”“是无价之宝,世尊。”“那刹帝利值多少,大王们?”“刹帝利是无价的,世尊。”“既然如此,大王们,为何要为了微不足道的水,而毁灭无价的刹帝利呢?争执毫无利益。大王们,往昔就因争执,有一位树神与黑狮结下怨仇,结果整整一劫都无法解脱。”说完,便讲说了《悸动本生经》。接着又道:“大王们,不应轻信他人。往昔就是由于轻信,仅凭一只兔子的话,方圆三千由旬的雪山上,所有四足走兽便成群结队地跳入大海。因此,不可轻信他人。”说完,就讲说了《达达罗本生经》。然后又说:“大王们,有时弱者亦能发现强者的弱点,有时强者亦能发现弱者的弱点。就如同一只小鹌鹑……”显示巴利原文
Atha bhagavā otaritvā ramaṇīye padese vālukapuline paññattavarabuddhāsane nisīdi anopamāya buddhasiriyā virocamāno. Tepi rājāno bhagavantaṃ vanditvā nisīdiṃsu. Atha ne satthā jānantova ‘‘kasmā āgatattha, mahārājā’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Neva, bhante, nadidassanatthāya, na kīḷanatthāya, apica kho pana imasmiṃ ṭhāne saṅgāmaṃ paccupaṭṭhāpetvā āgatamhā’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ nissāya vo kalaho, mahārājā’’ti? ‘‘Udakaṃ nissāya bhante’’ti. ‘‘Udakaṃ kiṃ agghati mahārājā’’ti? ‘‘Appagghaṃ, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Pathavī nāma kiṃ agghati, mahārājā’’ti? ‘‘Anagghā, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Khattiyā kiṃ agghanti, mahārājā’’ti? ‘‘Khattiyā nāma anagghā, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Appagghaṃ udakaṃ nissāya kasmā anagghe khattiye nāsetha, mahārāja, kalahasmiñhi assādo nāma natthi, kalahavasena hi mahārājā ekāya rukkhadevatāya kāḷasīhena saddhiṃ baddhāghāto sakalampi imaṃ kappaṃ anuppattoyevā’’ti vatvā phandanajātakaṃ (jā. 1.13.14 ādayo) kathesi. Tato ‘‘parapattiyena nāma mahārājā na bhavitabbaṃ, parapattiyā hi hutvā ekassa sasassa kathāya tiyojanasahassavitthate himavante catuppadagaṇā mahāsamuddaṃ pakkhandino ahesuṃ, tasmā parapattiyena na bhavitabba’’nti vatvā daddarajātakaṃ (jā. 1.243-44; 1.4.13-16; 1.9.105 ādayo) kathesi. Tato ‘‘kadāci mahārājā dubbalopi mahabbalassa randhaṃ passati, kadāci mahabbalopi dubbalassa randhaṃ passati, laṭukikāpi hi sakuṇikā hatthināgaṃ ghātesī’’ti vatvā laṭukikajātakaṃ (jā. 1.5.39 ādayo) kathesi. Evaṃ kalahavūpasamanatthāya tīṇi jātakāni kathetvā sāmaggiparidīpanatthāya dve jātakāni kathesi. ‘‘Samaggānañhi mahārājā koci otāraṃ nāma passituṃ na sakkotī’’ti vatvā rukkhadhammajātakaṃ (jā. 1.1.74) kathesi. Tato ‘‘samaggānaṃ mahārājā koci vivaraṃ passituṃ nāsakkhi, yadā pana aññamaññaṃ vivādamakaṃsu, atha ne eko nesādaputto jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpetvā ādāya gato, vivāde assādo nāma natthī’’ti vatvā vaṭṭakajātakaṃ (jā. 1.1.35, 118; 1.6.128-133) kathesi. Evaṃ imāni pañca jātakāni kathetvā avasāne attadaṇḍasuttaṃ (su. ni. 941 ādayo) kathesi.
于是,国王们心生净信,心想:“倘若导师不来,我们必定互相残杀,血流成河。全仗导师,我们才得以活命。然而,若是导师昔日过在家生活,那拥有二千岛屿围绕的四大洲王权便将归他掌握,他还会有一千多位子嗣,出行时便会有刹帝利恭敬随从。可他舍弃了这一切成就,出家修行,证得正觉。如今,他也应当伴着刹帝利随从游化才是。”于是,两城居民各献出二百五十位王子。世尊度化这些王子出家后,便前往大森林。从次日起,他们便围绕世尊,有时在迦毗罗卫城,有时在拘利城,于两城中次第乞食。两城居民皆大行供养。这些王子是出于对世尊的敬重而出家,并非出自本心乐欲,内心便生起了不乐。他们从前的妻子们,为令他们更添不乐,也纷纷传话带信。结果,他们愈发厌离了。世尊入定观察,了知他们心生不乐后,便思惟道:“这些比丘与像我一样的佛陀在一起,竟然还会厌离,究竟怎样的法谈才适合他们呢?”此时,他看到了拘那罗法教。于是世尊心想:“我应当带这些比丘前往雪山,通过拘那罗的因缘,向他们开示女人的过患,驱除不乐,令他们得见入流道。”显示巴利原文
Atha rājāno pasannā ‘‘sace satthā nāgamissa, mayaṃ aññamaññaṃ vadhitvā lohitanadiṃ pavattayissāma, satthāraṃ nissāya no jīvitaṃ laddhaṃ. Sace pana satthā agāraṃ ajjhāvasissa, dvisahassadīpaparivāraṃ catumahādīparajjaṃ hatthagataṃ abhavissa, atirekasahassaṃ kho panassa puttā abhavissaṃsu, tato khattiyaparivārova avicarissa, taṃ kho panesa sampattiṃ pahāya nikkhamitvā sambodhiṃ patto, idānipi khattiyaparivārova vicaratū’’ti ubhayanagaravāsino aḍḍhateyyāni aḍḍhateyyāni kumārasatāni adaṃsu. Bhagavā te pabbājetvā mahāvanaṃ agamāsi. Punadivasato paṭṭhāya tehi parivuto ekadā kapilavatthunagare ekadā koliyanagareti dvīsu nagaresu piṇḍāya carati. Ubhayanagaravāsino mahāsakkāraṃ kariṃsu. Tesaṃ garugāravena na attano ruciyā pabbajitānaṃ anabhirati uppajji. Purāṇadutiyikāyopi nesaṃ anabhiratijananatthāya taṃ taṃ vatvā sāsanaṃ pesesuṃ. Te atirekataraṃ ukkaṇṭhiṃsu. Bhagavā āvajjento tesaṃ anabhiratabhāvaṃ ñatvā ‘‘ime bhikkhū mādisena buddhena saddhiṃ ekato vasantā ukkaṇṭhanti, kathaṃ rūpā nu kho tesaṃ dhammakathā sappāyā’’ti upadhārento kuṇāladhammadesanaṃ passi. Athassa etadahosi – ‘‘ahaṃ ime bhikkhū himavantaṃ netvā kuṇālakathāya nesaṃ mātugāmadosaṃ pakāsetvā anabhiratiṃ haritvā sotāpattimaggaṃ dassāmī’’ti.
于是,世尊于午前时分着下衣,持钵与衣,入迦毗罗卫城乞食。食后,从乞食处返回,待食事已毕,便召集那五百位比丘,问道:“比丘们,你们可曾见过那可爱的雪山之地?”“世尊,未曾见过。”“那么,你们想去游历雪山吗?”“世尊,我们没有神通,如何去得了呢?”“若有人能带你们去,你们可愿去?”“愿去,世尊。”导师便以自身神通力,将他们全部摄起,腾空飞往雪山。抵达雪山后,世尊立于空中,向他们展示可爱的雪山胜境:金山、银山、宝珠山、朱砂山、蓝黛山、巉岩山、水晶山等种种山峦;五条大河;以及七个湖泊:箭耳湖、车匠湖、狮子崖湖、六牙湖、三闩湖、阿耨达池和拘那罗湖。雪山高达五百由旬,宽广三千由旬,导师以自身威力特为展示其中一处悦意之地。又展露了其中所住狮子、老虎、大象等四足走兽群落;展示了园林胜景、花果树木、种种鸟群,以及水生陆生花朵等;更展示了雪山之东的黄金地,及西面的朱砂地。自睹见这些胜景那一刻起,那些比丘对从前妻子的欲贪便全然断除了。显示巴利原文
So pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya kapilavatthuṃ piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto bhattakiccavelāyameva te pañcasate bhikkhū āmantetvā ‘‘diṭṭhapubbo vo, bhikkhave, ramaṇīyo himavantapadeso’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Nohetaṃ, bhante’’ti. ‘‘Gacchissatha pana himavantacārika’’nti? ‘‘Bhante, aniddhimanto mayaṃ kathaṃ gamissāmā’’ti. ‘‘Sace pana vo koci gahetvā gaccheyya, gaccheyyāthā’’ti? ‘‘Āma, bhante’’ti. Satthā sabbepi te attano iddhiyā gahetvā ākāse uppatitvā himavantaṃ gantvā gaganatale ṭhitova ramaṇīye himavantapadese kañcanapabbataṃ rajatapabbataṃ maṇipabbataṃ hiṅgulikapabbataṃ añjanapabbataṃ sānupabbataṃ phalikapabbatanti nānāvidhe pabbate, pañca mahānadiyo, kaṇṇamuṇḍakaṃ rathakāraṃ sīhapapātaṃ chaddantaṃ tiyaggaḷaṃ anotattaṃ kuṇāladahanti satta dahe dassesi. Himavanto ca nāma mahā pañcayojanasatubbedho tiyojanasahassavitthato, tassa imaṃ ramaṇīyaṃ ekadesaṃ attano ānubhāvena dassesi. Tattha katanivāsāni sīhabyagghahatthikulādīni catuppadānipi ekadesato dassesi. Tattha ārāmarāmaṇeyyakādīni pupphūpagaphalūpage rukkhe nānāvidhe sakuṇasaṅghe jalajathalajapupphāni himavantassa puratthimapasse suvaṇṇatalaṃ, pucchimapasse hiṅgulatalaṃ dassesi. Imesaṃ rāmaṇeyyakānaṃ diṭṭhakālato paṭṭhāya tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ purāṇadutiyikāsu chandarāgo pahīno.
于是,导师带着那些比丘从空中降下,落于雪山西侧方圆六十由旬的摩尼沙罗石地上,在一棵高七由旬、住劫不坏的娑罗树下,坐于三由旬大的摩尼沙罗石板上。为诸比丘所围绕,放射六色光芒,如同扰动大海而辉耀的太阳一般安坐,出妙音声,对诸比丘说:“比丘们,在这雪山之中,你们可以询问未曾见过的事物。”恰在此时,有两只杂色杜鹃,各以嘴衔住一根木棍的一端,让它们的主人坐于棍子中央,然后八只杂色杜鹃在前、八只在后、八只在左、八只在右、八只在下方、八只在上方,如此遮荫环绕,护着那只杂色杜鹃王从空中飞来。那些比丘见到这群鸟,便问世尊:“世尊,这些是什么鸟?”“比丘们,这是我过去的族类,也是我所建立的传承。往昔,它们就曾这样侍奉我。那时,这一鸟群非常庞大,有一万二千五百只雌鸟承事于我。后来逐渐减少,到现在就剩下这些了。”“世尊,那么在这样的林中,那些雌鸟是如何侍奉您的呢?”于是,导师为了他们提起正念,忆念过去,开始开示。显示巴利原文
Atha satthā te bhikkhū gahetvā ākāsato otaritvā himavantapacchimapasse saṭṭhiyojanike manosilātale sattayojanikassa kappaṭṭhikasālarukkhassa heṭṭhā tiyojanikāya manosilātalāya tehi bhikkhūhi parivuto chabbaṇṇarasmiyo vissajjento aṇṇavakucchiṃ khobhetvā jalamāno sūriyo viya nisīditvā madhurassaraṃ nicchārento te bhikkhū āmantesi – ‘‘bhikkhave, imasmiṃ himavante tumhehi adiṭṭhapubbaṃ pucchathā’’ti. Tasmiṃ khaṇe dve citrakokilā ubhosu koṭīsu daṇḍakaṃ mukhena ḍaṃsitvā majjhe attano sāmikaṃ nisīdāpetvā aṭṭha citrakokilā purato, aṭṭha pacchato, aṭṭha vāmato, aṭṭha dakkhiṇato, aṭṭha heṭṭhā, aṭṭha upari chāyaṃ katvā evaṃ citrakokilaṃ parivāretvā ākāsenāgacchanti. Atha te bhikkhū taṃ sakuṇasaṅghaṃ disvā satthāraṃ pucchiṃsu – ‘‘ke nāmete, bhante sakuṇā’’ti? ‘‘Bhikkhave, esa mama porāṇako vaṃso, mayā ṭhapitā paveṇī, maṃ tāva pubbe evaṃ paricariṃsu, tadā panesa sakuṇagaṇo mahā ahosi, aḍḍhuḍḍhāni dijakaññāsahassāni maṃ paricariṃsu. Anupubbena parihāyitvā idāni ettako jāto’’ti. ‘‘Kathaṃ evarūpe pana, bhante, vanasaṇḍe etā dijakaññāyo tumhe paricariṃsū’’ti? Atha nesaṃ satthā ‘‘tena hi, bhikkhave, suṇāthā’’ti satiṃ upaṭṭhāpetvā atītaṃ āharitvā dassento āha –
相传:在那承载一切药草的大地上,铺满各色花环。象、牛、水牛、鹿、骆驼、獐、犀牛、牛羚、狮子、虎、豹、熊、豺狼、水獭、优昙罗、迦达利鹿、麋鹿、猫、兔、迦尼迦鹿等随处走动;此地遍布羊群、大野猪、象族与象群;附近出没着麑鹿、枝鹿、獐子、麀鹿、风鹿、麞鹿、人鹿、紧那罗、夜叉与罗刹;垂悬着醉人的果穗,点缀着繁密鲜艳的花朵,无数树木丛生其间;白鹭、鹧鸪、孔雀、鹧鸪、共命鸟、鹈鹕、马声鸟等种种鸟群终日喧鸣不已。在这片由蓝黛、摩尼沙罗、雌黄、朱砂、金、银等种种矿物装饰美化的地方,就在如此可爱悦意的林丛中,住着一只名叫拘那罗的鸟,极为美丽,羽色光泽极为明艳。显示巴利原文
‘‘Evamakkhāyati evamanusūyati, sabbosadhadharaṇidhare nekapupphamālyavitate gajagavajamahiṃsarurucamarapasadakhaggagokaṇṇasīhabyagghadīpiacchakokataracchauddārakadali- migabiḷārasasakaṇṇikānucarite ākiṇṇanelamaṇḍalamahāvarāhanāgakulakareṇusaṅghādhivuṭṭhe issamigasākhamigasarabhamigaeṇīmigavātamigapasadamigapurisālukimpurisayakkharakkha- sanisevite amajjavamañjarīdharapahaṭṭhapupphaphusitaggānekapādapagaṇavitake kuraracakoravāraṇamayūraparabhatajīvañjīvakacelāvakabhiṅkārakaravīkamattavihaṅgagaṇasatatasampaghuṭṭhe añjanamanosilāharitālahiṅgulakahemarajatakanakānekadhātu- satavinaddhapaṭimaṇḍitapadese evarūpe khalu, bho, ramme vanasaṇḍe kuṇālo nāma sakuṇo paṭivasati ativiya citto ativiya cittapattacchadano’’.
贤友,那只拘那罗鸟有一万二千五百只雌鸟随从侍奉。然而,贤友,有两只雌鸟用嘴衔住一根木棍,让拘那罗鸟坐在棍子中央,便带着它飞行。在这长途飞行途中,拘那罗鸟为疲惫所折磨。显示巴利原文
‘‘Tasseva khalu, bho, kuṇālassa sakuṇassa aḍḍhuḍḍhāni itthisahassāni paricārikā dijakaññāyo, atha khalu, bho, dve dijakaññāyo kaṭṭhaṃ mukhena ḍaṃsitvā taṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ majjhe nisīdāpetvā uḍḍentimā naṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ addhānapariyāyapathe kilamatho ubbāhetthā’’ti.
五百只雌鸟在下方来回飞翔,心里想着:‘如果这只拘那罗鸟从座上坠落,我们就用翅膀接住它。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Pañcasatā dijakaññāyo heṭṭhato heṭṭhato uḍḍenti ‘sacāyaṃ kuṇālo sakuṇo āsanā paripatissati, mayaṃ taṃ pakkhehi paṭiggahessāmā’ti.
五百只雌鸟在上方来回飞翔,心里想着:‘不要叫暑热灼伤这只拘那罗鸟。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Pañcasatā dijakaññāyo uparūpari uḍḍenti ‘mā naṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ ātapo paritāpesī’ti.
五百只雌鸟在两侧来回飞翔,心里想着:‘不要叫寒冷、暑热、草叶、尘土、风或露水触到这只拘那罗鸟。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Pañcasatā dijakaññāyo ubhatopassena uḍḍenti ‘mā naṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ sītaṃ vā uṇhaṃ vā tiṇaṃ vā rajo vā vāto vā ussāvo vā upapphusī’ti.
有五百只雌鸟在前方飞行,心想:‘切莫让牧牛人、牧羊人、割草人、砍柴人或林务者,用木棍、陶片、手掌、土块、杖棒、刀器或碎石打伤这只拘那罗鸟;也莫让这只拘那罗鸟撞上树木、藤蔓、树枝、柱子、岩石,或与强劲有力的鸟类相碰撞。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Pañcasatā dijakaññāyo purato purato uḍḍenti ‘mā naṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ gopālakā vā pasupālakā vā tiṇahārakā vā kaṭṭhahārakā vā vanakammikā vā kaṭṭhena vā kaṭhalena vā pāṇinā vā leḍḍunā vā daṇḍena vā satthena vā sakkharāhi vā pahāraṃ adaṃsu, māyaṃ kuṇālo sakuṇo gacchehi vā latāhi vā rukkhehi vā sākhāhi vā thambhehi vā pāsāṇehi vā balavantehi vā pakkhīhi saṅgamesī’ti.
有五百只雌鸟在后方飞行,以柔和、亲切、悦耳、甜美的言词慰藉他,心想:‘莫让这只拘那罗鸟对自己的座位心生厌倦。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Pañcasatā dijakaññāyo pacchato pacchato uḍḍenti saṇhāhi sakhilāhi mañjūhi madhurāhi vācāhi samudācarantiyo ‘māyaṃ kuṇālo sakuṇo āsane pariyukkaṇṭhī’ti.
有五百只雌鸟飞往各个方向,衔回种种不同树木所结的成熟果实,心想:‘莫让这只拘那罗鸟因饥饿而受苦。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Pañcasatā dijakaññāyo disodisaṃ uḍḍenti anekarukkhavividhavikatiphalamāharantiyo ‘māyaṃ kuṇālo sakuṇo khudāya parikilamitthā’ti.
朋友,那些鸟女就这样簇拥着吉祥鸟,从园至园、从苑至苑,从河滩至河滩、从山巅至山巅,从芒果林至芒果林、从阎浮林至阎浮林,从面包果林至面包果林、从椰子林至椰子林,迅疾会合,以此为乐。显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, tā dijakaññāyo taṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ ārāmeneva ārāmaṃ, uyyāneneva uyyānaṃ, nadītittheneva nadītitthaṃ, pabbatasikhareneva pabbatasikharaṃ, ambavaneneva ambavanaṃ, jambuvaneneva jambuvanaṃ, labujavaneneva labujavanaṃ, nāḷikerasañcāriyeneva nāḷikerasañcāriyaṃ khippameva abhisambhonti ratitthāya.
朋友,那只吉祥鸟在被那些鸟女陪同一整天后,如此呵斥她们:‘滚开,你们这些贱女!灭亡吧,你们这些贱女!你们这些贼女、骗子、无信女、轻浮女!不知报恩,就像风一般随心所欲、四处飘荡!’显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, kuṇālo sakuṇo tāhi dijakaññāhi divasaṃ paribyūḷho evaṃ apasādeti ‘nassatha tumhe vasaliyo, vinassatha tumhe vasiliyo coriyo dhuttiyo asatiyo lahucittāyo katassa appaṭikārikāyo anilo viya yenakāmaṃgamāyo’’’ ti.
以下是这段的义释:诸比丘,那片森林有这样的名称,也有这样的传闻。为何如此?即‘承载一切药的大地’等详细说明。其中,‘承载一切药的大地’意为:拥有根、皮、叶、花等一切药的大地,或是与一切药相应的大地持有者。正因那块区域以‘承载一切药的大地’为名、依此传闻,所以用这个名称来表示那片森林。其余词句的连结方式也是如此。‘由种种含苞、结穗、盛开、半开的花与花鬘所严饰’,是指由那些为结果而生起,以及作为佩戴装饰的种种花、种种花环所装饰。‘鲁鲁鹿’指金色的鹿。‘乌达拉’指水獭。‘毕拉罗’指大猫。‘尼罗曼荼罗’是围绕着幼蜂群的青色圆环。“大猪”指大象,由十种象族(以活动地域等划分)及母象群所居住的区域。那一处地方既有尼罗曼荼罗,也有大象杂居。‘伊萨鹿’指黑狮。‘风鹿’指大风鹿。‘花鹿’指杂色鹿。‘人鬼’指马面女夜叉。‘紧那罗’包含天紧那罗、月紧那罗、树紧那罗、杖青年等、鸟耳衣等各类紧那罗。‘由种种带着花蕾、带着花穗、盛开、仅顶端微开的众多树木群体所严饰’,是指由那些带着花蕾、带着花穗、全然盛开,以及仅顶端微开的各类树木所汇聚、装饰。显示巴利原文
Tatrāyaṃ atthavaṇṇanā – bhikkhave, so vanasaṇḍo evaṃ akkhāyati evañca anusūyati. Kinti? Sabbosadhadharaṇidhareti vitthāro. Tattha sabbosadhadharaṇidhareti mūlatacapattapupphādisabbosadhadharāya dharaṇiyā samannāgateti attho, sabbosadhayutto vā dharaṇidharo. So hi padeso sabbosadhadharaṇidharoti evamakkhāyati evañca anusūyati, tasmiṃ vanasaṇḍeti vuttaṃ hoti. Sesapadayojanāyapi eseva nayo. Nekapupphamālyavitateti anekehi phalatthāya uppannapupphehi ceva piḷandhanamālyehi ca vitate. Rurūti suvaṇṇavaṇṇā migā. Uddārāti uddā. Biḷārāti mahābiḷārā. Nelamaṇḍalaṃ vuccati taruṇabhiṅkacchāpamaṇḍalaṃ. Mahāvarāhāti mahāhatthino, ākiṇṇanelamaṇḍalamahāvarāhena gocariyādibhedena dasavidhena nāgakulena ceva kareṇusaṅghena ca adhivuṭṭheti attho. Issamigāti kāḷasīhā. Vātamigāti mahāvātamigā. Pasadamigāti citramigā. Purisālūti vaḷavāmukhayakkhiniyo. Kimpurisāti devakinnaracandakinnaradumakinnaradaṇḍamāṇavakakonti- sakuṇakaṇṇapāvuraṇādibhedā kinnarā. Amajjavamañjarīdharapahaṭṭhapupphaphusitaggānekapādapagaṇavitateti makuladharehi ceva mañjarīdharehi ca supupphitehi ca aggamattapupphitehi ca anekehi pādapagaṇehi vitate. Vāraṇā nāma hatthiliṅgasakuṇā. Celāvakātipi ete sakuṇāyeva. Hemañca kanakañcāti dve suvaṇṇajātiyo. Etehi añjanādīhi anekadhātusatehi anekehi vaṇṇadhāturāsīhi vinaddhapaṭimaṇḍitapadese. Bhoti dhammālapanamattametaṃ. Cittoti mukhatuṇḍakepi heṭṭhāudarabhāgepi citrova.
‘Aḍḍhuḍḍhāni’指三又半,即三千五百。‘addhānapariyāyapathe’指名为旅途的道路上。‘ubbāhettha’即逼迫。‘upapphusī’指前往后碰触。‘pahāraṃ adaṃsu’:此处‘mā na’一词之义应按属格来理解。‘saṅgamesi’即会合。‘saṇhāhi’指以柔和的。‘sakhilāhi’指以亲切的。‘mañjūhi’指以悦耳的。‘madhurāhi’指以甜美之声。‘samudācarantiyo’指以乾闼婆的举止方式而侍奉。‘anekarukkhavividhavikatiphalaṃ’指由众多树木而有种种不同的果实。‘ārāmeneva ārāmaṃ’指从一座林苑到另一座林苑;花园等处也依此规则。‘nāḷikerasañcāriyeneva’指从一处椰子林到另一处椰子林。‘atisambhonti’即这样带去后,迅速抵达那里作为游乐之处。显示巴利原文
Aḍḍhuḍḍhānīti aḍḍhacatutthāni, tīṇi sahassāni pañceva satānīti attho. Addhānapariyāyapatheti addhānasaṅkhāte gamanamagge. Ubbāhetthāti bādhayittha. Upapphusīti upagantvā phusi. Pahāraṃ adaṃsūti ettha ‘‘mā na’’nti padassa sāmivasena attho veditabbo. Saṅgamesīti samāgacchi. Saṇhāhīti maṭṭhāhi. Sakhilāhīti piyāhi. Mañjūhīti sakhilāhi. Madhurāhīti madhurassarāhi. Samudācarantiyoti gandhabbakaraṇavasena paricarantiyo. Anekarukkhavividhavikatiphalanti anekehi rukkhehi vividhavikatiphalaṃ. Ārāmeneva ārāmanti pupphārāmādīsu aññatarena ārāmeneva aññataraṃ ārāmaṃ nentīti attho. Uyyānādīsupi eseva nayo. Nāḷikerasañcāriyenevāti nāḷikeravaneneva aññaṃ nāḷikeravanaṃ. Atisambhontīti evaṃ netvā tattha naṃ khippaññeva ratitthāya pāpuṇanti.
‘Divasaṃ paribyūḷho’意为整个白天被围绕。‘Apasādeti’意为:据说,她们如此侍奉了一整天后,被带到住所的树下,然后围绕着坐在树枝上,心中希求:‘或许我们还能听到甜美的话语。’当此人要遣散她们时,她们心想‘我们将回自己的住处’,便这样待着。然而拘那罗王遣散她们时,便以‘nassatha’、‘vinassatha’等语呵斥。其中,‘nassatha’意为‘去’,‘vinassatha’意为‘从各个方面完全消亡’。因其耗散家中钱财谷物而被称为贼女;因多欺诳而被称为骗子;因无忆念而被称为无信女;因心不坚住而被称为轻浮女;因毁坏所作、背叛朋友而被称为不报答者。显示巴利原文
Divasaṃ paribyūḷhoti sakaladivasaṃ paribyūḷho. Apasādetīti tā kira taṃ evaṃ divasaṃ paricaritvā nivāsarukkhe otāretvā parivāretvā rukkhasākhāsu nisīditvā ‘‘appeva nāma madhuravacanaṃ labheyyāmā’’ti patthayantiyo iminā uyyojitakāle attano vasanaṭṭhānaṃ gamissāmāti vasanti. Kuṇālarājā pana tā uyyojento ‘‘nassathā’’tiādivacanehi apasādeti. Tattha nassathāti gacchatha. Vinassathāti sabbatobhāgena nassatha. Gehe dhanadhaññādīnaṃ nāsanena coriyo, bahumāyatāya dhuttiyo, naṭṭhassatitāya asatiyo, anavaṭṭhitacittatāya lahucittāyo, katavināsanena mittadubbhitāya katassa appaṭikārikāyoti.
如此说后,‘比丘们,如是,我虽处畜生道,亦知女人之不知恩、多欺诳、无行、无道德;那时,我不受她们支配,反而令她们受我支配。’以此话除去那些比丘心中的不乐后,导师便默然。那时,两只黑杜鹃鸟用棍棒抬起自己的丈夫,分成四只一组,从下方等处来到那地方。那些比丘看见它们后,便问导师。导师说:‘比丘们,过去我的同伴名叫满口的普沙杜鹃,这是它的后代。’接着,被那些比丘以先前的方式问后,他说道——显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā ‘‘iti kho, bhikkhave, ahaṃ tiracchānagatopi itthīnaṃ akataññutaṃ bahumāyataṃ anācārataṃ dussīlatañca jānāmi, tadāpāhaṃ tāsaṃ vase avattitvā tā eva attano vase vattemī’’ti imāya kathāya tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ anabhiratiṃ haritvā satthā tuṇhī ahosi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe dve kāḷakokilā sāmikaṃ daṇḍakena ukkhipitvā heṭṭhābhāgādīsu catasso catasso hutvā taṃ padesaṃ āgamiṃsu. Te bhikkhū tāpi disvā satthāraṃ pucchiṃsu. Satthā ‘‘pubbe, bhikkhave, mama sahāyo puṇṇamukho nāma phussakokilo ahosi, tassāyaṃ vaṃso’’ti vatvā purimanayeneva tehi bhikkhūhi pucchito āha –
朋友,在那雪山的东面,有极微细、极精妙、以山为源、水色青绿、流向拘那罗湖的河流。显示巴利原文
‘‘Tasseva khalu, bho, himavato pabbatarājassa puratthimadisābhāge susukhumasunipuṇagirippabhavaharitupayantiyo’’ti.
其中,“极微细极精妙”是由于水极为微细柔滑;“山源”是因这些河流以山为源头;“绿色”是因从雪山流下,夹杂着绿色水草的急流;“流向”是因它们流向拘那罗湖。因此,“极微细极精妙、以山为源、水色青绿、流向”的意思是:在那个地方,有这般河流流淌。显示巴利原文
Tattha suṭṭhu sukhumasaṇhasalilatāya susukhumasunipuṇā, giri etāsaṃ pabhavoti girippabhavā , himavantato sandamānaharitatiṇamissaoghatāya haritā, kuṇāladahaṃ upagamanena upayantiyoti susukhumasunipuṇagirippabhavaharitupayantiyo, evarūpā nadiyo yasmiṃ sandantīti attho.
现在,为描述那些河流所流入的拘那罗湖中的花朵,便说:显示巴利原文
Idāni yaṃ kuṇāladahaṃ tā upayanti, tattha pupphāni vaṇṇento āha –
那里遍开着青莲花、红莲花、白莲花、睡莲、百瓣莲花、素馨、曼陀罗花,这片地方清新芬芳、悦意可人,能系住人心,十分可爱。显示巴利原文
‘‘Uppalapadumakumudanalinasatapattasogandhikamandālakasampativiruḷha- suciganṭhamanuññamāvakappadese’’ti.
其中,"uppala"指青莲花,"nalina"指白莲花,"satapatta"指花瓣圆满的百瓣莲花。"sampati"意为:由于这些新开、初绽的鲜花,这片地方具足了清新的芳香、悦意可人的气息,以及能系心惹爱的特质——这是其含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha uppalanti nīluppalaṃ. Nalinanti setapadumaṃ. Satapattanti paripuṇṇasatapattapadumaṃ. Sampatīti etehi sampativiruḷhehi abhinavajātehi sucigandhena ceva manuññena ca hadayabandhanasamatthatāya māvakena ca padesena samannāgateti attho.
接下来,描述那湖中的树木等,说道:显示巴利原文
Idāni tasmiṃ dahe rukkhādayo vaṇṇento āha –
那里有迦罗婆迦树、目支邻陀树、凯塔迦树、吠地萨树、梵朱拉、富楼那伽、巴库拉、谛拉迦、比亚迦、哈萨那、娑罗、萨拉拉、占巴、无忧树、龙树、帝利提树、菩提叶、罗檀、檀香等形成的密林;有黑沉香、帕德玛卡树、粟、天木、迦秋迦等形成的丛林;有迦拘陀树、羯地迦树、安骨喇咖树、迦吉迦罗树、咖尼咖喇树、翅子树、迦那维罗树、迦罗丹达迦树、黑檀、金苏迦花、优昙钵花、蔓茉莉等,它们无可责难、洁净、令人欢喜,装饰着姐妹花环;有素馨、茉莉、蜜香树、弓弦树、陀伽利香、多伽罗香、茅根香、屋室香等覆盖;有极香花的蔓藤盛开交织,遮蔽并美妙地点缀着;有天鹅、白鹭、鸳鸯、迦兰陀鸟在鸣叫;有持明者、成就者、沙门、苦行者们居住;是殊胜的天神、夜叉、罗刹、檀那婆、乾闼婆、紧那罗、摩睺罗伽经常游历的地方。朋友,确实,在这样可爱的森林中,住着名叫满口的普沙杜鹃,它有着极为甜美的歌声,眼睛含着嬉戏,目光迷醉。显示巴利原文
‘‘Kuravakamucalindaketakavedisavañjulapunnāgabakulatilakapiyakahasanasālasaḷala- campakaasokanāgarukkhatirīṭibhujapattaloddacandanoghavane kāḷāgarupadmakapiyaṅgudevadārukacocagahane kakudhakuṭajaaṅkolakaccikārakaṇikārakaṇṇikāra- kanaverakoraṇḍakakoviḷārakiṃsukayodhikavanamallikamanaṅgaṇamanavajjabhaṇḍisurucira- bhaginimālāmalyadhare jātisumanamadhugandhikadhanutakkāritālīsatagaramusīrakoṭṭhakacchavitate atimuttakasaṃkusumitalatāvitatapaṭimaṇḍitappadese haṃsapilavakādambakāraṇḍavābhinadite vijjādharasiddhasamaṇatāpasagaṇādhivuṭṭhe varadevayakkharakkhasadānavagandhabbakinnaramahoragānuciṇṇappadese – evarūpe khalu, bho, ramme vanasaṇḍe puṇṇamukho nāma phussakokilo pativasati ativiya madhuragiro vilāsitanayano mattakkho.
朋友,正是那只名叫满口的普沙杜鹃,有三百五十位鸟女作为它的侍女。于是,两位鸟女用嘴衔起木片,让满口普沙杜鹃坐在中间,飞起来说:‘不要让满口普沙杜鹃在漫长行旅中受到疲累。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Tasseva khalu, bho, puṇṇamukhassa phussakokilassa aḍḍhuḍḍhāni itthisatāni paricārikā dijakaññāyo. Atha khalu, bho, dve dijakaññāyo kaṭṭhaṃ mukhena ḍaṃsitvā taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ majjhe nisīdāpetvā uḍḍenti ‘mā naṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ addhānapariyāyapathe kilamatho ubbāhetthā’ti.
五十位鸟女在下方低处飞翔,说:‘如果满口普沙杜鹃从座上掉落,我们便用翅膀接住它。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Paññāsa dijakaññāyo heṭṭhato heṭṭhato uḍḍenti ‘sacāyaṃ puṇṇamukho phussakokilo sakuṇo āsanā paripatissati, mayaṃ taṃ pakkhehi paṭiggahessāmā’ti.
五十位鸟女在上方层层飞翔,说道:‘别让富楼那口弗沙杜鹃被酷热烤到。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Paññāsa dijakaññāyo uparūpari uḍḍenti ‘mā naṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ ātapo paritāpesī’ti.
层层五十位鸟女在两侧飞翔,她们说道:‘别让富楼那口弗沙杜鹃被寒冷、酷热、草叶、灰尘、风或露水碰到。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Paññāsa paññāsa dijakaññāyo ubhatopassena uḍḍenti ‘mānaṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ sītaṃ vā uṇhaṃ vā tiṇaṃ vā rajo vā vāto vā ussāvo vā upapphusī’ti.
五十位鸟女在前方飞翔,她们说道:‘别让牧童、牧人、割草者、拾柴者或在林中劳作的人,用木片、陶片、手掌、土块、棍棒、刀械或沙砾击打富楼那口弗沙杜鹃;也别让这只富楼那口弗沙杜鹃撞上灌木、藤蔓、树木、树枝、树干、岩石,或是与强壮的飞鸟相撞。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Paññāsa dijakaññāyo purato purato uḍḍenti ‘mā naṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ gopālakā vā pasupālakā vā tiṇahārakā vā kaṭṭhahārakā vā vanakammikā vā kaṭṭhena vā kaṭhalāya vā pāṇinā vā leḍḍunā vā daṇḍena vā satthena vā sakkharāhi vā pahāramadaṃsu, māyaṃ puṇṇamukho phussakokilo gacchehi vā latāhi vā rukkhehi vā sākhāhi vā thambhehi vā pāsāṇehi vā balavantehi vā pakkhīhi saṅgamesī’ti.
五十位鸟女在后飞翔,以柔和、亲切、悦耳、甘甜的话语说:‘莫令此富楼那口弗沙杜鹃于座中生厌。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Paññāsa dijakaññāyo pacchato pacchato uḍḍenti saṇhāhi sakhilāhi mañjūhi madhurāhi vācāhi samudācarantiyo ‘māyaṃ puṇṇamukho phussakokilo āsane pariyukkaṇṭhī’ti.
五十位鸟女飞往诸方,带来种种树木上形状各异的果实,说:‘莫令此富楼那口弗沙杜鹃因饥饿而疲惫。’显示巴利原文
‘‘Paññāsa dijakaññāyo disodisaṃ uḍḍenti anekarukkhavividhavikatiphalamāharantiyo ‘māyaṃ puṇṇamukho phussakokilo khudāya parikilamitthā’ti.
那么,诸贤,那些鸟女便引领着富楼那口弗沙杜鹃,从园至园,从苑至苑,从河岸到河岸,从山顶到山顶,从芒果园到芒果园,从阎浮果园到阎浮果园,从面包果园到面包果园,从椰林游园到椰林游园,迅速到达并获得安乐。显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, tā dijakaññāyo taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ ārāmeneva ārāmaṃ, uyyāneneva uyyānaṃ, nadītittheneva nadītitthaṃ, pabbatasikhareneva pabbatasikharaṃ, ambavaneneva ambavanaṃ, jambuvaneneva jambuvanaṃ, labujavaneneva labujavanaṃ, nāḷikerasañcāriyeneva nāḷikerasañcāriyaṃ khippameva abhisambhonti ratitthāya.
诸位,那时富楼那口弗沙杜鹃被那些鸟女簇拥了一整天,便这样称赞道:“善哉,善哉,姊妹们!这正是你们良家女子应做之事——如此侍奉丈夫。”显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, puṇṇamukho phussakokilo tāhi dijakaññāhi divasaṃ paribyūḷho evaṃ pasaṃsati ‘sādhu sādhu, bhaginiyo, etaṃ kho bhaginiyo tumhākaṃ patirūpaṃ kuladhītānaṃ, yaṃ tumhe bhattāraṃ paricareyyāthā’ti.
接着,诸位,富楼那口弗沙杜鹃前往库那拉鸟那里。库那拉鸟的侍从鸟女们远远看见富楼那口弗沙杜鹃正朝这边走来,便迎上前去,对他说道:“朋友富楼那口,这位库那拉鸟十分粗暴,言辞极为粗鲁,或许您来了,我们也能听到一些悦耳的话语了。”“或许吧,姊妹们。”他说罢便前往库那拉鸟处。到了之后,与库那拉鸟互相致意,坐在一旁。坐下后,富楼那口弗沙杜鹃对库那拉鸟说:“贤友库那拉,你为何对那些良家善生、正行而住的女子们行于邪道呢?贤友库那拉,据说即使面对出言不悦的女子,也应以悦语相待,更何况是面对言语悦意的女子呢?”显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, puṇṇamukho phussakokilo yena kuṇālo sakuṇo tenupasaṅkami. Addasaṃsu kho kuṇālassa sakuṇassa paricārikā dijakaññāyo taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ dūratova āgacchantaṃ, disvāna yena puṇṇamukho phussakokilo tenupasaṅkamiṃsu, upasaṅkamitvā taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ etadavocuṃ – ‘ayaṃ, samma puṇṇamukha, kuṇālo sakuṇo ativiya pharuso ativiya pharusavāco, appeva nāma tavampi āgamma piyavācaṃ labheyyāmā’ti. ‘Appeva nāma bhaginiyo’ti vatvā yena kuṇālo sakuṇo tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā kuṇālena sakuṇena saddhiṃ paṭisammoditvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi, ekamantaṃ nisinno kho puṇṇamukho phussakokilo taṃ kuṇālaṃ sakuṇaṃ etadavoca – ‘kissa tvaṃ, samma kuṇāla, itthīnaṃ sujātānaṃ kuladhītānaṃ sammāpaṭipannānaṃ micchāpaṭipannosi, amanāpabhāṇīnampi kira, samma kuṇāla, itthīnaṃ manāpabhāṇinā bhavitabbaṃ, kimaṅgaṃ pana manāpabhāṇīna’nti.
听了这话,库那拉鸟便这样责备富楼那口弗沙杜鹃:“愿你灭亡,朋友,你这卑劣的贱民!愿你毁灭,朋友,你这卑劣的贱民!像你这样被妻子征服的人,有谁能称为智者呢?”被如此责备之后,富楼那口弗沙杜鹃便从那里返回了。显示巴利原文
‘‘Evaṃ vutte kuṇālo sakuṇo taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ evaṃ apasādesi – ‘nassa tvaṃ, samma jamma vasala, vinassa tvaṃ, samma jamma vasala, ko nu tayā viyatto jāyājinenā’ti. Evaṃ apasādito ca pana puṇṇamukho phussakokilo tatoyeva paṭinivatti.
然而,诸位贤友,过了一段时间,不久之后,富楼那口弗沙杜鹃罹患了剧烈的痢疾,剧痛频生,几近濒死。这时,那些侍奉他的雌鸟心中思量:“富楼那口弗沙杜鹃病势沉重,或许还能痊愈吧?”于是将他独自留下,前往库那拉鸟之处。库那拉鸟远远望见雌鸟们走来,便对她们说:“你们那卑劣的丈夫在哪里?”“善良的库那拉啊,富楼那口弗沙杜鹃病得很重,或许还能痊愈吧。”库那拉鸟听了,便这样呵斥那些雌鸟:“去死吧,你们这些贱婢!灭亡吧,你们这些贱婢!你们这些盗贼、骗子、不贞洁的、轻浮的、忘恩负义的女人,像风一样随心所欲,想去哪里就去哪里。”说完,就前往富楼那口弗沙杜鹃所在之处。到了之后,对富楼那口弗沙杜鹃这样说:“喂,富楼那口,朋友!”“喂,库那拉,朋友!”显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, puṇṇamukhassa phussakokilassa aparena samayena nacirasseva kharo ābādho uppajji, lohitapakkhandikā bāḷhā vedanā vattanti māraṇantikā. Atha khalu, bho, puṇṇamukhassa phussakokilassa paricārikānaṃ dijakaññānaṃ etadahosi – ‘ābādhiko kho ayaṃ puṇṇamukho phussakokilo, appeva nāma imamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyyā’ti ekaṃ adutiyaṃ ohāya yena kuṇālo sakuṇo tenupasaṅkamiṃsu. Addasā kho kuṇālo sakuṇo tā dijakaññāyo dūratova āgacchantiyo, disvāna tā dijakaññāyo etadavoca – ‘kahaṃ pana tumhaṃ vasaliyo bhattā’ti. ‘Ābādhiko kho, samma kuṇāla, puṇṇamukho phussakokilo appeva nāma tamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyyā’ti. Evaṃ vutte kuṇālo sakuṇo tā dijakaññāyo evaṃ apasādesi – ‘nassatha tumhe vasaliyo, vinassatha tumhe vasaliyo coriyo dhuttiyo asatiyo lahucittāyo katassa appaṭikārikāyo anilo viya yenakāmaṃgamāyo’ti vatvā yena puṇṇamukho phussakokilo tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ etadavoca – ‘haṃ, samma, puṇṇamukhā’ti. ‘Haṃ, samma, kuṇālā’ti.
这时,诸位贤友,库那拉鸟用翅膀和嘴喙抱住富楼那口弗沙杜鹃,将他扶起,并喂他喝下种种药。于是,诸位贤友,富楼那口弗沙杜鹃的病便平息了。显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, kuṇālo sakuṇo taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ pakkhehi ca mukhatuṇḍakena ca pariggahetvā vuṭṭhāpetvā nānābhesajjāni pāyāpesi. Atha khalu, bho, puṇṇamukhassa phussakokilassa so ābādho paṭippassambhī’’ti.
此处,“piyakā”指开白花的树。“Hasanā”中,“ha”字是连音用字,实即无忧树。“Tirīṭī”为一种树。“Candanā”即赤色芳香的檀香树。“Oghavana”指由这些树木大量聚集、丛聚而成的林中。“Devadārukacocagahana”指雪松与芭蕉交杂的密林。“Kaccikārā”为一种树。“Kaṇikārā”指开大花的树。“Kaṇṇikārā”指开小花的树。“Kiṃsukā”指可以挡风的树。“Yodhikā”即郁地咖树。“Vanamallikamanaṅgaṇamanavajjabhaṇḍisurucirabhaginimālāmalyadhare”指佩戴着由茉莉花、无可责难的花、无过失的花、Bhaṇḍī花、善悦花、姊妹花所串成的花环之处。“Dhanutakkārī”指弓形波吒厘树。“Tālīsā”即多罗叶树。“Kacchavitata”指遍布素馨等植物的河岸。显示巴利原文
Tattha piyakāti setapupphā. Hasanāti ha-kāro sandhikaro, asanāyeva. Tirīṭīti ekā rukkhajāti. Candanāti rattasurabhicandanā. Oghavaneti etesaṃ oghena ghaṭāya samannāgatavane. Devadārukacocagahaneti devadārurukkhehi ceva kadalīhi ca gahane. Kaccikārāti ekā rukkhajāti. Kaṇikārāti mahāpupphā. Kaṇṇikārāti khuddakapupphā. Kiṃsukāti vātaghātakā. Yodhikāti yūthikā. Vanamallikamanaṅgaṇamanavajjabhaṇḍisurucirabhaginimālāmalyadhareti mallikānañca anaṅgaṇānaṃ anavajjānañca bhaṇḍīnaṃ surucirānañca bhaginīnaṃ pupphehi mālyadhārayamāne. Dhanutakkārīti dhanupāṭali. Tālīsāti tālīsapattarukkhā. Kacchavitateti etehi jātisumanādīhi vitate nadikacchapabbatakacche. Saṃkusumitalatāti tesu tesu ṭhānesu suṭṭhu kusumitaatimuttakehi ceva nānāvidhalatāhi ca vitatapaṭimaṇḍitapadese. Gaṇādhivuṭṭheti etesaṃ vijjādharādīnaṃ gaṇehi adhivuṭṭhe. Puṇṇamukhoti mukhaparipuṇṇatāya puṇṇamukho. Parehi phuṭṭhatāya phussakokilo. Vilāsitanayanoti vilāsitanetto. Mattakkhoti yathā mattānaṃ akkhīni rattāni honti, evaṃ rattakkho, pamāṇayuttanetto vā.
‘Bhaginiyo’(姊妹们)是圣者通用的称呼。‘Paricareyyāthā’意为“你们可以花一整天去觅食”。这样说了亲切的话后,他便送别了她们。然而,有时库那拉会带着眷属去看望富楼那口,有时富楼那口会到库那拉的近处来。因此经中说‘Atha khalu, bho’等。‘Sammā’是朋友的意思。‘Āgammā’意为缘于、依止。‘Labheyyāmā’意为“我们或许能从库那拉那里听到亲切的话语”。所谓“或许吧”,意思是“你们或许能得到吧,我去为你们说”。‘Sujātānaṃ’指具有相同族类的人。显示巴利原文
Bhaginiyoti ariyavohārena ālapanaṃ. Paricareyyāthāti sakaladivasaṃ gahetvā vicareyyātha. Iti so piyakathaṃ kathetvā uyyojeti. Kadāci pana kuṇālo saparivāro puṇṇamukhaṃ dassanāya gacchati, kadāci puṇṇamukho kuṇālassa santikaṃ āgacchati. Tenāha ‘‘atha khalu, bho’’ti. Sammāti vayassa. Āgammāti paṭicca upanissāya. Labheyyāmāti kuṇālassa santikā piyavacanaṃ labheyyāma. Appeva nāmāti api nāma labheyyātha, vakkhāmi nanti. Sujātānanti samajātikānaṃ.
‘Nassā’(亡去)意为逃走。‘Jammā’意为低劣、卑贱。‘Viyatto’意为:与你相比,还有谁能称得上聪明呢?‘Jāyājinenā’意为被妻子打败的人;这是其读法,或为另一版本。因此,整句意为:“与你这个败在女人手下的家伙相比,还有什么聪明人?”他是为了让他不再说出那样的话,才如此斥责。‘Tatoyeva’意为:心想“库那拉生我的气了”,于是就从那里折返。回来后,他便带着眷属回自己住处去了。显示巴利原文
Nassāti palāya. Jammāti lāmaka. Viyattoti ko nu tayā sadiso añño byatto nāma atthi. Jāyājinenāti jāyājitena, ayameva vā pāṭho. Evaṃ itthiparājitena tayā sadiso ko nāma byatto atthīti taṃ puna evarūpassa vacanassa abhaṇanatthāya apasādeti. Tatoyevāti ‘‘kuddho me kuṇālo’’ti cintetvā tatoyeva paṭinivatti, so nivattitvā saparivāro attano nivāsaṭṭhānameva agamāsi.
‘Appeva nāmā’是一种疑惑的思虑,心想“他或许能从这场病中康复,或许不能”,这样想过后便撇下他走了。‘Tumhaṃ’意为“你们的”。第二个‘Appeva nāmā’指:“他或许能康复,或许不能;等我们到时,他可能已经死了。因为我们知道他马上就要死了,所以才来想做你们的随身婢女。”‘Tenupasaṅkamī’的意思是:那些母鸟心想“我们在丈夫死时才回来,会令人厌恶”,便抛下他而来。而我想:“我要去采集各种花、果等药物,把朋友治好。”这样想后,那伽力大菩萨便腾空而起,飞往他所在之处。‘Han’是语气词,他这样问:“朋友,你还活着吗?”对方回答:“是的,朋友。”(Haṃ, samma)‘Pāyāpesī’即让他服下。‘Paṭippassambhī’即平息、痊愈。显示巴利原文
Appeva nāmāti saṃsayaparivitakko, imamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyya vā no vāti evaṃ cintetvā taṃ ohāya pakkamiṃsu. Tumhanti tumhākaṃ. Appeva nāmāti tamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyya vā no vā, amhākaṃ āgatakāle mato bhavissati. Mayañhi idāneva so marissatīti ñatvā tumhākaṃ pādaparicārikā bhavituṃ āgatā. Tenupasaṅkamīti imā itthiyo sāmikassa matakāle āgatā paṭikkūlā bhavissāmāti taṃ pahāya āgatā, ahaṃ gantvā mama sahāyakaṃ pupphaphalādīni nānābhesajjāni saṃharitvā arogaṃ karissāmīti cintetvā nāgabalo mahāsatto ākāse uppatitvā yena so tenupasaṅkami. Hanti nipāto, ‘‘jīvasi, sammā’’ti pucchanto evamāha. Itaropissa ‘‘jīvāmī’’ti vadanto ‘‘haṃ sammā’’ti āha. Pāyāpesīti pāyesi. Paṭippassambhīti vūpasamīti.
那些雌鸟在他病情好转后也来了。拘那罗让满面吃了几天各种水果,待他体力恢复后,说道:“朋友,你现在康复了,就跟你的侍从们一起生活吧,我也要回到自己的住处去了。”这时,满面对他说:“朋友,这些雌鸟在我重病时抛下我逃走,我不要这些不贞之女。”大菩萨听后,心想:“那么,朋友,我就为你宣说女人的过患吧。”于是,他带着满面来到雪山山坡的雄黄岩台,让满面坐在一棵七由旬高的婆罗树下的雄黄座上。满面与随从退坐一面。整个雪山传遍了天音:“今天,拘那罗鸟王将坐在雪山的雄黄座上,以佛陀的威仪宣说正法,你们都来听吧!”消息辗转相传,六欲诸天听闻后,纷纷集会于彼。许多龙、金翅鸟、紧那罗、持明者等也为此高声宣告。那时,名为阿难的秃鹫王正与一万秃鹫随从住在灵鹫山。他听到那喧闹之声,心想“我应当去听法”,便带着随从前来,退坐一面。具足五神通的那罗陀苦行者,带着一万苦行随从住在雪山区域,听到天音后,心想:“听说我的朋友拘那罗要讲说女人的过失,将有大集会,我也应当去听这场开示。”于是与一万苦行者一起,以神通力到达那里,退坐一面。这次集会显示巴利原文
Tāpi dijakaññāyo asmiṃ aroge jāte āgatā. Kuṇālopi puṇṇamukhaṃ katipāhaṃ phalāphalāni khādāpetvā tassa balappattakāle, ‘‘samma, idāni tvaṃ arogo, attano paricārikāhi saddhiṃ vasa, ahampi attano vasanaṭṭhānaṃ gamissāmī’’ti āha. Atha naṃ so ‘‘imā, samma, maṃ bāḷhagilānaṃ pahāya palāyanti, na me etāhi dhuttīhi attho’’ti āha. Taṃ sutvā mahāsatto ‘‘tena hi te, samma, itthīnaṃ pāpabhāvaṃ ācikkhissāmī’’ti puṇṇamukhaṃ gahetvā himavantapasse manosilātalaṃ netvā sattayojanikasālarukkhamūle manosilāsane nisīdi. Ekasmiṃ passe puṇṇamukho saparivāro nisīdi. Sakalahimavante devaghosanā cari – ‘‘ajja kuṇālo sakuṇarājā himavante manosilāsane nisīditvā buddhalīlāya dhammaṃ desessati, taṃ suṇāthā’’ti. Paramparaghosena cha kāmāvacaradevā sutvā yebhuyyena tattha sannipatiṃsu. Bahunāgasupaṇṇakinnaravijjādharādīnampi devatā tamatthaṃ ugghosesuṃ. Tadā ānando nāma gijjharājā dasasahassagijjhaparivāro gijjhapabbate paṭivasati. Sopi taṃ kolāhalaṃ sutvā ‘‘dhammaṃ suṇissāmī’’ti saparivāro āgantvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Nāradopi pañcābhiñño tāpaso dasasahassatāpasaparivuto himavantapadese viharanto taṃ devaghosanaṃ sutvā ‘‘sahāyo kira me kuṇālo itthīnaṃ aguṇaṃ kathessati, mahāsamāgamo bhavissati, mayāpi taṃ desanaṃ sotuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti tāpasadasasahassena saddhiṃ iddhiyā tattha gantvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Buddhānaṃ desanāsannipātasadiso mahāsamāgamo ahosi. Atha mahāsatto jātissarañāṇena itthidosapaṭisaṃyuttaṃ atītabhave diṭṭhakāraṇaṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ kāyasakkhiṃ katvā kathesi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
于是,诸贤友,拘那罗鸟对那位刚刚病愈起身的满面布萨拘罗鸟说道:显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, kuṇālo sakuṇo taṃ puṇṇamukhaṃ phussakokilaṃ gilānavuṭṭhitaṃ aciravuṭṭhitaṃ gelaññā etadavoca –
“满面朋友,我曾见到一位名叫黑女的女子,她有两个父亲、五位丈夫,乃至对第六位男子,她的心依然被系缚,也就是在那断躯干、凳子与酥油之处。”此外还有下文:显示巴利原文
‘‘‘Diṭṭhā mayā, samma puṇṇamukha, kaṇhā dvepitikā pañcapatikāya chaṭṭhe purise cittaṃ paṭibandhantiyā, yadidaṃ kabandhe pīṭhasappimhī’’’ti. Bhavati ca panuttarettha vākyaṃ –
阿周那是獴,无种是鼬,怖军是熊,坚战与偕天是国王;
这五位本是她的丈夫,她却背弃了他们,与一个驼背侏儒行恶。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Athajjuno nakulo bhīmaseno, yudhiṭṭhilo sahadevo ca rājā; Ete patī pañca maticca nārī, akāsi khujjavāmanakena pāpa’nti.
满面朋友,我曾见一位名为实语苦行的沙门尼,居于坟场中间,正当受用第四餐时,与一酒徒行恶事。显示巴利原文
‘‘Diṭṭhā mayā, samma puṇṇamukha, saccatapāpī nāma samaṇī susānamajjhe vasantī catutthabhattaṃ pariṇāmayamānā surādhuttakena pāpamakāsi.
满面朋友,我曾见一位王后名咖咖瓦蒂,住于大海之中,身为金翅鸟之妻,却与伎乐神俱毗罗行恶事。显示巴利原文
‘‘Diṭṭhā mayā, samma puṇṇamukha, kākavatī nāma devī samuddamajjhe vasantī bhariyā venateyyassa naṭakuverena pāpamakāsi.
满面朋友,我曾见一位王后名俱卢鸯伽,体毛秀美,贪恋羊羔童子,与六支童子的内弟子行恶事。显示巴利原文
‘‘Diṭṭhā mayā, samma puṇṇamukha, kuruṅgadevī nāma lomasuddarī eḷikakumāraṃ kāmayamānā chaḷaṅgakumāradhanantevāsinā pāpamakāsi.
我如此得知梵授之母的事:
她背弃了憍萨罗王,与般遮罗的残暴者共造恶行。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evañhetaṃ mayā ñātaṃ, brahmadattassa mātaraṃ; Ohāya kosalarājaṃ, pañcālacaṇḍena pāpamakāsi.
这些女人及其他女人都曾造作恶业,因此我对女人既不信任也不称赞。
如同大地于世间常现平等之相,这片承载万物的大地是种种众生的依怙;
大地能忍一切、不动不瞋,那些女人也是如此,但人不应信赖她们。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Etā ca aññā ca akaṃsu pāpaṃ, tasmāhamitthīnaṃ na vissase nappasaṃse; Mahī yathā jagati samānarattā, vasundharā itarītarāpatiṭṭhā; Sabbasahā aphandanā akuppā, tathitthiyo tāyo na vissase naro.
犹如狮子,嗜食血肉,那持五种武器的凶兽,被团团围困,
它强行吞噬,乐于伤害他者;那些女人也是如此,人不应信赖她们。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sīho yathā lohitamaṃsabhojano, vāḷamigo pañcāvudho suruddho; Pasayhakhādī parahiṃsane rato, tathitthiyo tāyo na vissase naro.
朋友满面,妓女绝非可以亲近的女人;她们并非所谓的束缚者,实为杀害者。也就是说,“妓女是可亲近的女人”之说,其实不然。显示巴利原文
‘‘Na khalu, samma puṇṇamukha, vesiyo nāriyo gamaniyo, na hetā bandhakiyo nāma, vadhikāyo nāma etāyo, yadidaṃ vesiyo nāriyo gamaniyo’’ti.
她们犹如盗贼梳着发辫,犹如涂毒之箭,犹如商贾巧言令色,犹如鹿角反复无常,犹如双舌之蛇。犹如隐藏的深坑,犹如难填的深渊,犹如不知满足的罗刹女,犹如必定夺命的阎魔。犹如吞噬一切的火焰,犹如冲刷一切的河流,犹如随意而行的风,犹如不分差别的须弥山,犹如毒树。显示巴利原文
‘‘Coro viya veṇikatā madirāva diddhā vāṇijo viya vācāsanthutiyo issasiṅgamiva viparivattāyo uragamiva dujivhāyo. Sobbhamiva paṭicchannā pātālamiva duppūrā rakkhasī viya duttosā yamovekantahāriyo. Sikhīriva sabbabhakkhā nadīriva sabbavāhī anilo viya yenakāmaṃcarā neru viya avisesakarā visarukkho viya niccaphalitāyoti. Bhavati ca panuttarettha vākyaṃ –
如盗贼,如涂毒的箭,如自夸的商人;
如翻转的鹿角,如双舌的蛇。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘‘Yathā coro yathā diddho, vāṇijova vikatthanī; Issasiṅgamiva parivattā, dujivhā urago viya.
如隐蔽的深坑,如难填的深渊;
如罗刹女般难饱,如阎魔般必夺。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘‘Sobbhamiva paṭicchannā, pātālamiva duppurā; Rakkhasī viya duttosā, yamovekantahāriyo.
犹如火焰、河流与风,会集于须弥山;
如同常结果的毒树,她们毁掉家中的财富。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yathā sikhī nadī vāto, nerunāva samāgatā; Visarukkho viya niccaphalā, nāsayanti ghare bhogaṃ; Ratanantakaritthiyo’’’ti.
在这里,「病后起身」指先患病而后起身。「我曾见过」是指这样一个故事:据说过去,迦尸国王梵授凭借武力强盛,夺取了憍萨罗国,杀死憍萨罗王,并将那怀有身孕的王后带回波罗奈,立为自己的王后。后来,她生下一个女儿。国王原本无儿无女,因此十分欢喜,说道:“贤妻,你求一个恩惠吧。”王后便接受了这份恩惠,记在心中。他们给那女孩取名为“迦那”。待她长大成人,母亲对她说:“女儿啊,你父亲曾许给你一个恩惠,我替你保留下来了。现在,你求一个合乎心意的恩惠吧。”她因烦恼深重,竟抛开了惭与愧,对母亲说:“母亲,我别无所缺,只求您为我举办选夫典礼,好让我选得夫婿。”母亲禀告了国王。国王说:“就让她随自己的心意去选丈夫吧。”于是亲自宣告了选夫大典。王宫庭院中聚集了许多以种种饰品庄严打扮的男子。迦那手持花篮,站在高处的狮窗旁,四下张望,竟一个也看不上。显示巴利原文
Tattha gilānavuṭṭhitanti paṭhamaṃ gilānaṃ pacchā vuṭṭhitaṃ. Diṭṭhā mayāti atīte kira brahmadatto kāsirājā sampannabalavāhanatāya kosalarajjaṃ gahetvā kosalarājānaṃ māretvā tassa aggamahesiṃ sagabbhaṃ gahetvā bārāṇasiṃ gantvā taṃ attano aggamahesiṃ akāsi. Sā aparabhāge dhītaraṃ vijāyi. Rañño pana pakatiyā dhītā vā putto vā natthi, so tussitvā, ‘‘bhadde, varaṃ gaṇhāhī’’ti āha. Sā gahitakaṃ katvā ṭhapesi. Tassā pana kumārikāya ‘‘kaṇhā’’ti nāmaṃ kariṃsu. Athassā vayappattāya mātā taṃ āha – ‘‘amma, pitarā tava varo dinno, tamahaṃ gahetvā ṭhapesiṃ, tava ruccanakaṃ varaṃ gaṇhā’’ti. Sā ‘‘amma, mayhaṃ aññaṃ avijjamānaṃ natthi, patiggahaṇatthāya me sayaṃ varaṃ kārehī’’ti kilesabahulatāya hirottappaṃ bhinditvā mātaraṃ āha. Sā rañño ārocesi. Rājā ‘‘yathārucitaṃ patiṃ gaṇhatū’’ti vatvā sayaṃ varaṃ ghosāpesi. Rājaṅgaṇe sabbālaṅkārapaṭimaṇḍitā bahū purisā sannipatiṃsu. Kaṇhā pupphasamuggaṃ ādāya uttarasīhapañjare ṭhitā olokentī ekampi na rocesi.
那时,般度王族的五位王子——阿朱那、那库罗、怖军、坚战、无种,正在塔迦尸喇随各方导师修学技艺。为了了解各地风俗,他们四处周游,来到了波罗奈。在城中听到喧闹声,问明缘由后,便说:“我们也去。”他们身形犹如金像,来到那里,并排而立。迦那见到他们,当即对五人都生起爱慕之心,便将五只花环分别抛到五人的头上,说道:“母亲,我选这五人。”母亲又去禀告国王。国王因已许下恩惠,便没有说“不行”,但心中不太高兴,问道:“他们是什么种姓,是谁的儿子?”得知他们是般度王之子后,便礼敬他们,并将女儿赐给他们作为随从女仆。显示巴利原文
Tadā paṇḍurājagottato ajjuno nakulo bhīmaseno yudhiṭṭhilo sahadevoti ime pañca paṇḍurājaputtā takkasilāyaṃ disāpāmokkhassa ācariyassa santike sippaṃ uggahetvā ‘‘desacārittaṃ jānissāmā’’ti vicarantā bārāṇasiṃ patvā antonagare kolāhalaṃ sutvā pucchitvā tamatthaṃ ñatvā ‘‘mayampi gamissāmā’’ti kañcanarūpasamānarūpā tattha gantvā paṭipāṭiyā aṭṭhaṃsu. Kaṇhā te disvā pañcasupi tesu paṭibaddhacittā hutvā pañcannampi sīsesu mālācumbaṭakāni khipitvā, ‘‘amma, ime pañca jane varemī’’ti āha. Sāpi rañño ārocesi. Rājā varassa dinnattā ‘‘na labhissatī’’ti avatvā anattamanova ‘‘kiṃjātikā kassa puttā’’ti pucchitvā paṇḍurājaputtabhāvaṃ ñatvā tesaṃ sakkāraṃ katvā taṃ pādaparicārikaṃ adāsi.
她在七层宫殿中,以烦恼之力摄受住他们。她有一名驼背男仆,名叫皮吒萨毗。她用烦恼笼络了五位王子后,趁他们外出之际得到机会,被烦恼烧得难以忍耐,便与那驼背行恶。她与他交谈时说:“对我来说,没有比你更可爱的人了。我要杀了那些王子,用他们咽喉的鲜血涂抹你的脚。”而当她与那位最年长的兄长在一起时,又说:“在这四人中,只有你是我最中意的人。为了你,我甚至能舍弃生命。我父亲去世后,我定会将王国交给你。”对其他王子见面时,也是这般说辞。五位王子心想:“她深爱着我们,我们的自在安乐也全是因她而得。”因此对她格外满意。显示巴利原文
Sā sattabhūmikapāsāde te kilesavasena saṅgaṇhi. Eko panassā paricārako khujjo pīṭhasappī atthi. Sā pañca rājaputte kilesavasena saṅgaṇhitvā tesaṃ bahi nikkhantakāle okāsaṃ labhitvā kilesena anuḍayhamānā khujjena saddhiṃ pāpaṃ karoti, tena ca saddhiṃ kathentī – ‘‘mayhaṃ tayā sadiso piyo natthi, rājaputte mārāpetvā tesaṃ galalohitena tava pāde makkhāpessāmī’’ti vadati. Itaresupi jeṭṭhabhātikena missībhūtakāle – ‘‘imehi catūhi tvameva mayhaṃ piyataro, mayā jīvitampi tavatthāya pariccattaṃ, mama pitu accayena tuyhaññeva rajjaṃ dāpessāmī’’ti vadati. Itarehi saddhiṃ missībhūtakālepi eseva nayo. Te ‘‘ayaṃ amhe piyāyati, issariyañca no etaṃ nissāya jāta’’nti tassā ativiya tussanti.
有一天,她生了病。于是众人围在她身边,一人坐着按摩她的头,其余的人各按摩她的一只手或一只脚,那位驼背则坐在她的脚旁。她以头部示意,笼络正在按摩头部的长兄阿朱那王子:‘对我来说,没有比你更亲爱的人了;只要我活着,就为你而活;待父亲去世后,我定让你继承王国。’对按摩手脚的其他人,她也以同样的动作示意。而对那驼背,她则以舌头示意:‘只有你才是我的爱,我为你而活。’他们全都依着先前的约定,从她的这些示意中明白了她的用意。其中,其余几人只知道给予自己的那一份示意,但阿朱那王子观察到她手、脚和舌头的动作后,心中思惟:‘正如对我一样,她必定也给了其他人同样的示意,而且她与这驼背也一定有亲密关系。’于是,他带着弟弟们来到外面,问道:‘当她用头部的变化向我示意时,你们五位丈夫看到了吗?’‘看到了。’‘你们知道那是什么意思吗?’‘不知道。’‘这就是其中的缘由。你们知道她用手脚示意是什么意思吗?’‘知道。’‘她对我也出于同样的原因那样做。你们知道她用舌头向驼背示意是什么意思吗?’‘不知道。’于是他向他们说明。”
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Sā ekadivasaṃ ābādhikā ahosi. Atha naṃ te parivāretvā eko sīsaṃ sambāhanto nisīdi, sesā ekekaṃ hatthañca pādañca. Khujjo pana pādamūle nisīdi. Sā sīsaṃ sambāhamānassa jeṭṭhabhātikassa ajjunakumārassa – ‘‘mayhaṃ tayā piyataro natthi, jīvamānā tuyhaṃ jīvissāmi, pitu accayena tuyhaṃ rajjaṃ dāpessāmī’’ti sīsena saññaṃ dadamānā taṃ saṅgaṇhi, itaresampi hatthapādehi tatheva saññaṃ adāsi. Khujjassa pana – ‘‘tvaññeva mama piyo, tavatthāya ahaṃ jīvissāmī’’ti jivhāya saññaṃ adāsi. Te sabbepi pubbe kathitabhāvena tāya saññāya tamatthaṃ jāniṃsu. Tesu sesā attano dinnasaññāyeva jāniṃsu. Ajjunakumāro pana tassā hatthapādajivhāvikāre disvā – ‘‘yathā mayhaṃ, evaṃ sesānampi imāya saññā dinnā bhavissati, khujjena cāpi saddhiṃ etissāya santhavena bhavitabba’’nti cintetvā bhātaro gahetvā bahi nikkhamitvā pucchi – ‘‘diṭṭhā vo pañcapatikā mama sīsavikāraṃ dassentī’’ti? ‘‘Āma, diṭṭhā’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃkāraṇaṃ jānāthā’’ti? ‘‘Na jānāmā’’ti. ‘‘Idaṃ nāmettha kāraṇaṃ, tumhākaṃ pana hatthapādehi dinnasaññāya kāraṇaṃ jānāthā’’ti? ‘‘Āma, jānāmā’’ti. ‘‘Amhākampi teneva kāraṇena adāsi, khujjassa jivhāvikārena saññādānassa kāraṇaṃ jānāthā’’ti? ‘‘Na jānāmā’’ti. Atha nesaṃ ācikkhitvā ‘‘imināpi saddhiṃ etāya pāpakammaṃ kata’’nti vatvā tesu asaddahantesu khujjaṃ pakkositvā pucchi. So sabbaṃ pavattiṃ kathesi.
他们听了他的话,对她失去了欲贪,纷纷斥责说:“啊!女人真是邪恶、戒行败坏!抛弃像我们这样出身高贵、容貌俊美的人,竟与那样可憎、令人厌恶的驼背一起做恶行。有哪个智者会跟这些如此无耻、本性邪恶的女子一同取乐呢?”他们以种种方式谴责了女人后,心想:“我们不要再过居家生活了。”于是,这五个人进入雪山出家,修习了遍禅的预备行之后,在寿命终了时,随着各自的业而往生。当时的鸟王库那拉,就是那位阿朱那王子。正因如此,他为了表明自己亲眼所见的原因,而说出“我曾见过”这段话。显示巴利原文
Te tassa vacanaṃ sutvā tassā vigatacchandarāgā hutvā – ‘‘aho mātugāmo nāma pāpo dussīlo, mādise nāma jātisampanne sobhaggappatte pahāya evarūpena jegucchapaṭikūlena khujjena saddhiṃ pāpakammaṃ karoti, ko nāma paṇḍitajātiko evaṃ nillajjāhi pāpadhammāhi itthīhi saddhiṃ ramissatī’’ti anekapariyāyena mātugāmaṃ garahitvā ‘‘alaṃ no gharāvāsenā’’ti pañca janā himavantaṃ pavisitvā pabbajitvā kasiṇaparikammaṃ katvā āyupariyosāne yathākammaṃ gatā. Kuṇālo pana sakuṇarājā tadā ajjunakumāro ahosi. Tasmā attanā diṭṭhakāraṇaṃ dassento ‘‘diṭṭhā mayā’’tiādimāha.
其中,‘有二父者’是就憍萨罗王与迦尸王两人而言。‘有五位丈夫’,指她有五位丈夫,句中的‘耶’字只是个语助词,并无特别含意。‘被系著’,指她被系缚著。‘像一具无头尸体一样’:据说那人的脖子向下弯曲,紧贴在胸膛上,因此看上去就像被砍断了头似的。‘越过这五个人’,指超过、越过了这五个人。‘驼背侏儒’,即那个既驼背又矮小的人。显示巴利原文
Tattha dvepitikāti kosalarañño ca kāsirañño ca vasenetaṃ vuttaṃ. Pañcapatikāyāti pañcapatikā, ya-kāro nipātamatto. Paṭibandhantiyāti paṭibandhamānā. Kabandheti tassa kira gīvā onamitvā uraṃ allīnā, tasmā chinnasīso viya khāyati. Pañca maticcāti ete pañca atikkamitvā. Khujjavāmanakenāti khujjena vāmanakena.
说完这些后,他为了继续展示过去曾见的其他事迹,又说出“我曾见过”等语。这里,先对第二个故事作如下说明:据说过去,在波罗奈城附近,有一位名叫真实苦行女的白衣沙门尼。她在坟场建了一间叶屋,住在那里,每超过四餐才进食一次,她在整个城中如同日月一般闻名。波罗奈的居民们,即使在跌倒或是扔东西时,也会说“礼敬真实苦行女”。有一次节庆的第一天,金匠们成群结队地在一个地方搭起棚屋,取来鱼、肉、酒、香料、花鬘等物,开始饮酒。这时,有一位金匠在倒掉酒盏时说了一句“礼敬真实苦行女”。于是一位智者对他说:“嘿,你这愚痴之人!竟然礼敬一个心意摇摆的女人,真是愚蠢!”他答道:“贤友,别这样说,别做这种会让你堕落地狱的事。”那位智者接着说:“你这恶思惟的人,住口!我用千金与你打赌,到第七天,我会就坐在这里,让那位真实苦行女打扮得整整齐齐,为我端着酒盏喝酒。女人是绝对不可能恒守净戒的。”金匠说:“你做不到的。”于是便用千金与他对赌。他把这事告诉了其他金匠。第二天清早,那位智者扮成苦行显示巴利原文
Idaṃ vatvā aparānipi diṭṭhapubbāni dassento puna ‘‘diṭṭhā’’tiādimāha. Tattha dutiyavatthusmiṃ tāva ayaṃ vibhāvanā – atīte kira bārāṇasiṃ nissāya saccatapāpī nāma setasamaṇī susāne paṇṇasālaṃ kāretvā tattha vasamānā cattāri bhattāni atikkamitvā bhuñjati, sakalanagare cando viya sūriyo viya ca pākaṭā ahosi. Bārāṇasivāsino khipitvāpi khalitvāpi ‘‘namo saccatapāpiyā’’ti vadanti. Athekasmiṃ chaṇakāle paṭhamadivase tāva suvaṇṇakārā gaṇabandhena ekasmiṃ padese maṇḍapaṃ katvā macchamaṃsasurāgandhamālādīni āharitvā surāpānaṃ ārabhiṃsu. Atheko suvaṇṇakāro surāpiṭṭhakaṃ chaḍḍento – ‘‘namo saccatapāpiyā’’ti vatvā ekena paṇḍitena – ‘‘ambho andhabāla, calacittāya itthiyā namo karosi, aho bālo’’ti vutte – ‘‘samma, mā evaṃ avaca, mā nirayasaṃvattanikaṃ kammaṃ karī’’ti āha. Atha naṃ so ‘‘dubbuddhi tuṇhī hohi, sahassena abbhutaṃ karohi, ahaṃ te saccatapāpiṃ ito sattame divase alaṅkatapaṭiyattaṃ imasmiṃyeva ṭhāne nisinno surāpiṭṭhakaṃ gāhāpetvā suraṃ pivissāmi , mātugāmo dhuvasīlo nāma natthī’’ti āha. So ‘‘na sakkhissasī’’ti vatvā tena saddhiṃ sahassena abbhutamakāsi. So taṃ aññesaṃ suvaṇṇakārānaṃ ārocetvā punadivase pātova tāpasavesena susānaṃ pavisitvā tassā vasanaṭṭhānassa avidūre sūriyaṃ namassanto aṭṭhāsi.
一次她托钵乞食时见到他,心想:“这位必定是具大神通的苦行者。我住在坟场旁边,他却住在坟场中央,他内心定有寂静法,我应当礼敬他。”于是走上前去礼敬。他既不看也不说话。第二天仍是如此。第三天,当她礼敬时,他低着头说:“去吧。”第四天,他问候道:“托钵乞食不累吗?”她心想:“我得到问候了。”便高兴地离开了。第五天,她得到更多问候,稍坐片刻后离去。第六天,她前来礼敬后坐下,他问道:“姐妹,今天波罗奈城里怎么有这么大的歌舞音乐声?”她回答:“尊者,您不知道吗?城里宣布了节庆,这是那些娱乐之人发出的声音。”他装作不知道地说:“原来这是那种声音。”然后又问道:“姐妹,你超过几餐才进食?”“四餐,尊者。您呢,超过几餐?”“七餐,姐妹。”这是他说的妄语,因为他其实每晚都进食。他又问:“姐妹,你出家多少年了?”她回答:“十二年。您呢?”“这是我第六年。”他接着问:“姐妹,你证得寂静法了吗?”“没有,尊者。您呢?”“我也没有。”然后他说:“姐妹,我们既得不到欲乐,也得不到出离之乐。难道只有我们要受炽热地狱之显示巴利原文
Sā bhikkhāya gacchamānā naṃ disvā – ‘‘mahiddhiko tāpaso bhavissati, ahaṃ tāva susānapasse vasāmi, ayaṃ majjhe susānassa vasati, bhavitabbamassabbhantare santadhammena, vandissāmi na’’nti upasaṅkamitvā vandi. So neva olokesi na ālapi. Dutiyadivasepi tatheva akāsi. Tatiyadivase pana vanditakāle adhomukhova ‘‘gacchāhī’’ti āha. Catutthadivase ‘‘kacci bhikkhāya na kilamasī’’ti paṭisanthāramakāsi. Sā ‘‘paṭisanthāro me laddho’’ti tuṭṭhā pakkāmi. Pañcamadivase bahutaraṃ paṭisanthāraṃ labhitvā thokaṃ nisīditvā gatā. Chaṭṭhe divase pana taṃ āgantvā vanditvā nisinnaṃ – ‘‘bhagini, kiṃ nu kho ajja bārāṇasiyaṃ mahāgītavāditasaddo’’ti vatvā – ‘‘ayya, tumhe na jānātha, nagare chaṇo ghuṭṭho, tattha kīḷantānaṃ esa saddo’’ti vutte – ‘‘ettha nāmeso saddo’’ti ajānanto viya hutvā – ‘‘bhagini, kati bhattāni atikkamesī’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Cattāri, ayya, tumhe pana kati atikkamethā’’ti? ‘‘Satta bhaginī’’ti. Idaṃ so musā abhāsi. Devasikaṃ hesa rattiṃ bhuñjati. So taṃ ‘‘kati te bhagini vassāni pabbajitāyā’’ti pucchitvā tāya ‘‘dvādasa vassānī’’ti vatvā ‘‘tumhākaṃ kati vassānī’’ti vutto ‘‘idaṃ me chaṭṭhaṃ vassa’’nti āha. Atha naṃ ‘‘atthi pana te bhagini santadhammādhigamo’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘natthi, ayya, tumhākaṃ pana atthī’’ti vutte ‘‘mayhampi natthī’’ti vatvā – ‘‘bhagini, mayaṃ neva kāmasukhaṃ labhāma, na nekkhammasukhaṃ, kiṃ amhākaṃyeva uṇho nirayo, mahājanassa kiriyaṃ karoma, ahaṃ gihī bhavissāmi, atthi me mātu santakaṃ dhanaṃ, na sakkomi dukkhaṃ anubhavitu’’nti āha. Sā tassa vacanaṃ sutvā attano calacittatāya tasmiṃ paṭibaddhacittā hutvā – ‘‘ayya, ahampi ukkaṇṭhitā, sace pana maṃ na chaḍḍessatha, ahampi gihinī bhavissāmī’’ti āha. Atha naṃ so ‘‘ehi taṃ na chaḍḍessāmi, bhariyā me bhavissasī’’ti taṃ nagaraṃ pavesetvā saṃvasitvā surāpānamaṇḍapaṃ gantvā tāya surāpiṭṭhakaṃ gāhāpetvā suraṃ pivi. Itaro sahassaṃ jito. Sā taṃ paṭicca puttadhītāhi vaḍḍhi. Tadā kuṇālo surādhuttako ahosi. Tasmā attanā diṭṭhaṃ pakāsento ‘‘diṭṭhā mayā’’tiādimāha.
第三个故事的过去因缘,在《四集·鸦本生经注》(《本生经注》3.4.鸦本生经注)中已有详述。那时,库那拉是金翅鸟。因此,为了开显自己亲眼所见,而说出“我曾见过”等语。显示巴利原文
Tatiyavatthusmiṃ atītakathā catukkanipāte kākavatījātakavaṇṇanāyaṃ (jā. aṭṭha. 3.4.kākavatījātakavaṇṇanā) vitthāritā. Tadā pana kuṇālo garuḷo ahosi. Tasmā attanā diṭṭhaṃ pakāsento ‘‘diṭṭhā mayā’’tiādimāha.
在第四个故事中,过去,梵授王杀害了憍萨罗王,夺取王位后,将已怀有身孕的正宫王后带回波罗奈,尽管知道她有孕,仍立她为正宫王后。她足月生下了一个如金色雕像般的儿子。她心想:“这孩子长大后,波罗奈王定会思量:‘这是我仇敌的儿子,留之何用?’从而杀害他。不能让我的儿子死在别人手中。”她便对乳母说:“大妈,把这孩子放在一块破布上,扔在露天的坟场里,然后你就回来。”乳母依言而行,沐浴后便返回。憍萨罗王死后转生为这孩子的守护天神。凭借天神的威力,那时有一牧羊人在附近放羊,其中一只母羊见到这位小王子后,生起爱怜之心,便用乳喂他。它离开片刻又会回来,如此喂了两三次、乃至四次奶。牧羊人见这只母羊行为异常,便走到那地方,看见了这个男孩,心中如同对自己的儿子一般生起怜爱,便把他抱回去交给妻子。然而他的妻子没有孩子,因而没有乳汁,便只用羊奶喂养。但从那以后,每天都有两三只羊死去。牧羊人心想:“若继续养护他,所有的羊都会死光。我们留他有什么用呢?”显示巴利原文
Catutthavatthusmiṃ atīte brahmadatto kosalarājānaṃ vadhitvā rajjaṃ gahetvā tassa aggamahesiṃ gabbhiniṃ ādāya bārāṇasiṃ paccāgantvā tassā gabbhinibhāvaṃ jānantopi taṃ aggamahesiṃ akāsi. Sā paripakkagabbhā suvaṇṇarūpakasadisaṃ puttaṃ vijāyitvā – ‘‘vuddhippattampi naṃ bārāṇasirājā ‘esa me paccāmittassa putto, kiṃ iminā’ti mārāpessati, mā me putto parahatthe maratū’’ti cintetvā dhātiṃ āha – ‘‘amma, imaṃ dārakaṃ pilotikaṃ attharitvā āmakasusāne nipajjāpetvā ehī’’ti. Dhātī tathā katvā nhatvā paccāgami. Kosalarājāpi maritvā puttassa ārakkhadevatā hutvā nibbatti. Tassānubhāvena ekassa eḷakapālakassa tasmiṃ padese eḷake cārentassa ekā eḷikā taṃ kumāraṃ disvā sinehaṃ uppādetvā khīraṃ pāyetvā thokaṃ caritvā puna gantvā dve tayo cattāro vāre pāyesi. Eḷakapālako tassā kiriyaṃ disvā taṃ ṭhānaṃ gantvā taṃ dārakaṃ disvā puttasinehaṃ paccupaṭṭhapetvā netvā attano bhariyāya adāsi. Sā pana aputtikā, tenassā thaññaṃ natthi, atha naṃ eḷikakhīrameva pāyesi. Tato paṭṭhāya pana devasikaṃ dve tisso eḷikā maranti. Eḷakapālo – ‘‘imasmiṃ paṭijaggiyamāne sabbā eḷikā marissanti, kiṃ no iminā’’ti taṃ ekasmiṃ mattikābhājane nipajjāpetvā aparena pidahitvā māsacuṇṇena mukhaṃ nibbivaraṃ vilimpitvā nadiyaṃ vissajjesi. Tamenaṃ vuyhamānaṃ heṭṭhātitthe rājanivesane jiṇṇapaṭisaṅkhārako eko caṇḍālo sapajāpatiko makaciṃ dhovanto disvāva vegena gantvā āharitvā tīre ṭhapetvā ‘‘kimetthā’’ti vivaritvā olokento dārakaṃ passi. Bhariyāpissa aputtikā, tassā tasmiṃ puttasineho nibbatti, atha naṃ gehaṃ netvā paṭijaggi. Taṃ sattaṭṭhavassakālato paṭṭhāya mātāpitaro rājakulaṃ gacchantā ādāya gacchanti. Soḷasavassakālato pana paṭṭhāya sveva bahulaṃ gantvā jiṇṇapaṭisaṅkharaṇaṃ karoti.
国王的正宫王后有一女儿,名古伦葛天女,容貌绝美。她从初见这位王子起便心生爱慕,于他处皆不安乐,只往他劳作之处跑。他们因频频相见而彼此恋慕,便在王宫内一隐蔽处行了淫事。日子久了,侍女们察觉后告知国王。国王大为愤怒,召来众大臣说:“这个旃陀罗之子竟做出这等事来,你们知道该如何处置他。”大臣们说:“这是极重之罪,应施以种种刑罚,最终处死。”正在那时,王子的父亲——那位守护天神,附身于王子的亲生母亲。她借着天神之力来到国王面前说道:“大王,这位王子并非旃陀罗,他是我怀胎所生,是憍萨罗王的儿子。我先前对您谎称‘我的儿子已死’,是心想他是您仇敌之子,才将他交给乳母,弃于露天坟场。之后,一牧羊人收养了他。在羊群不断死去后,牧羊人又将他放入河中漂走。他顺流而下,才被宫中做修补活的旃陀罗看见并养育了他。若您不信,可将他们全都召来问明。”显示巴利原文
Rañño ca aggamahesiyā kuruṅgadevī nāma dhītā ahosi uttamarūpadharā. Sā tassa diṭṭhakālato paṭṭhāya tasmiṃ paṭibaddhacittā hutvā aññattha anabhiratā tassa kammakaraṇaṭṭhānameva āgacchati. Tesaṃ abhiṇhadassanena aññamaññaṃ paṭibaddhacittānaṃ antorājakuleyeva paṭicchannokāse ajjhācāro pavatti. Gacchante kāle paricārikāyo ñatvā rañño ārocesuṃ. Rājā kujjhitvā amacce sannipātetvā – ‘‘iminā caṇḍālaputtena idaṃ nāma kataṃ, imassa kattabbaṃ jānāthā’’ti āha. Amaccā ‘‘mahāparādho esa, nānāvidhakammakāraṇā kāretvā pacchā māretuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti vadiṃsu. Tasmiṃ khaṇe kumārassa pitā ārakkhadevatā tasseva kumārassa mātu sarīre adhimucci. Sā devatānubhāvena rājānaṃ upasaṅkamitvā āha – ‘‘mahārāja, nāyaṃ kumāro caṇḍālo, esa kumāro mama kucchimhi nibbatto kosalarañño putto, ahaṃ ‘putto me mato’ti tumhākaṃ musā avacaṃ, ahametaṃ ‘tumhākaṃ paccāmittassa putto’ti dhātiyā datvā āmakasusāne chaḍḍāpesiṃ, atha naṃ eko eḷakapālako paṭijaggi, so attano eḷikāsu marantīsu nadiyā pavāhesi, atha naṃ vuyhamānaṃ tumhākaṃ gehe jiṇṇapaṭisaṅkhārako caṇḍālo disvā posesi, sace na saddahatha, te sabbe pakkosāpetvā pucchathā’’ti.
国王将乳母等所有人等召来询问,听闻实情后,欢喜地说:‘这位王子是出身高贵之人。’于是让他沐浴、佩戴饰物,并将自己的女儿嫁给了他。又因他曾导致众多羊只死亡,故取名为‘羊王子’。随后,国王拨给他军队和车乘,说道:‘去吧,去夺回属于你父亲的王国。’便催他上路。他带着古伦葛天女前往彼处,在王国中成功立足。之后,波罗奈王心想:‘此人未受过技艺的熏陶。’为了教他技艺,便派了一位名叫六支王子的导师到他那里。他以‘此乃我师’为由,授予将军之职。过了一段时间,古伦葛天女却与这位将军发生了不正当的关系。将军有一男仆,名为财内弟子。那人经手将古伦葛天女的衣饰等送给她,结果她也与这仆人行了邪恶之事。库那拉为了揭示此事的因由,才说出‘我曾见过……’这番话。显示巴利原文
Rājā dhātiṃ ādiṃ katvā sabbe pakkosāpetvā pucchitvā tatheva taṃ pavattiṃ sutvā ‘‘jātisampannoyaṃ kumāro’’ti tuṭṭho taṃ nhāpetvā alaṅkārāpetvā tasseva dhītaraṃ adāsi. Tassa pana eḷikānaṃ māritattā ‘‘eḷikakumāro’’ti nāmaṃ akaṃsu. Athassa rājā sasenavāhanaṃ datvā – ‘‘gaccha attano pitu santakaṃ rajjaṃ gaṇhā’’ti taṃ uyyojesi. Sopi kuruṅgadeviṃ ādāya gantvā rajje patiṭṭhāsi. Athassa bārāṇasirājā ‘‘anuggahitasippo aya’’nti sippasikkhāpanatthaṃ chaḷaṅgakumāraṃ nāma ācariyaṃ pesesi. So tassa ‘‘ācariyo me’’ti senāpatiṭṭhānaṃ adāsi. Aparabhāge kuruṅgadevī tena saddhiṃ anācāramakāsi. Senāpatinopi paricārako dhanantevāsī nāma atthi. So tassa hatthe kuruṅgadeviyā vatthālaṅkārādīni pesesi. Sā tenapi saddhiṃ pāpamakāsi. Kuṇālo taṃ kāraṇaṃ āharitvā dassento ‘‘diṭṭhā mayā’’tiādimāha.
此处,“毳腹美人”是指腹部以细毛纹路为装饰的人。“与六支王子的财内弟子”的意思是:她心中虽渴望羊王子,却仍与六支王子将军及其仆役财内弟子共同行恶。如此,不守妇道的女人便是无道德、习性恶劣之人,所以我不称赞她们。这是大士引出过去的事情来表明此理。因为当时他正是那位六支王子,所以将自己亲眼所见之事讲了出来。显示巴利原文
Tattha lomasuddarīti lomarājiyā maṇḍitaudarā. Chaḷaṅgakumāradhanantevāsināti eḷikakumārakaṃ patthayamānāpi chaḷaṅgakumārasenāpatinā ca tasseva paricārakena dhanantevāsinā ca saddhiṃ pāpamakāsi. Evaṃ anācārā itthiyo dussīlā pāpadhammā, tenāhaṃ tā nappasaṃsāmīti idaṃ mahāsatto atītaṃ āharitvā dassesi. So hi tadā chaḷaṅgakumāro ahosi, tasmā attanā diṭṭhakāraṇaṃ āhari.
第五件事:过去,憍萨罗王夺取了波罗奈的王位,将波罗奈王已有身孕的正宫王后立为自己的正宫王后,随后返回了本国的都城。后来,那位王后生下一子。憍萨罗王自己无子,出于对儿子的疼爱而抚养他,教他各种技艺。待他长大成人后,便派他前往,说:“去取得属于你父亲的王国吧。”他到那里之后,便统治了那个王国。此后,他的母亲因为思念儿子,便向憍萨罗王辞行,带着众多眷属前往波罗奈,在两国交界处的一个村镇住了下来。当地有位名叫般遮罗旃陀(意为般遮罗暴恶)的婆罗门青年,相貌极其英俊。他向王后献上礼物。王后见到他,心生爱恋,便与他行了恶事,在那里逗留数日后,才前往波罗奈见儿子。见了儿子之后,她很快又返回来,再次住进那村镇,与那青年一起过了数日不轨的生活,然后才回到憍萨罗的都城。此后不久,她便开始找各种理由,对国王说“我要去儿子那里”而辞行,每次往返途中,都在那村镇与那青年做不轨之事,每次约半个月。贤友圆满面,被称为女人者,就是无道德之人、说妄语者。这也是大士为了说明过去的事而说。显示巴利原文
Pañcamavatthusmimpi atīte kosalarājā bārāṇasirajjaṃ gahetvā bārāṇasirañño aggamahesiṃ gabbhinimpi aggamahesiṃ katvā sakanagarameva gato . Sā aparabhāge puttaṃ vijāyi. Rājā aputtakattā taṃ puttasinehena posetvā sabbasippāni sikkhāpetvā vayappattaṃ ‘‘attano pitu santakaṃ rajjaṃ gaṇhā’’ti pesesi. So tattha gantvā rajjaṃ kāresi. Athassa mātā ‘‘puttaṃ passitukāmāmhī’’ti kosalarājānaṃ āpucchitvā mahāparivārā bārāṇasiṃ gacchantī dvinnaṃ raṭṭhānaṃ antare ekasmiṃ nigame nivāsaṃ gaṇhi. Tattheveko pañcālacaṇḍo nāma brāhmaṇakumāro atthi abhirūpo. So tassā paṇṇākāraṃ upanāmesi. Sā taṃ disvā paṭibaddhacittā tena saddhiṃ pāpakammaṃ katvā katipāhaṃ tattheva vītināmetvā bārāṇasiṃ gantvā puttaṃ disvā khippaṃ nivattitvā puna tasmiṃyeva nigame nivāsaṃ gahetvā katipāhaṃ tena saddhiṃ anācāraṃ caritvā kosalanagaraṃ gatā. Sā tato paṭṭhāya nacirasseva taṃ taṃ kāraṇaṃ vatvā ‘‘puttassa santikaṃ gacchāmī’’ti rājānaṃ āpucchitvā gacchantī ca āgacchantī ca tasmiṃ nigame aḍḍhamāsamattaṃ tena saddhiṃ anācāraṃ cari. Samma puṇṇamukha, itthiyo nāmetā dussīlā musāvādiniyoti idampi atītaṃ dassento mahāsatto ‘‘evañheta’’ntiādimāha.
此处,“梵授王的母亲”是指统治波罗奈国的梵授王子之母。据说,那时俱那罗即是般遮罗旃陀(般遮罗暴恶),因此他是为了说明自己所知的事情才这样说。显示巴利原文
Tattha brahmadattassa mātaranti bārāṇasirajjaṃ kārentassa brahmadattakumārassa mātaraṃ. Tadā kira kuṇālo pañcālacaṇḍo ahosi, tasmā taṃ attanā ñātakāraṇaṃ dassento evamāha.
“这些……”:贤友圆满面,只是这五个女人行了恶。你切勿以为除此之外别无他人——实则她们以及众多其他女人,都是造恶业的人。站在这一层面,应当讲述世间那些行于非法的女人的事例。“大地”:正如名为大地的这片广阔土地,因无有对立而于一切众生平等如一,这承载万有的土地,是高尚者与卑劣者共同的依止;同样,女人们也因烦恼之力,成为一切高尚者和卑劣者的依止。女人只要得到机会,便会与任何人行于恶事。“忍一切”:又好比大地承受一切而不动摇、不恼怒、不晃动;女人们也因贪著世间滋味而忍受一切男人。若有一个男人住进她们心里,她们为了保护他,便不动摇、不晃动,也不会发出喧闹之声。又如大地不恼怒、不晃动,女人对于淫欲之事也不会感到恼怒、不会退却,无法以此让她们满足。显示巴利原文
Etā cāti, samma puṇṇamukha, etāva pañca itthiyo pāpamakaṃsu, na aññāti saññaṃ mā kari, atha kho etā ca aññā ca bahū pāpakammakārikāti. Imasmiṃ ṭhāne ṭhatvā loke aticārinīnaṃ vatthūni kathetabbāni. Jagatīti yathā jagatisaṅkhātā mahī samānarattā paṭighābhāvena sabbesu samānarattā hutvā sā vasundharā itarītarāpatiṭṭhā uttamānañca adhamānañca patiṭṭhā hoti, tathā itthiyopi kilesavasena sabbesampi uttamādhamānaṃ patiṭṭhā honti. Itthiyo hi okāsaṃ labhamānā kenaci saddhiṃ pāpakaṃ karonti nāma. Sabbasahāti yathā ca sā sabbameva sahati na phandati na kuppati na calati, tathā itthiyo sabbepi purise lokassādavasena sahanti. Sace tāsaṃ koci puriso citte patiṭṭhito hoti, tassa rakkhaṇatthaṃ na phandanti na calanti na kolāhalaṃ karonti . Yathā ca sā na kuppati na calati, evaṃ itthiyopi methunadhammena na kuppanti na calanti, na sakkā tena pūretuṃ.
“猛兽”指的是凶恶的野兽。“五武器”是就它的嘴和四足而说的。“善暴”意思是极贪、极粗暴。“女人也是如此”:正如狮子有嘴和四足这样五件武器,女人也有色、声、香、味、触这五种武器。犹如狮子捕捉自己的食物时,以此五种武器来抓取;女人们在捕捉烦恼之食时,也以色等武器先予打击而后抓取。犹如狮子强硬地咀嚼食物,她们也是强硬的咀嚼者。同样,她们对于戒行坚固的男子,也会凭恃自己的力量强行施暴,令其戒行毁灭。犹如狮子乐于伤害其他生命,这些女人也因烦恼而乐于伤害他人。“所以对于她们”:说的是,对于具有这些不善性质的女人,不应信赖。显示巴利原文
Vāḷamigoti duṭṭhamigo. Pañcāvudhoti mukhassa ceva catunnañca caraṇānaṃ vasenetaṃ vuttaṃ. Suruddhoti suluddho supharuso. Tathitthiyoti yathā hi sīhassa mukhañceva cattāro ca hatthapādāti pañcāvudhāni, tathā itthīnampi rūpasaddagandharasaphoṭṭhabbāni pañcāvudhāni. Yathā so attano bhakkhaṃ gaṇhanto tehipi pañcahi gaṇhāti, tathā tāpi kilesabhakkhaṃ gaṇhamānā rūpādīhi āvudhehi paharitvā gaṇhanti. Yathā so kakkhaḷo pasayha khādati, evaṃ etāpi kakkhaḷā pasayha khādikā. Tathā hetā thirasīlepi purise attano balena pasayhakāraṃ katvā sīlavināsaṃ pāpenti. Yathā so parahiṃsane rato, evametāpi kilesavasena parahiṃsane ratā. Tāyoti tā evaṃ aguṇasammannāgatā na vissase naro.
“Gamaniyo”指的是妓女。此处所说的含义是:贤友圆满面,女人们那些诸如“妓女”之类的名称,并非她们的真实名称。因为她们实际上并非所谓的妓女、淫女或卖身女,从其真实名称来说,她们应被称为杀夫者——正是那些被称作妓女、淫女的女人。杀夫者,即杀害丈夫的人。此义应以《大鹅本生》来阐明。经中是这样说的:显示巴利原文
Gamaniyoti gaṇikāyo. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – samma puṇṇamukha, yānetāni itthīnaṃ ‘‘vesiyo’’tiādīni nāmāni, na etāni tāsaṃ sabhāvanāmāni. Na hetā vesiyo nāma gamaniyo nāma bandhakiyo nāma, sabhāvanāmato pana vadhikāyo nāma etāyo, yā etā vesiyo nāriyo gamaniyoti vuccanti. Vadhikāyoti sāmikaghātikāyo. Svāyamattho mahāhaṃsajātakena dīpetabbo. Vuttañhetaṃ –
这些都是欺诳、幻象,是忧愁、疾病,亦是灾祸;
这些是粗硬的束缚,是死神的罗网,是藏身洞窟者;
若有男子信赖她们,此人便是人中最下劣者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Māyā cetā marīcī ca, sokā rogā cupaddavā; Kharā ca bandhanā cetā, maccupāsā guhāsayā; Tāsu yo vissase poso, so naresu narādhamo’’ti. (jā. 2.21.118);
“结辫者”(Veṇikatā):指编了发辫的女人。犹如在林中扎髻潜伏的盗贼掠夺财物,她们也把男人引入烦恼的掌控中,从而掠夺其财。“如杂毒的烈酒”(Madirāva diddhā):如同掺了毒的酒。那毒酒会令人迷乱;同样,她们若对其他男子心生贪着,便不识当行与不当行,该做此事时偏行彼事,现出迷乱颠倒之态。“巧言者”(Vācāsanthutiyo):如同商人只夸自己货物的好处,她们也遮掩自身缺点,只宣扬优点。“易变者”(Viparivattāyo):犹如麝鹿的角翻转而立,她们因心性轻浮而成为翻覆易变之人。“如蛇”(Uragamiva):因为说妄语,如同蛇一般,是双舌者。“如深坑”(Sobbhamiva):如同被草覆盖的粪坑,她们以衣饰伪装而行;又像被垃圾遮盖的坑,一旦踩上去就会脚痛——当她们被信赖、亲近时,也会这样带来痛苦。“如深渊”(Pātālamiva):犹如大海中的深渊无法填满,她们也因淫欲、生育、装扮这三事而永不满足。因此说:“诸比丘,女人于三种法不知厌足……”等等。显示巴利原文
Veṇikatāti kataveṇiyo. Yathā hi moḷiṃ bandhitvā aṭaviyaṃ ṭhitacoro dhanaṃ vilumpati, evametāpi kilesavasaṃ netvā dhanaṃ vilumpanti. Madirāva diddhāti visamissakā surā viya. Yathā sā vikāraṃ dasseti, evametāpi aññesu purisesu sārattā kiccākiccaṃ ajānantiyo aññasmiṃ kattabbe aññameva karontiyo vikāraṃ dassenti. Vācāsanthutiyoti yathā vāṇijo attano bhaṇḍassa vaṇṇameva bhaṇati, evametāpi attano aguṇaṃ paṭicchādetvā guṇameva pakāsenti. Viparivattāyoti yathā issamigassa siṅgaṃ parivattitvā ṭhitaṃ, evaṃ lahucittatāya viparivattāyova honti. Uragamivāti urago viya musāvāditāya dujivhā nāma. Sobbhamivāti yathā padarapaṭicchanno gūthakūpo, evaṃ vatthālaṅkārapaṭicchannā hutvā vicaranti. Yathā ca kacavarehi paṭicchanno āvāṭo akkanto pādadukkhaṃ janeti, evametāpi vissāsena upaseviyamānā. Pātālamivāti yathā mahāsamudde pātālaṃ duppūraṃ, evametāpi methunena vijāyanena alaṅkārenāti tīhi duppūrā. Tenevāha – ‘‘tiṇṇaṃ, bhikkhave, dhammānaṃ atitto mātugāmo’’tiādi.
“如罗刹女”(Rakkhasīviyā):就像名为罗刹的女鬼,因为贪肉,用财物无法令她满足——纵使给她再多财物,她也会拒绝,只希求肉。她们也是如此,因为贪着淫欲,纵然给再多财物也不会满足,不把财物放在心上,只希求淫欲。“如阎魔”(Yamo):如同阎魔毫不回避地捉取一切众生,她们也不回避出身高贵等任何男子,以烦恼摧毁一切人的戒行等,在临终的第二心路将他们导入地狱。“如火焰”(Sikhī):如同火焰,无论洁净与否,什么东西都吞噬。她们也一样,不论是低劣还是殊胜的男子,都会与之交合。河流的譬喻也是这个道理。“她们以何心而行”(Yenakā maṃcarā):这是处格意义的工具格表达,意思是:她们哪里有爱欲,就往哪里奔去。“尼鲁山”(Neru):是雪山中的一座金山,即使乌鸦到了那里也会变成金色。如同此山,她们是无差别对待者,把接近自己的男子都视为同一种类。显示巴利原文
Rakkhasīviyāti yathā rakkhasī nāma maṃsagiddhatāya dhanena na sakkā tosetuṃ, bahumpi dhanaṃ paṭikkhipitvā maṃsameva pattheti, evametāpi methunagiddhatāya bahunāpi dhanena na tussanti, dhanaṃ agaṇetvā methunameva patthenti. Yamovāti yathā yamo ekantaharo na kiñci pariharati, evametāpi jātisampannādīsu na kañci pariharanti, sabbaṃ kilesavasena sīlādivināsaṃ pāpetvā dutiyacittavāre nirayaṃ upanenti. Sikhīrivāti yathā sikhī sucimpi asucimpi sabbaṃ bhakkhayati, tathetāpi hīnuttame sabbe sevanti. Nadīupamāyampi eseva nayo. Yenakā maṃcarāti bhummatthe karaṇavacanaṃ, yattha etāsaṃ kāmo hoti, tattheva dhāvanti. Nerūti himavati eko suvaṇṇapabbato, taṃ upagatā kākāpi suvaṇṇavaṇṇāva honti. Yathā so, evaṃ etāpi nibbisesakarā attānaṃ upagataṃ ekasadisaṃ katvā passanti.
“毒树”(Visarukkho):指如同芒果树的kiṃpakka毒树。它恒常结果,且色泽等皆具足诱人,因此人们毫无疑虑地取食后便会丧命。女人也是如此,凭借色相等看似恒常结果、赏心悦目;然而一旦被亲近,便会令人心生放逸,堕于恶趣。因此说道:"显示巴利原文
Visarukkhoti ambasadiso kiṃpakkarukkho. So niccameva phalati, vaṇṇādisampanno ca hoti, tena naṃ nirāsaṅkā paribhuñjitvā maranti, evameva tāpi rūpādivasena niccaphalitā ramaṇīyā viya khāyanti. Seviyamānā pana pamādaṃ uppādetvā apāyesu pātenti. Tena vuttaṃ –
不察未来之过患,而耽著于欲乐者;
当果报成熟时,那些欲乐便杀害他,正如吞食了毒果(kiṃpakka)一般。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Āyatiṃ dosaṃ naññāya, yo kāme paṭisevati; Vipākante hananti naṃ, kiṃpakkamiva bhakkhita’’nti. (jā. 1.1.85);
又如毒树恒常结果,恒时带来灾祸。这些女人也是如此,以毁坏戒律等方式造成损害。正如毒树的根、皮、叶、花、果实全皆是毒,故可称为恒常结果;同样地,她们的色、声、香、味、触也尽是毒,因此如同毒树一般恒常结果。显示巴利原文
Yathā vā visarukkho niccaphalito sadā anatthāvaho hoti, evametāpi sīlādivināsanavasena. Yathā visarukkhassa mūlampi tacopi pattampi pupphampi phalampi visamevāti niccaphalo, tatheva tāsaṃ rūpampi…pe… phoṭṭhabbampi visamevāti visarukkho viya niccaphalitāyoti.
为以偈颂阐明此义,便如此说道:「应排除此」。其中,「作财宝障碍的女人」:即是对丈夫辛苦积聚的财宝造成障碍的女人,她们将这些财宝赠予他人,行于非法。显示巴利原文
‘‘Panuttaretthā’’ti gāthābandhena tamatthaṃ pākaṭaṃ kātuṃ evamāha. Tattha ratanantakaritthiyoti sāmikehi dukkhasambhatānaṃ ratanānaṃ antarāyakarā itthiyo etāni paresaṃ datvā anācāraṃ caranti.
此后,他以种种方式展现自己说法之庄严,说道:显示巴利原文
Ito paraṃ nānappakārena attano dhammakathāvilāsaṃ dassento āha –
「贤友圆满面,有四种事物,一旦有事发生,便会带来损害,故不应将它们留在亲族家中:公牛、母牛、车乘、妻子。智者不应让这四种财富离开自己的家。对此,更有『应排除此』的偈语:」显示巴利原文
‘‘Cattārimāni, samma puṇṇamukha, yāni vatthūni kicce jāte anatthacarāni bhavanti , tāni parakule na vāsetabbāni, goṇaṃ dhenuṃ yānaṃ bhariyā. Cattāri etāni paṇḍito dhanāni gharā na vippavāsaye. Bhavati ca panuttarettha vākyaṃ –
不应让公牛、母牛、车乘与妻子住在亲戚家中;
不擅驾车者毁坏车辆,过度役使者害死公牛;
挤奶过度会害死小牛,妻子长住亲族家中则会败坏。
显示巴利原文 ‘Goṇaṃ dhenuñca yānañca, bhariyaṃ ñātikule na vāsaye; Bhañjanti rathaṃ ayānakā, ativāhena hananti puṅgavaṃ; Dohena hananti vacchakaṃ, bhariyā ñātikule padussatī’’’ti.
贤友圆满面,有六种事物,当事情发生时,会带来损害——显示巴利原文
‘‘Cha imāni, samma puṇṇamukha, yāni vatthūni kicce jāte anatthacarāni bhavanti –
无德之弓、依亲族家而住的妻子、渡河时的破船,以及断轴的车乘;
远方的朋友与恶伴,在紧要之事发生时,便成损害。」
显示巴利原文 ‘Aguṇaṃ dhanu ñātikule ca bhariyā, pāraṃ nāvā akkhabhaggañca yānaṃ; Dūre mitto pāpasahāyako ca, kicce jāte anatthacarāni bhavantī’’’ti.
「贤友圆满面,女人确实会因八种情况而轻视丈夫:他贫穷、患病、衰老、嗜酒、愚蠢、放逸、于一切事务中顺从,以及不给予任何财用。贤友圆满面,女人正是因这八种情况而轻视丈夫。于此,复有偈言:显示巴利原文
‘‘Aṭṭhahi khalu, samma puṇṇamukha ṭhānehi itthī sāmikaṃ avajānāti – daliddatā, āturatā, jiṇṇatā, surāsoṇḍatā, muddhatā, pamattatā, sabbakiccesu anuvattanatā, sabbadhanaanuppadānena. Imehi khalu, samma puṇṇamukha, aṭṭhahi ṭhānehi itthī sāmikaṃ avajānāti. Bhavati ca panuttarettha vākyaṃ –
贫穷、患病、衰老、嗜酒;
放逸、头破、在一切事务中被舍弃的人;
纵然以一切欲乐供养,女人仍会轻视丈夫。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘‘Daliddaṃ āturañcāpi, jiṇṇakaṃ surasoṇḍakaṃ; Pamattaṃ muddhapattañca, sabbakiccesu hāpanaṃ; Sabbakāmappadānena, avajānāti sāmika’’’nti.
贤友富楼那面,女人确实因九种事而生恼怒:她惯于前往寺院、前往园林、前往河边、前往亲族家、前往外人家;常沉迷于照镜、染布与饰品的装扮;有饮酒的习性;喜欢向外张望;以及站在家门口。贤友富楼那面,女人确实因这九种事而生恼怒。有关此事,还有偈颂说:显示巴利原文
‘‘Navahi khalu, samma puṇṇamukha ṭhānehi itthī padosamāharati – ārāmagamanasīlā ca hoti, uyyānagamanasīlā ca hoti, nadītitthagamanasīlā ca hoti, ñātikulagamanasīlā ca hoti, parakulagamanasīlā ca hoti, ādāsadussamaṇḍanānuyogamanuyuttasīlā ca hoti, majjapāyinī ca hoti, nillokanasīlā ca hoti, sadvāraṭṭhāyinī ca hoti. Imehi khalu, samma puṇṇamukha, navahi ṭhānehi itthī padosamāharati. Bhavati ca panuttarettha vākyaṃ –
常往寺院、园林、河边、亲族家及外人家,
沉迷于照镜、染布与装饰;若是女人,又饮酒,
显示巴利原文 ‘Ārāmasīlā ca uyyānaṃ, nadī ñāti parakulaṃ; Ādāsadussamaṇḍanamanuyuttā, yā citthī majjapāyinī.
再者,习惯向外张望的女人,以及常站在门旁的女人;
女人因这九种事而生起恼怒。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘‘Yā ca nillokanasīlā, yā ca sadvāraṭhāyinī; Navahetehi ṭhānehi, padosamāharanti itthiyo’’’ti.
贤友富楼那面,女人确实以四十种方式勾引男子:伸懒腰,弯下身子,卖弄风情,假装害羞,用指甲叩击指甲,用脚踩踏脚,用木片刮地,举起小孩或让人举起小孩,自己嬉戏或让人嬉戏,自己亲吻或让人亲吻,自己进食或让人进食,给予,索求,模仿对方的动作,高声说话,低声说话,以高声与低声道话,跳舞,唱歌,奏乐,哭泣,装出苦恼,故作姿态,大笑,凝视,扭腰,摆动手臂,暴露大腿,遮掩大腿,展示乳房,展示腋窝,展示肚脐,眨眼,扬眉,舐唇,伸舌,解开衣服,系紧衣服,散开头发,束起头发。贤友富楼那面,女人确实以这四十种方式勾引男子。显示巴利原文
‘‘Cattālīsāya khalu, samma puṇṇamukha, ṭhānehi itthī purisaṃ accācarati – vijambhati, vinamati, vilasati, vilajjati, nakhena nakhaṃ ghaṭṭeti, pādena pādaṃ akkamati, kaṭṭhena pathaviṃ vilikhati, dārakaṃ ullaṅghati ullaṅghāpeti , kīḷati kīḷāpeti, cumbati cumbāpeti, bhuñjati bhuñjāpeti, dadāti, yācati, katamanukaroti, uccaṃ bhāsati, nīcaṃ bhāsati, aviccaṃ bhāsati, viviccaṃ bhāsati, naccena gītena vāditena rodanena vilasitena vibhūsitena jagghati, pekkhati, kaṭiṃ cāleti, guyhabhaṇḍakaṃ sañcāleti, ūruṃ vivarati, ūruṃ pidahati, thanaṃ dasseti, kacchaṃ dasseti, nābhiṃ dasseti, akkhiṃ nikhanati, bhamukaṃ ukkhipati, oṭṭhaṃ upalikhati, jivhaṃ nillāleti, dussaṃ muñcati, dussaṃ paṭibandhati, sirasaṃ muñcati, sirasaṃ bandhati. Imehi khalu, samma puṇṇamukha, cattālīsāya ṭhānehi itthī purisaṃ accācarati.
贤友富楼那面,女人若具此二十五相,当知为心怀邪念者:称赞丈夫外出,不挂念远行之夫,夫归而不喜,说其过失,不称其德,行无益于夫之事,不行有益于夫之事,为不当为,不为应为,著衣齐整而卧,背夫而眠,处月经或恶露未尽中,常叹息,感苦痛,频利便,行止乖戾,闻他男子声即侧耳倾听,不积蓄财物,与邻人交往,赤足游于街巷,常越本分,于夫不恭,内怀邪思,恒立门际,露腋胁、肢节、乳房,环顾四望。贤友富楼那面,女人以此二十五事,当知为心怀邪念者。于此复有偈云:显示巴利原文
‘‘Pañcavīsāya khalu, samma puṇṇamukha, ṭhānehi itthī paduṭṭhā veditabbā bhavati – sāmikassa pavāsaṃ vaṇṇeti, pavuṭṭhaṃ na sarati, āgataṃ nābhinandati, avaṇṇaṃ tassa bhaṇati, vaṇṇaṃ tassa na bhaṇati, anatthaṃ tassa carati, atthaṃ tassa na carati, akiccaṃ tassa karoti, kiccaṃ tassa na karoti, paridahitvā sayati, parammukhī nipajjati, parivattakajātā kho pana hoti kuṅkumiyajātā, dīghaṃ assasati, dukkhaṃ vedayati, uccārapassāvaṃ abhiṇhaṃ gacchati, vilomamācarati, parapurisasaddaṃ sutvā kaṇṇasotaṃ vivaramodahati, nihatabhogā kho pana hoti, paṭivissakehi santhavaṃ karoti, nikkhantapādā kho pana hoti visikhānucārinī, aticārinī kho pana hoti niccaṃ sāmike agāravā paduṭṭhamanasaṅkappā, abhiṇhaṃ dvāre tiṭṭhati, kacchāni aṅgāni thanāni dasseti, disodisaṃ gantvā pekkhati. Imehi khalu samma puṇṇamukha, pañcavīsāya ṭhānehi itthī paduṭṭhā veditabbā bhavati. Bhavati ca panuttarettha vākyaṃ –
称赞他远行,不为他离去而忧愁,
见到丈夫归来也不欣喜,从不称赞丈夫的品德;
这些便是恶妻的特征。
显示巴利原文 ‘Pavāsaṃ tassa vaṇṇeti, gataṃ tassa na socati; Disvāna patimāgataṃ nābhinandati, bhattāravaṇṇaṃ na kadāci bhāsati; Ete paduṭṭhāya bhavanti lakkhaṇā.
她没有自制,为他带来无义,作不应作之事,毁损正当利益;
她穿戴整齐,却背对丈夫而卧——这些便是恶妻的特征。
显示巴利原文 ‘Anatthaṃ tassa carati asaññatā, atthañca hāpeti akiccakārinī; Paridahitvā sayati parammukhī, ete paduṭṭhāya bhavanti lakkhaṇā.
‘Parivattajātā ca bhavati kuṅkumī, dīghañca assasati dukkhavedinī;
她频频大小便。这些就是恶妻的相。显示巴利原文
Uccārapassāvamabhiṇhaṃ gacchati, ete paduṭṭhāya bhavanti lakkhaṇā.
她行为反常,行不应行之事,窃听他人言语之声;
她耗尽财富,却又与人亲昵往来。这些,便是恶妻的种种相。
显示巴利原文 ‘Vilomamācarati akiccakārinī, saddaṃ nisāmeti parassa bhāsato; Nihatabhogā ca karoti santhavaṃ, ete paduṭṭhāya bhavanti lakkhaṇā.
她将辛劳得来、历经艰难所得的财富,将那些饱经困苦积蓄的钱财,挥霍一空;
还与邻居亲近交好。这些便是恶妻之相。
显示巴利原文 ‘Kicchena laddhaṃ kasirābhataṃ dhanaṃ, vittaṃ vināseti dukkhena sambhataṃ; Paṭivissakehi ca karoti santhavaṃ, ete paduṭṭhāya bhavanti lakkhaṇā.
‘Nikkhantapādā visikhānucārinī, niccañca sāmimhi paduṭṭhamānasā; Aticārinī hoti apetagāravā, ete paduṭṭhāya bhavanti lakkhaṇā.
她时常站在门口,袒露乳房与腋窝;
心神迷乱,向四处张望,这些便是趋向败坏的征兆。
显示巴利原文 ‘Abhikkhaṇaṃ tiṭṭhati dvāramūle, thanāni kacchāni ca dassayantī; Disodisaṃ pekkhati bhantacittā, ete paduṭṭhāya bhavanti lakkhaṇā.
一切河流皆蜿蜒曲折,一切树林皆由木成;
一切女子,若得隐秘无风之处,便会造作恶业。
显示巴利原文 ‘Sabbā nadī vaṅkagatī, sabbe kaṭṭhamayā vanā; Sabbitthiyo kare pāpaṃ, labhamāne nivātake.
若能获得时机或独处,或者得到那样的无风隐蔽处;
纵使另外得到了与那凳子跛者共处的机会,所有女子恐怕都会作恶。
显示巴利原文 ‘Sace labhetha khaṇaṃ vā raho vā, nivātakaṃ vāpi labhetha tādisaṃ; Sabbāva itthī kayiruṃ nu pāpaṃ, aññaṃ alattha pīṭhasappināpi saddhiṃ.
在那些为男人作乐园与乐处的女人当中,她们心意种种,不受约束;
即使她们在任何地方都不令人欢喜,也不可信任,因为女人如同渡口一般。
显示巴利原文 ‘Narānamārāmakarāsu nārisu, anekacittāsu aniggahāsu ca; Sabbattha nāpītikarāpi ce siyā, na vissase titthasamā hi nāriyo’’’ti.
其中,“公牛、母牛”是倒换性别而说的。“在亲族家败坏”:她在此毫无畏惧,从年轻时起,便与那些可信任的仆人等行不正当行为;亲族即使知道,也不加制止,他们为了保全自己的名声而装作不知。“无义行”指那些不应做的事,即不该做的行为。“无德”指缺乏德行。“恶友”指恶伙伴。显示巴利原文
Tattha goṇaṃ dhenunti liṅgavipallāsena vuttaṃ. Ñātikule padussatīti tattha sā nibbhayā hutvā taruṇakālato paṭṭhāya vissāsakehi dāsādīhipi saddhiṃ anācāraṃ carati, ñātakā ñatvāpi niggahaṃ na karonti, attano akittiṃ pariharamānā ajānantā viya honti. Anatthacarānīti acaritabbāni atthāni, akiccakārānīti attho. Aguṇanti jiyārahitaṃ. Pāpasahāyakoti dummitto.
“Daliddatā”:指因贫穷。其余词句亦可类推。其中,贫穷者由于缺乏装饰等物,无法以欲贪取悦妻子,妻子便因此轻视他。生病者无法以事欲和烦恼欲取悦妻子。衰老者在身体的行乐和言语的戏娱上已无能力。嗜酒者则把她的首饰等也都变卖进了酒馆。愚钝者:愚痴之人,不谙房事之乐。放逸者沦为婢女的奴仆,与家中女婢厮混,反倒辱骂、呵斥自己的妻子,妻子因此轻视他。事事顺从者,妻子会认为“这人毫无威势,只知跟从我”,故而辱骂呵斥他。然而,若有人将全部财产都交给妻子,让她掌管家务,他的妻子掌握了所有财富的精要之后,便像对待奴仆一样鄙视他,若她愿意,还会说“留你何用”,甚至将他逐出家门。“Muddhapatta”:达到头破(彻底失败)的境地。显示巴利原文
Daliddatāti daliddatāya. Sesapadesupi eseva nayo. Tattha daliddo alaṅkārādīnaṃ abhāvato kilesena saṅgaṇhituṃ na sakkotīti taṃ avajānāti. Gilāno vatthukāmakilesakāmehi saṅgaṇhituṃ na sakkoti. Jarājiṇṇo kāyikavācasikakhiḍḍāratisamattho na hoti. Surāsoṇḍo tassā hatthapiḷandhanādīnipi surāgharaññeva paveseti. Muddho andhabālo ratikusalo na hoti. Pamatto dāsisoṇḍo hutvā gharadāsīhi saddhiṃ saṃvasati, bhariyaṃ pana akkosati paribhāsati, tena naṃ avajānāti. Sabbakiccesu anuvattantaṃ ‘‘ayaṃ nittejo, mameva anuvattatī’’ti taṃ akkosati paribhāsati. Yo pana sabbaṃ dhanaṃ anuppadeti kuṭumbaṃ paṭicchāpeti, tassa bhariyā sabbaṃ dhanasāraṃ hatthe katvā taṃ dāsaṃ viya avajānāti, icchamānā ‘‘ko tayā attho’’ti gharatopi naṃ nikkaḍḍhati. Muddhapattanti muddhabhāvappattaṃ.
“Padosamāharatī”:即令丈夫恼怒,对他发脾气,意谓行恶。“好去园林者”:不论告知或不告知丈夫,她都频频前往花圃等处中的某一个地方,在那里行不端之事后,又说“今天我在园林中向树神作了供祀”等语,来蒙骗愚笨的丈夫。然而,聪明的人会想:“这妇人肯定在那里行了不端之事”,便不再允许她去。所有词句,都应按这一方式理解。“别人家”:指亲近者或密友等的家。她会说“我在某家有一笔要增值的投入,有暂时寄存的东西,我去处理一下”等语,便前往其处。“好张望者”:就是喜好从窗户等缝隙处向外张望的习性。“立于门口者”:就是站在门口,展露自己身体各个部分。显示巴利原文
Padosamāharatīti sāmike padosaṃ āharati dussati, pāpakammaṃ karotīti attho. Ārāmagamanasīlāti sāmikaṃ āpucchā vā anāpucchā vā abhiṇhaṃ pupphārāmādīsu aññataraṃ gantvā tattha anācāraṃ caritvā ‘‘ajja mayā ārāme rukkhadevatāya balikammaṃ kata’’ntiādīni vatvā bālasāmikaṃ saññāpeti. Paṇḍito pana ‘‘addhā esā tattha anācāraṃ caratī’’ti puna tassā gantuṃ na deti. Evaṃ sabbapadesupi attho veditabbo. Parakulanti sandiṭṭhasambhattādīnaṃ gehaṃ. Taṃ sā ‘‘asukakule me vaḍḍhi payojitā atthi, tāvakālikaṃ dinnakaṃ atthi, taṃ sādhemī’’tiādīni vatvā gacchati. Nillokanasīlāti vātapānantarādīhi olokanasīlā. Sadvāraṭṭhāyinīti attano aṅgapaccaṅgāni dassentī sadvāre tiṭṭhati.
“Accācaratī”:超越本分而行,即虽站在丈夫身边,却向他人暗送秋波之意。“好打哈欠者”:或事前约定,“我看到他便打哈欠,你凭此暗号就知道有没有机会”;或并无约定,心里思量“这样他定会迷恋上我”,便在丈夫面前打起哈欠,做出打哈欠的样子。“好弯腰者”:装作掉落某物,在拾起时弯腰露出后背。“好卖弄者”:通过行走等威仪,或借助妆饰,来显示媚态。“故作羞怯者”:仿佛害羞般地以衣遮身,或倚靠门墙。“用爪者”:用脚趾甲摩擦脚趾甲,用手指甲摩擦手指甲。“用小棍者”:指使用小木棍。“孩子”:抱起自己的或别人的孩子,自己高高举起或让别人高高举起。“喜玩耍者”:自己玩耍,或让孩子玩耍。亲吻等的解说亦同。“好施与者”:给予对方果实或花等物。“多乞求者”:反过来向对方求索这些东西。“善模仿者”:模仿孩子所做的一切动作。“高声”:大声说话,或以称赞方式发出高声。“低声”:小声说话,或以不悦耳之语、轻蔑之语发出低声。“不隐蔽”:在大庭广众之中毫不遮掩地。显示巴利原文
Accācaratīti atikkamma carati, sāmikassa santike ṭhitāva aññassa nimittaṃ dassetīti attho. Vijambhatīti ‘‘ahaṃ taṃ disvā vijambhissāmi, tāya saññāya okāsassa atthibhāvaṃ vā natthibhāvaṃ vā jāneyyāsī’’ti paṭhamameva katasaṅketā vā hutvā akatasaṅketā vāpi ‘‘evaṃ esa mayi bajjhissatī’’ti sāmikassa passe ṭhitāva vijambhati vijambhanaṃ dasseti. Vinamatīti kiñcideva bhūmiyaṃ pātetvā taṃ ukkhipantī viya onamitvā piṭṭhiṃ dasseti. Vilasatīti gamanādīhi vā iriyāpathehi alaṅkārena vā vilāsaṃ dasseti. Vilajjatīti lajjantī viya vatthena sarīraṃ chādeti, kavāṭaṃ vā bhittiṃ vā allīyati. Nakhenāti pādanakhena pādanakhaṃ, hatthanakhena hatthanakhaṃ ghaṭṭeti. Kaṭṭhenāti daṇḍakena. Dārakanti attano vā puttaṃ aññassa vā puttaṃ gahetvā ukkhipati vā ukkhipāpeti vā. Kīḷatīti sayaṃ vā kīḷati, dārakaṃ vā kīḷāpeti. Cumbanādīsupi eseva nayo. Dadātīti tassa kiñcideva phalaṃ vā pupphaṃ vā deti. Yācatīti tameva paṭiyācati. Anukarotīti dārakena kataṃ kataṃ anukaroti. Uccanti mahāsaddavasena vā thomanavasena vā uccaṃ. Nīcanti mandasaddavasena vā amanāpavacanena vā paribhavavacanena vā nīcaṃ. Aviccanti bahujanamajjhe appaṭicchannaṃ. Viviccanti raho paṭicchannaṃ. Naccenāti etehi naccādīhi nimittaṃ karoti. Tattha roditena nimittakaraṇena rattiṃ deve vassante vātapānena hatthiṃ āropetvā seṭṭhiputtena nītāya purohitabrāhmaṇiyā vatthu kathetabbaṃ. Jagghatīti mahāhasitaṃ hasati, evampi nimittaṃ karoti . Kacchanti upakacchakaṃ. Upalikhatīti dantehi upalikhati. Sirasanti kesavaṭṭiṃ. Evaṃ kesānaṃ mocanabandhanehipi parapurisānaṃ nimittaṃ karoti, niyāmetvā vā aniyāmetvā vā kocideva sārajjissatītipi karotiyeva.
“应知她是凶恶的”(Paduṭṭhā veditabbā bhavatī):指这个女人对我凶恶、发怒,又因恼怒而行邪淫——智者当如此认识她。“赞美外出”(pavāsaṁ):即说“某村投入的钱财快要损失了,你去处理一下,把交易办好”等话,将丈夫遣走之后,自己想行邪淫,便赞美外出。“无义”(anatthaṁ):即没有利益。“非事”(akiccaṁ):即不应做的事。“紧束下衣后”(paridahitvā):就是紧紧裹缠下衣。“辗转反侧者”(parivattakajātā):就是一副翻来覆去的样子。“喧闹者”(kuṅkumiyajātā):即故意制造喧闹,把睡在脚边的女仆叫起来,点亮灯火,发出种种嘈杂的干扰,以此破坏丈夫在烦恼中的欲乐。“表现痛苦”(dukkhaṁ vedayatī):即说“我头痛”之类的话。“违逆而行”(vilomamācaratī):比如供给食物时,对方想要凉的,却把热的给他等,做出与对方相反的举动。“毁损财富者”(nihatabhogā):以嗜显示巴利原文
Paduṭṭhā veditabbā bhavatīti ayaṃ mayi paduṭṭhā kuddhā, kujjhitvā ca pana micchācāraṃ caratīti paṇḍitena veditabbā bhavati. Pavāsanti ‘‘asukagāme payuttaṃ dhanaṃ nassati, gaccha taṃ sādhehi, vohāraṃ karohī’’tiādīni vatvā tasmiṃ gate anācāraṃ caritukāmā pavāsaṃ vaṇṇeti. Anatthanti avaḍḍhiṃ. Akiccanti akattabbayuttakaṃ. Paridahitvāti gāḷhaṃ nivāsetvā. Parivattakajātāti ito cito ca parivattamānā. Kuṅkumiyajātāti kolāhalajātā pādamūle nipannā paricārikā uṭṭhāpeti, dīpaṃ jālāpeti, nānappakāraṃ kolāhalaṃ karoti, tassa kilesaratiṃ nāseti. Dukkhaṃ vedayatīti sīsaṃ me rujjatītiādīni vadati. Vilomamācaratīti āhāraṃ sītalaṃ icchantassa uṇhaṃ detītiādīnaṃ vasena paccanīkavutti hoti. Nihatabhogāti sāmikena dukkhasambhatānaṃ bhogānaṃ surālolatādīhi vināsikā. Santhavanti kilesavasena santhavaṃ karoti. Nikkhantapādāti jārassa upadhāraṇatthāya nikkhantapādā. Sāmiketi patimhi agāravena ca paduṭṭhamānasāya ca aticārinī hoti.
“所有的女人”(Sabbitthiyo):除了那些通过修观而烦恼微薄的女人之外,其余所有女人都会作恶。“若得机会”(labhamāne):即有可获得之时,当条件具足的时候。“在无风处”(nivātake):即在隐秘、能破戒律的地方。“时机或隐处”(khaṇaṃ vā raho vā):指作恶的时机或有遮盖之处。“将会做吧”(kayiruṃ nū):其中的‘nū’仅是一个虚词。“未得”(alatthā):即没有得到。或者也可读作‘aladdhā’。意思是,她们若没有得到其他完美的男子,即使与座位下的爬虫一样、乃至比那更令人厌恶的对象,也会作恶。“乐于游园等中”(ārāmakerāsū):即喜好嬉戏的女人当中。“不可禁制者”(aniggahāsū):就是那些无法通过惩罚来调伏的女人。“如渡津”(titthasamā):就像渡口无论来者是高是低,都不拒绝任何沐浴的人一样,同样地,这些女人在隐处、在恰当的时机、在无风处,只要条件具足,便不拒绝任何人。显示巴利原文
Sabbitthiyoti ṭhapetvā vipassanāya tanukatakilesā sesā sabbā itthiyo pāpaṃ kareyyuṃ. Labhamāneti labbhamāne, saṃvijjamāneti attho. Nivātaketi rahomantanake paribhedake. Khaṇaṃ vā rahovāti pāpakaraṇatthāya okāsaṃ vā paṭicchannaṭṭhānaṃ vā. Kayiruṃ nūti ettha nū-ti nipātamattaṃ. Alatthāti aladdhā. Ayameva vā pāṭho, aññaṃ sampannapurisaṃ alabhitvā pīṭhasappināpi tato paṭikkūlatarenāpi pāpaṃ kareyyuṃ. Ārāmakarāsūti abhiratikārikāsu. Aniggahāsūti niggahena vinetuṃ asakkuṇeyyāsu. Titthasamāti yathā titthaṃ uttamādhamesu na kañci nhāyantaṃ vāreti, tathā etāpi raho vā khaṇe vā nivātake vā sati na kañci paṭikkhipanti.
诚然如此。过去,波罗奈有位国王名叫干陀利,容貌最上。大臣们每天都会进献一千盒香料。他用香料涂抹地面,又将香盒劈开,以香料木块作柴煮饭。他的王后名叫紧那罗,极为美丽。国师与他年纪相仿,名般遮罗旃陀,富有智慧。王宫内墙边生出一棵阎浮树,枝条垂挂至墙顶。树荫下住着一条令人厌恶、形体丑陋的座下爬虫。有一天,紧那罗天后透过窗户向外望见它,心中便生起了爱恋。入夜,她先以爱乐满足国王,待他熟睡后,便悄悄起身,将种种上等美味佳肴盛入金碗,抱在怀中,用布带从窗口缒下,爬上阎浮树,沿树枝而下,给座下爬虫喂食,并与它作了恶行。随后再顺原路返回宫殿,以香料涂擦身体,又躺回国王身边。她就以此方法,常与那只爬虫作恶,国王却全然不知。显示巴利原文
Tathā hi atīte bārāṇasiyaṃ kaṇḍarī nāma rājā ahosi uttamarūpadharo. Tassa devasikaṃ amaccā gandhakaraṇḍakasahassaṃ āharanti. Tenassa nivesane paribhaṇḍaṃ katvā gandhakaraṇḍake phāletvā gandhadārūni katvā āhāraṃ pacanti. Bhariyāpissa abhirūpā ahosi nāmena kinnarā nāma. Purohitopissa samavayo pañcālacaṇḍo nāma buddhisampanno ahosi. Rañño pana pāsādaṃ nissāya antopākāre jamburukkho nibbatti, tassa sākhā pākāramatthake olambati. Tassa chāyāya jeguccho dussaṇṭhāno pīṭhasappī vasati. Athekadivasaṃ kinnarā devī vātapānena olokentī taṃ ditvā paṭibaddhacittā hutvā rattiṃ rājānaṃ ratiyā saṅgaṇhitvā tasmiṃ niddaṃ okkante saṇikaṃ uṭṭhāyāsanā nānaggarasabhojanaṃ suvaṇṇasarake pakkhipitvā ucchaṅge katvā sāṭakarajjuyā vātapānena otaritvā jambuṃ āruyha sākhāya oruyha pīṭhasappiṃ bhojetvā pāpaṃ katvā āgatamaggeneva pāsādaṃ āruyha gandhehi sarīraṃ ubbaṭṭetvā raññā saddhiṃ nipajji. Etenupāyena nibaddhaṃ tena saddhiṃ pāpaṃ karoti. Rājā pana na jānāti.
有一天,国王右绕城市后返回王宫,看见那条躺在阎浮树荫下、模样极其可怜的座下爬虫,便对国师说:“你看这个‘人饿鬼’。”国师回答:“是的,大王,我看到了。”“朋友,你倒说说看,会有哪个女人因为欲贪,而去亲近这样令人厌恶的东西吗?”那只座下爬虫听到这话,顿时生起骄慢,心想:“国王在说什么呢?看来他大概不知道自己的王后已到我这里来了!”它便朝着阎浮树合掌说道:“听着,家住这阎浮树上的天神啊,这件事除了您以外,没有别人知道。”国师看到它的举动,心想:“王后必定是经这棵阎浮树下去,与它行恶了。”于是国师问国王:“大王,夜晚时分,王后身体接触起来感觉如何?”国王说:“朋友,我倒没发现什么异常,只是到了中夜时分,她的身体会变得凉爽。”“那样的话,大王,且不说别的女人,就是您那位王后——紧那罗天后,正在和这个东西行恶。”“朋友,你在说什么?像她那样具足最胜娇美姿态的人,怎么会和这样极其丑陋的东西相好?”“既然如此,大王,您就去观察她吧。”显示巴利原文
So ekadivasaṃ nagaraṃ padakkhiṇaṃ katvā nivesanaṃ pavesanto jambuchāyāya sayitaṃ paramakāruññappattaṃ pīṭhasappiṃ disvā purohitaṃ āha – ‘‘passetaṃ manussapeta’’nti. ‘‘Āma, passāmi devā’’ti. ‘‘Api nu kho, samma, evarūpaṃ paṭikkūlaṃ kāci itthī chandarāgavasena upagaccheyyā’’ti. Taṃ kathaṃ sutvā pīṭhasappī mānaṃ janetvā ‘‘ayaṃ rājā kiṃ katheti, attano deviyā mama santikaṃ āgamanaṃ na jānāti maññe’’ti jamburukkhassa añjaliṃ paggahetvā ‘‘suṇa sāmi, jamburukkhe nibbattadevate, ṭhapetvā taṃ añño etaṃ kāraṇaṃ na jānātī’’ti āha. Purohito tassa kiriyaṃ disvā cintesi – ‘‘addhā rañño aggamahesī jamburukkhena gantvā iminā saddhiṃ pāpaṃ karotī’’ti. So rājānaṃ pucchi – ‘‘mahārāja, deviyā te rattibhāge sarīrasamphasso kīdiso hotī’’ti? ‘‘Samma, aññaṃ na passāmi, majjhimayāme panassā sarīraṃ sītalaṃ hotī’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi, deva, tiṭṭhatu aññā itthī, aggamahesī te kinnarādevī iminā saddhiṃ pāpaṃ karotī’’ti. ‘‘Samma, kiṃ vadesi, evarūpā paramavilāsasampannā kiṃ iminā paramajegucchena saddhiṃ abhiramissatī’’ti? ‘‘Tena hi naṃ, deva, pariggaṇhāhī’’ti.
国王说:“好。”夜里,他吃过晚饭,与她一起躺下,心里想着“我要仔细观察”,便在平日入睡的时刻,装作睡着的样子。王后也起身,如往常一样行事。国王紧随其后跟去,站在了阎浮树荫下。座下爬虫对王后发怒,用手击打她的耳环链,说道:“你今天来得太晚了!”王后便对它说:“主人,别生我的气,我是在看国王有没有睡熟。”说完这话,在它那里,她就如同它的侍女一般。然而,因那一击,狮子面耳环从耳朵上滑落下来,掉在了国王的脚前。国王心想“这些已经足够了”,便拾起耳环回去了。她和它邪行之后,照原先的方式返回,正要和国王一同躺下。国王拒绝了她。第二天,国王下令:“让紧那罗天后戴着我所赐的全部装饰前来。”王后说:“我的狮子面耳环在金匠那里呢。”没有来。国王再次派人传唤,她才只戴着一只耳环来了。国王问:“你的另一只耳环在哪里?”“在金匠那里。”国王召来金匠,问道:“是什么原因你不把她的耳环给她?”金匠说:“大王,我没有拿。”国王对王后发怒,说道:“你这邪恶、卑贱的贱妇!竟需要一个像我这样的金匠!”说完便将那只耳环扔在她面前。显示巴利原文
So ‘‘sādhū’’ti rattiṃ bhuttasāyamāso tāya saddhiṃ nippajjitvā ‘‘pariggaṇhissāmi na’’nti pakatiyā niddupagamanavelāya niddupagato viya ahosi. Sāpi uṭṭhāya tatheva akāsi. Rājā tassā anupadaññeva gantvā jambuchāyaṃ nissāya aṭṭhāsi. Pīṭhasappī deviyā kujjhitvā ‘‘tvaṃ ajja aticirāyitvā āgatā’’ti hatthena kaṇṇasaṅkhalikaṃ pahari. Atha naṃ ‘‘mā maṃ kujjhi, sāmi, rañño niddupagamanaṃ olokesi’’nti vatvā tassa gehe pādaparicārikā viya ahosi. Tena panassā pahārena sīhamukhakuṇḍalaṃ kaṇṇato gaḷitvā rañño pādamūle pati. Rājā ‘‘vaṭṭissati ettaka’’nti taṃ gahetvā gato. Sāpi tena saddhiṃ aticaritvā purimaniyāmeneva gantvā raññā saddhiṃ nipajjituṃ ārabhi. Rājā paṭikkhipitvā punadivase ‘‘kinnarādevī mayā dinnaṃ sabbālaṅkāraṃ alaṅkaritvā etū’’ti āṇāpesi. Sā ‘‘sīhamukhakuṇḍalaṃ me suvaṇṇakārassa santike’’ti vatvā nāgami, puna pesite ca pana ekakuṇḍalāva āgamāsi . Rājā pucchi – ‘‘kahaṃ te kuṇḍala’’nti? ‘‘Suvaṇṇakārassa santike’’ti . Suvaṇṇakāraṃ pakkosāpetvā ‘‘kiṃkāraṇā imissā kuṇḍalaṃ na desī’’ti āha. ‘‘Nāhaṃ gaṇhāmi devā’’ti. Rājā tassā kujjhitvā ‘‘pāpe caṇḍāli mādisena te suvaṇṇakārena bhavitabba’’nti vatvā taṃ kuṇḍalaṃ tassā puratho khipitvā purohitaṃ āha – ‘‘samma, saccaṃ tayā vuttaṃ, gaccha sīsamassā chedāpehī’’ti. So taṃ rājageheyeva ekasmiṃ padese ṭhapetvā rājānaṃ upasaṅkamitvā – ‘‘deva, mā kinnarādeviyā kujjhittha, sabbā itthiyo evarūpāyeva. Sacepi itthīnaṃ dussīlabhāvaṃ ñātukāmosi, dassessāmi te etāsaṃ pāpakañceva bahumāyābhāvañca, ehi aññātakavesena janapadaṃ carāmā’’ti āha.
国王说“好”,便将国事托付给母亲,与他一同出发远游。他们走了一由旬的路,正坐在大路上时,有一位家主为儿子举办喜庆,让一位少女坐在遮蔽的车里,带着众多随从走过来。国师看见后,对国王说:“大王,如果您愿意,可以让这位少女与您行不净事。”国王说:“你在说什么?她随从众多,这怎么可能呢,朋友?”国师说:“那么,请看,大王。”便走上前去,在离路不远处用布幔围出一个空间,让国王进入布幔里面,自己则坐在路边哭泣。那位家主见了,问他:“朋友,你为什么哭?”他说:“我的妻子身怀重孕,我正要带她回家,路上她的胎动了。她正在布幔内痛苦不堪,那里没有一个女人照顾,我也不能进去,不知会怎样。如果能有一位女人帮忙就好了。”家主说:“别哭,我有很多女人,可以让一个去。”国师说:“那就让这位少女去吧,这对她也是吉祥。”家主心想:“他说的是实话,这对我儿媳也是吉祥,凭这个征兆,她定将儿女满堂而兴旺。”于是就派她去了。她进入布幔内,一见到国王就心生恋着,行了不净事。国王给了她一枚印戒。事毕后她走出来,众人问:“生了吗?”她回答……显示巴利原文
Rājā ‘‘sādhū’’ti mātaraṃ rajjaṃ paṭicchāpetvā tena saddhiṃ cārikaṃ pakkāmi. Tesaṃ yojanaṃ maggaṃ gantvā mahāmagge nisinnānaṃyeva eko kuṭumbiko puttassatthāya maṅgalaṃ katvā ekaṃ kumārikaṃ paṭicchannayāne nisīdāpetvā mahantena parivārena gacchati. Taṃ disvā purohito rājānaṃ āha – ‘‘sace icchasi, imaṃ kumārikaṃ tayā saddhiṃ pāpaṃ kāretuṃ sakkā devā’’ti. ‘‘Kiṃ kathesi, mahāparivārā esā, na sakkā sammā’’ti? Purohito ‘‘tena hi passa, devā’’ti purato gantvā maggato avidūre sāṇiyā parikkhipitvā rājānaṃ antosāṇiyaṃ katvā sayaṃ maggapasse rodanto nisīdi. Atha naṃ so kuṭumbiko disvā ‘‘tāta, kasmā rodasī’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Bhariyā me garubhārā, taṃ kulagharaṃ netuṃ maggapaṭipannosmi, tassā antarāmaggeyeva gabbho cali, esā antosāṇiyaṃ kilamati, kācissā itthī santike natthi, mayāpi tattha gantuṃ na sakkā, na jānāmi ‘kiṃ bhavissatī’ti, ekaṃ itthiṃ laddhuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti? ‘‘Mā rodi, bahū me itthiyo, ekā gamissatī’’ti. ‘‘Tena hi ayameva kumārikā gacchatu, etissāpi maṅgalaṃ bhavissatī’’ti. So cintesi – ‘‘saccaṃ vadati, suṇisāyapi me maṅgalameva, iminā hi nimittena sā puttadhītāhi vaḍḍhissatī’’ti tameva pesesi. Sā tattha pavisitvā rājānaṃ disvāva paṭibaddhacittā hutvā pāpamakāsi. Rājāpissā aṅgulimuddikaṃ adāsi. Atha naṃ katakiccaṃ nikkhamitvā āgataṃ pucchiṃsu – ‘‘kiṃ vijātā’’ti? ‘‘Suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ putta’’nti. Kuṭumbiko taṃ ādāya pāyāsi . Purohitopi rañño santikaṃ gantvā ‘‘diṭṭhā te, deva, kumārikāpi evaṃ pāpā, kimaṅgaṃ pana aññā, api pana te kiñci dinna’’nti pucchi. ‘‘Āma, aṅgulimuddikā dinnā’’ti. ‘‘Nāssā taṃ dassāmī’’ti vegena gantvā yānakaṃ gaṇhitvā ‘‘kimeta’’nti vutte ‘‘ayaṃ me brāhmaṇiyā ussīsake ṭhapitaṃ muddikaṃ gahetvā āgatā, dehi, amma, muddika’’nti āha. Sā taṃ dadamānā brāhmaṇaṃ hatthe nakhena vijjhitvā ‘‘gaṇha corā’’ti adāsi.
国师就这样以种种方法,让国王见到了许多其他犯不净行的女人,然后说:“暂到此地为止,我们去别处吧,大王。”国王说:“即使游遍整个赡部洲洲,所有女人也都会是这样。我们要这些女子何用?回去吧。”于是便返回了波罗奈城。国师请求道:“大王,女人本性即是如此邪恶,此乃其天性。请宽恕紧那罗天后吧,大王。”国王宽恕了她,但还是将她逐出王宫,废其后位,另立了一位王后。他又赶走了那只座下爬虫,并令人砍断了阎浮树枝。那时,鸠那罗便是般遮罗旃陀。如此,他引述自身亲见之事,说出了此偈。显示巴利原文
Evaṃ brāhmaṇo nānāvidhehi upāyehi aññāpi bahū aticāriniyo rañño dassetvā ‘‘idha tāva ettakaṃ hotu, aññattha gamissāma, devā’’ti āha. Rājā ‘‘sakalajambudīpe caritepi sabbā itthiyo evarūpāva bhavissanti, kiṃ no etāhi, nivattāmā’’ti bārāṇasimeva paccāgantvā – ‘‘mahārāja, itthiyo nāma evaṃ pāpadhammā, pakati esā etāsaṃ, khamatha, deva, kinnarādeviyā’’ti purohitena yācito khamitvā rājanivesanato naṃ nikkaḍḍhāpesi, ṭhānato pana taṃ apanetvā aññaṃ aggamahesiṃ akāsi. Tañca pīṭhasappiṃ nikkaḍḍhāpetvā jambusākhaṃ chedāpesi. Tadā kuṇālo pañcālacaṇḍo ahosi. Iti attanā diṭṭhakāraṇameva āharitvā dassento gāthamāha –
确实,目睹那事之后,紧那罗王与紧那罗天后等紧那罗王族的女子们,都不再乐于居家;
那位妻子抛弃了如此精通爱欲的丈夫,只因为看见了另一个男人——那个依附座下的卑劣之人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ ve disvā kaṇḍarīkinnarānaṃ, sabbitthiyo na ramanti agāre; Taṃ tādisaṃ maccaṃ cajitvā bhariyā, aññaṃ disvā purisaṃ pīṭhasappi’’nti.
这句的含义是:应当明白,正是目睹了紧那罗王与紧那罗天后之间生起离贪的因缘,才知晓一切女人都不会忠于自己的丈夫而安住在家。正如那位妻子,只是因为看见另一个依附座下的卑劣男子,便抛弃了那位如此精通爱欲的国王丈夫,而与那如饿鬼般的人一起行于恶事。显示巴利原文
Tassattho – yaṃ ve kaṇḍarissa rañño kinnarāya deviyā cāti imesaṃ kaṇḍarikinnarānaṃ virāgakāraṇaṃ ahosi, taṃ disvā jānitabbaṃ – sabbitthiyo attano sāmikānaṃ na ramanti agāre . Tathā hi aññaṃ pīṭhasappiṃ purisaṃ disvā taṃ rājānaṃ tādisaṃ ratikusalaṃ maccaṃ cajitvā bhariyā tena manussapetena saddhiṃ pāpamakāsīti.
又,在过去波罗奈城,有一位名叫白鹭的国王以正法治理国家。那时,在波罗奈城东门附近,住着一位穷人的女儿,名叫“五丑女”。据说她过去世也曾是一位穷人的女儿,那时她捣和泥巴来涂抹自家的墙壁。当时,有一位独觉佛为了修整自己的岩窟,心想:“去哪里能弄到泥巴呢?”思惟“在波罗奈城可以求到”之后,便搭上袈裟、手持钵盂进入城中,站在离她不远处。她心生恼怒,抬头看见后,便以染污的心说道:“连泥巴也要乞讨。”独觉佛便默然静立。随后,她见独觉佛默然静立,心中生起净信,便说:“沙门,你连泥巴也得不到吗?”于是取来一大团泥巴,放在他的钵中。这位独觉佛就用这些泥巴修整了岩窟。不久,她从那里命终,便结生于同一座城市外村一位穷苦女人的腹中。经过十月怀胎,她降生于世。由于布施那团泥巴的果报,她的体触变得极为美妙;然而,由于当时心生恼怒、抬头瞪视的缘故,她的手、脚、口、眼、鼻等根却都丑陋残缺。因此,众人便都用“五丑女”来称呼她。显示巴利原文
Aparopi atīte bārāṇasiyaṃ bako nāma rājā dhammena rajjaṃ kāresi. Tadā bārāṇasiyā pācīnadvāravāsino ekassa daliddassa pañcapāpī nāma dhītā ahosi. Sā kira pubbepi ekā daliddadhītā mattikaṃ madditvā gehe bhittiṃ vilimpati. Atheko paccekabuddho attano pabbhāraparibhaṇḍakaraṇatthaṃ ‘‘kahaṃ mattikaṃ labhissāmī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘bārāṇasiyaṃ laddhuṃ sakkā’’ti cīvaraṃ pārupitvā pattahattho nagaraṃ pavisitvā tassā avidūre aṭṭhāsi. Sā kujjhitvā ullokentī paduṭṭhena manasā ‘‘mattikampi bhikkhatī’’ti avoca. Paccekabuddho niccalova ahosi. Atha sā paccekabuddhaṃ niccalitaṃ disvā puna cittaṃ pasādetvā, ‘‘samaṇa, mattikampi na labhasī’’ti vatvā mahantaṃ mattikāpiṇḍaṃ āharitvā patte ṭhapesi. So tāya mattikāya pabbhāre paribhaṇḍamakāsi. Sā nacirasseva tato cavitvā tasmiṃyeva nagare bahidvāragāme duggatitthiyā kucchimhi paṭisandhiṃ gaṇhi. Sā dasamāsaccayena mātu kucchito nikkhami. Tassā mattikāpiṇḍaphalena sarīraṃ phassasampannaṃ ahosi, kujjhitvā ullokitattā pana hatthapādamukhaakkhināsāni pāpāni virūpāni ahesuṃ. Tena taṃ ‘‘pañcapāpī’’tveva sañjāniṃsu.
后来有一天,波罗奈国王在夜间微服巡城,来到了那个地方。她正与村中的女伴们一同嬉戏,不知情地握住了国王的手。国王触碰到她的手,依着自性竟无法自制,仿佛为天界的触感所笼罩。他为这触欲所染,纵然她相貌如此丑陋,仍握着她的手问道:‘你是谁家的女儿?’得知是‘城门边居住者’之女,又问明她尚无归属,便说:‘我将成为你的丈夫。去,征得你父母的同意吧。’她来到父母面前说:‘母亲,有个男人想要我。’父母回答:‘那人想必也是个穷人,他若连你也愿意娶,那倒也是件好事。’她回去禀告父母已经同意。国王便在那间屋子里与她同住,清晨才返回王宫。从此以后,他时常微服前往那里,甚至不愿再看别的女人一眼。显示巴利原文
Athekadivasaṃ bārāṇasirājā rattiṃ aññātakavesena nagaraṃ pariggaṇhanto taṃ padesaṃ gato. Sāpi gāmadārikāhi saddhiṃ kīḷantī ajānitvāva rājānaṃ hatthe gaṇhi. So tassā hatthasamphassena sakabhāvena saṇṭhātuṃ nāsakkhi, dibbasamphassena phuṭṭho viya ahosi. So phassarāgaratto tathāvirūpampi taṃ hatthe gahetvā ‘‘kassa dhītāsī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘dvāravāsino’’ti vutte assāmikabhāvaṃ pucchitvā ‘‘ahaṃ te sāmiko bhavissāmi, gaccha mātāpitaro anujānāpehī’’ti āha. Sā mātāpitaro upagantvā ‘‘eko, amma, puriso maṃ icchatī’’ti vatvā ‘‘sopi duggato bhavissati, sace tādisampi icchati, sādhū’’ti vutte gantvā mātāpitūhi anuññātabhāvaṃ ārocesi. So tasmiṃyeva gehe tāya saddhiṃ vasitvā pātova rājanivesanaṃ pāvisi. Tato paṭṭhāyeva aññātakavesena nibaddhaṃ tattha gacchati, aññaṃ itthiṃ oloketumpi na icchati.
后来有一天,她的父亲患了赤痢。唯有以未分离的牛乳、酥油、蜂蜜和糖调制的乳糜才能治疗此病,但他们因贫穷而无法办到。于是,五丑女的母亲对女儿说:‘女儿啊,你丈夫能筹办乳糜吗?’她回答:‘母亲,我的丈夫恐怕比我们还要穷。即便如此,我还是会问问他,您别担忧。’在丈夫该来的时候,她愁容满面地坐着。国王来了,问道:‘你为何愁容满面?’她便说了事情的原由。国王听后说:‘贤妻,这是极上等的药,我从何处得来呢?’他接着思惟:‘我不能总是这样出行,途中也可能遭遇危险。但若我将她带回后宫,那些不了解她殊妙触感的人一定会嘲笑说:我们的国王竟带了个母夜叉回来。因此,我要让全城的人都知晓她的触感,以洗脱讥嫌。’于是国王对她说:‘贤妻,不必忧虑,我会为你父亲带来乳糜。’与她共处之后,国王回到王宫。第二天,他命人煮好那样的乳糜,取来叶子做成两个叶包,一个装入乳糜,另一个放入顶髻宝珠,系好之后于夜间前往,对她说:‘贤妻,我们都是穷人,这是我好不容易才备好的。你告诉父亲:今天吃这个叶包里的乳糜,明天再吃那个叶包里的。’她照着做了。她的父亲因为……显示巴利原文
Athekadivasaṃ tassā pitu lohitapakkhandikā uppajji. Asambhinnakhīrasappimadhusakkharayuttapāyāsova etassa bhesajjaṃ, taṃ te daliddatāya uppādetuṃ na sakkonti . Tato pañcapāpimātā dhītaraṃ āha – ‘‘kiṃ, amma, tava sāmiko pāyāsaṃ uppādetuṃ sakkhissatī’’ti? ‘‘Amma, mama sāmikena amhehipi duggatatarena bhavitabbaṃ, evaṃ santepi pucchissāmi naṃ, mā cintayī’’ti vatvā tassāgamanavelāyaṃ dummanā hutvā nisīdi. Atha naṃ rājā āgantvā ‘‘kiṃ dummanāsī’’ti pucchi. Sā tamatthaṃ ārocesi. Taṃ sutvā rājā ‘‘bhadde idaṃ atirasabhesajjaṃ, kuto labhissāmī’’ti vatvā cintesi – ‘‘na sakkā mayā niccakālaṃ evaṃ carituṃ, antarāmagge parissayopi daṭṭhabbo, sace kho pana etaṃ antepuraṃ nessāmi, etissā phassasampadaṃ ajānantā ‘amhākaṃ rājā yakkhiniṃ gahetvā āgato’ti keḷiṃ karissanti, sakalanagaravāsino etissā samphassaṃ jānāpetvā garahaṃ mocessāmī’’ti. Atha naṃ rājā – ‘‘bhadde, mā cintayi, āharissāmi te pitu pāyāsa’’nti vatvā tāya saddhiṃ abhiramitvā rājanivesanaṃ gantvā punadivase tādisaṃ pāyāsaṃ pacāpetvā paṇṇāni āharāpetvā dve puṭe katvā ekasmiṃ pāyāsaṃ pakkhipitvā ekasmiṃ cūḷāmaṇiṃ ṭhapetvā bandhitvā rattibhāge gantvā, ‘‘bhadde, mayaṃ daliddā, kicchena sampāditaṃ, tava pitaraṃ ‘ajja imamhā puṭā pāyāsaṃ bhuñja, sve imamhā’ti vadeyyāsī’’ti āha. Sā tathā akāsi. Athassā pitā ojasampannattā pāyāsassa thokameva bhuñjitvā suhito jāto. Sesaṃ mātu datvā sayampi bhuñji. Tayopi suhitā ahesuṃ. Cūḷāmaṇipuṭaṃ pana punadivasatthāya ṭhapesuṃ.
国王回到王宫,洗过脸后说道:‘把我的顶髻宝珠取来。’当回禀‘陛下,找不到了’时,他下令:‘搜查全城。’众人搜遍全城也未能找到。国王又说:‘那么,连城外穷人家里,从盛饭的叶包开始一并搜查。’搜查之时,他们在那个罐中发现了顶髻宝珠,便将她父母当作盗贼捆绑起来。此时她父亲说:‘主人,我们不是盗贼,这宝珠是别人带来的。’众人问:‘是谁?’他答:‘是我女婿。’又问:‘他在哪里?’他说:‘我女儿知道。’于是便问女儿:‘女儿,你认得你的丈夫吗?’她说:‘不认得。’父亲焦急地说:‘如此一来,我们便没命了。’她回答:‘父亲,他天黑才来,天不亮就走,因此我不知道他的相貌,但凭手的触感我能认出他。’他将此事禀告了国王的人,这些人又回禀了国王。国王佯装不知,说道:‘既然如此,把那女人安置在王宫庭院里的布幔之内,在布幔上开一个手大小的洞,召集全城居民,让她凭手的触感捉住盗贼。’国王的人奉命前往准备,可到了她那里,一见到她的容貌,便懊悔厌弃地说道:‘呸!呸!这真是个母夜叉。’竟不敢去碰她。尽管如此,他们还是将她带回,安置在王宫庭院内的布幔中,并召集了全城居民。显示巴利原文
Rājā nivesanaṃ gantvā mukhaṃ dhovitvāva ‘‘cūḷāmaṇiṃ me āharathā’’ti vatvā ‘‘na passāma, devā’’ti vutte ‘‘sakalanagaraṃ vicinathā’’ti āha. Te vicinitvāpi na passiṃsu. Tena hi bahinagare daliddagehesu bhattapaṇṇapuṭe upādāya vicinathāti. Vicinantā tasmiṃ ghaṭe cūḷāmaṇiṃ disvā tassā mātāpitaro ‘‘corā’’ti bandhitvā nayiṃsu. Athassā pitā, ‘‘sāmi, na mayaṃ corā, aññenāyaṃ maṇi ābhato’’ti vatvā ‘‘kenā’’ti vutte ‘‘jāmātarā me’’ti ācikkhitvā ‘‘kahaṃ so’’ti pucchito ‘‘dhītā me jānātī’’ti āha. Tato dhītāya saddhiṃ kathesi – ‘‘amma, sāmikaṃ te jānāsī’’ti? ‘‘Na jānāmī’’ti. ‘‘Evaṃ sante amhākaṃ jīvitaṃ natthī’’ti. ‘‘Tāta, so andhakāre āgantvā andhakāre eva yāti, tenassa rūpaṃ na jānāmi, hatthasamphassena pana naṃ jānituṃ sakkomī’’ti. So rājapurisānaṃ ārocesi. Tepi rañño ārocesuṃ. Rājā ajānanto viya hutvā ‘‘tena hi taṃ itthiṃ rājaṅgaṇe antosāṇiyaṃ ṭhapetvā sāṇiyā hatthappamāṇaṃ chiddaṃ katvā nagaravāsino sannipātetvā hatthasamphassena coraṃ gaṇhathā’’ti āha. Rājapurisā tathā kātuṃ tassā santikaṃ gantvā rūpaṃ disvāva vippaṭisārino hutvā – ‘‘dhī, dhī pisācī’’ti jigucchitvā phusituṃ na ussahiṃsu, ānetvā pana naṃ rājaṅgaṇe antosāṇiyaṃ ṭhapetvā sakalanagaravāsino sannipātesuṃ. Sā āgatāgatassa chiddena pasāritahatthaṃ gahetvāva ‘‘no eso’’ti vadati. Purisā tassā dibbaphassasadise phasse bajjhitvā apagantuṃ na sakkhiṃsu, ‘‘sacāyaṃ daṇḍārahā, daṇḍaṃ datvāpi dāsakammakārabhāvaṃ upagantvāpi etaṃ ghare karissāmā’’ti cintayiṃsu. Atha ne rājapurisā daṇḍehi koṭṭetvā palāpesuṃ. Uparājānaṃ ādiṃ katvā sabbe ummattakā viya ahesuṃ.
最后,国王心想:“会不会是我呢?”便伸出了手。她一抓住国王的手,就大声喊道:“我抓住盗贼了!”国王问那些人:“她抓住你们手的时候,你们心里怎么想?”他们如实禀告。国王便对他们说:“我这样做,是想把她带回自己宫中,因为考虑到:不了解她触感的人会轻视我。所以,我让你们都知晓了。现在,诸位说说看,她应该住在谁的宫中才合适?”他们说:“在陛下的宫中。”于是,国王为她灌顶,立她为第一王后,并赐予她的父母自在与权势。从此以后,国王迷恋于她,既不处理诉讼,也不看其他女人。其他的后妃们便想方设法挑拨离间。一天,她做了一个梦,梦见自己成为两位国王的第一王后,便将梦相告诉了国王。国王召来解梦师,问道:“做这样的梦预示着什么?”解梦师们收受了那些女人的贿赂,说:“大王,天后梦见骑在全白的大象肩上,这是陛下您将死亡的预兆;骑在象肩上用手抚摩月亮,是您敌国国王得势的预兆。”国王又问:“现在该怎么办?”他们回答:“陛下,不能杀她,但应把她放在船上,顺水漂走。”于是国王便在夜里,将她连同食物、衣物、装饰品一起安置在船上,放入河中。显示巴利原文
Atha rājā – ‘‘kacci ahaṃ bhaveyya’’nti hatthaṃ pasāresi. Taṃ hatthe gahetvāva ‘‘coro me gahito’’ti mahāsaddaṃ kari. Rājā tepi pucchi – ‘‘tumhe etāya hatthe gahitā kiṃ cintayitthā’’ti. Te yathābhūtaṃ ārocesuṃ. Atha ne rājā āha – ‘‘ahaṃ etaṃ attano gehaṃ ānetuṃ evaṃ kāresiṃ ‘etissā phassaṃ ajānantā maṃ paribhaveyyu’nti cintetvā, tasmā mayā sabbe tumhe jānāpitā, vadatha, bho dāni, sā kassa gehe bhavituṃ yuttā’’ti? ‘‘Tumhākaṃ, devā’’ti. Atha naṃ abhisiñcitvā aggamahesiṃ akāsi. Mātāpitūnampissā issariyaṃ dāpesi. Tato paṭṭhāya ca pana tāya sammatto neva vinicchayaṃ paṭṭhapesi, na aññaṃ itthiṃ olokesi. Tā tassā antaraṃ pariyesiṃsu. Sā ekadivasaṃ dvinnaṃ rājūnaṃ aggamahesibhāvassa supine nimittaṃ disvā rañño ārocesi. Rājā supinapāṭhake pakkosāpetvā ‘‘evarūpe supine diṭṭhe kiṃ hotī’’ti pucchi. Te itarāsaṃ itthīnaṃ santikā lañjaṃ gahetvā – ‘‘mahārāja, deviyā sabbasetassa hatthino khandhe nisinnabhāvo tumhākaṃ maraṇassa pubbanimittaṃ, hatthikhandhagatāya pana candaparāmasanaṃ tumhākaṃ paccāmittarājānayanassa pubbanimitta’’nti vatvā ‘‘idāni kiṃ kātabba’’nti vutte ‘‘deva imaṃ māretuṃ na sakkā, nāvāya pana naṃ ṭhapetvā nadiyaṃ vissajjetuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti vadiṃsu. Rājā āhāravatthālaṅkārehi saddhiṃ rattibhāge naṃ nāvāya ṭhapetvā nadiyaṃ vissajjesi.
她顺水漂流,漂到下游一位名叫巴婆利迦的国王正在河中船上戏水的地方,迎面碰上。他的将军看到船,说:“这船归我。”国王说:“船上的物品归我。”船漂近后,国王看到她,问道:“你叫什么名字?像个母夜叉似的。”她微微一笑,告诉他自己曾是白鹭王的第一王后,并讲述了事情的经过——她正是全赡部洲共知的五丑女。国王于是抓住她的手将她举起,仅这一触,就被触欲染着,对其他女人再也不起女人想,立她为第一王后。她成了他的至爱。白鹭王听到消息后,说:“我绝不能让他立她为第一王后。”于是集合军队,在渡口对面安营,送去书信:“要么交出我的妻子,要么开战。”巴婆利迦王说:“我宁可开战,也决不交出妻子。”便准备作战。两国大臣商议道:“为了一个女人而送命,不值得。论先前的丈夫,她应属于白鹭王;论从船上得到的因缘,她应属于巴婆利迦王。因此,就让她在每位国王家中各住七天吧。”他们说服了两位国王。两位国王都心生欢喜,各自在渡口对岸建城而住。她就这样成为两位国王的第一王后,两位国王都为她所迷。于是,她在一个国王家住满七天后,便乘船前往另一位国王家中。显示巴利原文
Sā nadiyā vuyhamānā heṭṭhānadiyā nāvāya udakaṃ kīḷantassa bāvarikarañño abhimukhaṭṭhānaṃ pattā. Tassa senāpati nāvaṃ disvā ‘‘ayaṃ nāvā mayha’’nti āha. Rājā ‘‘nāvāya bhaṇḍaṃ mayha’’nti vatvā āgatāya nāvāya taṃ disvā ‘‘kā nāma tvaṃ pisācīsadisā’’ti pucchi. Sā sitaṃ katvā bakassa rañño aggamahesibhāvaṃ kathetvā sabbaṃ taṃ pavattiṃ tassa kathesi. Sā pana pañcapāpīti sakalajambudīpe pākaṭā. Atha naṃ rājā hatthe gahetvā ukkhipi, saha gahaṇeneva phassarāgaratto aññāsu itthīsu itthisaññaṃ akatvā taṃ aggamahesiṭṭhāne ṭhapesi. Sā tassa pāṇasamā ahosi. Bako taṃ pavattiṃ sutvā ‘‘nāhaṃ tassa aggamahesiṃ kātuṃ dassāmī’’ti senaṃ saṅkaḍḍhitvā tassa paṭititthe nivesanaṃ katvā paṇṇaṃ pesesi – ‘‘bhariyaṃ vā me detu yuddhaṃ vā’’ti. So ‘‘yuddhaṃ dassāmi, na bhariya’’nti vatvā yuddhasajjo ahosi. Ubhinnaṃ amaccā ‘‘mātugāmaṃ nissāya maraṇakiccaṃ natthi, purimasāmikattā esā bakassa pāpuṇāti, nāvāya laddhattā bāvarikassa, tasmā ekekassa gehe satta satta divasāni hotū’’ti mantetvā dvepi rājāno saññāpesuṃ. Te ubhopi attamanā hutvā titthapaṭititthe nagarāni māpetvā vasiṃsu. Sā dvinnampi tesaṃ aggamahesittaṃ kāresi. Dvepi tassā sammattā ahesuṃ. Sā pana ekassa ghare sattāhaṃ vasitvā nāvāya itarassa gharaṃ gacchantī nāvaṃ pājetvā nentena ekena mahallakakhujjakevaṭṭena saddhiṃ nadīmajjhe pāpaṃ karoti. Tadā kuṇālo sakuṇarājā bako ahosi, tasmā idaṃ attanā diṭṭhakāraṇaṃ āharitvā dassento gāthamāha –
白鹭王与巴婆利迦王,此二位极度贪著欲乐之人的妻子,
她却依从了自己的仆人,与他行了不轨之事。试问,又有哪个女人不会对其他男子行不轨之事呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Bakassa ca bāvarikassa ca rañño, accantakāmānugatassa bhariyā; Avācarī paṭṭhavasānugassa, kaṃ vāpi itthī nāticare tadañña’’nti.
其中,「accantakāmānugatassa」是指极度随顺欲贪之人。「Avācarī」指她做了不端正的行为。「paṭṭhavasānugassa」是指依从自己仆人者,也就是在近旁听凭自己差遣的人——这是词义。或者,此处的属格也可理解为具格,即表示‘与他一起做了恶事’的意思。「tadaññaṃ」的意思是:她不应与那另一个男子私通。这是含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha accantakāmānugatassāti accantaṃ kāmaṃ anugatassa. Avācarīti anācāraṃ cari. Paṭṭhavasānugassāti paṭṭhassa attano vasānugatassa, attano pesanakārassa santiketi attho. Karaṇatthe vā sāmivacanaṃ , tena saddhiṃ pāpamakāsīti vuttaṃ hoti. Tadaññanti kataraṃ taṃ aññaṃ purisaṃ nāticareyyāti attho.
在过去,梵授王有一位名叫宾耆耶尼的正宫王后。她打开狮子窗向外眺望,看见了吉祥马的马夫。趁国王入睡之际,她从窗户潜出,与马夫私通。事后她返回宫殿,以香料涂抹身体,再卧于国王身旁。后来有一天,国王心想:‘王后的身体在半夜时为何总是微凉?我要弄清此事。’于是在某个夜晚,他佯装入睡。当王后起身外出时,他悄悄尾随其后,亲眼见她与马夫行淫,便返回卧榻躺下。王后私通后归来,躺在自己床上。次日,国王当着一众大臣的面召见她,当面揭明此事,说道:‘一切女人皆行恶法。’他免去了她本应承受的杀、缚、斩、裂之罪,但废黜了她的王后之位,另立正宫王后。当时,拘那罗王即是那梵授王本人。他引述自己的亲见,通过以下偈颂阐明此事:显示巴利原文
Aparāpi atīte brahmadattassa bhariyā piṅgiyānī nāma aggamahesī sīhapañjaraṃ vivaritvā olokentī maṅgalaassagopakaṃ disvā rañño niddupagamanakāle vātapānena oruyha tena saddhiṃ aticaritvā puna pāsādaṃ āruyha gandhehi sarīraṃ ubbaṭṭetvā raññā saddhiṃ nipajji. Athekadivasaṃ rājā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho deviyā aḍḍharattasamaye niccaṃ sarīraṃ sītaṃ hoti, pariggaṇhissāmi na’’nti ekadivasaṃ niddupagato viya hutvā taṃ uṭṭhāya gacchantiṃ anugantvā assabandhena saddhiṃ aticarantiṃ disvā nivattitvā sayanaṃ abhiruhi. Sāpi aticaritvā āgantvā cūḷasayanake nipajji. Punadivase rājā amaccagaṇamajjheyeva taṃ pakkosāpetvā taṃ kiccaṃ āvikatvā ‘‘sabbāva itthiyo pāpadhammā’’ti tassā vadhabandhachejjabhejjārahaṃ dosaṃ khamitvā ṭhānā cāvetvā aññaṃ aggamahesiṃ akāsi. Tadā kuṇālo rājā brahmadatto ahosi, tena taṃ attanā diṭṭhaṃ āharitvā dassento gāthamāha –
“宾耆耶尼,彼为一切世间主宰梵授王之所爱,是为王后;
她却与那随顺仆人的人私通,而她这贪求欲乐的女人,最终什么也没得到。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Piṅgiyānī sabbalokissarassa, rañño piyā brahmadattassa bhariyā; Avācarī paṭṭhavasānugassa, taṃ vāpi sā nājjhagā kāmakāminī’’ti.
此处,“taṃ vā”是指:她如此越轨而行,无论是对那个马夫,还是对正宫王妃之位,两者她都无从获得,落得两头落空。“kāmakāminī”意为渴望欲乐的女人。显示巴利原文
Tattha taṃ vāti sā evaṃ aticarantī taṃ vā assabandhaṃ taṃ vā aggamahesiṭṭhānanti ubhayampi nājjhagā, ubhato bhaṭṭhā ahosi. Kāmakāminīti kāme patthayamānā.
如此,以“女人是恶法”作结,通过过去的事讲述女人的过失之后,又以另一种方式继续讲述她们的过失,他说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ pāpadhammā itthiyoti atītavatthūhi itthīnaṃ dosaṃ kathetvā aparenapi pariyāyena tāsaṃ dosameva kathento āha –
对于贪婪、心意轻躁、不知感恩、性好背叛的(女人),
未被天神附身的男子,不应相信女人的持戒之德。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Luddhānaṃ lahucittānaṃ, akataññūna dubbhinaṃ; Nādevasatto puriso, thīnaṃ saddhātumarahati.
她们不了知已做与应做之事,也不辨母亲、父亲或兄弟。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na tā pajānanti kataṃ na kiccaṃ, na mātaraṃ pitaraṃ bhātaraṃ vā; Anariyā samatikkantadhammā, sasseva cittassa vasaṃ vajanti.
即便那是长久共住、可亲可爱、心怀慈悯、如同自己性命一般的丈夫,
一旦遭遇困厄与事务,她们便会将他舍弃;因此,我对女人无法信任。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Cirānuvuṭṭhampi piyaṃ manāpaṃ, anukampakaṃ pāṇasamampi bhattuṃ; Āvāsu kiccesu ca naṃ jahanti, tasmāhamitthīnaṃ na vissasāmi.
女人的心,犹如猿猴之心,亦如树影,飘忽无常;
女人的心,动摇不定,宛如车轮轮缘,转动不息。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Thīnañhi cittaṃ yathā vānarassa, kannappakannaṃ yathā rukkhachāyā; Calācalaṃ hadayamitthiyānaṃ, cakkassa nemi viya parivattati.
当她们仔细端详,见男子拥有令人动心的财富时,
便以温柔的话语将他拉拢,犹如剑浮阇人用套索套马一般。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yadā tā passanti samekkhamānā, ādeyyarūpaṃ purisassa vittaṃ; Saṇhāhi vācāhi nayanti menaṃ, kambojakā jalajeneva assaṃ.
当她们仔细打量,却不见这男子有可意的财富时;
便会完全避开他,犹如已渡过河流、到达彼岸的人舍弃筏子。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yadā na passanti samekkhamānā, ādeyyarūpaṃ purisassa vittaṃ; Samantato naṃ parivajjayanti, tiṇṇo nadīpāragatova kullaṃ.
她们表相具足戒行如孔雀,实则吞噬一切;她们诡计深锐,犹如湍急的河流。
她们亲近一切可意与不可意者,犹如船在此岸与彼岸之间往来。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Silesūpamā sikhiriva sabbabhakkhā, tikkhamāyā nadīriva sīghasotā; Sevanti hetā piyamappiyañca, nāvā yathā orakulaṃ parañca.
她们不属于一人,也不属于两人,犹如敞开的店铺,公开展现在众人面前。
若有人以为‘她们属于我’,便如同张开网去捕捉风一般徒然。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na tā ekassa na dvinnaṃ, āpaṇova pasārito; Yo tā mayhanti maññeyya, vātaṃ jālena bādhaye.
犹如河流、道路、酒店、集会厅、饮水处,
世间女人也是如此,她们没有界限。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yathā nadī ca pantho ca, pānāgāraṃ sabhā papā; Evaṃ lokitthiyo nāma, velā tāsaṃ na vijjati.
“她们如同火一般”是说她们像火一样炽热、具有燃烧性;“具有黑蛇的形貌”是说她们如同黑蛇,表面看似美丽,内里却藏着毒。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ghatāsanasamā etā, kaṇhasappasirūpamā; Gāvo bahi tiṇasseva, omasanti varaṃ varaṃ.
“火”指炽燃的火焰,“象”指发情期的公象,“黑蛇”指黑色毒蛇,“灌顶王”指刚受过灌顶而容易动怒的国王,“以及所有女性”指上述这些和一切女性。
人应当始终避开这些,因为它们的全部本性实在难以了知。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ghatāsanaṃ kuñjaraṃ kaṇhasappaṃ, muddhābhisittaṃ pamadā ca sabbā; Ete naro niccayato bhajetha, tesaṃ have dubbidu sabbabhāvo.
不应亲近极美貌者、非众人所爱者、不善巧者、放逸之女、他人之妻,
亦不应亲近为财而近之女。此五种女人,当远离不近。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Naccantavaṇṇā na bahūna kantā, na dakkhiṇā pamadā sevitabbā; Na parassa bhariyā na dhanassa hetu, etitthiyo pañca na sevitabbā’’ti.
在此,“luddhānaṃ”是指那些贪着之人。如同《迦那韦拉本生经》中所说,这是针对那些如同被缚的盗贼一般怀有执著的人而言。“lahucittānaṃ”是指心念须臾即转的人,这一点可用《小弓手本生经》来说明。而这类女子的忘恩负义,可用《一集》中的《木柴女本生经》来说明。“Nādevasatto”的意思是:一个未被天神附着、未被天神执取、未被夜叉攫取、并非被真实扰乱的人,不应相信女人的持戒功德;相反,只有那种被真实扰乱的人,才可能去相信。“Kataṃ”指他人为自己所施的恩惠。“Kiccaṃ”指自己应当完成的事务。“Na mātaraṃ”是说,她们会离弃一切亲属,却将心系缚于某一个人并一味追随,因此她们根本不知何为母亲等亲属,就如大路比丘的母亲一般。“Anariyā”指全无惭愧。“Sasseva”指如同对待自己的财物。“Āvāsu”指在遭遇灾难之时。“Kiccesu”指于种种应当处理的事务之中。显示巴利原文
Tattha luddhānanti lubbhānaṃ. Kaṇaverajātake (jā. 1.4.69-72) viya baddhacorepi sārajjanaṃ sandhāyetaṃ vuttaṃ. Lahucittānanti muhuttameva parivattanacittānaṃ. Cūḷadhanuggahajātakena (jā. 1.5.128 ādayo) etaṃ dīpetabbaṃ. Akataññutā pana etāsaṃ ekakanipāte takkāriyajātakena (jā. 1.13.104 ādayo) dīpetabbā. Nādevasattoti na adevasatto devena anāsatto ayakkhagahitako abhūtaviṭṭho puriso thīnaṃ sīlavantataṃ saddhātuṃ nārahati, bhūtaviṭṭho pana saddaheyya. Katanti attano kataṃ upakāraṃ. Kiccanti attanā kattabbaṃ kiccaṃ. Na mātaranti sabbepi ñātake chaḍḍetvā yasmiṃ paṭibaddhacittā honti, taññeva anubandhanato ete mātādayo na jānanti nāma mahāpanthakamātā viya. Anariyāti nillajjā. Sassevāti sakassa. Āvāsūti āpadāsu. Kiccesūti tesu tesu karaṇīyesu.
“Kannappakannaṃ”(陷而又陷)指一再地沉溺。正如在不平坦的地方,树荫既会低垂至洼地,也会攀上高地,同样,这些女人的心也不会拣择尊贵或低贱的对象。“Calācalaṃ”(摇摆不定)指不能安住于一处。“Nemi viya”(犹如轮辋)就像正在行驶的车轮轮辋一般。“Ādeyyarūpaṃ”(可执取之相)指具有可以被执取的特性。“Vittaṃ”(财富)指钱财。“Nayanti”(引导)意为令对方顺从自己的掌控。“Jalajena”(以水生植物)是指用水中生长的苔藓。据说,剑浮阇国的居民每当想从山林间捕捉野马时,便会寻一处地方围起栅栏、安上大门,然后在马饮水的池边将苔藓涂上蜂蜜,并顺着与苔藓相连的岸边草丛开始,一直涂抹到围栏大门处的草木上。那些马饮水之后,因贪著其味而啃食那些涂了蜜的草,就这样依次地走进那处围栏。同样地,这些女人见到财富后,为了获取财富,也会用柔和的话语让男子顺从她们的掌控,这便是比喻的意趣所在。“Kullaṃ”(筏)是指为了渡过水流而取用的任何工具。显示巴利原文
Kannappakannanti otiṇṇotiṇṇaṃ. Yathā hi visame padese rukkhachāyā ninnampiorohati, thalampi abhiruhati, tathā etāsampi cittaṃ na kañci uttamādhamaṃ vajjeti. Calācalanti ekasmiṃyeva apatiṭṭhitaṃ. Nemi viyāti sakaṭassa gacchato cakkanemi viya. Ādeyyarūpanti gahetabbajātikaṃ. Vittanti dhanaṃ. Nayantīti attano vasaṃ nenti. Jalajenāti jalajātasevālena. Kambojaraṭṭhavāsino kira yadā aṭavito asse gaṇhitukāmā honti, tadā ekasmiṃ ṭhāne vatiṃ parikkhipitvā dvāraṃ yojetvā assānaṃ udakapānatitthe sevālaṃ madhunā makkhetvā sevālasambandhāni tīre tiṇāni ādiṃ katvā yāva parikkhepadvārā makkhenti, assā pānīyaṃ pivitvā rasagiddhena madhunā makkhitāni tāni tiṇāni khādantā anukkamena taṃ ṭhānaṃ pavisanti. Iti yathā te jalajena palobhetvā asse vasaṃ nenti, tathā etāpi dhanaṃ disvā tassa gahaṇatthāya saṇhāhi vācāhipi purisaṃ vasaṃ nentīti attho. Kullanti taraṇatthāya gahitaṃ yaṃ kiñci.
“Sīlesūpamā”(如胶之喻)是说,在束缚男子心这一点上,她们如同胶一般。“Tikkhamāyā”(迅疾的幻术)指拥有锐利而迅速的幻术。“Nadīrivā”(犹如河流)正如山间奔流的河川,其意是说她们的幻术极为迅捷。“Āpaṇovā”(犹如商铺)就好比开张迎客的商铺,只为那些有本钱的人提供便利,她们也是如此。“Yo tā”指某一个男子与那些女子。“Bādhayeti”(阻碍)指他试图用网去阻挡风。“Velā tāsaṃ na vijjati”(她们没有限碍)意思是,就像那些河流等,并没有“只许在某个时辰方可前往”的时间限制,无论黑夜白昼,随自己心意的任何时刻都可以去;也没有“某某人不可前往”的界限,只要是有需要的人便可前去。同样,这些女子也是如此,这便是此句的意涵。显示巴利原文
Silesūpamāti purisānaṃ cittabandhanena silesasadisā. Tikkhamāyāti tikhiṇamāyā sīghamāyā. Nadīrivāti yathā pabbateyyā nadī sīghasotā, evaṃ sīghamāyāti attho. Āpaṇovāti yathā ca pasāritāpaṇo yesaṃ mūlaṃ atthi, tesaññeva upakāro, tatheva tāpi. Yo tāti yo puriso tā itthiyo. Bādhayeti so vātaṃ jālena bādheyya. Velā tāsaṃ na vijjatīti yathā etesaṃ nadīādīnaṃ ‘‘asukavelāyameva ettha gantabba’’nti velā natthi, rattimpi divāpi icchiticchitakkhaṇe upagantabbāneva, asukenevātipi mariyādā natthi, atthikena upagantabbāneva, tathā tāsampīti attho.
“犹如火”的意思是,就像火不会因添加木柴而餍足,这些女人也不会因烦恼之乐而满足。“犹如黑蛇的相状”是指由于易怒、怀恨、剧毒、双舌、害友这五种原因,她们便如同黑蛇。其中,多染着性应理解为剧毒;离间语应理解为双舌;邪淫应理解为害友。“犹如牛对外边的草”的意思是,如同牛会舍弃已啃食之处,在外边不停地拣择悦意或不悦意之草中最上等的来咀嚼,这些女人也是如此,会抛弃贫穷的男子,转而亲近其他富有的人。“灌顶者”指国王。“一切女子”指所有女性。“这些”指这五种人。“从恒常想”是说,应当常作恒常之想,保持不放逸与警觉,这便是含义所在。“难了知”指极难被觉知。“一切性”指全部的心意倾向。因为,即便是长久亲近的火,也依然会烧人。显示巴利原文
Ghatāsanasamā etāti yathā aggi indhanena na tappati, evametāpi kilesaratiyā. Kaṇhasappasirūpamāti kodhanatāya upanāhitāya ghoravisatāya dujivhatāya mittadubbhitāyāti pañcahi kāraṇehi kaṇhasappasirasadisā. Tattha bahularāgatāya ghoravisatā, pisuṇatāya dujivhatā, aticāritāya mittadubbhitā veditabbā. Gāvo bahi tiṇassevāti yathā gāvo khāditaṭṭhānaṃ chaḍḍetvā bahi manāpamanāpassa tiṇassa varaṃ varaṃ omasanti khādanti, evametāpi niddhanaṃ chaḍḍetvā aññaṃ sadhanameva bhajantīti attho. Muddhābhisittanti rājānaṃ. Pamadā ca sabbāti sabbā ca itthiyo. Eteti ete pañca jane. Niccayatoti niccasaññato, upaṭṭhitassati appamattova hutvāti attho. Dubbidūti dujjāno. Sabbabhāvoti ajjhāsayo. Cirapariciṇṇopi hi aggi dahati, ciravissāsikopi kuñjaro ghāteti, ciraparicitopi sappo ḍaṃsati, ciravissāsikopi rājā anatthakaro hoti, evaṃ cirāciṇṇāpi itthiyo vikāraṃ dassentīti.
“非舞姿容色者”指具足美貌的女子。“非众人之爱”指不像半迦西妓女那样,为众人所喜爱、所悦意的女子。“非善巧者”指不精通舞蹈与歌咏的女子。因为,具足这些相状的女子往往为众人所渴求,拥有的朋友也很多,所以不应去亲近。“不因财富之故”指那些纯粹为了财富才来亲近的女子,即便还未被蓄养,也不应亲近。因为她们一旦得不到财富,便会生起嗔怒。显示巴利原文
Naccantavaṇṇāti abhirūpavatī. Na bahūna kantāti aḍḍhakāsigaṇikā viya bahūnaṃ piyā manāpā. Na dakkhiṇāti naccagītakusalā. Tathārūpā hi bahupatthitā bahumittā honti, tasmā na sevitabbā. Na dhanassa hetūti yā dhanahetuyeva bhajati, sā apariggahāpi na sevitabbā. Sā hi dhanaṃ alabhamānā kujjhatīti.
当这段话说完之后,大众都对菩萨发出了“啊!说得真是太好了!”的赞叹声。菩萨在以这些原因说完女人的过失后,便默然不语了。秃鹫王安达听到后,说道:“善哉,鸠那罗贤友,我也要凭着自己智慧的力量,来讲说女人的过失。”这样说完,便开始述说女人的过失。为了显示此事,世尊宣说了以下内容:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vutte mahājano mahāsattassa ‘‘aho sukathita’’nti sādhukāramadāsi. Sopi ettakehi kāraṇehi itthīnaṃ aguṇaṃ kathetvā tuṇhī ahosi. Taṃ sutvā ānando gijjharājā, ‘‘samma kuṇāla, ahampi attano ñāṇabalena itthīnaṃ aguṇaṃ kathessāmī’’ti vatvā aguṇakathaṃ ārabhi. Taṃ dassento satthā āha –
于是,诸位贤者,秃鹫王安达完全了知鸠那罗从开头、中间乃至结尾的谈话意旨后,在那时宣说了这些偈颂:显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, ānando gijjharājā kuṇālassa ādimajjhakathāpariyosānaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imā gāthā abhāsi –
即使男子以财富布满此大地,全数给予他所钟爱的女子;
即使获得了良机,她也可能轻慢于他;他不应陷入那些无贞操女子的掌控之中。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Puṇṇampi cemaṃ pathaviṃ dhanena, dajjitthiyā puriso sammatāya; Laddhā khaṇaṃ atimaññeyya tampi, tāsaṃ vasaṃ asatīnaṃ na gacche.
纵使他勤奋不懈、品性坚定,是一位令人喜爱、可心的少壮之夫;
在居处的种种事务中,她们仍会舍弃他,因此我不信任女人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Uṭṭhāhakaṃ cepi alīnavuttiṃ, komārabhattāraṃ piyaṃ manāpaṃ; Āvāsu kiccesu ca naṃ jahanti, tasmāhamitthīnaṃ na vissasāmi.
人不应因‘她对我有意’而信任,也不应因‘她在我面前哭泣’而信任;
这些女子既亲近所爱之人,也亲近所不爱之人,犹如船只时靠此岸,时靠彼岸。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na vissase ‘icchati ma’nti poso, na vissase ‘rodati me sakāse’; Sevanti hetā piyamappiyañca, nāvā yathā orakūlaṃ parañca.
不应信赖以旧枝为衣者,不应信赖曾是朋友的旧贼;
不应信任声称“我是你的朋友”的国王,也不应信任女子,纵使她如同十位母亲般亲近。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na vissase sākhapurāṇasanthataṃ, na vissase mittapurāṇacoraṃ; Na vissase rājānaṃ ‘sakhā mama’nti, na vissase itthi dasanna mātaraṃ.
‘‘Na vissase rāmakarāsu nārisu, accantasīlāsu asaññatāsu;
纵使是因深爱而追随的妻子,也不可信任,因为女子犹如渡口,对所有人敞开。显示巴利原文
Accantapemānugatassa bhariyā, na vissase titthasamā hi nāriyo.
她们或殴打,或砍杀,或教人砍杀,乃至割喉饮血;
切勿对那些志趣低劣、不调伏、如恒河渡口般的女人,心生爱恋。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Haneyyuṃ chindeyyuṃ chedāpeyyumpi, kaṇṭhepi chetvā rudhiraṃ piveyyuṃ; Mā dīnakāmāsu asaññatāsu, bhāvaṃ kare gaṅgatitthūpamāsu.
‘‘Musā tāsaṃ yathā saccaṃ, saccaṃ tāsaṃ yathā musā; Gāvo bahi tiṇasseva, omasanti varaṃ varaṃ.
她们以过往的形迹、以凝视与微笑来诱惑;
又或以不端庄的衣着,与悦耳动听的话语。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Gatenetā palobhenti, pekkhitena mhitena ca; Athopi dunnivatthena, mañjunā bhaṇitena ca.
‘‘Coriyo kathinā hetā, vāḷā ca lapasakkharā; Na tā kiñci na jānanti, yaṃ manussesu vañcanaṃ.
世间女子名为不贞,她们没有边际;常怀贪染且放肆,如同火焰吞噬一切。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Asā lokitthiyo nāma, velā tāsaṃ na vijjati; Sārattā ca pagabbhā ca, sikhī sabbaghaso yathā.
于女人中,实无所谓的亲爱者,也无所谓的不亲爱者;
她们亲近可意与不可意者,犹如船只往来此岸与彼岸。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Natthitthīnaṃ piyo nāma, appiyopi na vijjati; Sevanti hetā piyamappiyañca, nāvā yathā orakūlaṃ parañca.
于女人中,无所谓亲爱者,亦无所谓不亲爱者;
她们因财富而缠附,犹如藤蔓依附于树木。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Natthitthīnaṃ piyo nāma, appiyopi na vijjati; Dhanattā paṭivallanti, latāva dumanissitā.
象倌、马倌、牛倌与广场;
若有财有物,女人们便追随,哪怕对方是烧尸人、抛弃花鬘者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Hatthibandhaṃ assabandhaṃ, gopurisañca maṇḍalaṃ; Chavaḍāhakaṃ pupphachaḍḍakaṃ, sadhanamanupatanti nāriyo.
她们甚至会抛弃一无所有的善男子,如同抛弃与卑贱者无异之人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kulaputtampi jahanti akiñcanaṃ, chavakasamasadisampi; Anugacchanti anupatanti, dhanahetu hi nāriyo’’ti.
其中,“谈话的开端、中间与结束”是指谈话的开始、中间和结束部分。“得到机会”意思是获得时机。“她想要我”:若男人认为“这女人喜欢我”,便不应信任她。“老树枝铺盖”:指昨日或前日所铺的旧树枝垫,不应加以信任;若不拍打、不检查,则不应使用。因为其中可能钻入蛇等长虫,或仇敌把刀藏匿其中。“老朋友盗贼”:指在拦路抢劫处出没的盗贼,不要认为“他是我的老友”而信任他。因为盗贼正是会杀害认出他们的人。“他是我的朋友”:国王容易发怒,故不应因觉得“国王是我的朋友”而信任他。“十母”:意思是不应因心想“这位老妇人不会骗我,会自我保护”就信任她。“令人愉悦者”:指在愚人中制造享乐的女人。“极持戒者”:指已经破戒的女人。“即使极深爱意的人”:即使她对自己怀有极深的情意,也不应信任。什么原因呢?因为“女人如同渡口”,意指如同渡口对所有人开放一般。显示巴利原文
Tattha ādimajjhakathāpariyosānanti kathāya ādimajjhapariyosānaṃ. Laddhā khaṇanti okāsaṃ labhitvā. Icchati manti maṃ esā icchatīti puriso itthiṃ na vissaseyya. Sākhapurāṇasanthatanti hiyyo vā pare vā santhataṃ purāṇasākhāsanthataṃ na vissase, apapphoṭetvā apaccavekkhitvā na paribhuñjeyya. Tatra hi dīghajātiko vā pavisitvā tiṭṭheyye, paccāmitto vā satthaṃ nikkhipeyya. Mittapurāṇacoranti panthadūhanaṭṭhāne ṭhitaṃ coraṃ ‘‘purāṇamitto me’’ti na vissaseyya. Corā hi ye sañjānanti teyeva mārenti. Sakhā mamanti so hi khippameva kujjhati, tasmā rājānaṃ ‘‘sakhā me’’ti na vissase. Dasannamātaranti ‘‘ayaṃ mahallikā idāni maṃ na aticarissati, attānaṃ rakkhissatī’’ti na vissasetabbā. Rāmakarāsūti bālānaṃ ratikarāsu. Accantasīlāsūti atikkantasīlāsu. Accantapemānugatassāti sacepi accantaṃ anugatapemā assa, tathāpi taṃ na vissase. Kiṃkāraṇā? Titthasamā hi nāriyoti sambandho, titthaṃ viya sabbasādhāraṇāti attho.
“可能杀害”:她们可能因忿怒,或迷恋情夫,而做出杀害等一切行为。“莫在志趣低劣的女人中”:指志趣卑下、意欲杂染的女人。“莫生情爱”:对这样的女人,不应生起眷爱。“如恒河渡口般的女人”:指如同恒河渡口一般对一切人共用的女人。“妄语”:她们的妄语犹如真话。“通过已往等”:以既往的行为诱惑,应讲述《疯狂本生》;以穿着不当,应讲述《尼利尼迦本生》;以悦耳言语说‘圣子,请您快点来吧’,应讲述难陀长老之事。“盗贼”:因她们使积攒的财富消亡,故说为盗贼。“心硬”:指心肠坚硬。“凶暴”:指性情暴戾,因小事即易忿怒。“舌甜如碎石”:指以无意义的废话,甘甜如碎石子。“不贞”:指不贞洁、低劣。“常贪染”:指于一切时皆贪染。“放肆”:指以身恶行等而放肆。“如同”:如同火焰吞噬一切,这些女人也是如此,吞噬一切。“她们拥抱”:指拥抱、紧拥入怀、缠缚。“如藤蔓”:犹如藤蔓依附树木、缠绕树木,这些女人也是如此拥抱男子。显示巴利原文
Haneyyunti kuddhā vā aññapurisasārattā vā hutvā sabbametaṃ hananādiṃ kareyyuṃ. Mā dīnakāmāsūti hīnajjhāsayāsu saṃkiliṭṭhaāsayāsu. Bhāvanti evarūpāsu sinehaṃ mā kare. Gaṅgatitthūpamāsūti sabbasādhāraṇaṭṭhena gaṅgātitthasadisāsu. Musāti musāvādo tāsaṃ saccasadisova. Gatenātiādīsu pekkhitena palobhane ummādantījātakaṃ, (jā. 2.18.57 ādayo) dunnivatthena niḷinikājātakaṃ, (jā. 2.18.1 ādayo) mañjunā bhaṇitena ‘‘tuvaṭaṃ kho, ayyaputta, āgaccheyyāsī’’ti nandattherassa vatthu (udā. 22) kathetabbaṃ. Coriyoti sambhatassa dhanassa vināsanena coriyo. Kathināti thaddhahadayā. Vāḷāti duṭṭhā appakeneva kujjhanasīlā. Lapasakkharāti niratthakalapanena sakkharā viya madhurā. Asāti asatiyo lāmakā. Sārattāti sabbadā sārattā. Pagabbhāti kāyapāgabbhiyādīhi pagabbhā. Yathāti yathā sikhī sabbaghaso, evametāpi sabbaghasā. Paṭivallantīti parissajanti upagūhanti veṭhenti. Latāvāti yathā latā rukkhanissitā rukkhaṃ veṭhenti, evametā purisaṃ parissajanti nāma.
“象倌等”中,“牛倌”指放牛的人。“烧尸者”:焚烧尸体的,即守坟墓的人。“抛花者”:指清扫厕所的人。“有财富”:即使对这些人,她们也自然会追随富有的人。“无所有”:指没有财富。“与卑贱者等同”:就像吃狗肉的旃陀罗贱民那样同等,她们会亲近、服侍毫无特别之处的男子。为什么呢?因为女人就是为了财富而追随。显示巴利原文
Hatthibandhantiādīsu gopuriso vuccati gopālako. Chavaḍāhakanti chavānaṃ ḍāhakaṃ, susānapālanti vuttaṃ hoti. Pupphachaḍḍakanti vaccaṭṭhānasodhakaṃ. Sadhananti etesupi sadhanaṃ anugacchantiyeva . Akiñcananti adhanaṃ. Chavakasamasadisanti sunakhamaṃsakhādacaṇḍālena samaṃ sadisaṃ, tena nibbisesampi purisaṃ gacchanti bhajanti. Kasmā? Yasmā anupatanti dhanahetu nāriyoti.
如此,秃鹫王阿难陀依自己的智慧讲述了女人的过患后,便沉默不语。听了他的话后,那罗陀也依自己的智慧,讲述了她们的过患。导师为说明这一点,说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ attano ñāṇe ṭhatvā ānando gijjharājā itthīnaṃ aguṇaṃ kathetvā tuṇhī ahosi. Tassa vacanaṃ sutvā nāradopi attano ñāṇe ṭhatvā tāsaṃ aguṇaṃ kathesi. Taṃ dassento satthā āha –
当时,那罗陀天婆罗门完整了解了秃鹫王阿难陀谈话的始末,便在那时说了以下这些偈颂:显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, nārado devabrāhmaṇo ānandassa gijjharājassa ādimajjhakathāpariyosānaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imā gāthā abhāsi –
有四种事物永不满足,请听我说——
大海、婆罗门、国王、女人及鸟王。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘‘Cattārome na pūrenti, te me suṇātha bhāsato; Samuddo brāhmaṇo rājā, itthī cāpi dijampati.
一切依于大地的河流,都汇归大海;
然而大海终不被它们填满,以匮乏故,永不满足。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Saritā sāgaraṃ yanti, yā kāci pathavissitā; Tā samuddaṃ na pūrenti, ūnattā hi na pūrati.
求学的婆罗门,研习四吠陀与第五传说;
他依然渴望听闻更多法,因心中有不足,便不会满足。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Brāhmaṇo ca adhīyāna, vedamakkhānapañcamaṃ; Bhiyyopi sutamiccheyya, ūnattā hi na pūrati.
国王征服了整个大地,乃至大海与山岳;
征服之后,他便安居于这片国土,享用着充满种种宝物的、适合转轮圣王的财富;
他渴望大海彼岸,但因不满足,故不得圆满。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Rājā ca pathaviṃ sabbaṃ, sasamuddaṃ sapabbataṃ; Ajjhāvasaṃ vijinitvā, anantaratanocitaṃ; Pāraṃ samuddaṃ pattheti ūnattā hi na pūrati.
每一位女性都有八位丈夫;
他们英勇且具大威力,能带来一切欲乐之味;
乃至对第九人也生起爱欲;因不满足,故不得圆满。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ekamekāya itthiyā, aṭṭhaṭṭha patino siyā; Sūrā ca balavanto ca, sabbakāmarasāharā; Kareyya navame chandaṃ, ūnattā hi na pūrati.
所有女人犹如火焰,吞噬一切;所有女人犹如河流,冲走一切;
所有女人犹如荆棘之枝,所有女人皆为财富而走向他人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sabbitthiyo sikhīriva sabbabhakkhā, sabbitthiyo nadīriva sabbavāhī; Sabbitthiyo kaṇṭakānaṃva sākhā, sabbitthiyo dhanahetu vajanti.
试图以网捕捉风,试图以单手舀尽大海;
若有人对女子倾尽全部心意,便如同欲以单手击掌作声。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Vātañca jālena naro parāmase, osiñcaye sāgaramekapāṇinā; Sakena hatthena kareyya ghosaṃ, yo sabbabhāvaṃ pamadāsu ossaje.
那些心思诡诈多端的女贼,在她们之中,真实极为稀有难得。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Corīnaṃ bahubuddhīnaṃ, yāsu saccaṃ sudullabhaṃ; Thīnaṃ bhāvo durājāno, macchassevodake gataṃ.
她们不知餍足,言语柔和,却如河流一般难以填满;
知道她们会令人沉沦,便应当远远地避开、远离。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Analā mudusambhāsā, duppūrā tā nadīsamā; Sīdanti naṃ viditvāna, ārakā parivajjaye.
‘‘Āvaṭṭanī mahāmāyā, brahmacariyavikopanā; Sīdanti naṃ viditvāna, ārakā parivajjaye.
她们所亲近的男子,不论因爱欲,还是因钱财,
都如火焰吞没所附之物,迅疾将其焚毁。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ etā upasevanti, chandasā vā dhanena vā; Jātavedova saṃṭhānaṃ, khippaṃ anudahanti na’’’nti.
其中,“dijampatī”(鸟王)是对鸟族最年长者——库那拉鸟的称呼。“Saritā”(河流)等语,是为了阐明前已确立的纲要而说。“U字nattā”(不足),是因为水域过于广大,故而水总显得不足。“Adhīyānā”(学习之后),即读诵之后。“Vedamakkhānapañcamaṃ”(以吠陀阐述为第五),指的是以史传为第五的四种吠陀。“U字nattā”(不满足),是因为他的志向极为高远,对应当修学的内容总不满足。“Anantaratanocitaṃ”(充满种种宝物),即由种种宝物所充满、所圆满。“U字nattā”(不满足),是因为贪爱极其深广,故而永不满足。“Siyā”(应是),即“siyuṃ”(应是),或者便是如此读法。“Sabbakāmarasāharā”(一切欲乐味的施予者),即一切欲乐滋味的提供者。“Navame”(第九),是为显示即便在前述八种情形下,那种不满足的状态依然如故。然而,她即便在第十种、第二十种,乃至更多种情形中,也同样会生起欲求。“U字nattā”(不满足)显示巴利原文
Tattha dijampatīti dijajeṭṭhakaṃ kuṇālaṃ ālapati. ‘‘Saritā’’tiādi ṭhapitamātikāya bhājanatthaṃ vuttaṃ. Ūnattāti udakapatiṭṭhānassa mahantatāya ūnā eva. Adhīyānāti sajjhāyitvā. Vedamakkhānapañcamanti itihāsapañcamaṃ vedacatukkaṃ. Ūnattāti so hi ajjhāsayamahantatāya sikkhitabbassa na pūrati. Anantaratanocitanti nānāratanehi ocitaṃ paripuṇṇaṃ. Ūnattāti so hi taṇhāmahantatāya na pūrati. Siyāti siyuṃ, ayameva vā pāṭho. Sabbakāmarasāharāti sabbesaṃ kāmarasānaṃ āharakā. ‘‘Navame’’ti aṭṭhahi atittabhāvadassanatthaṃ vuttaṃ. Sā pana dasamepi vīsatimepi tato uttaritarepi chandaṃ karoteva. Ūnattāti sā hi kāmataṇhāya mahantatāya na pūrati. Kaṇḍakānaṃva sākhāti sambādhamagge kaṇṭakasākhasadisā. Yathā hi sākhā laggitvā ākaḍḍhati, evaṃ etāpi rūpādīhi kaḍḍhanti. Yathā sākhā hatthādīsu vijjhitvā dukkhaṃ uppādeti, evaṃ etāpi phuṭṭhamattā sarīrasamphassena vijjhitvā mahāvināsaṃ pāpenti. Vajantīti parapurisaṃ vajanti.
「Parāmase」意为执取、紧紧抓住。「Osiñcayeti」意为为了沐浴而进入水中,然后用一只手将整个大海之水舀起又抛弃。「Sakena」意为用自己的一只手,将同一只手移开而发出声响。「Sabbabhāvaṃ」:当某个男子被女人称说‘你就是可亲、可意、可爱、可悦的’时,他若信以为真,心想‘确实如此’,便会将自己全部的心意都交托给那些放逸的女子。也就是说,他会因此去做如同以网捕风之类的徒劳之事。这就是此词的含义。「Gataṃ」意为已去、已行。「Analā」意为她们在三种法上皆不能满足,因而完全无法与之交谈。「Duppurā tā」:犹如大河难以被水充满一般,这些女人因沉溺于烦恼欲乐,同样难以被满足。「Sīdanti naṃ viditvāna」:此处的 naṃ 仅为语气词;其意为:了知‘那些女人缠缚于人后,会令其沉沦于四恶趣’之后。「Āvaṭṭanī」:如同漩涡能迷惑众人的心,令众人随之旋转一般,这些女人亦能如此迷惑人心。这就是它的含义。显示巴利原文
Parāmaseti gaṇheyya. Osiñcayeti nhāyituṃ otiṇṇo ekena pāṇinā sakalasamuddaudakaṃ osiñceyya gahetvā chaḍḍeyya. Sakenāti ekena attano hatthena tameva hatthaṃ haritvā ghosaṃ uppādeyya. Sabbabhāvanti ‘‘tvameva iṭṭho kanto piyo manāpo’’ti vuccamāno yo puriso ‘‘evameta’’nti saddahanto sabbaṃ attano ajjhāsayaṃ pamadāsu ossajeyya, so jālādīhi vātaggahaṇādīni kareyyāti attho. Gatanti gamanaṃ. Analāti tīhi dhammehi alanti vacanavirahitā. Duppurā tāti yathā mahānadī udakena, evaṃ kilesaratiyā tā duppūrā. Sīdanti naṃ viditvānāti ettha nanti nipātamattaṃ, itthiyo allīnā catūsu apāyesu sīdantīti viditvā. Āvaṭṭanīti yathā āvaṭṭanī mahājanassa hadayaṃ mohetvā attano vase vatteti, evametāpīti attho. Vikopanāti nāsanatthena ca garahatthena ca brahmacariyassa kopikā. Chandasā vāti piyasaṃvāsena vā. Dhanena vāti dhanahetu vā. Saṃṭhānanti yathā jātavedo attano ṭhānaṃ yaṃ yaṃ padesaṃ allīyati, taṃ taṃ dahati, tathā etāpi yaṃ yaṃ purisaṃ kilesavasena allīyanti, taṃ taṃ anudahanti mahāvināsaṃ pāpenti.
如此,当那罗陀揭示了女人的过失之后,大士又进一步详细地分辨并揭示了她们的过失。为了说明这一点,导师说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ nāradena itthīnaṃ aguṇe pakāsite puna mahāsatto visesetvā tāsaṃ aguṇaṃ pakāseti. Taṃ dassetuṃ satthā āha –
那么,诸位,库那拉鸟完全了知了天婆罗门那罗陀谈话的开头、中间与结尾之后,便在那一时刻,诵出了这些偈颂:显示巴利原文
‘‘Atha khalu, bho, kuṇālo sakuṇo nāradassa devabrāhmaṇassa ādimajjhakathāpariyosānaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imā gāthāyo ajjhabhāsi –
智者即使可与手持利剑者交谈,乃至与毗舍遮附身者交谈;
即使可亲近威力猛烈的蛇,也不应独自与放逸女人交谈。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘‘Sallape nisitakhaggapāṇinā, paṇḍito api pisācadosinā; Uggatejamuragampi āside, eko ekāya pamadāya nālape.
女人的确是搅乱世人心者,她们以舞蹈、歌唱、言谈与微笑为利器;
她们逼恼未安住正念者,犹如岛上罗刹群逼恼商人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Lokacittamathanā hi nāriyo, naccagītabhaṇitamhitāvudhā; Bādhayanti anupaṭṭhitassatiṃ, dīpe rakkhasigaṇova vāṇije.
她们没有戒律,没有节制,耽溺于酒肉,毫不自制;
她们吞没男子的财富,犹如大海中的摩竭鱼与吞舟大鱼。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Natthi tāsaṃ vinayo na saṃvaro, majjamaṃsaniratā asaññatā; Tā gilanti purisassa pābhataṃ, sāgareva makaraṃ timiṅgalo.
她们以五欲之味为境,掉举、不定、无有节制;
放逸的女子趣向放逸的男子,如同咸水湖中的水流。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pañcakāmaguṇasātagocarā, uddhatā aniyatā asaññatā; Osaranti pamadā pamādinaṃ, loṇatoyavatiyaṃva āpakā.
女人或以爱欲、或以欢悦、或以财富来引诱那个男子;
她们以贪与嗔为武器,焚烧那个男子,犹如火焰。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ naraṃ upalapenti nāriyo, chandasā vā ratiyā dhanena vā; Jātavedasadisampi tādisaṃ, rāgadosavadhiyo dahanti naṃ.
她们知道男子富裕多财,便携着自己的财富与自身前去亲近。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Aḍḍhaṃ ñatvā purisaṃ mahaddhanaṃ, osaranti sadhanaṃ sahattanā; Rattacittamativeṭhayanti naṃ, sāla māluvalatāva kānane.
她们以种种欲乐前来亲近,面容如彩绘图画般美丽,盛装打扮;
那些女子大笑、轻笑,如同商婆罗,精通百般幻术。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tā upenti vividhena chandasā, citrabimbamukhiyo alaṅkatā; Uhasanti pahasanti nāriyo, sambarova satamāyakovidā.
那些佩戴黄金、摩尼宝与珍珠为饰,在夫家备受恭敬的女子们,
虽受守护,却仍背叛自己的丈夫,犹如心中隐藏着檀那婆一般。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Jātarūpamaṇimuttabhūsitā, sakkatā patikulesu nāriyo; Rakkhitā aticaranti sāmikaṃ, dānavaṃva hadayantarassitā.
纵使一个人威势具足、智慧明辨,受到大众恭敬、崇拜,
若被女子所掌控,他便黯然失色,犹如月亮为罗睺所蚀。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tejavāpi hi naro vicakkhaṇo, sakkato bahujanassa pūjito; Nārinaṃ vasagato na bhāsati, rāhunā upahatova candimā.
一位愤怒、心怀恶意的怨敌,面对落入自己掌控的仇人,或许会如此对待;
而被女人支配、充满贪求的人,所招致的灾祸比那更为深重。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yaṃ kareyya kupito diso disaṃ, duṭṭhacitto vasamāgataṃ ariṃ; Tena bhiyyo byasanaṃ nigacchati, nārinaṃ vasagato apekkhavā.
被拔发剪甲、遭受威吓,并被拳打脚踢、棍棒相加;
这些女人确已堕入卑劣,她们耽乐于腐尸,犹如苍蝇一般。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kesalūnanakhachinnatajjitā, pādapāṇikasadaṇḍatāḷitā; Hīnamevupagatā hi nāriyo, tā ramanti kuṇapeva makkhikā.
于家宅、街巷之间,或于王都与市镇之中,
牟质所布下的罗网与陷阱,希求安乐的有眼者应当回避。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tā kulesu visikhantaresu vā, rājadhāninigamesu vā puna; Oḍḍitaṃ namucipāsavākaraṃ, cakkhumā parivajje sukhatthiko.
舍弃了善法与苦行功德,却行卑劣之行,这样的人不当如此。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ossajitva kusalaṃ tapoguṇaṃ, yo anariyacaritāni mācari; Devatāhi nirayaṃ nimissati, chedagāmimaṇiyaṃva vāṇijo.
他在今世受人指责,来世亦然,这愚人因自己的业而毁灭。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘So idha garahito parattha ca, dummatī upahato sakammunā;
他行止不定,陷入困厄,犹如劣驴之车行于邪路。显示巴利原文
Gacchatī aniyato gaḷāgaḷaṃ, duṭṭhagadrabharathova uppathe.
‘‘So upeti nirayaṃ patāpanaṃ, sattisimbalivanañca āyasaṃ; Āvasitvā tiracchānayoniyaṃ, petarājavisayaṃ na muñcati.
‘‘Dibyakhiḍḍaratiyo ca nandane, cakkavatticaritañca mānuse; Nāsayanti pamadā pamādinaṃ, duggatiñca paṭipādayanti naṃ.
天界的各种娱乐享受并非难得,人间的转轮王之行也是如此;
黄金宫殿中的居所与天女,那些渴求与天女嬉戏享乐者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dibyakhiḍḍaratiyo na dullabhā, cakkavatticaritañca mānuse; Soṇṇabyamhanilayā ca accharā, ye caranti pamadāhanatthikā.
超越欲界所得的趣处,生于色界并非难得;
投生离贪者的境界,岂是以追逐女人为目的而生活者所能为?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kāmadhātusamatikkamā gati, rūpadhātuyā bhāvo na dullabho; Vītarāgavisayūpapatti yā, ye caranti pamadāhanatthikā.
超越一切苦之安稳,究竟不动、无为;
于寂灭者,清净非难;于追求女人者则难。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sabbadukkhasamattikkamaṃ sivaṃ, accantamacalitaṃ asaṅkhataṃ; Nibbutehi sucihī na dullabhaṃ, ye caranti pamadāhanatthikā’’’ti.
其中,“交谈”:即便对方手持利剑而立,威胁“你若与我交谈,我便砍下你的头”,或是心怀嗔恨而立的毕舍遮鬼,自誓“只要他一开口,我便吃掉他、夺其性命”,也不应与之交谈。也不应接近那心想“一走近便咬杀”的剧毒蛇。而且,独自一人时,绝不与一位女人在隐蔽处说话。“摧灭世间心”:指有杀害世间人心思的。“如岛上的罗刹众”:如同岛上的罗刹众化作人形诱骗商人,令其归入自己控制后啖食;同样,这些女人也以五种欲功德使众生归入其控制,令他们遭受大毁灭。这是其义理。“律”:即行为规范。“防护”:即防护的界限。“男子的赠礼”:她们吞没、毁灭男子辛苦积聚的财富。显示巴利原文
Tattha sallapeti ‘‘sace mayā saddhiṃ sallapessasi, sīsaṃ te pātessāmī’’ti vatvā khaggaṃ ādāya ṭhitenāpi, ‘‘sallapitamatteyeva taṃ khāditvā jīvitavināsaṃ pāpessāmī’’ti dosinā hutvā ṭhitenāpi pisācena saddhiṃ sallape. ‘‘Upagataṃ ḍaṃsitvā nāsessāmī’’ti ṭhitaṃ uggatejaṃ uragampi āside. Eko pana hutvā raho ekāya pamadāya na hi ālape. Lokacittamathanāti lokassa cittaghātikā. Dīpe rakkhasigaṇoti yathā dīpe rakkhasigaṇo manussavesena vāṇije upalāpetvā attano vase gate katvā khādati, evaṃ imāpi pañcahi kāmaguṇehi attano vase katvā satte mahāvināsaṃ pāpentīti attho. Vinayoti ācāro. Saṃvaroti mariyādo. Purisassa pābhatanti dukkhasambhataṃ dhanaṃ gilanti nāsenti.
“不决定者”:指心意不决定的人。“咸水海”:意即大海。“河流”:即江河,此为另一读法。如同诸河汇入大海,女人也如此趋向放逸者。这是其义理。“由于欲”:出于爱欲。“由于喜乐”:由于五种欲功德的喜乐。“或由于财富”:或因为财富。“似火神”:犹如具足功德而炽燃的火焰。“以欲贪嗔恚为杀害者”:以欲贪和嗔恚为杀害者;亦读作“欲贪嗔恚的去处”。“亲近”:她们为了获取财富,以甜蜜言语系缚他而前去亲近。“拥有财富者”:即拥有财富的人,此为读法;或者,为了衣饰等,她们甚至舍弃自己的部分财富而前去亲近。“与自己的身体”:连同自己的身体,她们似乎也将身体完全施予他。“极度缠绕”:为获取财富而极度缠绕、压迫。显示巴利原文
Aniyatāti aniyatacittā. Loṇatoyavatiyanti loṇatoyavantaṃ samuddanti attho. Āpakāti āpagā, ayameva vā pāṭho. Yathā samuddaṃ nadiyo osaranti, evaṃ pamādinaṃ pamadāti attho. Chandasāti pemena. Ratiyāti pañcakāmaguṇaratiyā. Dhanena vāti dhanahetu vā. Jātavedasadisanti guṇasampattiyā aggimiva jalitampi. Rāgadosavadhiyoti kāmarāgadosehi vadhikā. Rāgadosagatiyotipi pāṭho. Osarantīti dhanagahaṇatthāya madhuravacanena taṃ bandhantiyo upagacchanti. Sadhananti sadhanā. Ayameva vā pāṭho, vatthālaṅkāratthāya kiñci attano dhanaṃ datvāpi osarantīti attho. Sahattanāti attabhāvena saddhiṃ attabhāvampi tasseva pariccajantiyo viya honti. Ativeṭhayantīti dhanagahaṇatthāya ativiya veṭhenti pīḷenti.
“以种种欲”:以种种方式。“彩绘面容者”:指通过装饰,使身体绚丽多彩、面容灿烂。“大笑”:指放声大笑。“轻笑”:指微微一笑。“如散跋罗”:如同幻师,亦如同阿修罗王。“如内心依止檀那婆”:正如《迦兰达迦本生》中所说:“三位贤者,你们从何处来?”那依止于心内、住在腹中的檀那婆都能超越,同样,她们也能超越。“这些是无护的”:他阐明此义。“不闪耀”:不闪耀,如同拥有绿鬓的迦叶王等。“因此”:因此,由那敌人所引生的灾祸,是更为严重的灾祸。这是其义理。“有期望者”:指有渴爱的人。显示巴利原文
Vividhena chandasāti nānāvidhena ākārena. Citrabimbamukhiyoti alaṅkāravasena citrasarīrā citramukhiyo hutvā. Uhasantīti mahāhasitaṃ hasanti. Pahasantīti mandahasitaṃ hasanti. Sambarovāti māyākārapuriso viya asurindo viya ca . Dānavaṃva hadayantarassitāti yathā ‘‘kuto nu āgacchatha, bho, tayo janā’’ti karaṇḍakajātake (jā. 1.9.87 ādayo) hadayantaranissitā antoudaragatāpi dānavaṃ aticari, evaṃ aticaranti. Arakkhitā hetāti dīpeti. Na bhāsatīti na virocati haritacalomasakassapakusarājāno viya. Tenāti tamhā amittena katā byasanā atirekataraṃ byasananti attho. Apekkhavāti sataṇho.
“发被剃、爪痕遍体、肢体割裂、受诸恐吓者”:指那些被拖拽、头发被剃、身体被指甲抓伤、遭到恐吓,以及被脚等踢打的悲惨之人。若有人因烦恼驱使而对她们施加这些恶行,那些堕入如此卑劣境地的女子反而欢喜,并不回避这些伤害;那么,对于那些举止温和体贴的人,她们又怎会不倾心呢?正“如蝇附尸”:就像苍蝇聚集在令人作呕的象尸等腐肉上一样,她们只倾心于卑劣之人。“所设陷阱”:是说,不应将这些视为真正的女人,而应将其看作烦恼魔为了捕猎鸟兽,在这些地方布下的罗网与圈套。一个拥有智慧之眼、渴望获得天界与人间喜乐的人,应当如此思惟并远离她们。显示巴利原文
Kesalūnanakhachinnatajjitāti ākaḍḍhitvā lūnakesā nakhehi chinnagattā tajjitā pādādīhi ca tāḷitāva hutvā. Yo kilesavasena etepi vippakāre karoti, tādisaṃ hīnameva upagatā nāriyo ramanti, na ete vippakāre pariharanti, madhurasamācāre kiṃkāraṇā tā na ramanti. Kuṇapeva makkhikāti yasmā jegucchahatthikuṇapādimhi makkhikā viya tā hīneyeva ramantīti attho. Oḍḍitanti na etā itthiyo nāma, atha kho imesu ṭhānesu namucino kilesamārassa migapakkhigahaṇatthaṃ luddakehi oḍḍitaṃ pāsañca vākarañcāti maññamāno paññācakkhumā puriso dibbamānusikena sukhena atthiko parivajjeyya.
“舍弃”:指抛弃了能带来人间与天界大福报的苦行功德。“那人”:指那个在不圣洁、不清净的欲乐对象中,行于欲乐之事的人。“将被天神送入地狱”:意指他将错失天界,直取地狱。“犹如商人换得割身之宝”:就像一个愚蠢的商人,付出了价值十万的货物,却换来一颗只会割伤自己的宝石,此人正是如此。“他”:就是那个被女人所掌控的男子。“无有定期”:指完全无法确定他将在恶道中沉沦多久。“滑落又复滑落”:指从天界或人界不断滑落,最终只能堕入恶道之意。这好比是什么呢?“犹如劣驴之车行于邪道”:正如套着恶劣驴子的车偏离正道,只走向邪路一般。“铁刀剑的丝绵林”:指长满了如矛剑般尖刺的铁质丝绵林。“鬼王之境”:指饿鬼的领域以及黑耳阿修罗的领域。显示巴利原文
Ossajitvāti devamanussesu mahāsampattidāyakaṃ tapoguṇaṃ chaḍḍetvā. Yoti yo puriso anariyesu aparisuddhesu kāmaguṇesu kāmaraticaritāni ācarati. Devatāhi nirayaṃ nimissatīti so devalokena parivattitvā nirayaṃ gaṇhissati. Chedagāmimaṇiyaṃva vāṇijoti yathā bālavāṇijo satasahassagghabhaṇḍaṃ datvā chedagāmimaṇikaṃ gaṇhāti, tathārūpo ayaṃ hotīti attho. Soti so itthīnaṃ vasaṃ gato. Aniyatoti ettakaṃ nāma kālaṃ apāyesu paccissatīti aniyato. Gaḷāgaḷanti devalokā vā manussalokā vā gaḷitvā apāyameva gacchatīti attho. Yathā kiṃ? Duṭṭhagadrabharathova uppatheti, yathā kūṭagadrabhayuttaratho maggā okkamitvā uppatheyeva gacchati, tathā. Sattisimbalivananti sattisadisehi kaṇṭakehi yuttaṃ āyasaṃ simbalivanaṃ. Petarājavisayanti petavisayañca kālakañcikaasuravisayañca.
“放逸者”:指那些放逸之人。他们因沉溺于女色而放逸,不去造作那些成就福乐的根本——善业,因此可以说,这些女人毁掉了他们所有的一切成就。“令其趣向”:是说这些女人正是利用其放逸,让这样的男子造作恶业,从而将他推向恶道。“居于金殿者”:指居住在金制天宫中的天女。“不求女色者”:指那些不染女色、修持梵行的男子。“超越欲界”:即超越欲界所达之境界。“色界之境界”:指那被称为“超越欲界所达之处”的色界境界,对他们而言并不难得。“离贪境之再生”:指在离贪者所居的净居天中的再生,这于他们也并不难得。“究竟”:指超越一切边际、不坏灭的真理。“不动摇”:指不被烦恼所动摇的境界。“在寂灭者中”:指与已经寂灭烦恼的人共处。“在清净者中”:指与那些纯净无染的人共住。像这样的涅槃,对于他们来说并非难事。显示巴利原文
Pamādinanti pamattānaṃ. Te hi pamadāsu pamattā tāsaṃ sampattīnaṃ mūlabhūtaṃ kusalaṃ na karonti, iti tesaṃ pamadā sabbā tā nāsenti nāma. Paṭipādayantīti tathāvidhaṃ purisaṃ tā pamādavaseneva akusalaṃ kāretvā duggatiṃ paṭipādenti nāma. Soṇṇabyamhanilayāti suvaṇṇamayavimānavāsiniyo. Pamadāhanatthikāti ye purisā pamadāhi anatthikā hutvā brahmacariyaṃ caranti. Kāmadhātusamatikkamāti kāmadhātusamatikkamā yā gati. Rūpadhātuyā bhāvoti yo kāmadhātusamatikkamagatisaṅkhāto rūpadhātuyā bhāvo, so tesaṃ na dullabho. Vītarāgavisayūpapatti yāti yā vītarāgavisaye suddhāvāsaloke upapatti, sāpi tesaṃ na dullabhāti attho. Accantanti antātītaṃ avināsadhammaṃ. Acalitanti kilesehi akampitaṃ. Nibbutehīti nibbutakilesehi. Sucihīti sucīhi parisuddhehi evarūpaṃ nibbānaṃ na dullabhanti.
这样,大士引导大众证入无死大涅槃后,便结束了这次说法。雪山中的紧那罗、大龙等,以及立于虚空的天神,纷纷赞叹:“啊!佛陀的威仪竟被演说得如此殊妙!”阿难陀鹫王、那罗陀天婆罗门、满面与弗沙杜鹃鸟,各自带领眷属,返回了各自本来的住处。大士也回到了自己的居所。其余众生则时常来到大士座前领受教导,安住于教法之中,最终都以生天为归宿。显示巴利原文
Evaṃ mahāsatto amatamahānibbānaṃ pāpetvā desanaṃ niṭṭhāpesi. Himavante kinnaramahoragādayo ākāse ṭhitā devatā ca ‘‘aho buddhalīlāya kathitā’’ti sādhukāraṃ adaṃsu . Ānando gijjharājā nārado devabrāhmaṇo puṇṇamukho ca phussakokilo attano attano parisaṃ ādāya yathāṭhānameva gamiṃsu. Mahāsattopi sakaṭṭhānameva gato. Itare pana antarantarā gantvā mahāsattassa santike ovādaṃ gahetvā tasmiṃ ovāde ṭhatvā saggaparāyaṇā ahesuṃ.
导师援引此法教,在会通本生故事时,诵出结尾的偈颂——显示巴利原文
Satthā imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ āharitvā jātakaṃ samodhānento osānagāthā abhāsi –
“那时我是拘那罗鸟,优陀夷则是弗沙杜鹃鸟;”
“阿难是秃鹫王,舍利弗则是那罗陀;”
“‘众’即是佛陀的随众,应当如此受持这部本生故事。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kuṇālohaṃ tadā āsiṃ, udāyī phussakokilo; Ānando gijjharājāsi, sāriputto ca nārado; Parisā buddhaparisā, evaṃ dhāretha jātaka’’nti.
那些比丘前往时,是凭借导师的威力而去;返回时,则各凭自己的威力归来。导师就在大林中教示他们业处。当天,他们全部证得了阿拉汉果,因此便有了一场大天神的集会。随后,世尊为他们开示了《大集会经》。显示巴利原文
Te pana bhikkhū gamanakāle satthānubhāvena gantvā āgamanakāle attano attanova ānubhāvena āgatā. Tesaṃ satthā mahāvaneyeva kammaṭṭhānaṃ kathesi. Sabbepi te taṃ divasameva arahattaṃ pāpuṇiṃsu. Mahādevatāsamāgamo ahosi. Athassa bhagavā mahāsamayasuttaṃ (dī. ni. 2.331 ādayo) kathesi.
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[537] 5. Mahāsutasomajātakavaṇṇanā
“厨师,你为何做这等事?”这段话是世尊住在祇园时,以调伏央掘魔罗长老为因缘而宣说的。央掘魔罗的出生、出家以及受具足戒的经过,应按照《央掘魔罗经》注释中所说明的方式详尽了解。而这位长老以真实语令那位胎位不正的妇人得到安稳之后,从那时起便很容易获得食物,在不断地修习远离之后,后来证得了阿拉汉果,并以殊胜智成为八十位大长老之一。就在那时,法堂里生起了这样的谈论:“贤友们,世尊真是行了极难行之事!不用刑杖刀剑,竟能调伏如此凶残暴虐、满手血腥的大盗央掘魔罗,令他洗心革面。啊,佛陀们确实是能行难行之事的伟丈夫啊!”当时,世尊虽在香室之中,却以天耳通听到这些谈话,心想:“我今天前往那里,将会带来大利益,将兴起一场盛大的法义开示。”于是,他展现无与伦比的佛陀威仪,来到法堂,坐在最殊胜的敷座上,问道:“比丘们,你们现在聚集在一起谈论些什么?”比丘们回答:“在谈论某某事。”世尊便说:“比丘们,如今我已证得无上正觉而调伏了他,这并不稀奇。其显示巴利原文
Kasmā tuvaṃ rasaka edisānīti idaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto aṅgulimālattheradamanaṃ ārabbha kathesi. Tassa uppatti ca pabbajjā ca upasampadā ca aṅgulimālasuttavaṇṇanāyaṃ (ma. ni. aṭṭha. 2.34 ādayo) vuttanayena vitthārato veditabbā. So pana saccakiriyāya mūḷhagabbhāya itthiyā sotthibhāvaṃ katvā tato paṭṭhāya sulabhapiṇḍo hutvā vivekamanubrūhanto aparabhāge arahattaṃ patvā abhiññātova asītiyā mahātherānaṃ abbhantaro ahosi. Tasmiṃ kāle dhammasabhāyaṃ kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ – ‘‘āvuso, aho vata bhagavatā tathārūpaṃ luddaṃ lohitapāṇiṃ mahācoraṃ aṅgulimālaṃ adaṇḍena asatthena dametvā nibbisevanaṃ karontena dukkaraṃ kataṃ, aho buddhā nāma dukkarakārino’’ti. Satthā gandhakuṭiyaṃ ṭhitova dibbasotena taṃ kathaṃ sutvā ‘‘ajja mama gamanaṃ bahupakāraṃ bhavissati, mahādhammadesanā pavattissatī’’ti ñatvā anopamāya buddhalīlāya dhammasabhaṃ gantvā varapaññattāsane nisīditvā ‘‘kāya nuttha, bhikkhave, etarahi kathāya sannisinnā’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘imāya nāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘anacchariyaṃ, bhikkhave, idāneva paramābhisambodhiṃ pattena mayā etassa damanaṃ, svāhaṃ pubbacariyaṃ caranto padesañāṇe ṭhitopi etaṃ damesi’’nti vatvā tehi yācito atītaṃ āhari.
往昔,在俱卢国的因陀波他那城,有位名叫拘罗婆的国王以法治国。当时,菩萨投生于王后的胎中。十月期满,王后生下一位金色肤色的王子。因为他广闻博学,众人便称他为“须陀须摩”。国王待他成年后,赐予一千尼卡沙,送他到塔迦尸喇,投奔一位声名远播的老师修学技艺。他带上给老师的束修,出城上路。那时,波罗奈城的迦尸王之子梵授王子,也以同样的方式辞别父王,被遣送出城,踏上了同一条道路。须陀须摩行至城门口,在一间厅堂的木板上坐下歇息。梵授王子也来到那里,与他同坐在一块木板上。须陀须摩向他致意问候,问道:“朋友,你远道而来,一路辛苦,从何处来?”得知他从波罗奈来后,又问:“你是谁的儿子?”答道:“我是迦尸王的儿子。”又问:“你叫什么名字?”答:“我叫梵授王子。”再问:“你为什么来这里?”他回答:“为了学习技艺。”随后,梵授也以同样方式问他:“你也长途跋涉,从何处来?”须陀须摩又将原委一一告诉了他。两人心想:“我们都是刹帝利族姓,又同来一位老师门下求学技艺。”于是彼此结为朋友,一同入城,来到老师家中,礼敬老师,禀告了自己的显示巴利原文
Atīte kururaṭṭhe indapatthanagare korabyo nāma rājā dhammena rajjaṃ kāresi. Tadā bodhisatto tassa aggamahesiyā kucchimhi nibbatti. Dasamāse atikkante suvaṇṇavaṇṇaṃ puttaṃ vijāyi, sutavittatāya pana naṃ ‘‘sutasomo’’ti sañjāniṃsu. Tamenaṃ rājā vayappattaṃ nikkhasahassaṃ datvā disāpāmokkhassa ācariyassa santike sippuggahaṇatthāya takkasilaṃ pesesi. So ācariyabhāgaṃ ādāya nagarā nikkhamitvā maggaṃ paṭipajji. Tadā bārāṇasiyaṃ kāsirañño putto brahmadattakumāropi tatheva vatvā pitarā pesito nagarā nikkhamitvā tameva maggaṃ paṭipajji. Atha sutasomo maggaṃ gantvā nagaradvāre sālāya phalake vissamatthāya nisīdi. Brahmadattakumāropi gantvā tena saddhiṃ ekaphalake nisīdi. Atha naṃ sutasomo paṭisanthāraṃ karonto ‘‘samma, maggakilantosi, kuto āgacchasī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘bārāṇasito’’ti vutte ‘‘kassa puttosī’’ti vatvā ‘‘kāsirañño puttomhī’’ti vutte ‘‘ko nāmosī’’ti vatvā ‘‘ahaṃ brahmadattakumāro nāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘kena kāraṇena idhāgatosī’’ti pucchi. So ‘‘sippuggahaṇatthāyā’’ti vatvā ‘‘tvampi maggakilantosi, kuto āgacchasī’’ti teneva nayena itaraṃ pucchi. Sopi tassa sabbaṃ ācikkhi. Te ubhopi ‘‘mayaṃ khattiyā, ekācariyasseva santike sippuggahaṇatthāya gacchāmā’’ti aññamaññaṃ mittabhāvaṃ katvā nagaraṃ pavisitvā ācariyakulaṃ gantvā ācariyaṃ vanditvā attano jātiādiṃ kathetvā sippuggahaṇatthāya āgatabhāvaṃ kathesuṃ. So ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchi. Te ācariyabhāgaṃ datvā sippaṃ paṭṭhapesuṃ.
不仅他们两人,当时整个赡部洲约有一百位王子都在老师门下学习技艺。须陀须摩成为他们的上首弟子,教授技艺,不久便极为精通。他不再去跟随别的老师,只是去同学梵授王子那里,做他的辅导老师,教导他技艺。其他王子们也依次完成了学业。他们献上供养,礼敬老师后,在须陀须摩的陪同下一同出门。须陀须摩在半路上停下来,与他们送别时嘱咐说:「你们各自回国向父王展示所学技艺后,就会登上王位。登位之后,请你们依我的教诫去做。」「老师,是什么教诫呢?」「在每个半月的布萨日,你们要受持布萨,不可杀生。」他们回答:「好的。」并答应了。菩萨因为精通占相术,知道「将来在波罗奈,会因为梵授王子而生起大怖畏」,所以这样嘱咐后才让他们离去。他们都各自回到自己的地方,向父王展示了技艺,登上了王位,又派人随书信送来礼物,告知自己已经登位以及正在遵行教诫的情况。菩萨听到这些消息后,回信说:「你们务必精勤,不要放逸。」显示巴利原文
Na kevalañca te dveva, aññepi tadā jambudīpe ekasatamattā rājaputtā tassa santike sippaṃ uggaṇhanti. Sutasomo tesaṃ jeṭṭhantevāsiko hutvā sippaṃ upadisanto nacirasseva nipphattiṃ pāpuṇi. So aññassa santikaṃ agantvā ‘‘sahāyo me’’ti brahmadattassa kumārasseva santikaṃ gantvā tassa piṭṭhiācariyo hutvā sippaṃ sikkhāpesi. Itaresampi anukkamena sippaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ. Te anuyogaṃ datvā ācariyaṃ vanditvā sutasomaṃ parivāretvā nikkhamiṃsu. Atha ne sutasomo maggantare ṭhatvā uyyojento ‘‘tumhe attano attano pitūnaṃ sippaṃ dassetvā rajjesu patiṭṭhahissatha, patiṭṭhitā ca pana mamovādaṃ kareyyāthā’’ti āha. ‘‘Kiṃ , ācariyā’’ti? ‘‘Pakkhadivasesu uposathikā hutvā mā ghātaṃ kareyyāthā’’ti. Te ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchiṃsu. Bodhisattopi aṅgavijjāpāṭhakattā ‘‘anāgate bārāṇasiyaṃ brahmadattakumāraṃ nissāya mahābhayaṃ uppajjissatī’’ti ñatvā te evaṃ ovaditvā uyyojesi. Te sabbepi attano attano janapadaṃ gantvā pitūnaṃ sippaṃ dassetvā rajjesu patiṭṭhāya patiṭṭhitabhāvañceva ovāde vattanabhāvañca jānāpetuṃ paṇṇākārena saddhiṃ paṇṇāni pahiṇiṃsu. Mahāsatto taṃ pavattiṃ sutvā ‘‘appamattāva hothā’’ti paṇṇāni paṭipesesi.
这些王子当中,波罗奈王没有肉就不吃饭。有人为布萨日取来肉存放着。后来有一天,这样存放的肉因厨师的疏忽,被王宫里的良种狗吃掉了。厨师没有肉可上,便抓着一把金币四处奔走,却买不到肉。他想:‘如果端上没有肉的饭菜,我的命就没了,这可怎么办?’又想:‘有个办法。’便在非时去到荒凉的尸陀林,割取了一个刚死不久的人的大腿肉,精心烹煮后配着饭端了上去。那块肉一碰到国王的舌尖,就透入七千条味觉脉络,激荡全身。这是什么原因呢?因为他过去世熏习的缘故。原来他在最近的前一世,曾经是个夜叉,吃过许多人肉,所以觉得这块肉很可口。国王心想:‘我要是就这么默默吃掉,他就不会告诉我这是什么肉了。’于是把肉连唾液一起吐在地上。厨司说:‘大王,这是没有过失的肉,请吃吧。’国王屏退众人,问道:‘我知道这肉是不是真的清净,这到底是什么肉?’‘大王,就是平日里吃的肉啊。’‘可平时这肉不是这个味道呀?’‘今天的肉煮得特别烂,大王。’‘你以前不也这样煮吗?’见厨司沉默不语,国王便说:‘老实交代,不然你性命不保。’厨司请求保证安全后,便如实说了。国王说:‘别声张,以后你就自己吃平日煮的肉,只给我煮人肉。’‘大王,这太难办了!’‘别怕,不难。’‘可是天天从哪弄来人肉呢,大王?’‘监狱里不是有很多囚犯吗?’于是厨司从此就这么做了。显示巴利原文
Tesu bārāṇasirājā vinā maṃsena bhattaṃ na bhuñjati. Uposathadivasatthāyapissa maṃsaṃ gahetvā ṭhapesi. Athekadivasaṃ evaṃ ṭhapitamaṃsaṃ bhattakārakassa pamādena rājagehe koleyyakasunakhā khādiṃsu. Bhattakārako taṃ maṃsaṃ aditvā kahāpaṇamuṭṭhiṃ ādāya carantopi maṃsaṃ uppādetuṃ asakkonto ‘‘sace amaṃsakabhattaṃ upanāmessāmi, jīvitaṃ me natthi, kiṃ nu kho karissāmī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘attheso upāyo’’ti vikāle āmakasusānaṃ gantvā muhuttamatassa purisassa ūrumaṃsaṃ āharitvā supakkaṃ pacitvā bhattaṃ upanāmesi. Rañño maṃsakhaṇḍaṃ jivhagge ṭhapitamattameva satta rasaharaṇisahassāni phari, sakalasarīraṃ khobhetvā aṭṭhāsi. Kiṃkāraṇā? Pubbe cassa sevanatāya. So kira atītānantare attabhāve yakkho hutvā bahuṃ manussamaṃsaṃ khāditapubbo, tenassa taṃ piyaṃ ahosi . So ‘‘sacāhaṃ tuṇhīyeva bhuñjissāmi, na me ayaṃ imaṃ maṃsaṃ kathessatī’’ti cintetvā saha kheḷena bhūmiyaṃ pātesi. ‘‘Niddosaṃ, deva, khādāhī’’ti vutte manusse paṭikkamāpetvā ‘‘ahametassa niddosabhāvaṃ jānāmi, kiṃ nāmetaṃ maṃsa’’nti pucchi. ‘‘Purimadivasesu paribhogamaṃsameva, devā’’ti. ‘‘Nanu aññasmiṃ kāle ayaṃ raso natthī’’ti? ‘‘Ajja supakkaṃ, devā’’ti. ‘‘Nanu pubbepi evameva pacasī’’ti. Atha naṃ tuṇhībhūtaṃ ñatvā ‘‘sabhāvaṃ kathehi, no ce kathesi, jīvitaṃ te natthī’’ti āha. So abhayaṃ yācitvā yathābhūtaṃ kathesi. Rājā ‘‘mā saddamakāsi, pakatiyā pacanakamaṃsaṃ tvaṃ khāditvā mayhaṃ manussamaṃsameva pacāhī’’ti āha. ‘‘Nanu dukkaraṃ, devā’’ti? ‘‘Mā bhāyi, na dukkara’’nti. ‘‘Nibaddhaṃ kuto labhissāmi, devā’’ti? ‘‘Nanu bandhanāgāre bahū manussā’’ti. So tato paṭṭhāya tathā akāsi.
后来,牢狱中人已用尽。厨司请示:“大王,现在我该如何是好?”国王说:“你在大路上丢下一千金币的包裹,谁若是捡了,便当作盗贼抓来处死。”厨司依言照做。其后,百姓因畏惧国王的刑祸,即使看见那千金包裹也不敢捡取。厨司又问:“现在我该怎么办?”国王说:“每当报时的鼓声敲响、城中一片喧闹之际,你便藏身于屋舍缝隙、街道或十字路口,杀人取肉。”从此以后,他便如此去做,取了肥美的肉离开。这样一来,各处都可见到尸骸。人们哭喊:“我的母亲不见了!我的父亲不见了!我的兄弟姊妹不见了!”悲叹之声随处可闻。城民们惊恐惧怕,四处张望:“这些人究竟是被狮子吃了、被老虎吃了,还是被夜叉吃了?”他们看到伤口,心想:“有一食人者正在吃人。”于是大众聚集到王宫前高声叫嚷。国王问道:“诸位,发生何事?”众人答:“大王,城中有一食人贼,请派人捉拿他!”国王说:“此事我如何得知?难道是我在亲自巡城守护你们吗?”显示巴利原文
Aparabhāge bandhanāgāre manussesu khīṇesu ‘‘idāni kiṃ karissāmi, devā’’ti āha. ‘‘Antarāmagge sahassabhaṇḍikaṃ khipitvā yo taṃ gaṇhāti, taṃ ‘coro’ti gahetvā mārehī’’ti āha. So tathā akāsi. Aparabhāge rājabhayena sahassabhaṇḍikaṃ olokentampi adisvā ‘‘idāni kiṃ karissāmī’’ti āha. ‘‘Yadā bherivelāya nagaraṃ ākulaṃ hoti, tadā tvaṃ pana ekasmiṃ gharasandhimhi vā vīthiyaṃ vā catukke vā ṭhatvā manusse māretvā maṃsaṃ gaṇhāhī’’ti. So tato paṭṭhāya tathā katvā thūlamaṃsaṃ ādāya gacchati. Tesu tesu ṭhānesu kaḷevarāni dissanti. Mama mātā na paññāyati, mama pitā na paññāyati, mama bhātā bhaginī ca na paññāyati, manussānaṃ paridevanasaddo sūyati. Nāgarā bhītatasitā ‘‘ime manusse sīho nu kho khādati, byaggho nu kho khādati, yakkho nu kho khādatī’’ti olokentā pahāramukhaṃ disvā ‘‘eko manussakhādako coro ime khādatī’’ti maññanti. Mahājanā rājaṅgaṇe sannipatitvā upakkosiṃsu. Rājā ‘‘kiṃ, tātā’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Deva imasmiṃ nagare manussakhādako coro atthi, taṃ gaṇhāpethā’’ti āhaṃsu. ‘‘Ahaṃ kathaṃ taṃ jānissāmi, kiṃ ahaṃ nagaraṃ rakkhantopi carāmī’’ti.
大众心想:“国王对都城的安危漠不关心,我们去禀告迦罗诃梯将军吧。”于是他们去向将军陈说此事,请求道:“应当搜捕此贼。”将军说:“甚善。请诸位等候七日,我搜出此贼,交与你们。”将军遣散大众后,命令手下:“贤士们,听说城中有一食人贼,你们各处在要地隐伏,将他擒获。”那些人应诺:“遵命。”从此便在全城进行搜捕。其时,厨司正藏在一处屋隙间,杀死一名妇女,取了厚实的肉,正要装满竹篮,便被那些人捉住了。他们痛打他一顿,将他反剪双手,高喊:“抓住食人贼了!”大众将他团团围住。接着,他们把他牢牢捆住,将那只装肉的篮子挂在他颈上,押到将军面前。将军看见他后,心想:“是此人自己吃了这肉,还是把肉混入其它肉中出售,抑或受人教唆而杀人?”为查明此事,他诵出了第一首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Mahājanā ‘‘rājā nagarena anatthiko, kāḷahatthisenāpatissa ācikkhissāmā’’ti gantvā tassa taṃ kathetvā ‘‘coraṃ pariyesituṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti vadiṃsu. So ‘‘sādhu sattāhaṃ āgametha, pariyesitvā coraṃ dassāmī’’ti mahājane uyyojetvā purise āṇāpesi, ‘‘tātā, nagare kira manussakhādako coro atthi, tumhe tesu tesu ṭhānesu nilīyitvā taṃ gaṇhathā’’ti. Te ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchitvā tato paṭṭhāya nagaraṃ pariggaṇhanti. Bhattakārakopi ekasmiṃ gharasandhimhi sampaṭicchanno hutvā ekaṃ itthiṃ māretvā ghanaghanamaṃsaṃ ādāya pacchiyaṃ pūretuṃ ārabhi. Atha naṃ te purisā gahetvā pothetvā pacchābāhaṃ bandhitvā ‘‘gahito manussakhādako coro’’ti mahāsaddaṃ kariṃsu. Mahājano taṃ parivāresi. Atha naṃ suṭṭhu bandhitvā maṃsapacchiṃ gīvāya bandhitvā ādāya senāpatissa dassesuṃ. Senāpati taṃ disvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho esa imaṃ maṃsaṃ khādati, udāhu aññena maṃsena missetvā vikkiṇāti, udāhu aññassa vacanena māretī’’ti cintetvā tamatthaṃ pucchanto paṭhamaṃ gāthamāha –
你这愚痴人,杀害妇女与男子,是为了肉,还是为了钱财?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kasmā tuvaṃ rasaka edisāni, karosi kammāni sudāruṇāni; Hanāsi itthī purise ca mūḷho, maṃsassa hetu adu dhanassa kāraṇā’’ti.
此处,“rasaka”是对厨师(bhattakāra)的称呼。显示巴利原文
Tattha rasakāti bhattakāraṇaṃ ālapati.
此后,那些文义浅白的问答,依经文本身即可明了——显示巴利原文
Ito paraṃ uttānasambandhāni vacanapaṭivacanāni pāḷivaseneva veditabbāni –
不为己,不为财,不为子女、伴侣与亲属,
我的主人乃世尊,大地之主,他正是以这样的肉为食,尊者。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na attahetū na dhanassa kāraṇā, na puttadārassa sahāyañātinaṃ; Bhattā ca me bhagavā bhūmipālo, so khādati maṃsaṃ bhadantedisaṃ.
若你为效忠主人而奔走,造作种种极为残忍的恶业,
清晨到达内宫后,你便在国王面前,当着我的面,把这件事说出来。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sace tuvaṃ bhatturatthe payutto, karosi kammāni sudāruṇāni; Pātova antepuraṃ pāpuṇitvā, lapeyyāsi me rājino sammukhe taṃ.
‘‘Tathā karissāmi ahaṃ bhadante, yathā tuvaṃ bhāsasi kāḷahatthi; Pātova antepuraṃ pāpuṇitvā, vakkhāmi te rājino sammukhe ta’’nti.
此处,「世尊」是表示恭敬的称呼。而他所说的‘若是你’这句,是在试探:‘他所说的是真的吗?还是因为怕死而说谎?’他这样问道。文中「极残忍的」即指杀人的恶业。‘当面’的意思是:你应站在他面前这样说。他接受之后,便说出这偈颂。显示巴利原文
Tattha bhagavāti gāravādhivacanaṃ. Sace tuvanti ‘‘saccaṃ nu kho bhaṇati, udāhu maraṇabhayena musā bhaṇatī’’ti vīmaṃsanto evamāha. Tattha sudāruṇānīti manussaghātakammāni. Sammukhe tanti sammukhe ṭhatvā evaṃ vadeyyāsīti. So sampaṭicchanto gāthamāha.
于是,将军将他牢牢捆绑,让他躺卧在地。破晓之后,他与大臣和市民们商议,待大家意见一致,便在城中各处布置守卫,控制全城,又将肉篮挂在厨师的脖子上,押着他前往王宫。整座城顿时喧哗起来。国王昨天只用了早餐,连晚餐都没有吃,心中想着‘厨师马上会来,马上会来’,就这么坐着熬过了一整夜。到了今日,厨师仍未到来,却听到市民们巨大的喧闹声,他心想:‘这是怎么回事?’从窗户望见厨师被这样押送而来,便知‘事情已经败露了。’于是他提起正念,结跏趺坐。黑象走上前来询问,他便将事情告诉了黑象。为了阐明这个道理,导师说道:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ senāpati gāḷhabandhanameva sayāpetvā vibhātāya rattiyā amaccehi ca nāgarehi ca saddhiṃ mantetvā sabbesu ekacchandesu jātesu sabbaṭṭhānesu ārakkhaṃ ṭhapetvā nagaraṃ hatthagataṃ katvā rasakassa gīvāyaṃ maṃsapacchiṃ bandhitvā ādāya rājanivesanaṃ pāyāsi. Sakalanagaraṃ viravi. Rājā hiyyo bhuttapātarāso sāyamāsampi alabhitvā ‘‘rasako idāni āgacchissati, idāni āgacchassatī’’ti nisinnova taṃ rattiṃ vītināmetvā ‘‘ajjapi rasako nāgacchati, nāgarānañca mahāsaddo sūyati, kiṃ nū kho eta’’nti vātapānena olokento taṃ tathā ānīyamānaṃ disvā ‘‘pākaṭaṃ idaṃ kāraṇaṃ jāta’’nti cintetvā satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā pallaṅkeyeva nisīdi. Kāḷahatthipi naṃ upasaṅkamitvā anuyuñji, sopissa kathesi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
“于是,夜晚将尽,太阳初升之际,
黑带着厨师,前来拜见国王。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyuggamanaṃ pati; Kāḷo rasakamādāya, rājānaṃ upasaṅkami; Upasaṅkamma rājānaṃ, idaṃ vacanamabravi.
大王,听说确实是您派了厨师,显示巴利原文
‘‘Saccaṃ kira mahārāja, rasako pesito tayā.
Hanati itthipurise, tuvaṃ maṃsāni khādasi.
‘‘Evameva tathā kāḷa, rasako pesito mayā; Mama atthaṃ karontassa, kimetaṃ paribhāsasī’’ti.
其中,“迦罗”是指黑象。“正是如此”:国王被那位具足威力的将军追问,无法说出妄语,故而这样说。在此,“那样”是前面“正是如此”的同义语。“我的利益”即我的增长。“行事的”指正在行动的我。“为何这样”即为什么如此。“责备”:意思是“哎呀,你做了难事!黑象啊,你不去捉别的盗贼,却抓了我的执行者”,国王这样说,是为了引起黑象的恐惧。显示巴利原文
Tattha kāḷāti kāḷahatthi. Evamevāti tena senāpatinā tejavantena anuyutto rājā musā vattuṃ asakkonto evamāha. Tattha tathāti idaṃ purimassa vevacanaṃ. Mama atthanti mama vuḍḍhiṃ. Karontassāti karontaṃ. Kimetanti kasmā etaṃ. Paribhāsasīti aho dukkaraṃ karosi, kāḷahatthi tvaṃ nāma aññaṃ coraṃ aggahetvā mama pesanakārakaṃ gaṇhāsīti tassa bhayaṃ janento kathesi.
听到这番话,将军心想:“这人自己亲口承认了。啊,真是胆大包天,这么久以来,这些人都是被他吃掉的。我得阻止他。”于是说道:“大王,不要这样做,不要吃人肉。”国王说:“黑象,你说什么?我停不下来。”将军说:“大王,如果你不肯停止,便会毁了自己,也毁了国家。”国王说:“就算那样毁灭,我也绝不能停止。”于是,为了说服他,将军举出一个本生故事来说明:过去,大海中有六条大鱼。其中,阿难陀、提弥难陀、阿阇逻诃这三条鱼有五百由旬长;吞舟大鱼、吞舟大鱼、大吞舟大鱼这三条鱼有一千由旬长。它们全都以岩石上的苔藓为食。阿难陀住在大海的一边,很多鱼为了看它而游过来。有一天,这些鱼心想:“一切两足和四足的众生都有国王,我们却没有国王。我们要立它作国王。”所有鱼心意一致,便拥立阿难陀为王。从那时起,那些鱼每天早晚都去侍奉它。显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā senāpati ‘‘ayaṃ sakeneva mukhena paṭijānāti, aho sāhasiko, ettakaṃ nāma kālaṃ ime manussā etena khāditā, vāressāmi na’’nti cintetvā āha – ‘‘mahārāja, mā evaṃ kari, mā manussamaṃsaṃ khādasī’’ti. ‘‘Kāḷahatthi kiṃ kathesi, nāhaṃ viramituṃ sakkomī’’ti. ‘‘Mahārāja, sace na viramissasi, attānañca raṭṭhañca nāsessasī’’ti. ‘‘Evaṃ nassantepi ahaṃ neva tato viramituṃ sakkomī’’ti. Tato senāpati tassa saññāpanatthāya vatthuṃ āharitvā dasseti – atītasmiñhi kāle mahāsamudde cha mahāmacchā ahesuṃ. Tesu ānando timinando ajjhārohoti ime tayo macchā pañcayojanasatikā, timiṅgalo timirapiṅgalo mahātimirapiṅgaloti ime tayo macchā sahassayojanikā honti. Te sabbepi pāsāṇasevālabhakkhā ahesuṃ. Tesu ānando mahāsamuddassa ekapasse vasati. Taṃ bahū macchā dassanāya upasaṅkamanti, ekadivasaṃ ‘‘sabbesaṃ dvipadacatuppadānaṃ sattānaṃ rājā paññāyati, amhākaṃ rājā natthi, mayampetaṃ rājānaṃ karissāmā’’ti cintetvā sabbe ekacchandā hutvā ānandaṃ rājānaṃ kariṃsu. Te macchā tato paṭṭhāya tassa sāyaṃ pātova upaṭṭhānaṃ gacchanti.
后来有一天,阿难陀在一座山上吃着岩石上的苔藓,无意中把一条鱼当成了“苔藓”吞了下去。咽下那块鱼肉时,全身猛然震动。它心想:“这是什么,竟如此甘甜?”于是吐出来一看,见到了碎鱼肉,又想:“这么长时间我竟全然不知,从未吃过。”接着它又想:“每天早晚鱼群往返的时候,我就吃上一两条。若是公开吞食,没有一条鱼再敢靠近,全都会逃走。我应当躲藏起来,等它们后退时,从后面袭击吃掉。”它便照此行事,不断吞食。鱼群渐渐减少,它们心中思量:“亲族的灾祸究竟从何而来?”其中有一条聪明的鱼心想:“我对阿难陀的行为感到可疑,我要暗中观察。”当鱼群前去侍奉时,它悄悄藏在阿难陀耳鳍的内侧。阿难陀把鱼群打发走后,吃掉了走在最后面的那条鱼。聪明的鱼看到它的行径,便去告诉其他鱼。所有的鱼都惊恐万分地逃走了。显示巴利原文
Athekadivasaṃ ānando ekasmiṃ pabbate pāsāṇasevālaṃ khādanto ajānitvā ‘‘sevālo’’ti saññāya ekaṃ macchaṃ khādi. Tassa taṃ maṃsaṃ khādantassa sakalasarīraṃ saṅkhobhesi. So ‘‘kiṃ nu kho idaṃ ativiya madhura’’nti nīharitvā olokento macchamaṃsakhaṇḍaṃ disvā ‘‘ettakaṃ kālaṃ ajānitvā na khādāmī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘sāyaṃ pātopi macchānaṃ āgantvā gamanakāle ekaṃ dve macche khādissāmi, pākaṭaṃ katvā khādiyamāne ekopi maṃ na upasaṅkamissati, sabbe palāyissanti, paṭicchanno hutvā pacchā osakkitosakkitaṃ paharitvā khādissāmī’’ti tathā katvā khādi. Macchā parikkhayaṃ gacchantā cintayiṃsu. ‘‘Kuto nu kho ñātīnaṃ bhayaṃ uppajjissatī’’ti. Atheko paṇḍito maccho ‘‘mayhaṃ ānandassa kiriyā na ruccati, pariggaṇhissāmi na’’nti macchesu upaṭṭhānaṃ gatesu ānandassa kaṇṇapatte paṭicchanno aṭṭhāsi. Ānando macche uyyojetvā sabbapacchato gacchantaṃ macchaṃ khādi. So paṇḍitamaccho tassa kiriyaṃ disvā itaresaṃ ārocesi. Te sabbepi bhītatasitā palāyiṃsu.
从那时起,阿难陀贪著鱼肉,不再取食其他食物。它被饥饿折磨得疲惫不堪,心想:“它们都跑到哪里去了?”在寻找那些鱼的时候,它看见一座山,心想:“它们必定是畏惧我,依傍这座山住下了。我绕着山围起来察看一下。”于是用尾巴和头从两侧把山围住。随后又想:“如果它们真的住在这里,一定会逃走。”当它绕山而行时,看见了自己的尾巴,便忿怒地想:“这条鱼竟然欺骗我,靠着山躲藏起来!”于是它把自己约五十由旬长的一段尾巴,误当成了另一条鱼,紧紧咬住,嚼得粉碎吞下,生起了剧烈的痛苦。浓烈的血腥味引来鱼群,它们围聚上来撕咬吞食,一直咬到头部。因身躯过于庞大,无法翻身,它便死在了那里,骨头堆积如同山岳。在空中往来的苦行者和游方者将这件事告诉了人们,整个赡部洲洲都知道了。举出这件事来开示,黑象说道:显示巴利原文
Ānando tato paṭṭhāya macchamaṃsagiddhena aññaṃ gocaraṃ na gaṇhi. So jighacchāya pīḷito kilanto ‘‘kahaṃ nu kho ime gatā’’ti te macche pariyesanto ekaṃ pabbataṃ disvā ‘‘mama bhayena imaṃ pabbataṃ nissāya vasanti maññe, pabbataṃ parikkhipitvā upadhāressāmī’’ti naṅguṭṭhena ca sīsena ca ubho passe parikkhipitvā gaṇhi. Tato ‘‘sace idha vasanti, palāyissantī’’ti pabbataṃ parikkhipantaṃ attano naṅguṭṭhaṃ disvā ‘‘ayaṃ maccho maṃ vañcetvā pabbataṃ nissāya vasatī’’ti kuddho paṇṇāsayojanamattaṃ sakanaṅguṭṭhakhaṇḍaṃ aññamacchasaññāya daḷhaṃ gahetvā murumurāyanto khādi, dukkhavedanā uppajji. Lohitagandhena macchā sannipatitvā luñjitvā khādantā yāva sīsā āgamaṃsu. Mahāsarīratāya parivattetuṃ asakkonto tattheva jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpuṇi, pabbatarāsi viya aṭṭhirāsi ahosi. Ākāsacārino tāpasaparibbājakā manussānaṃ kathayiṃsu. Sakalajambudīpe manussā jāniṃsu. Taṃ vatthuṃ āharitvā dassento kāḷahatthi āha –
阿难陀,为诸鱼之王,食后贪著于味;
鱼群耗尽时,它吞食自身而亡。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ānando sabbamacchānaṃ, khāditvā rasagiddhimā; Parikkhīṇāya parisāya, attānaṃ khādiyā mato.
如是放逸,耽著味爱,愚人若不觉知来日之苦;
他毁弃子女,抛弃亲属,四处漂泊,唯食自身。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evaṃ pamatto rasagārave ratto, bālo yadī āyati nāvabujjhati; Vidhamma putte caji ñātake ca, parivattiya attānaññeva khādati.
大王,听此譬喻后,你当消除欲贪,切莫再食人肉;
双足尊啊,你莫如那水中之鱼,将你的国土彻底变为空无。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Idaṃ te sutvāna vigetu chando, mā bhakkhayī rāja manussamaṃsaṃ; Mā tvaṃ imaṃ kevalaṃ vārijova, dvipadādhipa suññamakāsi raṭṭha’’nti.
其中,「阿难陀」:大王,过去时,大海中曾有一条名叫阿难陀的大鱼,身长五百由旬,为一切鱼类之王,住于大海的一边。「食后」:它吃掉同类之鱼,贪著其味。「当众灭尽」:当鱼群完全消亡的时候。「自身」:因无其他去处,它在绕山游动时,将自身约五十由旬长的尾巴误作另一条鱼吞食,死后其骨骸至今仍在大海中堆积成一座骨山。「如此放逸」:正如那条阿难陀大鱼,你也是贪著渴爱之味而放逸,成就了这样的放逸。显示巴利原文
Tattha ānandoti, mahārāja, atītasmiṃ kāle mahāsamudde pañcasatayojaniko ānando nāma mahāmaccho sabbesaṃ macchānaṃ rājā mahāsamuddassa ekapasse ṭhito. Khāditvāti sakajātikānaṃ macchānaṃ rasagiddhimā macche khāditvā. Parikkhīṇāyāti macchaparisāya khayappattāya. Attānanti aññaṃ gocaraṃ aggahetvā pabbataṃ parikkhipanto paṇṇāsayojanamattaṃ attano naṅguṭṭhakhaṇḍaṃ aññamacchasaññāya khāditvā mato maraṇappatto hutvā idāni mahāsamudde pabbatamatto aṭṭhirāsi ahosi. Evaṃ pamattoti yathā mahāmaccho ānando, evampi tathā tvaṃ taṇhārasagiddhiko hutvā pamatto pamādabhāvappatto.
「贪著味妙」:对人肉之味妙生起贪著,心变得极度染著。「愚者」:若是一个愚痴无智的人,对于未来当生的苦,不觉不知。「摧毁」:摧毁、破坏。「子女」:儿子与女儿。「及亲属」:其余的亲属和朋友,「摧毁并舍弃子女与亲属」即是此义。「周遍而」:得不到其他食物,被饥饿所逼,走遍整座都城,得不到人肉,便食自己;犹如阿难陀鱼,唯食自身。显示巴利原文
Rasagārave rattoti manussamaṃsassa rasagārave ratto atirattacitto hoti. Bāloti yadi bālo duppañño āyatiṃ anāgate kāle uppajjanakadukkhaṃ nāvabujjhati na jānāti. Vidhammāti vidhametvā vināsetvā . Putteti puttadhītaro ca. Ñātake cāti sesañātake ca sahāye ca, vidhamma putte ca cajitvā ñātake cāti attho. Parivattiyāti aññaṃ āhāraṃ alabhitvā jighacchāya pīḷito sakalanagaraṃ parivattiya vicaritvā manussamaṃsaṃ alabhitvā attānaṃ khādanto ānando maccho viya attānaññeva khādati.
「听闻此」:大王,您听闻了我带来的这个譬喻之后,愿食人肉的欲望得以消除、舍离、止息。「莫食」:大王,勿食人肉,不要吃。「你唯莫使此(国空)」:如同那让大海空竭的水生者阿难陀鱼,双足尊啊,人中的主宰、大王,你千万不要使这迦尸国的都城空无一人。这就是它的意思。显示巴利原文
Idaṃ te sutvānāti, mahārāja, te tuyhaṃ mayā ānītaṃ idaṃ udāharaṇaṃ sutvā chando manussamaṃsakhādanacchando vigetu vigacchatu viramatu. Mā bhakkhayīti rāja manussamaṃsaṃ mā bhakkhayi mā khādi. Mā tvaṃ imaṃ kevalanti mahāsamuddaṃ suññaṃ karonto vārijo ānando maccho iva, bho dvipadādhipa, dvipadānaṃ manussānaṃ, issara mahārāja, tvaṃ kevalaṃ saccato imaṃ tava kāsiraṭṭhaṃ nagaraṃ suññaṃ mā akāsīti attho.
国王听后,说道:“喂,黑象,并非只有你懂得譬喻,我也懂得。”他为了显示自己对食人肉的贪著,便引述了一个古老的故事,说:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā rājā, ‘‘bho kāḷahatthi, na tvameva upamaṃ jānāsi, ahampi jānāmī’’ti manussamaṃsagiddhatāya porāṇakavatthuṃ āharitvā dassento āha –
那位名为善生的人,正是他的嫡子、亲生之子;
他未能获得阎浮树片,便在那些东西耗尽时死去了。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sujāto nāma nāmena, oraso tassa atrajo; Jambupesimaladdhāna, mato so tassa saṅkhaye.
同样地,我,黑象,食用了这最上味的食物;
未得人肉,我便思量:‘我恐怕要失去性命了。’
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evameva ahaṃ kāḷa, bhutvā bhakkhaṃ rasuttamaṃ; Aladdhā mānusaṃ maṃsaṃ, maññe hissāmi jīvita’’nti.
其中,“名为善生”:黑象居士,本名即是善生。他的亲生儿子、嫡子,没有得到阎浮果片,即未能获得。所谓“死”:如同那位居士之子,在阎浮果片耗尽时死去;同样,我吃了“最上味”——也就是诸味中最上等的人肉——之后,未再得到人肉,便思惟:“我将失去生命。”显示巴利原文
Tattha sujāto nāmāti kāḷahatthi kuṭumbiko nāmena sujāto nāma, tassa atrajo putto oraso jambupesiṃ aladdhāna alabhitvāna. Matoti yathā tassā jambupesiyā saṅkhaye so kuṭumbikaputto mato, evameva ahaṃ rasuttamaṃ aññarasānaṃ uttamaṃ manussānaṃ maṃsaṃ bhutvā bhuñjitvā aladdhā manussamaṃsaṃ jīvitaṃ hissāmīti maññe maññāmi.
据说,过去在波罗奈,有一位名叫善生的居士。他让五百位从雪山来的仙人住在自己的园林里,以便修习食酸粥的苦行,并服侍他们。他家里每天固定有大约五百份食物。不过,那些苦行者有时也去村落里托钵游行,有时则带回大阎浮果片来吃。当他们带回阎浮果片食用时,善生心想:“尊者们已有三四天没来,他们去了何处?”于是,他牵起小儿子的手,在他们用食时前往那里。那时,长老们漱口、供过水之后,最年轻的那位苦行者正在吃阎浮果片。善生顶礼苦行者后坐下,问道:“尊者,你们在吃什么?”“大阎浮果片,朋友。”听了这话,孩子生起了渴望。于是,那位长老苦行者给了他一些。他吃了以后,被那甘甜的滋味迷住,一再乞求:“给我阎浮果片!”居士那时正在听法,便哄孩子说:“孩子,别哭,回家再吃。”他心想:“尊者们恐怕会因这孩子而生厌烦。”为了安抚孩子,他没有向众仙人告辞,便直接回了家。从他离开的那一刻起,儿子就一直哭叫着:“给我阎浮果片!”善生心想:“我要去告诉仙人们。”于是又前往园林。然而那些仙人却想:“我们在这……”
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Atīte kira bārāṇasiyaṃ sujāto nāma kuṭumbiko loṇambilasevanatthāya himavantato āgatāni pañca isisatāni attano uyyāne vasāpetvā upaṭṭhāsi. Ghare cassa nibaddhaṃ pañcasatamattā bhikkhā ahosi. Te pana tāpasā kadāci janapadepi bhikkhāya caranti, kadāci mahājambupesiṃ āharitvā khādanti. Tesaṃ jambupesiṃ āharitvā khādanakāle sujāto cintesi – ‘‘ajja bhaddantānaṃ tayo cattāro divasā anāgacchantānaṃ, kahaṃ nu kho gatā’’ti. So attano puttakaṃ aṅguliyaṃ gāhāpetvā tesaṃ bhattakiccakāle tattha agamāsi. Tasmiṃ samaye mahallakānaṃ mukhavikkhālanakāle udakaṃ datvā sabbanavako jambupesiṃ khādati. Sujāto tāpase vanditvā nisinno – ‘‘kiṃ, bhante, khādathā’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Mahājambupesiṃ, āvuso’’ti. Taṃ sutvā kumāro pipāsaṃ uppādesi. Athassa gaṇajeṭṭhako tāpaso thokaṃ dāpesi. So taṃ khāditvā madhurarase bajjhitvā – ‘‘jambupesiṃ me dethā’’ti punappunaṃ yāci. Kuṭumbiko dhammaṃ suṇanto, ‘‘puttaka, mā viravi, gehaṃ gantvā khādissasī’’ti taṃ vañcetvā ‘‘imaṃ nissāya bhadantā ukkaṇṭheyyu’’nti taṃ samassāsento isigaṇaṃ anāpucchitvā gehaṃ gato. Gatakālato paṭṭhāya cassa putto ‘‘jambupesiṃ me dethā’’ti paridevi. Sujāto ‘‘isayopi ācikkhissāmī’’ti uyyānaṃ gato. Te isayopi ‘‘idha ciraṃ vasimhā’’ti himavantameva gatā. Ārāme isayo apassanto tassa jambuambapanasamocādīnaṃ pesiyo madhusakkharacuṇṇasaṃyuttā adāsi. Tā tassa jivhagge ṭhapitamattā halāhalavisasadisā honti. So sattāhaṃ nirāhāro hutvā jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpuṇi. Rājā idaṃ kāraṇaṃ āharitvā dassento evamāha.
于是,黑象心想:‘这位国王极度贪著味道,我再给他举一些例子。’便说:‘大王,请您停止吧!’国王回答:‘我停不下来。’‘大王,如果您不能停止,您将会失去亲属圈和王权的荣耀。因为在过去,大王,就在这波罗奈城,有一个守护五戒的良家。那家族有个独子,深得父母喜爱,既聪明又能干,通达三部吠陀。他与同龄的年轻人结群游荡。其他的伙伴们吃鱼肉等,饮苏罗酒。那位青年不吃肉,也不饮酒。他们商量说:‘这个人因为不喝酒,就不给我们凑份子钱,得想个办法让他喝酒。’于是他们聚在一起,说:‘朋友,我们一起来过节玩乐吧。’青年说:‘朋友,你们去喝酒吧,我不饮酒,你们自己去吧。’他们说:‘朋友,为了让你也能喝,我们会让人准备牛奶。’青年说:‘好吧。’便答应了。那些狡诈的家伙去了园林,把烈酒盛在荷叶上放好。到了他们要喝的时候,他们给青年端上了牛奶。这时,一个狡诈之徒说:‘先生们,把莲花蜜拿来!’他让人拿来后,把荷叶兜底弄了个洞,用手指含在嘴里吸饮。其他人也这样拿来喝了。青年问:‘这是什么?’回答说:‘莲花蜜。’青年说:‘我也想要一点,请给我一点吧,诸位尊敬的!’他们也让人给了他。他在‘莲花蜜’的想之下饮了酒。然后他们又给了他炭烤肉,他也吃了。显示巴利原文
Tato kāḷahatthi ‘‘ayaṃ rājā ativiya rasagiddho, aparānipissa udāharaṇāni āharissāmī’’ti cintetvā, ‘‘mahārāja, viramāhī’’ti āha. ‘‘Ahaṃ viramituṃ na sakkomī’’ti. Deva, sace na viramissasi, tuvaṃ ñātimaṇḍalato ceva rajjasirito ca parihāyissasi. Atītasmiñhi, mahārāja, idheva bārāṇasiyaṃ pañcasīlarakkhakaṃ sotthiyakulaṃ ahosi . Tassa kulassa ekaputtako ahosi. So mātāpitūnaṃ piyo manāpo ahosi paṇḍito byatto tiṇṇaṃ vedānaṃ pāragū. So samavayehi taruṇehi saddhiṃ gaṇabandhanena vicari. Sesā gaṇabandhā macchamaṃsādīni khādantā suraṃ pivanti. Māṇavo maṃsādīni na khādati, suraṃ na pivati. Te mantayiṃsu – ‘‘ayaṃ surāya apivanato amhākaṃ mūlaṃ na deti, upāyena naṃ suraṃ pāyessāmā’’ti. Te sannipatitvā, ‘‘samma, chaṇakīḷaṃ kīḷissāmā’’ti āhaṃsu. ‘‘Samma, tumhe suraṃ pivatha, ahaṃ suraṃ na pivāmi, tumheva gacchathā’’ti. ‘‘Samma, tava pivanatthāya khīraṃ gaṇhāpessāmā’’ti. So ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchi. Dhuttā uyyānaṃ gantvā paduminipattesu tikhiṇasuraṃ bandhāpetvā ṭhapayiṃsu. Atha nesaṃ pānakāle māṇavassa khīraṃ upanayiṃsu. Atha eko dhutto ‘‘pokkharamadhuṃ, bho, āharā’’ti āharāpetvā paduminipattapuṭaṃ heṭṭhā chiddaṃ katvā aṅgulīhi mukhe ṭhapetvā ākaḍḍhi. Evaṃ itarepi āharāpetvā piviṃsu. Māṇavo ‘‘kiṃ nāmeta’’nti pucchi. ‘‘Pokkharamadhunāmā’’ti. ‘‘Ahampi thokaṃ labhissāmi, detha bhonto’’ti. Tassapi dāpayiṃsu. So pokkharamadhusaññāya suraṃ pivi. Athassa aṅgārapakkamaṃsaṃ adaṃsu, tampi khādi.
就这样,他一次又一次地喝着,直到酒醉。这时,他们才告诉他:“这不是莲花蜜,这是苏罗酒啊!”他听后说:“这么长时间以来,我竟然不知世间有如此甘美的味道。来,朋友,再拿些酒来!”他们便又拿来酒给他。他感到极为口渴。当他又一次索要时,他们答道:“酒已经喝完了。”他就把自己的戒指递过去,说:“喏,朋友,拿这个去再换些来吧!”那一整天,他都和他们一同饮酒,喝得双眼通红、全身颤抖,最后哭喊着回到家中,瘫倒在地。他的父亲得知他饮酒之事,等他酒醒后,便对他说:“孩子啊,你生于良善之家,却做出饮酒这种事,这实在不恰当。今后再不要如此了。”他回答说:“父亲,我做错了什么呢?”父亲说:“就是饮酒这件事啊。”他竟说道:“父亲,您说的是什么话呀!这么甘美的味道,我竟然这么久都没有尝到过。”婆罗门再三地劝诫他,他却只说:“我停不下来了。”于是,婆罗门心中思量:“倘若这样下去,我们家族的血脉将会断绝,家财也将败尽。”便说出了以下的偈颂:显示巴利原文
Evamassa punappunaṃ pivantassa mattakāle ‘‘na etaṃ pokkharamadhu, surā esā’’ti vadiṃsu. So ‘‘ettakaṃ kālaṃ evaṃ madhurarasaṃ na jāniṃ, āharatha, bho, sura’’nti āha. Te āharitvā punapi adaṃsu. Pipāsā mahatī ahosi. Athassa punapi yācantassa ‘‘khīṇā’’ti vadiṃsu. So ‘‘handa taṃ, bho, āharāpethā’’ti aṅgulimuddikaṃ adāsi, so sakaladivasaṃ tehi saddhiṃ pivitvā matto rattakkho kampanto vilapanto gehaṃ gantvā nipajji. Athassa pitā surāya pivitabhāvaṃ ñatvā vigate matte, ‘‘tāta, ayuttaṃ te kataṃ sottiyakule jātena suraṃ pivantena, mā puna evaṃ akāsī’’ti āha. ‘‘Tāta, ko mayhaṃ doso’’ti. ‘‘Surāya pivitabhāvo’’ti. ‘‘Tāta, kiṃ kathesi, mayā evarūpaṃ madhurarasaṃ ettakaṃ kālaṃ aladdhapubba’’nti. Brāhmaṇo punappunaṃ yāci. Sopi ‘‘na sakkomi viramitu’’nti āha. Atha brāhmaṇo ‘‘evaṃ sante amhākaṃ kulavaṃso ca ucchijjissati, dhanañca vinassissatī’’ti cintetvā gāthamāha –
“青年,你容貌端严,
生于良善之家;
“孩子,你不可食用那不应食之物。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Māṇava abhirūposi, kule jātosi sotthiye; Na tvaṃ arahasi tāta, abhakkhaṃ bhakkhayetave’’ti.
此处,“青年”意为:“青年,你容貌端正,且生于良善之家。”所谓“不应食之物”,是指:“孩子,你不可食用那不应食用的东西。”显示巴利原文
Tattha , māṇavāti, māṇava, tvaṃ abhirūpo asi, sotthiye kule jātopi asi. Abhakkhaṃ bhakkhayetaveti, tāta, tvaṃ abhakkhitabbayuttakaṃ bhakkhayituṃ na arahasi.
如此说后,他又说:“孩子,戒除它吧。若你不戒除,我便将你逐出家门,对你行驱逐出境之法。”青年听后说:“即便如此,我亦无法戒除酒类。”随即说了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā, ‘‘tāta, virama, sace na viramasi, ahaṃ taṃ ito gehā nikkhāmessāmi, tava raṭṭhā pabbājanīyakammaṃ karissāmī’’ti āha. Māṇavo ‘‘evaṃ santepi ahaṃ suraṃ jahituṃ na sakkomī’’ti vatvā gāthādvayamāha –
‘‘Rasānaṃ aññataraṃ etaṃ, kasmā maṃ tvaṃ nivāraye; Sohaṃ tattha gamissāmi, yattha lacchāmi edisaṃ.
我将离去,不再停留你身旁;
因为你见到我时并不欢喜,婆罗门。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sovāhaṃ nippatissāmi, nate vacchāmi santike; Yassa me dassanena tvaṃ, nābhinandasi brāhmaṇā’’ti.
其中,“诸味”:即咸、酸、苦、辛、碱、甜、涩这七种味道中,另一种最上等的味道,名为酒。“我就要离去”:即我将离去。“离去”:指出去。显示巴利原文
Tattha rasānanti loṇambilatittakakaṭukakhārikamadhurakasāvasaṅkhātānaṃ sattannaṃ rasānaṃ aññataraṃ uttamarasametaṃ majjaṃ nāma. Sovāhanti so ahaṃ eva. Nippatissāmīti nikkhamissāmi.
他说了这话之后,又说道:“我不会戒酒,你愿如何便如何吧。”于是婆罗门说:“当你舍弃我们时,我们也将舍弃你。”接着诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā ‘‘nāhaṃ surāpānā viramissāmi, yaṃ te ruccati, taṃ karohī’’ti āha. Atha brāhmaṇo ‘‘tayi amhe pariccajante mayampi taṃ pariccajissāmā’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
而你这卑劣者,灭亡吧,到那再也听不到你音讯的地方去吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Addhā aññepi dāyāde, putte lacchāma māṇava; Tvañca jamma vinassasu, yattha pattaṃ na taṃ suṇe’’ti.
其中,“所至之处”(yattha pattaṃ)的意思是:去到一个我们听不到“他住在某处”这种消息的地方,你便到那儿去吧。显示巴利原文
Tattha yattha pattanti yattha gataṃ taṃ ‘‘asukaṭṭhāne nāma vasatī’’ti na suṇoma, tattha gacchāhīti attho.
然后,他们将他带到裁决处,剥夺了他的子嗣身份,把他驱逐出去。后来他穷困潦倒,身着破旧的布片,手托头骨乞食,最终靠着一面墙死去了。他们举出这件事,呈报给黑象王,说:“大王,如果你不听从我们的话,我们便对你执行驱摈羯磨。”接着说了这个偈颂:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ vinicchayaṃ netvā aputtabhāvaṃ katvā nīharāpesi. So aparabhāge nippaccayo kapaṇo jiṇṇapilotikaṃ nivāsetvā kapālahattho piṇḍāya caranto aññataraṃ kuṭṭaṃ nissāya kālamakāsi. Idaṃ kāraṇaṃ āharitvā kāḷahatthi rañño dassetvā, ‘‘mahārāja, sace tvaṃ amhākaṃ vacanaṃ na karissasi, pabbājanīyakammaṃ te karissantī’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
“同样地,国王啊,两足之尊,请听我说:
他们会把你从国中驱摈,就像对待那个嗜酒的年轻人一样。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evameva tuvaṃ rāja, dvipadinda suṇohi me; Pabbājessanti taṃ raṭṭhā, soṇḍaṃ māṇavakaṃ yathā’’ti.
其中,“两足之尊”(dvipadinda)意为两足者中的至尊。大王,请您听我说:同样地,他们会把尊贵的您从国中驱摈,就像对待那个嗜酒的年轻人一样。显示巴利原文
Tattha dvipadindāti dvipadānaṃ inda, bho mahārāja, me mama vacanaṃ suṇohi tuvaṃ, evameva soṇḍaṃ māṇavakaṃ yathā taṃ bhavantaṃ raṭṭhato pabbājessanti.
黑象虽然用这个譬喻来劝说,国王还是无法停止那件事,于是又举了另一个例子说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ kāḷahatthinā upamāya āhaṭāyapi rājā tato viramituṃ asakkonto aparampi udāharaṇaṃ dassetuṃ āha –
‘‘Sujāto nāma nāmena, bhāvitattāna sāvako;
“他因贪爱天女,不吃不喝。”显示巴利原文
Accharaṃ kāmayantova, na so bhuñji na so pivi.
以吉祥草尖蘸取海水,欲测量大海之水量;
如是,人间的欲乐与天界的欲乐相比,实在微不足道。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kusaggenudakamādāya, samudde udakaṃ mine; Evaṃ mānusakā kāmā, dibbakāmāna santike.
同样,黑象啊,我已食用了最上味的食物;
若得不到人肉,我恐怕性命难保。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evameva ahaṃ kāḷa, bhutvā bhakkhaṃ rasuttamaṃ; Aladdhā mānusaṃ maṃsaṃ, maññe hissāmi jīvita’’nti.
此事缘与前文所述相似。显示巴利原文
Vatthu heṭṭhā vuttasadisameva.
其中,“bhāvitattānaṃ”意为“已修习心者”,指那五百位仙人。“Accharaṃ kāmayantova”:据说,当那些仙人嚼食大阎浮树果片时,善生见他们未至,心中便想:“他们因何不来?若是去了别处,我要知道;若没有去,我便在他们身边听法。”于是他去到园林,礼敬众仙人,在仙人首领身旁坐下听法。日落时分,众人劝他回去,他却说:“我今晚就住在这里。”他礼敬众仙人后,走进树叶屋躺下。到了夜间,帝释天王由天女们围绕,带着随从前来礼敬众仙人,整个园林大放光明。善生心想:“这是何故?”便起身从树叶屋的缝隙向外看,正好看见帝释在天女簇拥下来礼敬仙人。他一见到天女,便生起贪染。帝释坐下听闻法义后,便返回住处。次日,善生再次礼敬仙人后问道:“尊者,昨夜前来礼敬你们的那位是谁?”答:“朋友,那是帝释。”问:“围坐他身旁的是什么?”答:“那是天女。”善生礼敬仙人后回到家中,从那时起便不住地哀号:“给我天女!给我天女!”亲戚们围住他,心想:“莫非是被鬼……显示巴利原文
Tattha bhāvitattānāti bhāvitacittānaṃ tesaṃ pañcannaṃ isisatānaṃ. Accharaṃ kāmayantovāti so kira tesaṃ isīnaṃ mahājambupesiyā khādanakāle anāgamanaṃ viditvā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho kāraṇā na āgacchanti, sace katthaci gatā, jānissāmi, no ce, atha nesaṃ santike dhammaṃ suṇissāmī’’ti uyyānaṃ gantvā isigaṇe vanditvā gaṇajeṭṭhakassa santike dhammaṃ suṇanto nisinnova sūriye atthaṅgate uyyojiyamānopi ‘‘ajja idheva vasissāmī’’ti vatvā isigaṇaṃ vanditvā paṇṇasālaṃ pavisitvā nipajji. Rattibhāge sakko devarājā devaccharāsaṅghaparivuto saddhiṃ attano paricārikāhi isigaṇaṃ vandituṃ āgato, sakalārāmo ekobhāso ahosi. Sujāto ‘‘kiṃ nu kho eta’’nti uṭṭhāya paṇṇasālachiddena olokento sakkaṃ isigaṇaṃ vandituṃ āgataṃ devaccharāparivutaṃ disvā accharānaṃ saha dassanena rāgaratto ahosi. Sakko nisīditvā dhammakathaṃ sutvā sakaṭṭhānameva gato. Kuṭumbikopi punadivase isigaṇaṃ vanditvā pucchi – ‘‘bhante, ko nāmesa rattibhāge tumhākaṃ vandanatthāya āgato’’ti? ‘‘Sakko, āvuso’’ti. ‘‘Taṃ parivāretvā nisinnā kā nāmetā’’ti? ‘‘Devaccharā nāmetā’’ti. So isigaṇaṃ vanditvā gehaṃ gantvā gatakālato paṭṭhāya ‘‘accharaṃ me detha, accharaṃ me dethā’’ti vilapi. Ñātakā parivāretvā ‘‘bhūtāviṭṭho nu kho’’ti accharaṃ pahariṃsu. So ‘‘nāhaṃ etaṃ accharaṃ kathemi, devaccharaṃ kathemī’’ti vatvā ‘‘ayaṃ accharā’’ti alaṅkaritvā ānītaṃ bhariyampi gaṇikampi olokento ‘‘nāyaṃ accharā, yakkhinī esā, devaccharaṃ me dethā’’ti vilapanto nirāhāro hutvā tattheva jīvitakkhayaṃ pāpuṇi. Tena vuttaṃ –
因渴求天女,他不食不饮。显示巴利原文
‘‘Accharaṃ kāmayantova, na so bhuñji na so pivī’’ti.
用草尖沾水去量大海,黑象朋友,若有人以草尖取水,心想“大海之水大概就是这些了”,并以此譬喻去量,那不过是徒劳,草尖上的水实在微乎其微。同样,与天界的欲乐相比,人间的欲乐恰如那点水。因此善生不看其他任何女子,一心只求天女,就这样死去。同样,如同那人因未得天界欲乐而丧命,我若得不到这最上美味的人肉,也必死无疑。他这样说道。显示巴利原文
Kusaggenudakamādāya, samudde udakaṃ mineti, samma kāḷahatthi, yo kusaggeneva udakaṃ gahetvā ‘‘ettakaṃ siyā mahāsamudde udaka’’nti tena saddhiṃ upamāya mineyya, so kevalaṃ mineyyeva, kusagge pana udakaṃ atiparittakameva. Yathā taṃ, evaṃ mānusakā kāmā dibbakāmānaṃ santike, tasmā so sujāto aññaṃ itthiṃ na olokesi, accharameva patthento mato. Evamevāti yathā so dibbakāmaṃ alabhanto jīvitaṃ jahi, evaṃ ahampi uttamarasaṃ manussamaṃsaṃ alabhanto jīvitaṃ jahissāmīti vadati.
听到这话,黑象心想:“这位国王过于贪著味道了,我当令他醒悟。”为使国王看清——即使那些因食同类之肉而能在空中飞行的金天鹅,也难免灭亡——他便说了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā kāḷahatthi ‘‘ayaṃ rājā ativiya rasagiddho, saññāpessāmi na’’nti sakajātikānaṃ maṃsaṃ khāditvā ākāsacarā suvaṇṇahaṃsāpi tāva vinaṭṭhāti dassetuṃ gāthādvayamāha –
犹如持国天王的那些鹅,翱翔于空中;
因不当的受用,悉皆走向灭亡。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yathāpi te dhataraṭṭhā, haṃsā vehāyasaṅgamā; Abhuttaparibhogena, sabbe abbhatthataṃ gatā.
同样地,国王,您这两足之尊,请听我说;
国王,您食用了不应食之物,因此众人放逐了您。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Evameva tuvaṃ rāja, dvipadinda suṇohi me; Abhakkhaṃ rāja bhakkhesi, tasmā pabbājayanti ta’’nti.
其中,“以未曾受用的方式受用”,是指以与自己同类者的方式受用。“走向灭亡”,指全部遭遇死亡。相传过去有九万只天鹅住在心峰的金窟中。它们在雨季的四月间不外出;若外出,双翅沾满水便无法飞起,将坠入大海,因此从不外出。然而当雨季临近时,它们便从自生湖衔来自生的稻谷,填满洞窟,以稻谷为食。在它们全部进入洞窟后,窟口有一只名为“羊毛蜘蛛”的蜘蛛,每月结一层网,每一根蛛丝都有如牛轭绳那般粗。天鹅们心想“它定能冲破网”,于是特意给一只年轻天鹅两份食物。雨季过后,那只年轻天鹅便率先去冲破蛛网,其余天鹅由此通路飞出。后来有一次,雨季持续了五个月。天鹅们的食物耗尽,便商议道:“我们若活着,还能再得新蛋。”于是它们先吃蛋,接着吃雏鹅,再吃老鹅。五个月后,雨季结束。蜘蛛已结了五层网。天鹅们因食同类之肉而变得虚弱。那只获得双份食物的年轻天鹅前去撞网,冲破了四层,第五层却未能冲破,被粘住了。蜘蛛便刺穿它的头,吸食其血。其余天鹅也相继来撞网,全被粘住,蜘蛛便将所有天鹅的血吸尽。当时,人们都说持国天王的家族灭绝了。因此说“全部走向灭亡”。显示巴利原文
Tattha abhuttaparibhogenāti attano samānajātikānaṃ paribhogena. Abbhatthataṃ gatāti sabbe maraṇameva pattā. Atīte kira cittakūṭe suvaṇṇaguhāyaṃ navuti haṃsasahassāni vasanti. Te vassike cattāro māse na nikkhamanti, sace nikkhameyyuṃ, udakapuṇṇehi pattehi uppatituṃ asakkontā mahāsamuddeyeva pateyyuṃ, tasmā na ca nikkhamanti. Upakaṭṭhe pana vassakāle jātassarato sayaṃjātasāliyo āharitvā guhaṃ pūretvā sāliṃ khādantā vasanti. Tesaṃ pana guhaṃ paviṭṭhakāle guhadvāre eko rathacakkappamāṇo uṇṇanābhi nāma makkaṭako ekekasmiṃ māse ekekaṃ jālaṃ vinandhati. Tassa ekekaṃ suttaṃ gorajjuppamāṇaṃ hoti. Haṃsā ‘‘taṃ jālaṃ bhindissatī’’ti ekassa taruṇahaṃsassa dve koṭṭhāse denti. So vigate deve purato gantvā taṃ jālaṃ bhindati. Tena maggena sesā gacchanti. Athekasmiṃ kāle pañca māse vasso vuṭṭho ahosi. Haṃsā khīṇagocarā ‘‘kiṃ nu kho kattabba’’nti mantetvā ‘‘mayaṃ jīvantā aṇḍāni labhissāmā’’ti paṭhamaṃ aṇḍāni khādiṃsu, tato potake, tato jiṇṇahaṃse. Pañcamāsaccayena vassaṃ apagataṃ. Makkaṭako pañca jālāni vinandhi. Haṃsā sakajātikānaṃ maṃsaṃ khāditvā appathāmā jātā. Dviguṇakoṭṭhāsalābhī haṃsataruṇo jāle paharitvā cattāri bhindi, pañcamaṃ chindituṃ nāsakkhi, tattheva laggi. Athassa sīsaṃ vijjhitvā makkaṭako lohitaṃ pivi. Aññopi āgantvā jālaṃ pahari, sopi tattheva laggīti evaṃ sabbesaṃ makkaṭako lohitaṃ pivi. Tadā dhataraṭṭhakulaṃ ucchinnanti vadanti. Tena vuttaṃ ‘‘sabbe abbhatthataṃgatā’’ti.
同样地,正如这些天鹅吃了不该吃的食物——自己同类的肉,你也如此吃,全城都陷于恐惧。停止吧,大王!“因此他们放逐你”:正因为你吃了不该吃的食物——自己同类的肉,这些城中居民才把你从国土放逐。显示巴利原文
Evameva tuvanti yathā ete haṃsā abhakkhaṃ sakajātikamaṃsaṃ khādiṃsu, tathā tvampi khādasi, sakalanagaraṃ bhayappattaṃ, virama, mahārājāti. Tasmā pabbājayanti tanti yasmā abhakkhaṃ sakajātikamaṃsaṃ bhakkhesi, tasmā ime nagaravāsino taṃ raṭṭhā pabbājayanti.
国王还想再说一个譬喻。然而,市民们站起来说道:“将军大人,您在做什么?您抓着这个吃人肉的贼四处走动。如果他不肯停止,就把他驱逐出国!”他们不让他再说下去。国王听到众人的话,心生恐惧,再也没能开口。将军又问他:“大王,您能停止吗,还是不能?”国王答:“不能。”于是,将军把所有后宫眷属和儿女都用各种饰品装扮好,让他们站在一旁,说道:“大王,请看这些亲族、大臣和王国之辉煌,莫要毁灭自己,请停止吃人肉吧。”国王说:“对我来说,这些人并不比人肉更可爱。”将军便说:“既然如此,大王,请您离开这座城市及国土。”国王应道:“黑象,我不需要王位,我离开城市,但给我一把剑、调味品和容器。”于是,他们给了他剑、烹肉罐和篮子,帮他拿好,又给了他调味品,对他执行了放逐出境的惩罚。显示巴利原文
Rājā aññampi upamaṃ vattukāmo ahosi. Nāgarā pana uṭṭhāya, ‘‘sāmi senāpati, kiṃ karosi, kiṃ manussamaṃsakhādakaṃ coraṃ gahetvā vicarasi, sace na viramissati, raṭṭhato naṃ pabbājehī’’ti vatvā nāssa kathetuṃ adaṃsu. Rājā bahūnaṃ kathaṃ sutvā bhīto puna vattuṃ nāsakkhi. Punapi naṃ senāpati ‘‘kiṃ mahārāja viramituṃ sakkhissasi, udāhu na sakkhissasī’’ti vatvā ‘‘na sakkomī’’ti vutte sabbaṃ orodhagaṇañca puttadhītaro ca sabbālaṅkārapaṭimaṇḍite passe ṭhapetvā, ‘‘mahārāja, ime ñātimaṇḍale ceva amaccagaṇañca rajjasiriñca olokehi, mā vinassi, virama manussamaṃsato’’ti āha. Rājā ‘‘na mayhaṃ ete manussamaṃsato piyatarā’’ti vatvā ‘‘tena hi, mahārāja, imamhā nagarā ca raṭṭhā ca nikkhamathā’’ti vutte, ‘‘kāḷahatthi, na me rajjenattho, nagarā nikkhamāmi, ekaṃ pana me khaggañca rasakañca bhājanañca dehī’’ti āha. Athassa khaggañca maṃsapacanabhājanañca pacchiñca ukkhipāpetvā rasakañca datvā raṭṭhā pabbājanīyakammaṃ kariṃsu.
他拿起剑和调味品,出城进入森林,在一棵尼拘陀树下安住,以那里为住处。他守在林中路边杀人,将尸体带回去交给厨师。厨子为他煮肉奉上。如此,两人都得以存活。每次抓人时,他都会喊:“喂,我是人贼,我是波梨萨陀!”这么一喊,没有一个人能凭自己的意志站稳,全都扑倒在地。他从倒地的人中挑出自己想要的人,头下脚上倒提着带回去交给厨师。有一天,他在森林中一个人也找不到,空手而归。厨师问他:“主人,情况如何?”他说:“你把锅放到灶上吧。”厨师问:“主人,肉在哪里?”他回答说:“我会弄到肉的。”厨师心想“这下我没命了”,吓得浑身发抖,却还是在灶上生起了火,把锅放了上去。于是,波梨萨陀用剑杀死厨师,煮了他的肉吃了。从此以后,他独自一人,自己煮人肉吃。“波梨萨陀在道路上杀害行人”这件事,传遍了整个赡部洲。显示巴利原文
So khaggañca rasakañca ādāya nagarā nikkhamitvā araññaṃ pavisitvā ekasmiṃ nigrodhamūle vasanaṭṭhānaṃ katvā tattha vasanto aṭavimagge ṭhatvā manusse māretvā āharitvā rasakassa deti. Sopissa maṃsaṃ pacitvā upanāmeti. Evaṃ ubhopi jīvanti. Manussagahaṇakāle ‘‘ahaṃ are manussacoro porisādo’’ti vatvā tasmiṃ pakkhante koci sakabhāvena saṇṭhātuṃ na sakkoti, sabbe bhūmiyaṃ patanti. Tesu yaṃ icchati, taṃ uddhaṃpādaṃ adhosīsaṃ katvā āharitvā rasakassa deti. So ekadivasaṃ araññe kañci manussaṃ alabhitvā āgato rasakena ‘‘kiṃ devā’’ti vutte ‘‘uddhane ukkhaliṃ āropehī’’ti āha. ‘‘Maṃsaṃ kahaṃ, devā’’ti? ‘‘Labhissāmahaṃ maṃsa’’nti. So ‘‘natthi me dāni jīvita’’nti kampamāno uddhane aggiṃ katvā ukkhaliṃ āropesi. Atha naṃ porisādo asinā māretvā maṃsaṃ pacitvā khādi. Tato paṭṭhāya ekakova jāto sayameva pacitvā khādati. ‘‘Porisādo magge maggapaṭipanne hanatī’’ti sakalajambudīpe pākaṭo ahosi.
那时,有一位家财丰厚的婆罗门,正用五百辆车经商,往来于各地。他心想:“听说在路途中间,有个名叫食人者的盗贼专事杀人。不如我舍些钱财,以便平安穿越那片森林。”于是,他给了住在林边的居民一千钱,说道:“请你们带我穿过这片森林。”便与他们一同上路。行进中,这位婆罗门让所有商队走在前面,自己则沐浴涂香,佩戴齐全的饰物,坐在一辆由白牛拉着的舒适车上,由那些林中居民围绕着,缓缓跟在队伍最后。就在那时,食人者爬上树,观察来往行人。他对其他人全无兴趣,心想:“这群人里头,有什么值得我吃的呢?”然而,从第一眼见到这位婆罗门起,他便垂涎欲滴,一心只想啖食此人。待到婆罗门走近自己跟前,他便从树上一跃而下,三度大声高呼自己的名号:“喂,我是食人者!”随即挥剑冲来,扬起的沙尘仿佛要迷瞎众人双眼。在场之人无一人能站稳脚跟,全都胸口贴地,扑倒在地。他径直抓住那位坐在舒适车上的婆罗门双脚,将他头下脚上地倒提起来,一边飞奔,一边用脚跟猛撞婆罗门的头。显示巴利原文
Tadā eko sampannavibhavo brāhmaṇo pañcahi sakaṭasatehi vohāraṃ karonto pubbantato aparantaṃ sañcarati. So cintesi – ‘‘porisādo nāma kira coro antarāmagge manusse māresi, dhanaṃ datvā taṃ aṭaviṃ atikkamissāmī’’ti. So aṭavimukhavāsīnaṃ manussānaṃ ‘‘tumhe maṃ aṭavito atikkāmethā’’ti sahassaṃ datvā tehi saddhiṃ maggaṃ paṭipajji. Gacchanto ca brāhmaṇo sabbasatthaṃ purato katvā sayaṃ nhātānulitto sabbālaṅkārapaṭimaṇḍito setagoṇayutte sukhayānake nisinno tehi aṭavivāsikapurisehi parivuto sabbapacchato agamāsi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe porisādo rukkhaṃ āruyha purise upadhārento sesamanussesu ‘‘kiṃ imesu mayā khāditabbaṃ atthī’’ti vigatacchando hutvā brāhmaṇaṃ diṭṭhakālato paṭṭhāya taṃ khāditukāmatāya paggharitakheḷo ahosi. So tasmiṃ attano santikaṃ āgate rukkhato oruyha ‘‘ahaṃ are porisādo’’ti nāmaṃ tikkhattuṃ sāvetvā khaggaṃ parivattento vālukāya tesaṃ akkhīni pūrento viya pakkhandi. Ekopi ṭhātuṃ samattho nāma natthi, sabbe bhūmiyaṃ urena nipajjiṃsu. So sukhayānake nisinnaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ pāde gahetvā piṭṭhiyaṃ adhosīsakaṃ olambetvā sīsaṃ gopphakehi paharanto ukkhipitvā pāyāsi.
那时,那些随从爬起来说道:“诸位!我们从那位婆罗门手中得了一千钱。这关乎我们的担当,不论能否做到,总得追上一程。”说罢,便追赶上去。食人者回头张望,不见半个人影,便放慢了脚步。正在此时,一位强健有力的勇士以极快的速度赶上了他。食人者见他追来,在翻越一道篱笆墙时,不慎踩中一棵金合欢树的树桩,被刺穿了脚背。他血流不止,仍跳跃着继续奔逃。食人者见状便说:“喂,那家伙已经被我所伤,你们尽管在后面追吧,我是不会被抓住的。”众人得知他身体虚弱,便紧追不舍。食人者发现他们穷追不舍,便扔下那位婆罗门,自己得以安全脱身。那些林中居民自打重新寻回婆罗门的那一刻起,便说:“我们还跟那盗贼纠缠什么?”于是全都折返回去了。显示巴利原文
Tadā te purisā uṭṭhāya, ‘‘bho, purisā mayaṃ brāhmaṇassa hatthato kahāpaṇasahassaṃ gaṇhimhā, ko nāma amhākaṃ purisakāro, sakkontā vā asakkontā vā thokaṃ anubandhāmā’’ti vatvā anubandhiṃsu. Porisādopi nivattitvā olokento kañci aditvā saṇikaṃ pāyāsi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe thāmasampanno eko sūrapuriso vegena taṃ pāpuṇi. So taṃ disvā ekaṃ vatiṃ laṅghanto khadirakhāṇukaṃ akkami, khāṇuko piṭṭhipādena nikkhami. Lohitena paggharantena laṅghamāno yāti. Atha naṃ so disvā, ‘‘bho, mayā esa viddho, kevalaṃ tumhe pacchato etha, gaṇhissāmi na’’nti āha. Te dubbalabhāvaṃ ñatvā taṃ anubandhiṃsu. So tehi anubaddhabhāvaṃ ñatvā brāhmaṇaṃ vissajjetvā attānaṃ sotthimakāsi. Atha aṭavivāsikapurisā brāhmaṇassa laddhakālato paṭṭhāya ‘‘kiṃ amhākaṃ corenā’’ti tato nivattiṃsu.
食人者回到自己的那棵榕树下,钻进气根之间的缝隙躺下,祈求道:“尊贵的树天神啊!若您能在七日之内令我的伤口愈合,我便要从全赡部洲抓来一百位刹帝利王,用他们喉中之血为您清洗树干,用他们的肠子为您环绕树干,并用五种最甘美的肉为您举行供奉。”由于这段时间他未能获得饮食,身体变得枯瘦,但伤口却在七日之内竟真的愈合了。他觉察到,这痊愈是依靠天神的威神力所致。于是,他吃了几人份的肉,恢复体力后,心想:“树天神对我的恩惠实在太重了,我必须履行对她的誓愿。”他拿起剑,离开树下,说道:“我要把国王们都抓来。”便出发了。那时,他在过去生中为夜叉时,曾有一个同食人肉的夜叉同伴。那夜叉见到他在四处游荡,认出:“这是我过去生的同伴。”便上前问道:“朋友,你认得我吗?”食人者说:“不认得。”夜叉便向他讲说他们前世共同经历过的事情。食人者认出了他,便对他以友相待。夜叉问他:“你投生在哪里?”食人者便将自己的出生地、被国放逐的原因、如今的住处、被树桩刺伤的事情,以及为酬谢天神誓愿而出行的缘由,一一讲来。显示巴利原文
Porisādopi attano nigrodhamūlaṃ gantvā pārohantaraṃ pavisitvā nipanno, ‘‘ayye rukkhadevate, sace me sattāhabbhantareyeva vaṇaṃ phāsukaṃ kātuṃ sakkhissasi, sakalajambudīpe ekasatakhattiyānaṃ galalohitena tava khandhaṃ dhovitvā antehi parikkhipitvā pañcamadhuramaṃsena balikammaṃ karissāmī’’ti āyācanaṃ kari. Tassa annapānamaṃsaṃ alabhantassa sarīraṃ sussitvā antosattāheyeva vaṇo phāsuko ahosi. So devatānubhāvena tassa phāsukabhāvaṃ sallakkhesi. So katipāhaṃ manussamaṃsaṃ khāditvā balaṃ gahetvā cintesi – ‘‘bahupakārā me devatā, āyācanā assā muccissāmī’’ti. So khaggaṃ ādāya rukkhamūlato nikkhamitvā ‘‘rājāno ānessāmī’’ti pāyāsi. Atha naṃ purimabhave yakkhakāle ekato manussamaṃsakhādako sahāyakayakkho anuvicarantaṃ disvā ‘‘ayaṃ mama atītabhave sahāyo’’ti ñatvā, ‘‘samma, maṃ sañjānāsī’’ti pucchi. ‘‘Na sañjānāmī’’ti. Athassa purimabhave katakāraṇaṃ kathesi. So taṃ sañjānitvā paṭisanthāramakāsi. ‘‘Kahaṃ nibbattosī’’ti puṭṭho nibbattaṭṭhānañca raṭṭhā pabbājitakāraṇañca idāni vasanaṭṭhānañca khāṇunā viddhakāraṇañca devatāya āyācanāmocanatthaṃ gamanakāraṇañca sabbaṃ ārocetvā ‘‘tayāpi mametaṃ kiccaṃ nittharitabbaṃ, ubhopi gacchāma, sammā’’ti āha. ‘‘Samma na gaccheyyāhaṃ, ekaṃ pana me kammaṃ atthi, ahaṃ kho pana anagghaṃ padalakkhaṇaṃ nāma ekaṃ mantaṃ jānāmi, so balañca javañca saddañca karoti, taṃ mantaṃ gaṇhāhī’’ti. So ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchi. Yakkhopissa taṃ datvā pakkāmi.
波梨萨陀学会咒语后,从此便迅疾如风,勇猛无比。他在七天之内,只要看见前往园林等处的国王,就以风一般的速度冲上前去,大声报上名字:‘喂,我是人贼波梨萨陀!’一边咆哮怒吼,令他们陷入极大恐惧,然后抓住双脚倒提起来,用脚跟击打头部,再以风速带回。他在他们掌上穿孔,用绳穿过串起,悬挂在那棵孟加拉榕树上,让脚尖刚好触地。那些国王便全部像被风吹打的枯萎茉莉花环一样,旋转摇晃地悬着。然而,波梨萨陀心中想:‘须陀素摩是我的戒师,如果连他也抓了,整个赡部洲就会变得空虚。’因此,他没有去抓须陀素摩。他生起火,一边削尖祭祀用的木柱,一边坐下,说:‘我要举行供奉了。’树天神见到他的举动后,心想:‘他确实是要为我举行供奉。可是,他对我并不曾有过任何利益。现在,他将要造成这些大人物的巨大毁灭。我该怎么办呢?’她又想:‘我无力阻止他。’于是,她前往四大王天,说明事情原委,请求道:‘请你们阻止他吧!’四大王天的天神们也回答说:‘我们无法阻止波梨萨陀。’她问:‘那么,谁能阻止呢?’显示巴利原文
Porisādo mantaṃ uggahetvā tato paṭṭhāya vātajavo atisūro ahosi. So sattāhabbhantareyeva ekasatarājāno uyyānādīni gacchante disvā vātavegena pakkhanditvā ‘‘ahaṃ are manussacoro porisādo’’ti nāmaṃ sāvetvā vagganto nadanto bhayappatte katvā pāde gahetvā adhosīsake katvā paṇhiyā sīsaṃ paharanto vātavegena netvā hatthatalesu chiddāni katvā rajjuyā āvunitvā nigrodharukkhe olambesi aggapādaṅgulīhi bhūmiyaṃ phusamānāhi. Te sabbe rājāno vāte paharante milātakuraṇḍakadāmāni viya parivattantā olambiṃsu. ‘‘Sutasomo pana me piṭṭhiācariyo hoti, sace gaṇhissāmi, sakalajambudīpo tuccho bhavissatī’’ti taṃ na nesi. So ‘‘balikammaṃ karissāmī’’ti aggiṃ katvā sūle tacchanto nisīdi. Rukkhadevatā taṃ kiriyaṃ disvā ‘‘mayhaṃ kiresa balikammaṃ karoti, vaṇampissa mayā kiñci phāsukaṃ kataṃ natthi, idāni imesaṃ mahāvināsaṃ karissati, kiṃ nu kho kattabba’’nti cintetvā ‘‘ahaṃ etaṃ vāretuṃ na sakkhissāmī’’ti cātumahārājikānaṃ santikaṃ gantvā tamatthaṃ kathetvā ‘‘nivāretha na’’nti āha. Tehipi ‘‘na mayaṃ porisādassa kammaṃ nivāretuṃ sakkhissāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘ko sakkhissatī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘sakko, devarājā’’ti sutvā sakkaṃ upasaṅkamitvā tamatthaṃ kathetvā ‘‘nivāretha na’’nti āha. Sopi ‘‘nāhaṃ sakkomi nivāretuṃ, samatthaṃ pana ācikkhissāmī’’ti vatvā ‘‘konāmo’’ti vutte ‘‘sadevake loke añño natthi, kururaṭṭhe pana indapatthanagare korabyarājaputto sutasomo nāma taṃ nibbisevanaṃ katvā damessati, rājūnañca jīvitaṃ dassati, tañca manussamaṃsā oramāpessati, sakalajambudīpe amataṃ viya dhammaṃ abhisiñcissati, sacepi rājūnaṃ jīvitaṃ dātukāmo, ‘sutasomaṃ ānetvā balikammaṃ kātuṃ vaṭṭatī’ti vadehī’’ti āha.
她答应道:‘好。’然后迅速返回,变作出家人的模样,在离他不远的地方行走。波梨萨陀听到脚步声,心想:‘莫非有哪个国王逃跑了?’便四处张望。他看到这位化现的出家人后,心想:‘出家人本属刹帝利种姓。抓住这一个,就能凑足一百人,举行供奉了。’于是,他起身,手持利剑追了上去。但他追赶了三由旬,也无法追上,自己反倒累得汗流浃背。他心中思忖:‘以往追赶大象、马匹,乃至飞驰的马车,我都能追上并捉住。可今天,这位出家人只是以寻常步伐行走,我拼命奔跑却捉不到他,这是什么缘故呢?’接着,他又想:‘出家人向来听从吩咐。如果我喊他站住,等他停下,我就能抓住他了。’于是,他便喊道:‘站住,沙门!’对方却回答说:‘我一直是站着的,是你在奋力奔跑啊。’波梨萨陀便对他说:‘喂,出家人是不会为了活命而说谎的,可你却在说妄语。’接着,他说了一首偈颂。显示巴利原文
Sā ‘‘sādhū’’ti sampaṭicchitvā khippaṃ āgantvā pabbajitavesena tassa avidūre pāyāsi. So padasaddena ‘‘rājā nu kho koci palāto bhavissatī’’ti olokento taṃ disvā ‘‘pabbajitā nāma khattiyāva, imaṃ gahetvā ekasataṃ pūretvā balikammaṃ karissāmī’’ti uṭṭhāya asihattho anubandhi, tiyojanaṃ anubandhitvāpi taṃ pāpuṇituṃ nāsakkhi, gattehi sedā mucciṃsu. So cintesi – ‘‘ahaṃ pubbe hatthimpi assampi rathampi dhāvantaṃ anubandhitvā gaṇhāmi, ajja imaṃ pabbajitaṃ sakāya gatiyā gacchantaṃ sabbathāmena dhāvantopi gaṇhituṃ na sakkomi, kiṃ nu kho kāraṇa’’nti. Tato so ‘‘pabbajitā nāma vacanakarā honti, ‘tiṭṭhā’ti naṃ vatvā ṭhitaṃ gahessāmī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘tiṭṭha, samaṇā’’ti āha. ‘‘Ahaṃ tāva ṭhito, tvaṃ pana dhāvituṃ vāyāmamakāsī’’ti. Atha naṃ, ‘‘bho, pabbajitā nāma jīvitahetupi alikaṃ na bhaṇanti, tvaṃ pana musāvādaṃ kathesī’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
这不合沙门的行仪,你竟以为我手中之剑是一片卡迦树叶。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tiṭṭhāhīti mayā vutto, so tvaṃ gacchasi pammukho; Aṭṭhito tvaṃ ṭhitomhīti, lapasi brahmacārini; Idaṃ te samaṇāyuttaṃ, asiñca me maññasi kaṅkapatta’’nti.
它的意思是:“沙门!我对你说了‘站住’,你却背转身去,背向而行;梵行者,你其实并未站住,却声称‘我已站住’;你还以为我手中的剑是一片树叶。”显示巴利原文
Tassattho – samaṇa, tiṭṭhāhi iti vacanaṃ mayā vutto so tvaṃ pammukho parammukho hutvā gacchasi, brahmacārini aṭṭhito samāno tvaṃ ṭhito amhi iti lapasi, asiñca me kaṅkapattaṃ maññasīti.
于是,那位天神说了两首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tato devatā gāthādvayamāha –
大王,我已安住于正法,不会改换名姓;
世间称盗贼为“不安住者”;
此人由此处死后,便会堕入恶趣,生于地狱。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ṭhitohamasmī sadhammesu rāja, na nāmagottaṃ parivattayāmi; Corañca loke aṭhitaṃ vadanti; Āpāyikaṃ nerayikaṃ ito cutaṃ.
刹帝利,你若相信,便接受所听闻的话吧;
藉由那样的祭祀,你便能如此生于天界。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sace tvaṃ saddahasi rāja, sutaṃ gaṇhāhi khattiya; Tena yaññaṃ yajitvāna, evaṃ saggaṃ gamissasī’’ti.
于此,“于正法”是说:大王,我安住于自己的十善业道法中。“不更名姓”是指:你过去年少时名为梵授,父王去世后,你继承了波罗奈的王位,成为波罗奈王;后来你舍弃了这个名字,成为食人者,如今名为斑足。你虽生于刹帝利家族,却吃了不该吃的人肉,因此颠覆了自己的名姓;而我,并未改变自己固有的名姓。“盗贼等”是说:世间之人,把不立于十善业道者称为盗贼。“从此处死后”即是:从此处死后,便堕入恶趣,住于地狱之中。刹帝利,护地的大王,若你信我之言,就去抓住须陀素摩吧!依凭那位须陀素摩王举行祭祀之后,你便能如此升入天界。喂,波梨萨陀,你说谎了。你曾向我承诺:‘我要把这赡部洲所有的国王都带来,举行供奉。’如今你却只带来些孱弱的国王。你若不将赡部洲中最年长的须陀素摩王带来,你的话便是妄语。所以,去抓住须陀素摩!显示巴利原文
Tattha sadhammesūti, mahārāja, ahaṃ sakesu dasasu kusalakammapathadhammesu ṭhito asmi bhavāmi. Na nāmagottanti tvaṃ pubbe daharakāle brahmadatto hutvā pitari kālakate bārāṇasiṃ rajjaṃ labhitvā bārāṇasirājā jāto, taṃ nāmaṃ jahitvā porisādo hutvā idāni kammāsapādo jāto, khattiyakule jātopi abhakkhaṃ manussamaṃsaṃ yasmā bhakkhesi, tasmā attano nāmagottaṃ yathā parivattesi, tathā ahaṃ attano nāmagottaṃ na parivattayāmi. Corañcāti loke corañca dasakusalakammapathesu aṭhitaṃ nāma vadanti. Ito cutanti ito cutaṃ hutvā apāye niraye patiṭṭhitaṃ. Khattiya, bhūmipāla mahārāja, tvaṃ mama vacanaṃ sace saddahasi, sutasomaṃ gaṇhāhi, tena sutasomena yaññaṃ yajitvāna evaṃ saggaṃ gamissasi. Bho, porisāda musāvādi tayā mayhaṃ ‘‘sakalajambudīpe rājāno ānetvā bahikammaṃ karissāmī’’ti paṭissutaṃ, idāni ye vā te vā dubbalarājāno ānesi, jambudīpatale jeṭṭhakaṃ sutasomarājānaṃ sace tvaṃ na ānessasi, vacanaṃ te musā nāma hoti, tasmā sutasomaṃ gaṇhāhīti.
说完这番话,那位天神隐去了出家者的形貌,恢复自己本来的容色,宛如初升的太阳,在虚空中辉耀而立。波梨萨陀听了她的话,又目睹了她的容颜,便问道:‘你是谁?’对此,她说:‘我是此树所生的天神。’他心想:‘我今日亲见天神了!’不由满心欢喜,说道:‘天子主啊,不必为须陀素摩之事忧虑,请回到您的树中吧。’天神便在他的注视下,隐入了那棵树。彼时,日已西沉,明月升起。波梨萨陀精通吠陀支,熟知星宿的运行。他仰观星象,心中思惟:‘明日正是弗沙星宿当值,须陀素摩王为沐浴将前往园林,我可在彼处捉他。然而,他的护卫必定极为森严,全城民众会在方圆三由旬的范围内严密巡逻守护。我当趁守卫未布下之际,于初夜时分便赶往鹿皮园林,潜入那吉祥的池塘,静候其中。’他随即动身,潜入池塘,以莲叶遮头,立于水中。由于他的威光,鱼、鳖等纷纷退缩到水边,成群游弋。显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā devatā pabbajitavesaṃ antaradhāpetvā sakena vaṇṇena ākāse taruṇasūriyo viya jalamānā aṭṭhāsi. So tassā kathaṃ sutvā rūpañca oloketvā ‘‘kāsi tva’’nti āha. Imasmiṃ ‘‘rukkhe nibbattadevatā’’ti. So ‘‘diṭṭhā me attano, devatā’’ti tussitvā, ‘‘sāmi devarāja, mā sutasomassa kāraṇā cintayi, attano rukkhaṃ pavisā’’ti āha. Devatā tassa passantasseva rukkhaṃ pāvisi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe sūriyo atthaṅgato, cando uggato. Porisādo vedaṅgakusalo nakkhattacāraṃ jānāti. So nabhaṃ oloketvā ‘‘sve phussanakkhattaṃ bhavissati, sutasomo nhāyituṃ uyyānaṃ gamissati, tattha gaṇhissāmi, ārakkho panassa mahā bhavissati, samantā tiyojanaṃ sakalanagaravāsino rakkhantā carissanti, asaṃvihite ārakkhe paṭhamayāmeyeva migājinaṃ uyyānaṃ gantvā maṅgalapokkharaṇiṃ otaritvā ṭhassāmī’’ti cintetvā tattha gantvā pokkharaṇiṃ oruyha padumapattena sīsaṃ paṭicchādetvā aṭṭhāsi. Tassa tejena macchakacchapādayo osakkitvā udakapariyante vaggavaggā hutvā vicariṃsu.
那么,这威光从何而来?源于他过去的业行。曾于迦叶十力佛之时,他供养了乳糜之食,由此获得了大力。他又建造了火堂,为令比丘僧团驱除寒冷,布施了火、木柴、劈柴用的刀与斧,由此获得了这威光。显示巴利原文
Kuto pana laddhoyaṃ tejoti? Pubbayogavasena. So hi kasapadasabalassa kāle khīrasalākabhattaṃ paṭṭhapesi, tena mahāthāmo ahosi. Aggisālañca kāretvā bhikkhusaṅghassa sītavinodanatthaṃ aggiñca dārūni ca dārucchedanavāsiñca pharasuñca adāsi, tena tejavā ahosi.
当他这样进入内园之时,正值清晨破晓,众人已在方圆三由旬内布置了守卫。国王也在清晨用过早餐,端坐于装饰华丽的大象颈座之上,由四支军队簇拥着从城中出发。那时,有位名叫难陀的婆罗门从塔迦尸喇而来,他带着四首宝贵的偈颂,行经二千由旬的路程抵达那座城市,住在城门外的村子里。日出时他正要进城,望见国王从东门出城,便伸出手祈愿胜利。国王环视四面前行,看到那位婆罗门站在高处伸出手,便驾乘大象走近,问道——显示巴利原文
Evaṃ tasmiṃ antouyyānaṃ gateyeva balavapaccūsasamaye samantā tiyojanaṃ ārakkhaṃ gaṇhiṃsu. Rājāpi pātova bhuttapātarāso alaṅkatahatthikkhandhavaragato caturaṅginiyā senāya parivuto nagarato nikkhami. Tadā takkasilato nando nāma brāhmaṇo catasso satārahā gāthāyo ādāya vīsatiyonajasataṃ maggaṃ atikkamitvā taṃ nagaraṃ patvā dvāragāme vasitvā sūriye uggate nagaraṃ pavisanto rājānaṃ pācīnadvārena nikkhantaṃ disvā hatthaṃ pasāretvā jayāpesi. Rājā disācakkhuko hutvā gacchanto unnatappadese ṭhitassa brāhmaṇassa pasāritahatthaṃ disvā hatthinā taṃ upasaṅkamitvā pucchi –
婆罗门,请告诉我此事,今天你所希求的,我全都给你。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kismiṃ nu raṭṭhe tava jātibhūmi, atha kena atthena idhānupatto; Akkhāhi me brāhmaṇa etamatthaṃ, kimicchasī demi tayajja patthita’’nti.
其意为:婆罗门,‘你的出生地在哪一国?’即你以何事、以何为因缘来到这座城中。婆罗门,我问你,你应当为我说明此事、此目的。今日你所希求之物,我便施与你。你究竟希求何物?显示巴利原文
Tassattho – bho brāhmaṇa, tava jātibhūmi kismiṃ raṭṭhe atthi nu, kena atthena payojanena hetubhūtena ida imasmiṃ nagare anuppatto, bho brāhmaṇa, mayā pucchito so tvaṃ etamatthaṃ etaṃ payojanaṃ me mayhaṃ akkhāhi kathehi, tayā patthitavatthuṃ te tuyhaṃ ajja idāni dadāmi, kiṃ vatthuṃ icchasīti.
于是,那位婆罗门以偈颂说道:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ so gāthamāha –
“大地之主,有四首偈颂,义理甚深,犹如殊胜大海;
“我正是为了你而来至此。请聆听这些蕴含究竟义的偈颂吧。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Gāthā catasso dharaṇīmahissara, sugambhīratthā varasāgarūpamā; Taveva atthāya idhāgatosmi, suṇohi gāthā paramatthasaṃhitā’’ti.
其中,“大地之主”即指国王。这四首偈颂是怎样的呢?它们义理甚深,犹如殊胜的大海之喻,我正是为了你的利益才来到此地。“请听”——意思便是:请听由具足十力的迦叶佛所宣说、与胜义相应的这四首应闻的偈颂。显示巴利原文
Tattha dharaṇīmahissarāti bhūmipāla catasso gāthā kiṃ bhūtā?. Sugambhīratthā varasāgarūpamā, taveva tava eva atthāya idha ṭhānaṃ anuppatto asmi bhavāmi. Suṇohīti kassapadasabalena desitā paramatthasaṃhitā imā satārahā gāthāyo suṇohīti attho.
这样说后,他便说道:“大王,我听说你们是以多闻为财富的,所以特地来为你们宣说这四首由具足十力的迦叶佛所教导、值得听闻的偈颂。”国王满心欢喜,说道:“老师,您来得太好了!可是我现在不能折返,因为今天正值弗沙星宿相合,我是来洗发沐浴的。我明天再来聆听,请您不要焦急。”说完便命令大臣:“去吧,在一位婆罗门的家中为他铺设好床座,备好饮食与衣物。”随后便进入了园林。那座园林由十八肘高的围墙环绕。军队彼此拥挤,四周先由大象重重围绕,接着是马兵,再接着是战车,然后是弓射手,最后是步兵;整个军伍喧腾嘈杂,犹如翻腾的大海一般。接着,国王脱去沉重的饰物,让人修整须发、整理面容,使身体清爽后,在池塘中以国王的威仪沐浴。沐浴后走上岸来,用浴巾裹身站立。这时,有人为他奉上了衣物、香和花鬘等饰物。食人者心想:“国王盛装打扮后身体会很沉重,我要趁他轻便时抓住他。”他便咆哮着、扭动着身体,如同在水中搅水捕鱼一般,让剑在头顶旋转得像闪电一样,同时宣告:“喂,我是人贼食人者!”报出名号后,他将手指按在额头上,从……显示巴利原文
Iti vatvā, ‘‘mahārāja, imā kassapadasabalena desitā catasso satārahā gāthāyo ‘‘tumhe sutavittakā’ti sutvā tumhākaṃ desetuṃ āgatomhī’’ti āha. Rājā tuṭṭhamānaso hutvā, ‘‘ācariya , suṭṭhu te āgataṃ, mayā pana nivattituṃ na sakkā, ajja phussanakkhattayogena sīsaṃ nhāyituṃ āgatomhi, ahaṃ punadivase āgantvā sossāmi, tvaṃ mā ukkaṇṭhī’’ti vatvā ‘‘gacchatha brāhmaṇassa asukagehe sayanaṃ paññāpetvā ghāsacchādanaṃ saṃvidahathā’’ti amacce āṇāpetvā uyyānaṃ pāvisi. Taṃ aṭṭhārasahatthena pākārena parikkhittaṃ ahosi. Taṃ aññamaññaṃ saṅghaṭṭentā samantā hatthino parikkhipiṃsu, tato assā, tato rathā, tato dhanuggahā, tato pattīti, saṅkhubhitamahāsamuddo viya unnādento balakāyo ahosi. Atha rājā oḷārikāni ābharaṇāni omuñcitvā massukammaṃ kāretvā ubbaṭṭitasarīro pokkharaṇiyā anto rājavibhavena nhatvā paccuttaritvā udakaggahaṇasāṭakena nivāsetvā aṭṭhāsi. Athassa dussagandhamālālaṅkāre upanayiṃsu. Porisādo cintesi – ‘‘rājā alaṅkatakāle bhāriko bhavissati, sallahukakāleyeva naṃ gaṇhissāmī’’ti. So nadanto vagganto udake macchaṃ āluḷento vijjulatā viya matthake khaggaṃ paribbhamento ‘‘ahaṃ are manussacoro porisādo’’ti nāmaṃ sāvetvā aṅguliṃ nalāṭe ṭhapetvā udakā uttari. Tassa saddaṃ sutvāva hatthārohā hatthīhi, assārohā assehi, rathārohā rathehi bhassiṃsu. Balakāyo gahitagahitāni āvudhāni chaḍḍetvā urena bhūmiyaṃ nipajji.
食人者将须陀索摩举起并抓住;对于其余国王,他则抓住他们的脚,让他们头朝下倒悬,用脚后跟敲打他们的头前行。然而,他来到菩萨面前时,却弯下腰将他举起,让他骑坐在自己肩上。他心想:“从大门走会耽误时间。”便直接从正对面一跃跨过十八肘高的围墙,踩过面前狂醉大象的额颊,如同踢落山巅一般踩倒它们;接着踩上奔驰如风的驴马之背,将它们踢倒;又踩过车轴与车头;就像碾碎尼拘陀树的绿叶似的,以同样的速度一口气奔走了大约三由旬的路。然后他回头望去,心想:“有没有人为救须陀索摩而从后面追来?”不见任何人,这才放慢脚步。这时,他看到须陀索摩头发上的水珠滴落在自己胸口,心想:“世上绝对没有不怕死的人,想来须陀索摩也是因为怕死而哭泣吧。”这样想着,他便说:显示巴利原文
Porisādo sutasomaṃ ukkhipitvā gaṇhi, sesarājāno pāde gahetvā adhosīsake katvā paṇhiyā sīsaṃ paharanto gacchati. Bodhisattaṃ pana upagantvā onato ukkhipitvā khandhe nisīdāpesi. So ‘‘dvārena gamanaṃ papañco bhavissatī’’ti sammukhaṭṭhāneyeva aṭṭhārasahatthaṃ pākāraṃ laṅghitvā purato galitamadamattavāraṇakumbhe akkamitvā pabbatakūṭāni pātento viya vātajavānaṃ assatarānaṃ piṭṭhe akkamanto pātetvā rathadhurarathasīsesu akkamitvā bhamikaṃ bhamanto viya nīlaphalakāni nigrodhapattāni maddanto viya ekavegeneva tiyojanamattaṃ maggaṃ gantvā ‘‘atthi nu kho koci sutasomassatthāya pacchato āgacchanto’’ti oloketvā kañci aditvā saṇikaṃ gacchanto sutasomassa kesehi udakabindūni attano ure patitāni disvā ‘‘maraṇassa abhāyanto nāma natthi, sutasomopi maraṇabhayena rodati maññe’’ti cintetvā āha –
具智、具慧、多闻、善于从多方面思维的人,确实不哭泣;
因为那是人们无上的依归:智者正是能驱除忧愁的人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na ve rudanti matimanto sapaññā, bahussutā ye bahuṭhānacintino; Dīpañhi etaṃ paramaṃ narānaṃ, yaṃ paṇḍitā sokanudā bhavanti.
“你是在为自己悲叹,还是在为亲戚、为妻子儿女、为谷物、钱财、白银与黄金而悲叹?
须陀索摩,你究竟为何悲伤?俱卢族中的最胜者,我们愿听你说来。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Attānaṃ ñātī udāhu puttadāraṃ, dhaññaṃ dhanaṃ rajataṃ jātarūpaṃ; Kimeva tvaṃ sutasomānutappe, korabyaseṭṭha vacanaṃ suṇoma teta’’nti.
在此,须陀素摩大王,那些智者是何等样人呢?‘有智’:具备能分辨应作不应作、有因无因的智慧;‘具慧’:具有审察思考的智慧;‘多闻’:广学多闻并能忆持;‘善思惟者’:习惯于多方思惟、推究种种因由。这些智者即使在面临死亡的恐惧时,虽也会感到害怕,却绝不会哭泣、哀号。所谓‘依归’(dīpaṃ):须陀素摩大王,为何我这样说呢?正如大海中船只失事的商人,大岛便是他们的庇护;同样地,智者便是那些无有皈依处之人最殊胜的依归。以此因由,这些智者能成为悲伤者的除忧者。须陀素摩大王,我猜想你以为我是因恐惧死亡而悲叹。所谓‘自己’(attānaṃ):须陀素摩大王,你是为了自己,还是为了亲属、妻子儿女、谷物、财富、金银,你究竟为何而悲伤呢?俱卢后裔中最胜者,即俱卢人民中最殊胜、最崇高的人啊,大王,我们聆听您的这番话。显示巴利原文
Tattha, bho sutasoma mahārāja, ye paṇḍitā kiṃ bhūtā? Matimanto atthānatthaṃ kāraṇākāraṇaṃ jānanapaññāya samannāgatā, sappaññā vicaraṇapaññāya samannāgatā, bahussutā bahussutadharā bahuṭṭhānacintino bahukāraṇacintanasīlā, te paṇḍitā maraṇabhaye uppanne sati bhītā hutvā ve ekantena na rudanti na paridevanti. Dīpaṃ hīti, bho sutasoma mahārāja hi kasmā pana vadāmi, mahāsamudde bhinnanāvānaṃ vāṇijakānaṃ janānaṃ patiṭṭhābhūtaṃ mahādīpaṃ iva, evampi tathā etaṃ paṇḍitaṃ appaṭisaraṇānaṃ narānaṃ paramaṃ. Yaṃ yena kāraṇena ye paṇḍitā sokīnaṃ janānaṃ sokanudā bhavanti, bho sutasoma mahārāja, tvaṃ maraṇabhayena paridevīti maññe maññāmi. Attānanti, bho sutasoma mahārāja, attahetu udāhu ñātihetu puttadārahetu udāhu dhaññadhanarajatajātarūpahetu kimeva tvaṃ kimeva dhammajātaṃ tvaṃ anutappe anutappeyyāsi. Korabyaseṭṭha kururaṭṭhavāsīnaṃ seṭṭha uttama, bho mahārāja, etaṃ tava vacanaṃ suṇomāti.
须陀素摩说:显示巴利原文
Sutasomo āha –
我既不为自己而悲叹,也不为妻儿、财富、国家而悲叹;
而是为善人们所行持的古老之法,为与婆罗门的那一约定而悲伤。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nevāhamattānamanutthunāmi, na puttadāraṃ na dhanaṃ na raṭṭhaṃ; Satañca dhammo carito purāṇo, taṃ saṅgaraṃ brāhmaṇassānutappe.
这是我在自己的国土中,掌权时与那位婆罗门所立的约定。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kato mayā saṅgaro brāhmaṇena, raṭṭhe sake issariye ṭhitena; Taṃ saṅgaraṃ brāhmaṇasappadāya, saccānurakkhī punarāvajissa’’nti.
此处,「我既不为自己哀叹」是指:我既不为自己的利益而哭泣、悲伤,也不为这些子女等事哭泣、悲伤。然而,确实有一种善者、智者所遵行的古法——那便是立约之后又反悔。我正是为与那位婆罗门的这一约定而感到追悔。「守护真理者」即守护真理之人。那位婆罗门从塔迦尸喇带来了由迦叶佛、十力者所教导的四首值得听闻的偈颂。我尽了对客人的义务后,与他约定:‘我沐浴后就回来听法,请您等我。’但我回来后,你却不让我听闻那些偈颂便将我抓住。若你释放我,我听闻法后,身为守护真理者,必定回来。”他如此说道。显示巴利原文
Tattha nevāhamattānamanutthunāmīti ahaṃ tāva attatthāya neva rodāmi na socāmi, imesampi puttādīnaṃ atthāya na rodāmi na socāmi, apica kho pana sataṃ paṇḍitānaṃ carito purāṇadhammo atthi, yaṃ saṅgaraṃ katvā pacchā anutappanaṃ nāma, taṃ saṅgaraṃ brāhmaṇassa ahaṃ anusocāmīti attho . Saccānurakkhīti saccaṃ anurakkhanto. So hi brāhmaṇo takkasilato kassapadasabalena desitā catasso satārahā gāthāyo ādāya āgato, tassāhaṃ āgantukavattaṃ kāretvā ‘‘nhatvā āgato suṇissāmi, yāva mamāgamanā āgamehī’’ti saṅgaraṃ katvā āgato, tvaṃ tā gāthāyo sotuṃ adatvāva maṃ gaṇhi. Sace maṃ vissajjesi, taṃ dhammaṃ sutvā saccānurakkhī punarāvajissāmīti vadati.
于是,食人者对他说道:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ porisādo āha –
“我完全不信此事——一个人从死亡之口解脱后,还能快乐无忧。
还会再落入敌人手中。俱卢后裔中的最胜者啊,你确实不会再来我这里了。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nevāhametaṃ abhisaddahāmi, sukhī naro maccumukhā pamutto; Amittahatthaṃ punarāvajeyya, korabyaseṭṭha na hi maṃ upesi.
你已从食人者手中解脱,回到自己的宫殿,尽享欲乐;
大王,既已得获甘美可爱之生命,您又何故复来我处?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mutto tuvaṃ porisādassa hatthā, gantvā sakaṃ mandiraṃ kāmakāmī; Madhuraṃ piyaṃ jīvitaṃ laddha rāja, kuto tuvaṃ ehisi me sakāsa’’nti.
此处,“快乐者”指已然获得安乐之人。“从死亡口中解脱”意为:你从我这般盗贼的手中逃脱,即从死亡之口解脱,岂有复返仇敌之手、再临此地之理?拘卢后裔的最胜者,此言我实难信受,仁者必不会再来我处。“解脱者”须陀索摩,仁者已从食人者的手中解脱。“己之居所”即指还归都城的家宅。“随心所欲”指渴求与爱乐。“获得”意为:既已重获弥足珍贵之生命,更有何缘由令仁者复来我处寻我?显示巴利原文
Tattha sukhīti sukhappatto hutvā. Maccumukhā pamuttoti mādisassa corassa hatthato muttatāya maraṇamukhā mutto nāma hutvā amittahatthaṃ punarāvajeyya āgaccheyya, ahaṃ etaṃ vacanaṃ neva abhisaddahāmi, korabyaseṭṭha tvaṃ mama santikaṃ na hi upesi. Muttoti sutasoma tuvaṃ porisādassa hatthato mutto. Sakaṃ mandiranti rājadhānigehaṃ gantvā. Kāmakāmīti kāmaṃ kāmayamāno. Laddhāti ativiya piyaṃ jīvitaṃ labhitvā tuvaṃ me mama santike kuto kena nāma kāraṇena ehisi.
闻已,大士犹如狮子,毫不动摇,如是说:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā mahāsatto sīho viya asambhito āha –
持戒清净的人,宁愿选择死亡,也不愿以受呵责、行恶法的生命而活;
一个人无论为了什么缘故而说妄语,那妄语也无法将他从种种恶趣中救护出来。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mataṃ vareyya parisuddhasīlo, na jīvitaṃ garahito pāpadhammo; Na hi taṃ naraṃ tāyati duggatīhi, yassāpi hetu alikaṃ bhaṇeyya.
纵使风能移来大山,日月坠落到地面,
纵使一切江河逆流,大王,我也绝不说虚妄语。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sacepi vāto girimāvaheyya, cando ca sūriyo ca chamā pateyyuṃ; Sabbā ca najjo paṭisotaṃ vajeyyuṃ, na tvevahaṃ rāja musā bhaṇeyyaṃ.
即使天空碎裂、大海干涸、承载众生的大地毁坏,
即使须弥山王被连根拔起,大王,我也绝不说虚妄之言。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nabhaṃ phaleyya udadhīpi susse, saṃvattaye bhūtadharā vasundharā; Siluccayo meru samūlamuppate, na tvevahaṃ rāja musā bhaṇeyya’’nti.
其中,“宁愿选择死”:波梨萨陀,若有人具足清净戒,即使为了活命也不造作微尘许的恶,成为具戒者后,他宁愿选择那样的死,向往那样的死;应受呵责的行恶法者,那样的生命并不更好。破戒之人,即使为了我执等理由说出虚妄语,那虚妄语也不能将他从诸恶趣中救出。“即使风能将山吹到空中”:波梨萨陀,我的朋友!我曾与你跟随同一位老师修学,作为这样的同伴,我不会为了活命而说虚妄语,你为何不信呢?纵使从东方等方位吹起大风,能将大山犹如棉絮团般吹到空中;日月连同各自的宫殿坠落到地面;一切江河逆流而上——波梨萨陀,若有人说这样的话,或许还可相信;但“我会说虚妄语”这种话,你从别人那里听来,那是绝不可信的。显示巴利原文
Tattha mataṃ vareyyāti porisāda yo naro parisuddhasīlo jīvitahetu aṇumattampi pāpaṃ na karoti, sīlasampanno hutvā vareyya taṃ maraṇaṃ iccheyya, garahito pāpadhammo taṃ jīvitaṃ na seyyo, dussīlo puggalo yassāpi hetu attādinopi hetu alikaṃ vacanaṃ bhaṇeyya, taṃ naraṃ evarūpaṃ duggatīhi taṃ alikaṃ na tāyate. Sacepi vāto girimāvaheyyāti, samma porisāda, tayā saddhiṃ ekācariyakule sikkhito evarūpo sahāyako hutvā ahaṃ jīvitahetu musā na kathemi, kiṃ na saddahasi. Sace puratthimādibhedo vāto uṭṭhāya mahantaṃ giriṃ tūlapicuṃ viya ākāse āvaheyya, cando ca sūriyo ca attano attano vimānena saddhiṃ chamā pathaviyaṃ pateyyuṃ, sabbāpi najjo patisotaṃ vajeyyuṃ, bho porisāda , evarūpaṃ vacanaṃ sace bhaṇeyya, taṃ saddahitabbaṃ, ahaṃ musā bhaṇeyyaṃ iti vacanaṃ tuyhaṃ janehi vuttaṃ, na tveva taṃ saddahitabbaṃ.
尽管他这样说,那人还是不信。于是菩萨心想:“他不相信我,我要以立誓让他相信。”便说:“波梨萨陀朋友,先把我从肩上放下来,我立下誓言,你就会相信。”他这么一说,那人便将他放下,安置在地上。菩萨立誓说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vuttepi so na saddahiyeva. Atha bodhisatto ‘‘ayaṃ mayhaṃ na saddahati, sapathenapi naṃ saddahāpessāmī’’ti cintetvā, ‘‘samma porisāda, khandhato tāva maṃ otārehi, sapathaṃ katvā taṃ saddahāpessāmī’’ti vutte tena otāretvā bhūmiyaṃ ṭhapito sapathaṃ karonto āha –
我手按剑与矛,善友,我亦为你发此誓言;
由你释放,成为无债之人后,为守护真实,我必将回还。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Asiñca sattiñca parāmasāmi, sapathampi te samma ahaṃ karomi; Tayā pamutto anaṇo bhavitvā, saccānurakkhī punarāvajissa’’nti.
其含义为:善友波梨萨陀,若你愿意,我便手按剑与矛立誓:“愿我勿生在以此类武器严密守护的刹帝利家族中。”若你希望我做其他国王所不应为之事,或任何别的事,善友,我亦为你作那样的誓言。正如我被你释放后,去到婆罗门处,成为无债之人,并守护真实,我一定还会回来。显示巴利原文
Tassattho – samma porisāda, sace icchasi, evarūpehi āvudhehi saṃvihitārakkhe khattiyakule me nibbatti nāma mā hotūti asiñca sattiñca parāmasāmi. Sace aññehi rājūhi akattabbaṃ aññaṃ vā yaṃ icchasi, taṃ sapathampi te, samma, ahaṃ karomi. Yathāhaṃ tayā pamutto gantvā brāhmaṇassa anaṇo hutvā saccamanurakkhanto punarāgamissāmīti.
于是,波梨萨陀心想:“这位须陀素摩立下了刹帝利不应做的誓言,这与我何干?他来去自由。我也是刹帝利国王,我取自己手臂的血,向天神献祭也就是了。这人实在太过辛苦了。”如此思惟后——显示巴利原文
Tato porisādo ‘‘ayaṃ sutasomo khattiyehi akattabbaṃ sapathaṃ karoti, kiṃ me iminā, esa etu vā mā vā, ahampi khattiyarājā, mameva bāhulohitaṃ gahetvā devatāya balikammaṃ karissāmi, ayaṃ ativiya kilamatī’’ti cintetvā –
当你安住于自己的国土、享有主权时,婆罗门曾与你立下此誓约;
在向婆罗门履行了那个约定之后,守护着真实,你应当再回来。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo te kato saṅgaro brāhmaṇena, raṭṭhe sake issariye ṭhitena; Taṃ saṅgaraṃ brāhmaṇasappadāya, saccānurakkhī punarāvajassū’’ti.
其中“punarāvajassu”意为“你应当再回来”。显示巴利原文
Tattha punarāvajassūti puna āgaccheyyāsi.
于是大士对他说:“朋友,不必担心。我听闻那四首价值百金的偈颂后,向说法者作供养,明早便返回。”说完便说此偈——显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ mahāsatto, ‘‘samma, mā cintayi, catasso satārahā gāthā sutvā dhammakathikassa pūjaṃ katvā pātovāgamissāmī’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
那位婆罗门,在我安住于自己的国土、拥有主权时,曾与我立下约定;
我将遵守这约定,待我兑现了对那位婆罗门的承诺,信守誓言,便会再回来。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo me kato saṅgaro brāhmaṇena, raṭṭhe sake issariye ṭhitena; Taṃ saṅgaraṃ brāhmaṇasappadāya, saccānurakkhī punarāvajissa’’nti.
于是,波梨萨陀对他说:“大王,您立下了刹帝利不应作的誓言,应当忆持此事。”接着又说:“朋友波梨萨陀,你自幼便了解我,即使在嬉笑之间,我也从未说过妄语。如今我已立为国王,知法、知非法,又怎会妄语?请你相信我,我明日定来受你的祭祀。”取得他的信任后,波梨萨陀说:“那么您请回吧,大王。若你们不来,祭祀便无法举行,天神也不接受无有你们的供养。切勿为我的祭祀制造障碍。”于是便送走了这位大士。他犹如从罗睺口中脱出的明月,具足龙象般的力量与强健的体力,迅速抵达城邑。他的军队心想:“须陀素摩王是智者,是讲说甘甜法语的法师,若能得到机会说上一两则法语,制服波梨萨陀后,就会如从狮口脱身的小象般归来。然而,大众定会责备:‘这些人把国王送给波梨萨陀后自己回来了。’”因此,他们在城外扎营。他们远远望见国王走来,便上前迎接、顶礼,并关切地问候:“大王,您未被波梨萨陀折磨吧?”国王说:“波梨萨陀对我做了连我父母都难做到的事!那般凶暴的波梨萨陀,听了我的说法后,竟然释放了我。”听了这话,他们便为国王庄严装饰,请他登上……显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ porisādo, ‘‘mahārāja, tumhe khattiyehi akattabbaṃ sapathaṃ karittha, taṃ anussareyyāthā’’ti vatvā, ‘‘samma porisāda, tvaṃ maṃ daharakālato paṭṭhāya jānāsi, hāsenapi me musā na kathitapubbā, sohaṃ idāni rajje patiṭṭhito dhammādhammaṃ jānanto kiṃ musā kathessāmi, saddahasi mayhaṃ , ahaṃ te sve balikammaṃ pāpuṇissāmī’’ti saddahāpito ‘‘tena hi gaccha, mahārāja, tumhesu anāgatesu balikammaṃ na bhavissati, devatāpi tumhehi vinā na sampaṭicchati, mā me balikammassa antarāyaṃ karitthā’’ti mahāsattaṃ uyyojesi. So rāhumukhā muttacando viya nāgabalo thāmasampanno khippameva nagaraṃ sampāpuṇi. Senāpissa ‘‘sutasomo rājā paṇḍito madhuradhammakathiko ekaṃ dve kathā kathetuṃ labhanto porisādaṃ dametvā sīhamukhā muttamattavāraṇo viya āgamissati, ‘ime rājānaṃ porisādassa datvā āgatā’ti mahājano garahissatī’’ti cintetvā bahinagareyeva khandhāvāraṃ katvā ṭhitā taṃ dūratova āgacchantaṃ disvā paccuggantvā vanditvā ‘‘kacci, mahārāja, porisādena kilamito’’ti paṭisanthāraṃ katvā ‘‘porisādena mayhaṃ mātāpitūhipi dukkaraṃ kataṃ, tathārūpo nāma caṇḍo sāhasiko porisādo mama dhammakathaṃ sutvā maṃ vissajjesī’’ti vutte rājānaṃ alaṅkaritvā hatthikkhandhaṃ āropetvā parivāretvā nagaraṃ pāvisi. Taṃ disvā sabbe nāgarā tussiṃsu.
他由于敬重法、渴仰法,没有先去看望父母,心想“日后再见他们”,便径直进入王宫,坐于王座之上,命人召来那位婆罗门。他吩咐侍从为婆罗门剃须等,将那婆罗门的须发修剪齐整、沐浴涂香,并以衣饰庄严之后带来。待婆罗门整饬完毕前来面见时,他自己随后沐浴,并让人将自己的食物先供养那位婆罗门,待婆罗门食毕,自己才进食。之后,他请婆罗门坐上尊贵的座位,出于对法的尊重,以香、花等作供养,自己则坐于较低的座位,请求道:“老师,请您让我听闻您带来的、价值百金的那些偈颂吧。”世尊为阐明此义而说偈:显示巴利原文
Sopi dhammagarutāya dhammasoṇḍatāya mātāpitaro adisvāva ‘‘pacchāpi ne passissāmī’’ti rājanivesanaṃ pavisitvā rājāsane nisīditvā brāhmaṇaṃ pakkosāpetvā massukammādīnissa āṇāpetvā taṃ kappitakesamassuṃ nhātānulittaṃ vatthālaṅkārapaṭimaṇḍitaṃ katvā ānetvā dassitakāle sayaṃ pacchā nhatvā tassa attano bhojanaṃ dāpetvā tasmiṃ bhutte sayaṃ bhuñjitvā taṃ mahārahe pallaṅke nisīdāpetvā dhammagarukatāya assa gandhamālādīhi pūjaṃ katvā sayaṃ nīce āsane nisīditvā ‘‘tumhehi mayhaṃ ābhatā satārahā gāthā suṇoma ācariyā’’ti yāci. Tamatthaṃ dīpento satthā gāthamāha –
他从食人者手中解脱之后,便来到那位婆罗门跟前,说出了这番话:
“婆罗门,请让我听闻那些价值百金的偈颂吧——那些听闻之后能为我带来利益的偈颂。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mutto ca so porisādassa hatthā, gantvāna taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ etadavoca; Suṇomi gāthāyo satārahāyo, yā me sutā assu hitāya brahme’’ti.
在这里,“说了这番话”指的就是说出了以上这段话。显示巴利原文
Tattha etadavocāti etaṃ avoca.
那时,当菩萨请求之际,那位婆罗门用香搓了搓手,从袋中取出一卷令人悦目的书,双手捧起,说道:“那么,大王,请听这四首值得忆持的偈颂——它们由具足十力的迦叶所教导,能摧破贪、慢等烦恼,导向不死的大涅槃。”说罢,他注视着书卷,诵道:显示巴利原文
Atha brāhmaṇo bodhisattena yācitakāle gandhehi hatthe ubbaṭṭetvā pasibbakā manoramaṃ potthakaṃ nīharitvā ubhohi hatthehi gahetvā ‘‘tena hi, mahārāja, kassapadasabalena desitā rāgamadādinimmadanā amatamahānibbānasampāpikā catasso satārahā gāthāyo suṇohī’’ti vatvā potthakaṃ olokento āha –
须陀素摩啊,哪怕仅与善士相聚一次,
那样的交往能护持他,而与不善者的频繁交往则不能。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sakideva sutasoma, sabbhi hoti samāgamo; Sā naṃ saṅgati pāleti, nāsabbhi bahu saṅgamo.
应只与善士共处,应与善士建立亲密交往;
了知善士之正法,唯趋于善,不趋于恶。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sabbhireva samāsetha, sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ; Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya, seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.
纵然是彩饰辉煌的王车,亦会朽坏;此身同样走向衰老。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā, atho sarīrampi jaraṃ upeti; Satañca dhammo na jaraṃ upeti, santo have sabbhi pavedayanti.
他们说,虚空遥远,大地亦遥远;大海的彼岸,则被称为遥远。
而比这二者更遥远的,国王啊,他们说,是善人的法与非善人的法。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nabhañca dūre pathavī ca dūre, pāraṃ samuddassa tadāhu dūre; Tato have dūrataraṃ vadanti, satañca dhammo asatañca rājā’’ti.
在这里,“一次”是指仅仅一次。“与善人”是指与善士。“那交往能保护他”的意思是:与善人、善士的交往与会合,哪怕仅发生一次,也能保护、守护那个人。“而非与不善人”是指:与不善人即使多次、长时间地交往、同住一处,也不能保护他,意思是那种交往不坚固、不可依靠。“应共坐”是指:应与智者同坐,也就是在任何威仪中,都应与智者同行。“亲密交往”是指朋友间的亲密交往。“善人的法”:也就是由智者、佛陀等所宣说的、名为三十七菩提分法的正法。“更善”是指:了知此法之后,唯会增长,绝无退减,这是此处之意。“王车”:指国王所驾御的车乘。“善装饰”:经过精心装饰。“善士们宣说”:佛陀等善士宣说、赞叹那名为“善人之法”的、美妙殊胜的涅槃。那名为“涅槃”的善人之法,是不会老去、不会衰朽的。“虚空”:即是天空。“遥远”:因为大地有依止、可以抓持之处,而虚空则全无依凭、无所立足,故此二者即使彼此相贴,也因无所系属、互不粘着的特性而被说为“遥远”。“彼岸”:从此岸到对岸。“他们说它”
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Tattha sakidevāti ekavārameva. Sabbhīti sappurisehi. Sā nanti sā sabbhi sappurisehi saṅgati samāgamo ekavāraṃ pavattopi taṃ puggalaṃ pāleti rakkhati. Nāsabbhīti asappurisehi pana bahu sucirampi kato saṅgamo ekaṭṭhāne nivāso na pāleti, na thāvaro hotīti attho. Samāsethāti saddhiṃ nisīdeyya, sabbepi iriyāpathe paṇḍiteheva saddhiṃ pavatteyyāti attho. Santhavanti mittasanthavaṃ. Sataṃ saddhammanti paṇḍitānaṃ buddhādīnaṃ sattatiṃsabodhipakkhiyadhammasaṅkhātaṃ saddhammaṃ. Seyyoti etaṃ dhammaṃ ñatvā vaḍḍhiyeva hoti, hāni nāma natthīti attho. Rājarathāti rājūnaṃ ārohanīyarathā. Sucittāti suparikammakatā. Sabbhi pavedayantīti buddhādayo santo ‘‘sabbhī’’ti saṅkhaṃ gataṃ sobhanaṃ uttamaṃ nibbānaṃ pavedenti thomenti, so nibbānasaṅkhāto sataṃ dhammo jaraṃ na upeti na jīrati. Nabhanti ākāso. Dūreti pathavī hi sappatiṭṭhā sagahaṇā, ākāso nirālambo appatiṭṭho, iti ubho ete ekābaddhāpi visaṃyogaṭṭhena anupalittaṭṭhena ca dūre nāma honti. Pāranti orimatīrato paratīraṃ. Tadāhūti taṃ āhu.
就这样,那位婆罗门依着迦叶佛十力所示范的教说方式,宣说了这四首值百金的偈颂后,便沉默不语。大士听了以后,心想:“我这次来,真是很有收获啊。”心里很高兴。他又想:“这些偈颂既不是声闻弟子所说的,也不是一般仙人所说的,更不是其他任何人所说的,必定是一切知者佛陀所说的。它们到底价值多少呢?”接着又想:“就算把整个轮围世界直到梵天界都装满七宝来供养,也不足以作为恰当的供养。不过,我倒是能把远在三百由旬外、俱卢国中那方圆七由旬的因陀帕特城的王位送给他。但是,他有那个福分享有王位吗?”他用相术的力量观察,没看到他有这个福分。于是又观察将军等职位,发现他连享用一个村长的福分也没有。再观察他获得财富的福分,从一亿财富开始往下看,只看到他顶多能获得四千个咖哈巴那的福分。他便想:“就用这些来供养他吧。”于是命人取来四个装着一千钱的钱袋,问道:“老师,您为其他刹帝利宣说这些偈颂,能得到多少财富呢?”那位婆罗门回答:“大王,每一首偈颂一百钱,正因如此,它们才被称为‘值百偈’。”听完这话,大士便说:“老师,您自己拿着要卖的东西,却不晓得它的真正价值。从今往后,每一首偈颂应该称为‘值千偈’才对。”说完,他就诵出下面这首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Iti brāhmaṇo catasso satārahā gāthā kassapadasabalena desitaniyāmena desetvā tuṇhī ahosi . Taṃ sutvā mahāsatto ‘‘sapphalaṃ vata me āgamana’’nti tuṭṭhacitto hutvā ‘‘imā gāthā neva sāvakabhāsitā, na isibhāsitā, na kenaci bhāsitā, sabbaññunāva bhāsitā, kiṃ nu kho agghantī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘imāsaṃ sakalampi cakkavāḷaṃ yāva brahmalokā sattaratanapuṇṇaṃ katvā dadamānopi neva anucchavikaṃ kātuṃ sakkoti, ahaṃ kho panassa tiyojanasate kururaṭṭhe sattayojanike indapatthanagare rajjaṃ dātuṃ pahomi, atthi nu khvassa rajjaṃ kāretuṃ bhāgya’’nti aṅgavijjānubhāvena olokento nāddasa. Tato senāpatiṭṭhānādīni olokento ekagāmabhojakamattassapi bhāgyaṃ adisvā dhanalābhassa olokento koṭidhanato paṭṭhāya oloketvā catunnaṃyeva kahāpaṇasahassānaṃ bhāgyaṃ disvā ‘‘ettakena naṃ pūjessāmī’’ti catasso sahassatthavikā dāpetvā, ‘‘ācariya, tumhe aññesaṃ khattiyānaṃ imā gāthā desetvā kittakaṃ dhanaṃ labhathā’’ti pucchati. ‘‘Ekekāya gāthāya sataṃ sataṃ, mahārāja, teneva tā satārahā nāma jātā’’ti. Atha naṃ mahāsatto, ‘‘ācariya, tvaṃ attanā gahetvā vikkeyyabhaṇḍassa agghampi na jānāsi , ito paṭṭhāya ekekā gāthā sahassārahā nāma hontū’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
‘‘Sahassiyā imā gāthā, nahimā gāthā satārahā; Cattāri tvaṃ sahassāni, khippaṃ gaṇhāhi brāhmaṇā’’ti.
它的意思是:婆罗门,这些偈颂价值千金,不应仅值百金。婆罗门,请赶快收下这四千吧。显示巴利原文
Tassattho – brāhmaṇa, imā gāthā sahassiyā sahassārahā, imā gāthā satārahā na hi hontu, brāhmaṇa, tvaṃ cattāri sahassāni khippaṃ gaṇhāti.
随后,他便赠予一辆舒适的车乘,吩咐随从:“将这位婆罗门平安送回家中。”然后送他离去。就在那时,人群中响起巨大的欢呼声:“善哉!善哉!须陀素摩王将值百金的偈颂当作千金来供养,真是殊胜!”他的父母听到这声音,问道:“这是什么声音?”在听说了事实经过之后,他们因贪着财物而对大士心生嗔恼。大士送走婆罗门后,来到父母面前,顶礼之后立于一旁。此时父亲连一句问候都没有,便问道:“孩子,听说你就是这样从那么凶恶的盗贼手里脱身的吗?”随后又因贪财而追问:“孩子,听说你仅仅听闻四首偈颂,就给了四千金,这是真的吗?”大士回答:“是真的。”于是父亲说出以下偈颂:显示巴利原文
Athassa ekaṃ sukhayānakaṃ datvā ‘‘brāhmaṇaṃ sotthinā gehaṃ sampāpethā’’ti purise āṇāpetvā taṃ uyyojesi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe ‘‘sutasomaraññā satārahā gāthā sahassārahā katvā pūjitā sādhu sādhū’’ti mahāsādhukārasaddo ahosi. Tassa mātāpitaro taṃ saddaṃ sutvā ‘‘kiṃ saddo nāmesā’’ti pucchitvā yathābhūtaṃ sutvā attano dhanalobhatāya mahāsattassa kujjhiṃsu. Sopi brāhmaṇaṃ uyyojetvā tesaṃ santikaṃ gantvā vanditvā aṭṭhāsi. Athassa pitā ‘‘kathaṃ, tāta, evarūpassa sāhasikassa corassa hatthato muttosī’’ti paṭisanthāramattampi akatvā attano dhanalobhatāya ‘‘saccaṃ kira, tāta, tayā catasso gāthā sutvā cattāri sahassāni dinnānī’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘sacca’’nti vutte gāthamāha –
‘‘Āsītiyā nāvutiyā ca gāthā, satārahā cāpi bhaveyya gāthā;
须陀素摩啊,你应当自己去了解,那所谓价值千金的偈颂,究竟是哪一首呢?”显示巴利原文
Paccattameva sutasoma jānahi, sahassiyā nāma kā atthi gāthā’’ti.
它的意思是:孩子啊,偈颂或有八十首、九十首,亦有值百金者。你应当亲自、自己去了解,那所谓价值千金的偈颂,究竟是哪一首,又在谁那里?”显示巴利原文
Tassattho – gāthā nāma, tāta, āsītiyā ca nāvutiyā ca satārahā cāpi bhaveyya, paccattameva attanāva jānāhi, sahassārahā nāma gāthā kā kassa santike atthīti.
于是,大士让他明白,说道:“父亲,我不求财富的增长,只求听闻的增长。”显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ mahāsatto ‘‘nāhaṃ, tāta, dhanena vuddhiṃ icchāmi, sutena pana icchāmī’’ti saññāpento āha –
我愿求自身听闻的增长,愿善士们视我为寂静者,来亲近我;
朋友,我如同大海对于奔流的江河,对善语从不餍足。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Icchāmi vohaṃ sutavuddhimattano, santoti maṃ sappurisā bhajeyyuṃ; Ahaṃ savantīhi mahodadhīva, na hi tāta tappāmi subhāsitena.
正如烈火焚烧草木,从不餍足;亦如大海容纳百川,永不满足;
最胜的人主啊,那些智者也是如此——虽已听闻,对善语犹不满足。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Aggi yathā tiṇakaṭṭhaṃ dahanto, na kappatī sāgarova nadībhi; Evampi te paṇḍitā rājaseṭṭha, sutvā na tappanti subhāsitena.
人主啊,当我听到自己奴仆所说的、义理具足的偈颂时,
我便恭敬专注地聆听。朋友,对于法,我确无餍足之时。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sakassa dāsassa yadā suṇomi, gāthaṃ ahaṃ atthavatiṃ janinda; Tameva sakkacca nisāmayāmi, na hi tāta dhammesu mamatthi tittī’’ti.
这里的“vo”仅是一个无义的虚词。“Santo”:意为“寂静者”。我渴望:“愿这些善人把我当作寂静者而亲近我。”“savantīhi”:即诸河流。“sakassa”:指“自己的”。难陀,婆罗门的事暂且不论。朋友啊,纵使是从自己奴仆那里听闻,我对于法也实无满足。显示巴利原文
Tattha voti nipātamattaṃ. ‘‘Santo’’ti ete ca maṃ bhajeyyuṃ iti icchāmi. Savantīhīti nadīhi. Sakassāti tiṭṭhatu, nanda, brāhmaṇo, yadā ahaṃ attano dāsassapi santike suṇomi, tāta, dhammesu mama titti na hi atthīti.
接着,他这样说道:“孩子,莫因财富而责备我,我去听闻正法后便回来。”他立下如此的誓言后,便来了。“现在我要到食人者那里去了,你们接掌这王国吧。”说着,他交付王位,诵出此偈——显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā ‘‘mā maṃ, tāta, dhanahetu paribhāsasi, ahaṃ dhammaṃ sutvā āgamissāmī’’ti sapathaṃ katvā āgato, idānāhaṃ porisādassa santikaṃ gamissāmi, idaṃ te rajjaṃ gaṇhathā’’ti rajjaṃ niyyādento gāthamāha –
'这个国家富饶,与你相称,国祚同你的寿命一样长久,具足一切欲乐;'
'为什么为了欲乐而责骂我?我要到食人者身边去了。'
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Idaṃ te raṭṭhaṃ sadhanaṃ sayoggaṃ, sakāyuraṃ sabbakāmūpapannaṃ; Kiṃ kāmahetu paribhāsasi maṃ, gacchāmahaṃ porisādassa ñatte’’ti.
此处‘ñatte’指‘身边’。显示巴利原文
Tattha ñatteti santike.
那时,父王心中如火烧般焦灼,他说:‘孩子须陀素摩,你在说什么?我们有象、车、步、马四支军队,定能抓住那个盗贼。’随即诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tasmiṃ samaye piturañño hadayaṃ uṇhaṃ ahosi. So, ‘‘tāta sutasoma, kiṃ nāmetaṃ kathesi, mayaṃ caturaṅginiyā senāya coraṃ gahessāmā’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
为了保护自己,于是有了这些象兵、车兵与步兵;
还有马兵和弓箭手;我们调动军队,诛杀敌人。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Attānurakkhāya bhavanti hete, hatthārohā rathikā pattikā ca; Assārohā ye ca dhanuggahāse, senaṃ payuñjāma hanāma sattu’’nti.
此处,“诛杀”的意思是:如果这样派出的军队还未能捉住他,那么就让全国居民一同去捉拿他,然后诛杀敌人,也就是杀死那个与我们为敌的人。这便是其含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha hanāmāti sace evaṃ payojitā senā taṃ gahetuṃ na sakkonti, atha naṃ sakalaraṭṭhavāsino gahetvā gantvā hanāma sattuṃ, mārema taṃ amhākaṃ paccāmittanti attho.
于是,他的父母泪流满面,悲泣叹惋,恳求道:“孩子,不要去,你不能去!”那一万六千名舞女及其余随从也悲泣道:“您弃我们而去,让我们无依无靠,要往何处去啊,陛下?”全城上下无人能保持平静,众人纷纷说道:“听说须陀素摩向食人者许下承诺后回来了,如今听闻了四首内涵深义的偈颂,向说法者行了供养,拜别了父母,可听说他还要再去那个盗贼那里。”整座城市一片喧然。他也听闻了父母的话语,随后便说出这样的偈颂——显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ mātāpitaro assupuṇṇamukhā rodamānā vilapantā, ‘‘tāta, mā gaccha, gantuṃ na labbhā’’ti yāciṃsu. Soḷasasahassā nāṭakitthiyopi sesaparijanopi ‘‘amhe anāthe katvā kuhiṃ gacchasi, devā’’ti parideviṃsu. Sakalanagare koci sakabhāvena saṇṭhātuṃ asakkonto ‘‘sutasomo porisādassa kira paṭiññaṃ datvā āgato, idāni catasso satārahā gāthā sutvā dhammakathikassa sakkāraṃ katvā mātāpitaro vanditvā punapi kira corassa santikaṃ gamissatī’’ti sakalanagaraṃ ekakolāhalaṃ ahosi. Sopi mātāpitūnaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā gāthamāha –
“食人者实为难行之事:他活捉了我,却又放我离去;
忆念他往昔那般恩惠,我又怎能对他怀恨呢,人主啊?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sudukkaraṃ porisādo akāsi, jīvaṃ gahetvāna avassajī maṃ; Taṃ tādisaṃ pubbakiccaṃ saranto, dubbhe ahaṃ tassa kathaṃ janindā’’ti.
在此,「活捉后」(jīvaṃ gahetvāna)指生擒活捉。「那般」(Taṃ tādisaṃ)指他所行的那种、如是之恩。「先前的义务」(Pubbakiccaṃ)指往昔的恩惠。「人主」(Janinda)是对父亲的称呼。显示巴利原文
Tattha jīvaṃ gahetvānāti jīvaggāhaṃ gahetvā. Taṃ tādisanti taṃ tena kataṃ tathārūpaṃ. Pubbakiccanti purimaṃ upakāraṃ. Janindāti pitaraṃ ālapati.
他安慰父母后,说道:“母亲、父亲,请勿为我挂念。我已作了善业,六欲天的自在王权于我并非难得。”他礼敬父母,告辞后,又教诫了其余眷属,便启程离去。导师为阐明此事,开示道:显示巴利原文
So mātāpitaro assāsetvā, ‘‘amma tātā, tumhe mayhaṃ mā cintayittha, katakalyāṇo ahaṃ, mama chakāmassaggissariyaṃ na dullabha’’nti mātāpitaro vanditvā āpucchitvā sesajanaṃ anusāsitvā pakkāmi. Tamatthaṃ pakāsento satthā āha –
“他礼敬父母,又教诫了市民与军队;
他是真实语者,守护真实,便前往食人者所在之处。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Vanditvā so pitaraṃ mātarañca, anusāsitvā negamañca balañca; Saccavādī saccānurakkhamāno, agamāsi so yattha porisādo’’ti.
在此处,“守护真实者”就是守护真实的意思。“赴去”的经过是:那天夜里,他就住在住处中。次日曙光升起时,他礼敬父母,向他们辞行,又向其余众人告别并作教诫。宫眷等大众泪流满面,以种种方式悲叹哭泣,簇拥着他走出城去。他无法让那些人退回,便在大路上横杖划了一条线,说道:“如果你们对我还有慈爱,就不要越过这条线。”大众不敢违越这位具戒、具威德者的命令,在巨大的悲号声中,目送他如狮子奋迅般离去。待他走到视线所不及处,众人齐声悲号,返回了城中。他则沿着来时的路,向那食人者的所在之处走去。因此说:“他便向那食人者的所在之处赴去。”显示巴利原文
Tattha saccānurakkhamānoti saccaṃ anurakkhamāno. Agamāsīti taṃ rattiṃ nivesaneyeva vasitvā punadivase aruṇuggamanavelāya mātāpitaro vanditvā āpucchitvā sesajanaṃ anusāsitvā assumukhena nānappakāraṃ paridevantena itthāgārādinā mahājanena anugato nagarā nikkhamma taṃ janaṃ nivattetuṃ asakkonto mahāmagge daṇḍakena tiriyaṃ lekhaṃ kaḍḍhitvā ‘‘sace mayi sineho atthi, imaṃ mā atikkamiṃsū’’ti āha. Mahājano sīlavato tejavantassa āṇaṃ atikkamituṃ asakkonto mahāsaddena paridevamāno taṃ sīhavijambhitena gacchantaṃ oloketvā tasmiṃ dassanūpacāraṃ atikkante ekaravaṃ ravanto nagaraṃ pāvisi. Sopi āgatamaggeneva tassa santikaṃ gato. Tena vuttaṃ ‘‘agamāsi so yattha porisādo’’ti.
那时,食人者心想:“如果我的朋友须陀素摩想来,就让他来吧;如果不想来,就别来。树神想对我怎样,就随她去吧。我要杀死这些国王,用第五种甘甜之肉来做供养。”于是他堆起柴堆,点燃了火,心想“先让炭火烧旺起来”。当他正坐着用铁叉刮削处理时,须陀素摩到了。食人者见到他,心生欢喜,问道:“朋友,你回去该办的事办完了吗?”大士为了表明此事,便说出以下偈颂:“是的,大王,我已经在具十力的迦叶处听闻了他所说的偈颂,并对说法者作了礼敬。因此,回去该办的事才算得上是已经办完了。”显示巴利原文
Tato porisādo cintesi – ‘‘sace mama sahāyo sutasomo āgantukāmo, āgacchatu, anāgantukāmo, anāgacchatu, rukkhadevatā yaṃ mayhaṃ icchati , taṃ karotu, ime rājāno māretvā pañcamadhuramaṃsena balikammaṃ karissāmī’’ti citakaṃ katvā aggiṃ jāletvā ‘‘aṅgārarāsi tāva hotū’’ti tassa sūle tacchantassa nisinnakāle sutasomo āgato. Atha naṃ porisādo disvā tuṭṭhacitto, ‘‘samma, gantvā kattabbakiccaṃ te kata’’nti pucchi. Mahāsatto, ‘‘āma mahārāja, kassapadasabalena desitā gāthā me sutā, dhammakathikassa ca sakkāro kato, tasmā gantvā kattabbakiccaṃ kataṃ nāma hotī’’ti dassetuṃ gāthamāha –
我曾与那位婆罗门立下约定,那时我还在自己的国土,享有王权;
我将那份约定托付给婆罗门,为守护真实,我又回到了这里;
你去完成祭祀吧,吃了我,食人者!
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kato mayā saṅgaro brāhmaṇena, raṭṭhe sake issariye ṭhitena; Taṃ saṅgaraṃ brāhmaṇasappadāya, saccānurakkhī punarāgatosmi; Yajassu yaññaṃ khāda maṃ porisādā’’ti.
此处,yajassu(请祭祀)的意思是:杀了我之后,去供养天神,或吃我的肉——这便是其含义。显示巴利原文
Tattha yajassūti maṃ māretvā devatāya vā yaññaṃ yajassu, maṃsaṃ vā me khādāhīti attho.
食人魔听闻此言,心想:“这位国王毫不畏惧,说话时全然没有对死亡的恐惧。他究竟是凭借何种威德?”继而思忖:“别无其他,他说‘我曾听闻由十力迦叶佛所宣说的偈颂’,想必正是凭借这些偈颂的殊胜威力。我也应请他开示,听闻这些偈颂,如此我亦能成为无畏者。”显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā porisādo ‘‘ayaṃ rājā na bhāyati, vigatamaraṇabhayo hutvā katheti, kissa nu kho esa ānubhāvo’’ti cintetvā ‘‘aññaṃ natthi, ayaṃ ‘kassapadasabalena desitā gāthā me sutā’ti vadati, tāsaṃ etena āsubhāvena bhavitabbaṃ, ahampi taṃ kathāpetvā tā gāthāyo sossāmi, evaṃ ahampi nibbhayo bhavissāmī’’ti sanniṭṭhānaṃ katvā gāthamāha –
我所要吃的,之后也不会减少,这火葬堆此刻还正冒着烟;
等到无烟、烤得恰到好处、善熟之时,我再听闻应受尊敬者所说的偈颂。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na hāyate khāditaṃ mayhaṃ pacchā, citakā ayaṃ tāva sadhūmikāva; Niddhūmake pacitaṃ sādhupakkaṃ, suṇomi gāthāyo satārahāyo’’ti.
在此,“所吃的”(khāditaṃ)是指食物。那食物于我,不论在后还是在先,都不会失去,因为之后你也会被我吃掉。而“无烟烤熟”(niddhūmake pacitaṃ),是指在无烟、火已熄灭的火上烤熟的肉,即称善熟。显示巴利原文
Tattha khāditanti khādanaṃ. Taṃ khādanaṃ mayhaṃ pacchā vā pure vā na parihāyati, pacchāpi hi tvaṃ mayā khāditabbova. Niddhūmake pacitanti niddhūme nijjhāle aggimhi pakkamaṃsaṃ sādhupakkaṃ nāma hoti.
菩萨听了这话,心想:“这个食人魔行恶法,我须稍加制伏,令他生惭耻心,然后再开示。”便说:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā mahāsatto ‘‘ayaṃ porisādo pāpadhammo, imaṃ thokaṃ niggahetvā lajjāpetvā kathessāmī’’ti cintetvā āha –
你行非法,迦尸食人魔,为腹欲而背弃王国;
这些偈颂称扬法,法与非法,怎能相合?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Adhammiko tvaṃ porisādakāsi, raṭṭhā ca bhaṭṭho udarassa hetu; Dhammañcimā abhivadanti gāthā, dhammo ca adhammo ca kuhiṃ sameti.
那非法、残忍、常时双手沾满鲜血之人,
既无真实,何来法?你凭听闻又能做什么呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Adhammikassa luddassa, niccaṃ lohitapāṇino; Natthi saccaṃ kuto dhammo, kiṃ sutena karissasī’’ti.
这段里的「此法……」等偈颂,是在赞颂九种出世间法。「在何处会合?」意思是:在哪里聚集?因为法能导向善趣或涅槃,而非正法则导向恶趣。「于何处有法?」意思是:连言语的真实尚且不存,哪里还谈得上有法?「你以此所学将做什么?」意思是:你凭这些所学能做什么?就像瓦罐不适于盛酥油,你也不是法器。显示巴利原文
Tattha dhammañcimāti imā ca gāthā navalokuttaradhammaṃ abhivadanti. Kuhiṃ sametīti kattha samāgacchati. Dhammo hi sugatiṃ pāpeti nibbānaṃ vā, adhammo duggatiṃ. Kuto dhammoti vacīsaccamattampi natthi, kuto dhammo. Kiṃ sutenāti tvaṃ etena sutena kiṃ karissasi, mattikābhājanaṃ viya hi sīhavasāya abhājanaṃ tvaṃ dhammassa.
即使被这样说,他也没有生气。为什么呢?因为大士的慈心修习极为广大。于是他接着说:「朋友须陀素摩,难道只有我是不如法的吗?」并说出偈颂——显示巴利原文
So evaṃ kathitepi neva kujjhi. Kasmā? Mahāsattassa mettābhāvanāya mahattena. Atha naṃ ‘‘kiṃ pana samma sutasoma ahameva adhammiko’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
或因肉食而捕猎,或为得人而杀人;
两者死后都一样,你为何只称我不如法?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo maṃsahetu migavaṃ careyya, yo vā hane purisamattahetu; Ubhopi te pecca samā bhavanti, kasmā no adhammikaṃ brūsi maṃ tva’’nti.
此处“为何”是指:在赡部洲大地,那些国王们盛装整备,率领大军与众多随从,乘坐殊胜车乘,狩猎时用利箭射杀野兽,你不去责难他们,却为何唯独说我不如法?他的意思是表明:如果他们没有过失,那么我同样没有过失。显示巴利原文
Tattha kasmā noti ye jambudīpatale rājāno alaṅkatapaṭiyattā mahābalaparivārā rathavaragatā migavaṃ carantā tikhiṇehi sarehi mige vijjhitvā mārenti, te avatvā kasmā tvaṃ maññeva adhammikanti vadati. Yadi te niddosā, ahampi niddoso evāti dīpeti.
听了这番话,大士为破除他的邪见,便诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā mahāsatto tassa laddhiṃ bhindanto gāthamāha –
五种与五种,非可食之物,对于了知刹帝利法的刹帝利而言;
不可食者,大王,你却食之,因此你便是非法之人。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pañca pañca na khā bhakkhā, khattiyena pajānatā; Abhakkhaṃ rāja bhakkhesi, tasmā adhammiko tuva’’nti.
其义为:朋友食人魔啊,所谓刹帝利,即了知刹帝利法者。对于象等十种众生——即五种与五种——以其为肉食故,不应啖食,不宜啖食。或读作“na kho”。另有解释:了知刹帝利法的刹帝利,于五爪众生中,兔子、豪猪、蜥蜴、猴子、乌龟此五种可食,余者不在此列。然而,你却食用了不可食的人肉,是故你为非法之人。显示巴利原文
Tassattho – samma porisāda, khattiyena nāma khattiyadhammaṃ jānantena pañca pañca hatthiādayo daseva sattā maṃsavasena na khā bhakkhā na kho khāditabbayuttakā. ‘‘Na kho’’tveva vā pāṭho. Aparo nayo khattiyena khattiyadhammaṃ jānantena pañcanakhesu sattesu sasako, sallako, godhā, kapi kummoti ime pañceva sattā bhakkhitabbayuttakā, na aññe, tvaṃ pana abhakkhaṃ manussamaṃsaṃ bhakkhesi, tena adhammikoti.
他受到这番谴责后,找不到其他的脱身之辞,为了掩盖自己的恶行,便说出一首偈颂——显示巴利原文
Iti so niggahaṃ patvā aññaṃ nissaraṇaṃ adisvā attano pāpaṃ paṭicchādento gāthamāha –
您已从食人魔手中逃脱,回到自己的宫殿,随心所欲享受欲乐;
如今你又落回敌人之手,国王,你并不精通刹帝利法啊。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mutto tuvaṃ porisādassa hatthā, gantvā sakaṃ mandiraṃ kāmakāmī; Amittahatthaṃ punarāgatosi, na khattadhamme kusalosi rājā’’ti.
“不精刹帝利法”:你并不精通名为刹帝利法的论典,不知自己的利与不利。你在世间空负“智者”之名,声名远播,而我却全然不见、不觉你有智者之实,你实在是愚痴至极——他如此说道。显示巴利原文
Tattha na khattadhammeti tvaṃ khattiyadhammasaṅkhāte nītisatthe na kusalosi, attano atthānatthaṃ na jānāsi, akāraṇeneva te loke paṇḍitoti kitti patthaṭā, ahaṃ pana te paṇḍitabhāvaṃ na passāmi na jānāmi, atibālosīhi vadati.
然后,大士对他说:“朋友,所谓精通刹帝利法者,当如我这般。我确知此法,却并非为此而行持。”说完此偈:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ mahāsatto, ‘‘samma, khattiyadhamme kusalena nāma mādiseneva bhavitabbaṃ. Ahañhi taṃ jānāmi, na pana tadatthāya paṭipajjāmī’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
那些精通刹帝利法的人,大多堕为地狱众生;
因此,我舍弃刹帝利法,为守护真实而重归此处;
你献祭吧,食人者,请吃我。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ye khattadhamme kusalā bhavanti, pāyena te nerayikā bhavanti; Tasmā ahaṃ khattadhammaṃ pahāya, saccānurakkhī punarāgatosmi; Yajassu yaññaṃ khāda maṃ porisādā’’ti.
「精通」:指为了达此目的而修习的善巧。「大多」:指多数成为地狱众生。而那些不生于地狱的,便转生到其余恶趣。显示巴利原文
Tattha kusalāti tadatthāya paṭipajjanakusalā. Pāyenāti yebhuyyena nerayikā. Ye pana tattha na nibbattanti, te sesāpāyesu nibbattanti.
食人者说:显示巴利原文
Porisādo āha –
432 (这是编号432,用于章节标识,不需要翻译。)显示巴利原文
432.
楼阁宫殿、土地牛马,可意的女人、迦尸衣与栴檀香;
在那里你以主人之尊享有一切,凭真实语,你见到了什么利益呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pāsādavāsā pathavīgavāssā, kāmitthiyo kāsikacandanañca; Sabbaṃ tahiṃ labhasi sāmitāya, saccena kiṃ passasi ānisaṃsa’’nti.
其中,“楼阁住处”是指:贤友须陀须摩,你拥有适合三个季节、如同天宫的三座住处楼阁。“地牛马”是指土地、牛、马非常众多。“欲女”是指作为欲乐对象的女子。“迦尸衣栴檀”是指迦尸布与红栴檀。“你在那里获得这一切”是指这些以及其他受用、享用之物,你于自己的城中作为主人获得一切,成为主人后随心所欲而受用。你舍弃这一切,为守护谛而来到这里,你通过谛见到了什么利益呢?显示巴利原文
Tattha pāsādavāsāti, samma sutasoma, tava tiṇṇaṃ utūnaṃ anucchavikā dibbavimānakappā tayo nivāsapāsādā. Pathavīgavāssāti pathavī ca gāvo ca assā ca bahū. Kāmitthiyoti kāmavatthubhūtā itthiyo. Kāsikacandanañcāti kāsikavatthañca lohitacandanañca. Sabbaṃ tahinti etañca aññañca upabhogaparibhogaṃ sabbaṃ tvaṃ tahiṃ attano nagare sāmitāya labhasi, sāmī hutvā yathā icchasi, tathā paribhuñjituṃ labhati, so tvaṃ sabbametaṃ pahāya saccānurakkhī idhāgacchanto saccena kiṃ ānisaṃsaṃ passasīti.
菩萨说:显示巴利原文
Bodhisatto āha –
‘‘Ye kecime atthi rasā pathabyā, saccaṃ tesaṃ sādutaraṃ rasānaṃ;
安住于谛的沙门与婆罗门,度越生死的彼岸。显示巴利原文
Sacce ṭhitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca, taranti jātimaraṇassa pāra’’nti.
此处「最殊胜」的意思是:一切滋味,唯于众生说真实语之时,方为殊胜甘美,因此真实语是诸味中最殊胜的;又或,由于安住于离谛与语谛者,能度越名为“生死”的三界轮回,抵达彼岸——不死的究竟大涅槃,故称之为「最殊胜」。显示巴利原文
Tattha sādutaranti yasmā sabbepi rasā sattānaṃ saccakāleyeva paṇītā madhurā honti, tasmā saccaṃ tesaṃ sādutaraṃ rasānaṃ, yasmā vā viratisaccavacīsacce ṭhitā jātimaraṇasaṅkhātassa tebhūmakavaṭṭassa pāraṃ amatamahānibbānaṃ taranti pāpuṇanti, tasmāpi taṃ sādutaranti.
就这样,大士为他讲说了真实的功德利益。这时,食人者望着他那如同盛开的莲花、又如满月般庄严的面容,心想:“这个须陀素摩明明看见了那如同炭火堆的床和正在削尖的刑柱,心中却没有一丝一毫的恐惧和慌乱。这究竟是因为那百首殊胜偈颂的威力,还是因为真实语的威力,又或是别的什么?”于是,他便用偈颂问道:显示巴利原文
Evamassa mahāsatto sacce ānisaṃsaṃ kathesi. Tato porisādo vikasitapadumapuṇṇacandasassirikamevassa mukhaṃ oloketvā ‘‘ayaṃ sutasomo aṅgāracitakaṃ mañca sūlaṃ tacchantaṃ passati, cittutrāsamattampissa natthi, kiṃ nu kho esa satārahagāthānaṃ ānubhāvo, udāhu saccassa, aññasseva vā kassacī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘pucchissāmi tāva na’’nti pucchanto gāthamāha –
你已从食人者波梨萨陀的手中解脱,回到了自己的宫殿,尽情享受欲乐;
如今你又落入仇敌手中,人主啊,难道你毫不畏惧死亡?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Mutto tuvaṃ porisādassa hatthā, gantvā sakaṃ mandiraṃ kāmakāmī; Amittahatthaṃ punarāgatosi, na hi nūna te maraṇabhayaṃ janinda; Alīnacitto asi saccavādī’’ti.
大士向他解释道:显示巴利原文
Mahāsattopissa ācikkhanto āha –
「我已做了种种善业,所行之祭祀与供养,皆是广大而受称扬;
我已净化了通往他世的道路」,安住于法之人,又怎会畏惧死亡?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Katā me kalyāṇā anekarūpā, yaññā yiṭṭhā ye vipulā pasatthā; Visodhito paralokassa maggo, dhamme ṭhito ko maraṇassa bhāye.
我已行了种种善业,所行的供养与祭祀广大而备受称叹;
我将无懊无悔地前往他世,波梨萨陀,你举行祭祀吧,请享用我吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Katā me kalyāṇā anekarūpā, yaññā yiṭṭhā ye vipulā pasatthā; Anānutappaṃ paralokaṃ gamissaṃ, yajassu yaññaṃ ada maṃ porisāda.
我敬事父母,以正法所得的自在亦受称赞;
通往他世之路已清净,安住于法者,何惧死亡?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pitā ca mātā ca upaṭṭhitā me, dhammena me issariyaṃ pasatthaṃ; Visodhito paralokassa maggo, dhamme ṭhito ko maraṇassa bhāye.
我奉养父母,我以正法所得的自在也受到称赞;
我将毫无懊悔地前往他世,你举行祭祀吧,波梨萨陀,请享用我。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pitā ca mātā ca upaṭṭhitā me, dhammena me issariyaṃ pasatthaṃ; Anānutappaṃ paralokaṃ gamissaṃ, yajassu yaññaṃ ada maṃ porisāda.
「于亲族与朋友中,我已尽应尽之责,我的自在依于法而受称扬;
通往他世的道路已经净化,安住于法的人,怎么会畏惧死呢?(Visodhito paralokassa maggo, dhamme ṭhito ko maraṇassa bhāye.)
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ñātīsu mittesu katā me kārā, dhammena me issariyaṃ pasatthaṃ; Visodhito paralokassa maggo, dhamme ṭhito ko maraṇassa bhāye.
「我在亲族与朋友中已尽应尽之责,我的自在以如法的方式受到称赞;
我将毫无追悔地前往他世,请献祭吧,请吞食我吧,波梨萨陀。(巴利语:Anānutappaṃ paralokaṃ gamissaṃ, yajassu yaññaṃ ada maṃ porisāda.)
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ñātīsu mittesu katā me kārā, dhammena me issariyaṃ pasatthaṃ; Anānutappaṃ paralokaṃ gamissaṃ, yajassu yaññaṃ ada maṃ porisāda.
我已用种种方式,向众多之人布施,使沙门婆罗门都得到了饱足。(巴利语:Dinnaṃ me dānaṃ bahudhā bahūnaṃ, santappitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca;)
前往他世的道路已经净化,一个安住于法的人,怎么还会害怕死亡呢?(巴利语:Visodhito paralokassa maggo, dhamme ṭhito ko maraṇassa bhāye.)
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dinnaṃ me dānaṃ bahudhā bahūnaṃ, santappitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca; Visodhito paralokassa maggo, dhamme ṭhito ko maraṇassa bhāye.
我已用种种方式,向众多之人布施,使沙门婆罗门都得到了饱足。(巴利语:Dinnaṃ me dānaṃ bahudhā bahūnaṃ, santappitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca;)
我将无有追悔地前往他世,请行献祭,请吞食我,波梨萨陀。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Dinnaṃ me dānaṃ bahudhā bahūnaṃ, santappitā samaṇabrāhmaṇā ca; Anānutappaṃ paralokaṃ gamissaṃ, yajassu yaññaṃ ada maṃ porisādā’’ti.
此中,「善」指善业。「种种相」谓以布施等方式而有种种不同。「祭祀」:以舍离十种布施事而极其广大,为智者所称叹、已行已作之祭祀。「安住于法」:如此安立于法中,如我这般的人,何惧死亡?「不追悔」即内心无所懊悔。「我的王权依法被称誉」:指未违十种王法,纯以正法治国。「义务」谓于亲族中尽亲族之责,于朋友中尽朋友之责。「布施」指与特定事由相应的思心所。「种种」即由众多方便而行。「对众多之人」:非仅施与五人、十人,而是成百、成千乃至对十万人行布施。「饱足」:令他们所持钵器皆得充满,心满意足。显示巴利原文
Tattha kalyāṇāti kalyāṇakammā. Anekarūpāti dānādivasena anekavidhā. Yaññāti dasavidhadānavatthupariccāgavasena ativipulā paṇḍitehi pasatthā yaññāpi yiṭṭhā pavattitā. Dhamme ṭhitoti evaṃ dhamme patiṭṭhito mādiso ko nāma maraṇassa bhāyeyya. Anānutappanti anānutappamāno. Dhammena me issariyaṃ pasatthanti dasavidhaṃ rājadhammaṃ akopetvā dhammeneva mayā rajjaṃ pasāsitaṃ. Kārāti ñātīsu ñātikiccāni, mittesu ca mittakiccāni. Dānanti savatthukacetanā. Bahudhāti bahūhi ākārehi. Bahūnanti na pañcannaṃ, na dasannaṃ, satassapi sahassassapi satasahassassapi dinnameva. Santappitāti gahitagahitabhājanāni pūretvā suṭṭhu tappitā.
波梨萨陀听了这话,心想:“这位须陀素摩大王是善士,具足智慧,能说出甘美的法语。我若把他吃了,我的头将裂成七瓣,又或大地为我裂开。”这样想着,他恐惧惊悚,便说道:“贤友,你并非我应吞食之人。”随后说了这首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Taṃ sutvā porisādo ‘‘ayaṃ sutasomamahārājā sappuriso ñāṇasampanno madhuradhammakathiko, sacāhaṃ etaṃ khādeyyaṃ, muddhā me sattadhā phaleyya, pathavī vā pana me vivaraṃ dadeyyā’’ti bhītatasito hutvā, ‘‘samma, na tvaṃ mayā khāditabbarūpo’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
若有人明知是毒,便不应服用;正如面对喷吐炽烈火焰的毒蛇,不应去抓;
若有人对这样的说真实者不恭敬,他的头颅将裂为七瓣。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Visaṃ pajānaṃ puriso adeyya, āsīvisaṃ jalitamuggatejaṃ; Muddhāpi tassa viphaleyya sattadhā, yo tādisaṃ saccavādiṃ adeyyā’’ti.
此处,「毒」指能当场致死的哈拉哈拉毒。「炽燃的」指因其本身的毒热而炽燃,故具足炽盛威力,犹如行走的火堆;或者,他如同抓住毒蛇的颈部(一般危险)。显示巴利原文
Tattha visanti tattheva māraṇasamatthaṃ halāhalavisaṃ. Jalitanti attano visatejena jalitaṃ teneva uggatejaṃ aggikkhandhaṃ viya carantaṃ āsīvisaṃ vā pana so gīvāya gaṇheyya.
如此,他对大士说:“你就像哈拉哈拉毒一样,谁会来吃你呢?”之后,他渴望听闻偈颂,便向大士请求。大士为使他对法生起恭敬,拒绝道:“对于这些无过失的偈颂,你并非合适的容器。”尽管遭到拒绝,他心想:“整个赡部洲洲,没有能与这位相比的智者。他从我手中逃脱,听闻了那些偈颂,礼敬说法者后,竟额带死亡印记而归——那偈颂必定极为美妙。”于是,他更善巧地生起了闻法的恭敬心,向大士请求而说出这首偈颂——显示巴利原文
Iti so mahāsattaṃ ‘‘halāhalavisasadiso tvaṃ, ko taṃ khādissatī’’ti vatvā gāthā sotukāmo taṃ yācitvā tena dhammagāravajananatthaṃ ‘‘evarūpānaṃ anavajjagāthānaṃ tvaṃ abhājana’’nti paṭikkhittopi ‘‘sakalajambudīpe iminā sadiso paṇḍito natthi, ayaṃ mama hatthā muccitvā gantvā tā gāthā sutvā dhammakathikassa sakkāraṃ katvā nalāṭena maccuṃ ādāya punāgato, ativiya sādhurūpā gāthā bhavissantī’’ti suṭṭhutaraṃ sañjātadhammassavanādaro hutvā taṃ yācanto gāthamāha –
听闻法后,人们便能了知善恶;
即便仅是听闻偈颂,我的心也能在法上获得喜悦。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sutvā dhammaṃ vijānanti, narā kalyāṇapāpakaṃ; Api gāthā suṇitvāna, dhamme me ramate mano’’ti.
意思是:“善哉,须陀素摩,人听闻法后,便能了知善与恶;即便只是听闻这些偈颂,我的心或许也能在善业道法中得喜悦。”显示巴利原文
Tassattho – ‘‘samma sutasoma, narā nāma dhammaṃ sutvā kalyāṇampi pāpakampi jānanti, appeva nāma tā gāthā sutvā mamapi kusalakammapathadhamme mano rameyyā’’ti.
于是,大士心想:“这食人者现在渴求闻法,我便为他宣说吧。”便说:“那么,朋友,请仔细谛听。”待他专注倾听之后,便依难陀婆罗门所述的方式,先对偈颂作赞叹,于六欲诸天中激起一片广大的轰动,诸天纷纷发出“善哉”的赞叹,就在此时,开始为食人者说法——显示巴利原文
Atha mahāsatto ‘‘sotukāmo dāni porisādo, kathessāmī’’ti cintetvā ‘‘tena hi, samma, sādhukaṃ suṇāhī’’ti taṃ ohitasotaṃ katvā nandabrāhmaṇena kathitaniyāmeneva gāthānaṃ thutiṃ katvā chasu kāmāvacaradevesu ekakolāhalaṃ katvā devatāsu sādhukāraṃ dadamānāsu porisādassa dhammaṃ kathesi –
大王,与善士的相遇,仅一次便已足够;
这样的交往能护佑他,而与不善者的众多交往则不能。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sakideva mahārāja, sabbhi hoti samāgamo; Sā naṃ saṅgati pāleti, nāsabbhi bahu saṅgamo.
只应与善士共处,应与善士修亲近;
了知善士们的正法后,他会变得更好,而不会变得更坏。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sabbhireva samāsetha, sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ; Sataṃ sandhammamaññāya, seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.
华美的国王战车尚且衰朽,此身亦将走向衰老;
然而善士的法不走向衰老,善士们确实在善者之间如此相传。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Jīranti ve rājarathā sucittā, atho sarīrampi jaraṃ upeti; Satañca dhammo na jaraṃ upeti, santo have sabbhi pavedayanti.
“‘天空很遥远,大地很遥远,他们说过大海的彼岸也很遥远;”(Nabhañca dūre pathavī ca dūre, pāraṃ samuddassa tadāhu dūre;)
“继而他们说,比这些更遥远的,是善士的法与不善者的法,大王。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Nabhañca dūre pathavī ca dūre, pāraṃ samuddassa tadāhu dūre; Tato have dūrataraṃ vadanti, satañca dhammo asatañca rājā’’ti.
由于他说法善巧,且自身具足智者的特质,当他思维这些偈颂如同一切知佛陀亲口所说时,整个身体遍满五色喜。菩萨的心变得柔软,他看待那位曾布施白伞的人,如同看待自己的父亲。他想:“我实在不见有何金银珍宝可以供养须陀素摩,因此,我当为每一首偈颂各赐一个恩惠。”于是他说出一首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Tassa tena sukathitattā ceva attano paṇḍitabhāvena ca tā gāthā sabbaññubuddhakathitā viyāti cintentassa sakalasarīraṃ pañcavaṇṇāya pītiyā paripūri, bodhisatte muducittaṃ ahosi, setacchattadāyakaṃ pitaraṃ viya naṃ amaññi. So ‘‘ahaṃ sutasomassa dātabbaṃ kiñci hiraññasuvaṇṇaṃ na passāmi, ekekāya panassa gāthāya ekekaṃ varaṃ dassāmī’’ti cintetvā gāthamāha –
“这些偈颂义理具足、文辞优美,人主啊,听闻您如此善说之后,
我充满欢喜、踊跃、悦意、十分欣喜,朋友啊,我赐予你四个恩惠。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Gāthā imā atthavatī subyañjanā, subhāsitā tuyha janinda sutvā; Ānandi vitto sumano patīto, cattāri te samma vare dadāmī’’ti.
其中,「充满欢喜」指生起了喜悦;其余的词都是它的同义词。这四种也都是喜悦的表现。显示巴利原文
Tattha ānandīti ānandajāto. Sesāni tasseva vevacanāni. Cattāropi hete tuṭṭhākārā eva.
于是大士呵斥他说:“你到底要给我什么恩惠?”而说此偈:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ mahāsatto ‘‘kiṃ nāma tvaṃ varaṃ dassasī’’ti apasādento gāthamāha –
你自己的死亡尚且不知,何者为益、何者为害,何为堕落、何为生天;
你贪着诸味,陷于恶行,具足恶法者,又能给我什么殊胜的恩惠呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo nattano maraṇaṃ bujjhasi tuvaṃ, hitāhitaṃ vinipātañca saggaṃ; Giddho rase duccarite niviṭṭho, kiṃ tvaṃ varaṃ dassasi pāpadhamma.
“我若对你说‘给我恩赐’,你给了便不会收回;
这种现前可见的诤论与争执,有哪位智者知晓后还会去参与呢?”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ahañca taṃ ‘dehi vara’nti vajjaṃ, tvaṃ cāpi datvā na avākareyya; Sandiṭṭhikaṃ kalahamimaṃ vivādaṃ, ko paṇḍito jānamupabbajeyyā’’ti.
此处,「yo」指你。你不知‘我具死法’,对自己的死亡既不觉知也不了解,只知造作恶业。「有益与无益」:指不知‘此业于我有益,此业于我有损,此将致堕落,此将得生天’。「味」:指人肉的味道。「vajjaṃ」:即我会说。「不会收回」:即已口头应允,当被求‘给我恩惠’时,不会拒绝。「upabbajeyya」:即‘去参与’,意为哪位智者会参与这样的诤论。显示巴利原文
Tattha yoti yo tvaṃ ‘‘maraṇadhammohamasmī’’ti attanopi maraṇaṃ na bujjhasi na jānāsi, pāpakammameva karosi. Hitāhitanti ‘‘idaṃ me kammaṃ hitaṃ, idaṃ ahitaṃ, idaṃ vinipātaṃ nessati, idaṃ sagga’’nti na jānāsi. Raseti manussamaṃsarase. Vajjanti vadeyyaṃ. Na avākareyyāti vācāya datvā ‘‘dehi me vara’’nti vuccamāno na avākareyyāsi na dadeyyāsi. Upabbajeyyāti ko imaṃ kalahaṃ paṇḍito upagaccheyya.
于是,食人者心想:‘此人不相信我,我要让他相信。’便诵出此偈:显示巴利原文
Tato porisādo ‘‘nāyaṃ mayhaṃ saddahati, saddahāpessāmi na’’nti gāthamāha –
那种恩惠并不适合施与——或是施与之后便无法收回的;
朋友,你只管毫不退缩地求这个恩惠吧,即使要我舍弃生命,我也必定给与。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na taṃ varaṃ arahati jantu dātuṃ, yaṃ vāpi datvā na avākareyya; Varassu samma avikampamāno, pāṇaṃ cajitvānapi dassamevā’’ti.
此处,“不动摇”是指不退缩、不退怯。显示巴利原文
Tattha avikampamānoti anolīyamāno.
那时,大士心想:“他表现得如此英勇,定会履行对我的承诺。我将向他求取恩惠。但若一开始就要求‘不得食人肉’,他恐怕会极为痛苦。不如我先求取其他三个恩惠,最后再提这一个。”这样思惟之后,他便说道:显示巴利原文
Atha mahāsatto ‘‘ayaṃ ativiya sūro hutvā katheti, karissati me vacanaṃ, varaṃ gaṇhissāmi, sace pana ‘‘manussamaṃsaṃ na khāditabba’nti paṭhamameva varaṃ vārayissaṃ, ativiya kilamissati, paṭhamaṃ aññe tayo vare gahetvā pacchā etaṃ gaṇhissāmī’’ti cintetvā āha –
圣者与圣者以圣洁相交,智者与智者以智慧相契;愿我能见到您健康地活到百岁,在诸多愿望中,这是我向您所求的第一个恩惠。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ariyassa ariyena sameti sakhyaṃ, paññassa paññāṇavatā sameti; Passeyya taṃ vassasataṃ arogaṃ, etaṃ varānaṃ paṭhamaṃ varāmī’’ti.
于此,“圣者”即是指行为圣洁者。“友”是指友谊之法、朋友相处之道。“具慧者”是指具足智慧的人。“相合”意指如同恒河水与耶牟那河水般交融汇合。实则众生即依其界而聚合。“愿您见”:这是须陀素摩如同希望食人者长寿一般,首先为自身乞求生命之愿。因为智者认为直接说“请赐我生命”并不合宜,而且他想:“对方一定会想‘这个人正是希望我无病无灾’,从而心生欢喜”,所以才这样委婉道出。显示巴利原文
Tattha ariyassāti ācāraariyassa. Sakhyanti sakhidhammo mittadhammo. Paññāṇavatāti ñāṇasampannena. Sametīti gaṅgodakaṃ viya yamunodakena saṃsandati. Dhātuso hi sattā saṃsandanti. Passeyya tanti sutasomo porisādassa ciraṃ jīvitaṃ icchanto viya paṭhamaṃ attano jīvitavaraṃ yācati. Paṇḍitassa hi ‘‘mama jīvitaṃ dehī’’ti vattuṃ ayuttaṃ, apica so ‘mayhameva esa ārogyaṃ icchatī’ti cintetvā tussissatīti evamāha.
食人者一听此言,心想:“此人被我剥夺王权之后,如今我一心啖食人肉,面对如此大恶无义的盗贼,他竟然还愿我长寿——啊!他真是为我利益着想!”于是他满怀喜悦,全然被哄骗,浑然不觉这个恩惠已被求取。他便应允了这第一个恩惠,说出一首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Sopi taṃ sutvāva ‘‘ayaṃ issariyā dhaṃsetvā idāni maṃsaṃ khāditukāmassa evaṃ mahāanatthakarassa mahācorassa mayhameva jīvitaṃ icchati, aho mama hitakāmo’’ti tuṭṭhamānaso vañcetvā varassa gahitabhāvaṃ ajānitvā taṃ varaṃ dadamāno gāthamāha –
圣者与圣者以圣道相交,有慧者与具慧者以智慧相契;
愿你见我百岁无病,这是我赐予诸多愿望中的第一个愿望。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ariyassa ariyena sameti sakhyaṃ, paññassa paññāṇavatā sameti; Passāsi maṃ vassasataṃ arogaṃ, etaṃ varānaṃ paṭhamaṃ dadāmī’’ti.
其中,“诸愿中”是指四种愿望中的第一种。显示巴利原文
Tattha varānanti catunnaṃ varānaṃ paṭhamaṃ.
于是,菩萨说道:显示巴利原文
Tato bodhisatto āha –
那些在此世间的刹帝利、大地的守护者,是经由灌顶而得其名号者;
你不得食那样的护地者——这是诸愿中的第二愿,我择取此愿。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ye khattiyāse idha bhūmipālā, muddhābhisittā katanāmadheyyā; Na tādise bhūmipatī adesi, etaṃ varānaṃ dutiyaṃ varāmī’’ti.
其中,「已赋予名称」(katanāmadheyyā):因为在头顶上灌顶,所以称为「已灌顶者」(muddhābhisittā)。「不得食那样的」(na tādise):他不得施予那样的刹帝利作为食物,并说:‘不要吃!’显示巴利原文
Tattha katanāmadheyyāti muddhani abhisittattāva ‘‘muddhābhisittā’’ti katanāmadheyyā. Na tādiseti tādise khattiye na adesi mā khādi.
如此,当他选取第二个愿望时,便选取了救护超过百位刹帝利生命的愿望。波梨萨陀在赐予他时,说道:显示巴利原文
Iti so dutiyaṃ varaṃ gaṇhanto parosatānaṃ khattiyānaṃ jīvitavaraṃ gaṇhi. Porisādopissa dadamāno āha –
“那些在此世间的刹帝利,大地之主,灌顶加冕而享有名号者;
那样的国王我不吃,这是我给你的第二个愿望。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ye khattiyāse idha bhūmipālā, muddhābhisittā katanāmadheyyā; Na tādise bhūmipatī ademi, etaṃ varānaṃ dutiyaṃ dadāmī’’ti.
他们到底听到了那些人的声音,还是没听到?——他们并没有听到全部。因为波梨萨陀害怕树上的烟网带来灾祸,便退后生了火。大士坐在火与树之间,与他交谈。因此他们没有听到全部,只听到一半。他们互相安慰说:“现在须陀素摩要调伏波梨萨陀了,不要害怕。”就在那时,大士说了下面的偈颂:显示巴利原文
Kiṃ pana te tesaṃ saddaṃ suṇanti, na suṇantīti? Na sabbaṃ suṇanti. Porisādena hi rukkhassa dhūmajālaupaddavabhayena paṭikkamitvā aggi kato, aggino ca rukkhassa ca antare nisīditvā mahāsatto tena saddhiṃ kathesi, tasmā sabbaṃ asutvā upaḍḍhupaḍḍhaṃ suṇiṃsu. Te ‘‘idāni sutasomo porisādaṃ damessati, mā bhāyathā’’ti aññamaññaṃ samassāsesuṃ. Tasmiṃ khaṇe mahāsatto imaṃ gāthamāha –
你抓住了超过一百位刹帝利,他们手掌被贯穿,满面泪水,哭泣不止;
你应当让他们返回各自的国土,这是我求取的第三个愿望。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Parosataṃ khattiyā te gahītā, talāvutā assumukhā rudantā; Sake te raṭṭhe paṭipādayāhi, etaṃ varānaṃ tatiyaṃ varāmī’’ti.
此中,「超过一百」(parosataṃ)即超过一百位。「被你抓住」(te gahītā)即被你抓住的那些人。「手掌被贯穿」(talāvutā)即手掌被贯穿。显示巴利原文
Tattha parosatanti atirekasataṃ. Te gahītāti tayā gahitā. Talāvutāti hatthatalesu āvutā.
就这样,大士选取第三个愿望时,选取了让那些刹帝利返回各自国土的恩惠。这是什么缘故呢?即便不将他们吞食,出于对仇怨的恐惧,他也可能把他们全部贬为奴隶,囚禁在森林中,或者杀害后抛弃,或者带到边境卖掉。因此他才选取了让他们返回各自国土的恩惠。而那位施与者,在给予他时,诵出此偈:显示巴利原文
Iti mahāsatto tatiyaṃ varaṃ gaṇhanto tesaṃ khattiyānaṃ sakaraṭṭhaniyyātanavaraṃ gaṇhi. Kiṃkāraṇā? So akhādantopi verabhayena sabbe te dāse katvā araññeyeva vāseyya, māretvā vā chaḍḍeyya, paccantaṃ netvā vā vikkiṇeyya, tasmā tesaṃ sakaraṭṭhaniyyātanavaraṃ gaṇhi. Itaropissa dadamāno imaṃ gāthamāha –
逾百位刹帝利被我俘虏,手掌洞穿,泪流满面,哀哀哭泣;
我将让他们返回各自的国家,这是我给予的第三个愿望。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Parosataṃ khattiyā me gahītā, talāvutā assumukhā rudantā; Sake te raṭṭhe paṭipādayāmi, etaṃ varānaṃ tatiyaṃ dadāmī’’ti.
接着,大士在选取第四个愿望时,说了以下这首偈颂:显示巴利原文
Catutthaṃ pana varaṃ gaṇhanto bodhisatto imaṃ gāthamāha –
你的国土出现了裂痕,人民因恐惧而惊慌,许多人躲进了避难之处;
请戒除人肉吧,国王!这是我向您祈求的第四个愿望。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Chiddaṃ te raṭṭhaṃ byathitā bhayā hi, puthū narā leṇamanuppaviṭṭhā; Manussamaṃsaṃ viramehi rāja, etaṃ varānaṃ catutthaṃ varāmī’’ti.
此处,「有破绽」:因各处村落等不再牢固聚居,所以有了缝隙。「因恐惧而惊惶」:由于众人心想“波梨萨陀现在就要来了”,因对你的畏惧而颤抖。「躲进了避难处」:牵着孩子们的手,躲入草丛等藏匿之处。「人肉」:指恶臭、可厌、令人作呕的人肉,应当舍弃。此语亦可以作从格理解,意为“从人肉戒除”。显示巴利原文
Tattha chiddanti na ghanavāsaṃ tattha tattha gāmādīnaṃ uṭṭhitattā savivaraṃ. Byathitā bhayāhīti ‘‘porisādo idāni āgamissatī’’ti tava bhayena kampitā. Leṇamanuppaviṭṭhāti dārake hatthesu gahetvā tiṇagahanādinilīyanaṭṭhānaṃ paviṭṭhā. Manussamaṃsanti duggandhaṃ jegucchaṃ paṭikkūlaṃ manussamaṃsaṃ pajaha. Nissakkatthe vā upayogaṃ, manussamaṃsato viramāhīti attho.
如此说时,波梨萨陀拍手笑道:“须陀素摩贤友,你说的这是什么话?我怎会给你这个愿?你若有心取,取别的去吧。”接着诵出偈颂——显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vutte porisādo pāṇiṃ paharitvā hasanto ‘‘samma sutasoma kiṃ nāmetaṃ kathesi, kathāhaṃ tumhākaṃ etaṃ varaṃ dassāmi, sace gaṇhitukāmo, aññaṃ gaṇhāhī’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
“这人肉实是我喜爱之物,我正因此而进入林中;
我如何能戒除此事?你且选择其他的第四个愿望吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Addhā hi so bhakkho mama manāpo, etassa hetumhi vanaṃ paviṭṭho; Sohaṃ kathaṃ etto upārameyyaṃ, aññaṃ varānaṃ catutthaṃ varassū’’ti.
在此,「森林」指的是:舍弃王位后,进入的这片树林。显示巴利原文
Tattha vananti rajjaṃ pahāya imaṃ vanaṃ paviṭṭho.
于是,大士对他说:‘你说:“我因对人肉极生爱着,故不能舍离。” 凡是因爱着而造恶者,此人便是愚人。’ 说罢,便说一偈——显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ mahāsatto ‘‘tvaṃ ‘manussamaṃsassa piyatarattā tato viramituṃ na sakkomī’’ti vadasi. Yo hi piyaṃ nissāya pāpaṃ karoti, ayaṃ bālo’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
人王啊,像这样的人不会想“这是我的亲爱者”,便忽视自己、耽着于亲爱者;
自己才是最殊胜,比最殊胜的亲爱者更殊胜;亲爱者可以通过后天的积累而获得。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na ve ‘piyaṃ me’ti janinda tādiso, attaṃ niraṃkacca piyāni sevati; Attāva seyyo paramā ca seyyo, labbhā piyā ocitatthena pacchā’’ti.
其中,「这样的人」:人王啊,像这样年轻、貌美、有大名声的人,因为贪着亲爱事物,心想“这就是我的亲爱者”,就不顾自己,以致从一切善趣和种种殊胜快乐中堕落,掉进地狱;他确实不会沉迷于亲爱者。「最高尚的更殊胜」:对于男子而言,比起最高的亲爱事物,自己才是更殊胜的。为什么这样说呢?因为「亲爱者是可以获得的」:所谓亲爱者,是指通过感官对象和福德,以累积、增长的力量,在现世和来世证得人与天的成就,这样是能够获得的。显示巴利原文
Tattha tādisoti janinda tādiso yuvā abhirūpo mahāyaso ‘‘idaṃ nāma me piya’’nti piyavatthulobhena tattha attānaṃ niraṃkatvā sabbasugatīhi ceva sukhavisesehi ca cavitvā niraye pātetvā na ve piyāni sevati. Paramā ca seyyoti purisassa hi paramā piyavatthumhā attāva varataro. Kiṃkāraṇā? Labbhā piyāti, piyā nāma visayavasena ceva puññena ca ocitatthena vaḍḍhitatthena diṭṭhadhamme ceva parattha ca devamanussasampattiṃ patvā sakkā laddhuṃ.
当这样说后,波梨萨陀感到恐惧,心想:“我无法解除对须陀素摩所许的愿,也无法停止吃人肉,我到底该怎么办?”两眼充满泪水,说出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vutte porisādo bhayappatto hutvā ‘‘ahaṃ sutasomena gahitaṃ varaṃ vissajjāpetumpi manussamaṃsato viramitumpi na sakkomi, kiṃ nu kho karissāmī’’ti assupuṇṇehi nettehi gāthamāha –
须陀素摩,你当知晓,人肉于我乃是可意之物;
我实难自制,朋友,请你另择一愿吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Piyaṃ me mānusaṃ maṃsaṃ, sutasoma vijānahi; Namhi sakkā nivāretuṃ, aññaṃ varaṃ samma varassū’’ti.
在此,“vijānahi”意为“你也应当知晓”。显示巴利原文
Tattha vijānahīti tvampi jānāhi.
于是,菩萨说道:显示巴利原文
Tato bodhisatto āha –
凡是心想“此我所爱”,为守护所爱而舍弃自身,转求可爱事物的人;
犹如酒醉之人饮下毒酒,他由此于来世遭受痛苦。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo ve ‘piyaṃ me’ti piyānurakkhī, attaṃ niraṃkacca piyāni sevati; Soṇḍova pitvā visamissapānaṃ, teneva so hoti dukkhī parattha.
“若有人在此深思之后,舍弃所爱,纵使艰难也奉行圣法;
犹如病人服下苦药,以此他后来获得安乐。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yo cīdha saṅkhāya piyāni hitvā, kicchenapi sevati ariyadhamme; Dukkhitova pitvāna yathosadhāni, teneva so hoti sukhī paratthā’’ti.
其中,“yo ve”:指那男子。若有一男子心想“这是我所爱”,便不顾自身而造作恶业,享用那些可爱的事物,那么,他就会如同因贪杯而饮下掺毒之酒的酒鬼一样,由于该恶业,在来世的地狱等恶趣中受苦。“saṅkhāya”:即了知、权衡之后。“piyāni hitvā”:即舍弃那些与非法相应的可爱事物。显示巴利原文
Tattha yo veti, samma porisāda, yo puriso ‘‘idaṃ me piya’’nti pāpakiriyāya attānaṃ niraṃkatvā piyāni vatthūni sevati, so surāpemena visamissaṃ suraṃ pitvā soṇḍo viya tena pāpakammena parattha nirayādīsu dukkhī hoti. Saṅkhāyāti jānitvā tuletvā. Piyāni hitvāti adhammapaṭisaṃyuttāni piyāni chaḍḍetvā.
听了这话,波梨萨陀悲叹着说偈言:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vutte porisādo kalūnaṃ paridevanto gāthamāha –
“我舍弃了父亲与母亲,以及可意的五种欲乐;
为了他的缘故,我进入这森林。你要我如何给你那个愿望呢?”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Ohāyahaṃ pitaraṃ mātarañca, manāpiye kāmaguṇe ca pañca; Etassa hetumhi vanaṃ paviṭṭho, taṃ te varaṃ kinti mahaṃ dadāmī’’ti.
此处,“etassa”指人肉。“kinti mahanti”意为:我当如何做,方能赐予你这个愿望?显示巴利原文
Tattha etassāti manussamaṃsassa. Kinti mahanti kinti katvā ahaṃ taṃ varaṃ demi.
于是,大士宣说此偈:显示巴利原文
Tato mahāsatto imaṃ gāthamāha –
“朋友,请许个愿吧!”你曾这样对我说。你既这样说,如今却不守诺,这于你实在不相称。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na paṇḍitā diguṇamāhu vākyaṃ, saccappaṭiññāva bhavanti santo; ‘Varassu samma’ iti maṃ avoca, iccabravī tvaṃ na hi te sametī’’ti.
这里,「diguṇaṃ」(说两次)的意思是:朋友波梨萨陀啊,所谓的智者,既说一事,若又违背,便决不再说第二遍。「你对我说过」(iti maṃ avocāti)的意思是:你曾这样对我说:『朋友须陀素摩,请许个愿吧。』「你这样说」(iccabravīti)的意思是:因此,你先前所说的那句话,如今你自己却不遵守了。显示巴利原文
Tattha diguṇanti, samma porisāda, paṇḍitā nāma ekaṃ vatvā puna taṃ visaṃvādentā dutiyaṃ vacanaṃ na kathenti. Iti maṃ avocāti, ‘‘samma sutasoma varassu vara’’nti evaṃ maṃ abhāsasi. Iccabravīti tasmā yaṃ tvaṃ iti abravi, taṃ te idāni na sameti.
他又哭着诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
So puna rodanto eva gāthamāha –
“遭致非福,恶名与恶誉;众多恶行,恶作与烦恼;
因为人肉之故,我沦落至此。那样的愿望,我如何能给你呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Apuññalābhaṃ ayasaṃ akittiṃ, pāpaṃ bahuṃ duccaritaṃ kilesaṃ; Manussamaṃsassa kate upāgā, taṃ te varaṃ kinti mahaṃ dadeyya’’nti.
在此,「pāpaṃ」(恶)指尚未构成业道的恶;「duccaritaṃ」(恶行)指已构成业道的恶行;「kilesaṃ」(烦恼)即指烦恼。「manussamaṃsassa kate」(因为人肉之故):以人肉为因缘。「upāgā」(沦落至此):我已沦落至此般境地。「taṃ te varaṃ kinti ahaṃ dadeyyaṃ」(那样的愿望,我如何能给你呢):我如何能给你那个愿望呢?不要阻拦我,请对我慈悯、悲愍,另选一个愿望吧。他如此说道。显示巴利原文
Tattha pāpanti kammapathaṃ appattaṃ. Duccaritanti kammapathappattaṃ. Kilesanti dukkhaṃ. Manussamaṃsassa kateti manussamaṃsassa hetu. Upāgāti upagatomhi. Taṃ teti taṃ tuyhaṃ kathāhaṃ varaṃ demi, mā maṃ vārayi, anukampaṃ kāruññaṃ mayi karohi, aññaṃ varaṃ gaṇhāhīti āha.
接着,大士说:显示巴利原文
Atha mahāsatto āha –
人不当许下诺言,许下之后却不履行;
朋友,请坚定地许愿吧,纵舍生命,我也必定给你。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na taṃ varaṃ arahati jantu dātuṃ, yaṃ vāpi datvā na avākareyya; Varassu samma avikampamāno, pāṇaṃ cajitvānapi dassamevā’’ti.
这样,他先引述之前所说的偈颂加以开示,进而鼓励对方赐予殊胜的愿望,说了此偈:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ tena paṭhamaṃ vuttagāthaṃ āharitvā dassetvā varadāne ussāhento gāthā āha –
“善士宁舍生命,亦不舍弃正法;善士正是真实不虚的承诺者。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pāṇaṃ cajanti santo nāpi dhammaṃ, saccappaṭiññāva bhavanti santo; Datvā varaṃ khippamavākarohi, etena sampajja surājaseṭṭha.
为护肢体,应舍财富;为护性命,应舍肢体;
肢体、财富乃至生命这一切,随念法者悉应弃舍。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Caje dhanaṃ aṅgavarassa hetu, aṅgaṃ caje jīvitaṃ rakkhamāno; Aṅgaṃ dhanaṃ jīvitañcāpi sabbaṃ, caje naro dhammamanussaranto’’ti.
其中,「pāṇanti」指生命。「Santo」指贤善者,即使舍弃生命,也绝不违弃法。「Khippamavākarohīti」在此处意为‘请快快给我’。「Etenāti」意为:凭此正法与真实,愿你成就、具备、具足。「Surājaseṭṭhāti」是满怀敬意地称呼他:‘最胜之王啊!’「Caje dhananti」意为:波梨萨陀,智者对于手足等肢体,为护身故,亦可舍离广大财富。「Dhammamanussarantoti」意为:纵使舍去了肢体、财富与生命,亦当如此随念于法,决意道:‘我绝不违越善士之法。’显示巴利原文
Tattha pāṇanti jīvitaṃ. Santo nāma api jīvitaṃ cajanti, na dhammaṃ. Khippamavākarohīti idha khippaṃ mayhaṃ dehīti attho. Etenāti etena dhammena ceva saccena ca sampajja sampanno upapanno hohi. Surājaseṭṭhāti taṃ paggaṇhanto ālapati. Caje dhananti, samma porisāda, paṇḍito puriso hatthapādādimhi aṅge chijjamāne tassa rakkhaṇatthāya bahumpi dhanaṃ cajeyya. Dhammamanussarantoti aṅgadhanajīvitāni pariccajantopi ‘‘sataṃ dhammaṃ na vītikkamissāmī’’ti evaṃ dhammaṃ anussaranto.
就这样,大士以这些理据令他安立于真实之后,为彰显自身师长之德,宣说此偈——显示巴利原文
Evaṃ mahāsatto imehi kāraṇehi taṃ sacce patiṭṭhāpetvā idāni attano gurubhāvaṃ dassetuṃ gāthamāha –
“人应当了知法,而贤善者能消除他的疑惑;”
“对他而言,那既是洲岛,也是皈依处,因此智者不应破坏与他的友谊。”
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yasmā hi dhammaṃ puriso vijaññā, ye cassa kaṅkhaṃ vinayanti santo; Taṃ hissa dīpañca parāyaṇañca, na tena mittiṃ jirayetha pañño’’ti.
「yasmāti」意为「从那些人」。「Dhammanti」指能表明善与不善的因。「Vijaññāti」即「应当了知」。「Taṃ hissāti」是说:那个老师之家,作为此人的安立处,故称为洲岛;因为怖畏生起时应当前往,故称为皈依处。「Na tena mittinti」是说:那位智者不应以任何理由毁坏与那位老师的友谊。显示巴利原文
Tattha yasmāti yamhā purisā. Dhammanti kusalākusalajotakaṃ kāraṇaṃ. Vijaññāti vijāneyya. Taṃ hissāti taṃ ācariyakulaṃ etassa puggalassa patiṭṭhānaṭṭhena dīpaṃ, uppanne bhaye gantabbaṭṭhānaṭṭhena parāyaṇañca. Na tena mittinti tena ācariyapuggalena saha so paṇḍito kenacipi kāraṇena mittiṃ na jīrayetha na vināseyya.
这样说了之后,他又说:‘善哉,波梨萨陀,具德老师的话语实在不应违背。我在你年少时,也曾作你的启蒙老师,教导你许多学处;如今更以佛陀的威仪,为你宣说应受供养者所赞叹的偈颂,因此你应当履行我的话。’波梨萨陀听了之后,心想:‘这位须陀素摩是我的老师,也是智者,况且我已答应给他一个恩惠,我该怎么办呢?在这一生中,死亡必定会到来,我将不再吃人肉,我要把恩惠给他。’于是,他泪流满面地站起身来,俯伏在须陀素摩人王的脚下,给予恩惠,并说了下面这首偈颂——显示巴利原文
Evañca pana vatvā, ‘‘samma porisāda, guṇavantassa ācariyassa vacanaṃ nāma bhindituṃ na vaṭṭati, ahañca taruṇakālepi tava piṭṭhiācariyo hutvā bahuṃ sikkhaṃ sikkhāpesiṃ, idānipi buddhalīlāya satārahā gāthā te kathesiṃ, tena me vacanaṃ kātuṃ arahasī’’ti āha. Taṃ sutvā porisādo ‘‘ayaṃ sutasomo mayhaṃ ācariyo ceva paṇḍito ca, varo cassa mayā dinno, kiṃ sakkā kātuṃ, ekasmiṃ attabhāve maraṇaṃ nāma dhuvaṃ, manussamaṃsaṃ na khādissāmi, dassāmissa vara’’nti assudhārāhi pavattamānāhi uṭṭhāya sutasomanarindassa pādesu patitvā varaṃ dadamāno imaṃ gāthamāha –
朋友,若你向我求取此事,那么,我也将此恩惠赐予你。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Addhā hi so bhakkho mama manāpo, etassa hetumhi vanaṃ paviṭṭho; Sace ca maṃ yācasi etamatthaṃ, etampi te samma varaṃ dadāmī’’ti.
于是大士对他这样说:“朋友,守护戒律者,纵使死去,也更为殊胜。大王,我接受你所赐的恩惠。从今日起,你已立足于圣道。即便如此,我仍请求你:若你对我心怀慈爱,大王,请受持五戒吧。” “善哉,朋友,请授我戒。” “大王,请受持吧。” 他五体投地礼敬大士之后,退坐一旁。大士则令他安住于五戒。就在那时,聚集在那里的地居天神们,对大士生起喜悦,高声说道:“从无间地狱乃至有顶天,除了须陀素摩,再无谁能阻止食人者吃人肉。啊,须陀素摩成就了更难为之举!” 他们以此大音声响彻森林,发出善哉之声。闻此音声,从四天王天乃至梵天界,一时之间,悉皆喧腾。被绑在树上的那些国王们,也听到了天神的善哉之声。树神亦立于自己的天宫中发出善哉之声。就这样,只闻天神之声,不见其形象。听到天神们的善哉之声后,国王们心想:“我们仰赖须陀素摩才得以活命,须陀素摩调伏了食人者,行此极难之事。” 他们对菩萨称扬赞叹。食人者顶礼大士双足,站在一旁。于是菩萨对他说:“朋友,去释放那些刹帝利吧。” 食人者心中思量:“我是这些人的仇敌,他们被我……”显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ mahāsatto evamāha – ‘‘samma, sīle ṭhitassa maraṇampi varaṃ, gaṇhāmi, mahārāja, tayā dinnaṃ varaṃ, ajja paṭṭhāya ariyapathe patiṭṭhitosi, evaṃ santepi taṃ yācāmi, sace te mayi sineho atthi, pañca sīlāni gaṇha, mahārājā’’ti. ‘‘Sādhu, samma, dehi me sīlānī’’ti. ‘‘Gaṇha mahārājā’’ti. So mahāsattaṃ pañcapatiṭṭhitena vanditvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Mahāsattopi naṃ pañcasīlesu patiṭṭhāpesi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe tattha sannipatitā bhummā devā mahāsatte pītiṃ janetvā ‘‘avīcito yāva bhavaggā añño porisādaṃ manussamaṃsato nivāretuṃ samattho nāma natthi, aho sutasomena dukkarataraṃ kata’’nti mahantena saddena vanaṃ unnādentā sādhukāraṃ adaṃsu. Tesaṃ saddaṃ sutvā cātumahārājikāti evaṃ yāva brahmalokā ekakolāhalaṃ ahosi. Rukkhe laggitarājānopi taṃ devatānaṃ sādhukārasaddaṃ suṇiṃsu. Rukkhadevatāpi sakavimāne ṭhitāva sādhukāramadāsi. Iti devatānaṃ saddova sūyati, rūpaṃ na dissati. Devatānaṃ sādhukārasaddaṃ sutvā rājāno cintayiṃsu – ‘‘sutasomaṃ nissāya no jīvitaṃ laddhaṃ, dukkaraṃ kataṃ sutasomena porisādaṃ damentenā’’ti bodhisattassa thutiṃ kariṃsu. Porisādo mahāsattassa pāde vanditvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Atha naṃ bodhisatto – ‘‘samma, khattiye mocehī’’ti āha. So cintesi ‘‘ahaṃ etesaṃ paccāmitto, ete mayā mocitā ‘gaṇhatha no paccāmitta’nti maṃ hiṃseyyuṃ, mayā jīvitaṃ cajantenapi na sakkā sutasomassa santikā gahitaṃ sīlaṃ bhindituṃ, iminā saddhiyeva gantvā mocessāmi, evaṃ me bhayaṃ na bhavissatī’’ti. Atha bodhisattaṃ vanditvā, ‘‘sutasoma, ubhopi gantvā khattiye mocessāmā’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
你既是我的老师,也是我的朋友。朋友啊,我已听从了你的话;
朋友,你也应听从我的话,我们俩一同前去,将他们救出。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Satthā ca me hosi sakhā ca mesi, vacanampi te samma ahaṃ akāsiṃ; Tuvampi me samma karohi vākyaṃ, ubhopi gantvāna pamocayāmā’’ti.
在这里,「老师」:因他教导通往天界之道,故称为老师;又因从少年时起便为好友,故称为朋友。显示巴利原文
Tattha satthāti saggamaggassa desitattā satthā ca, taruṇakālato paṭṭhāya sakhā ca.
于是,菩萨对他说道:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ bodhisatto āha –
我是你的老师,亦是你的朋友。朋友,你也确实照我的话做了。
朋友,我也听从你的话。我们俩一同去,把他们解救出来吧。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Satthā ca te homi sakhā ca tyamhi, vacanampi me samma tuvaṃ akāsi; Ahampi te samma karomi vākyaṃ, ubhopi gantvāna pamocayāmā’’ti.
这样说完,他来到那些国王面前,说道:显示巴利原文
Evaṃ vatvā te upasaṅkamitvā āha –
你们被食人者折磨,绑在树上,泪流满面,悲泣不止;
你们切勿背叛这位国王,请接受我真实的承诺。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kammāsapādena viheṭhitattha, talāvutā assumukhā rudantā; Na jātu dubbhetha imassa rañño, saccappaṭiññaṃ me paṭissuṇāthā’’ti.
在此,「以食人者……」一段:大士心中思惟:“双方都去,将他们解救出来吧。”他应允之后,又这样想:“刹帝利种性之人往往傲慢固执,一旦脱身,便可能心想‘我们曾遭此人折磨’,于是殴打甚至杀死食人者。而食人者却不会对他们起害心。不如我独自前去,先取得他们的承诺。”于是他去到那里,看见那些国王倒挂在树枝上,双手被缚,仅以大脚趾勉强点地。每当风吹过,他们便如悬于象钩上的花环一般旋转。国王们见到他,同声大呼:“如今我们有救了!”大士便安慰他们说:“诸位莫怕!我已降伏食人者,为你们赢得无畏,但你们须听从我的话。”随后,他说了如下这番话。其中,“绝不要”的意思是:决不背叛。显示巴利原文
Tattha kammāsapādenāti idaṃ mahāsatto ‘‘ubhopi gantvāna pamocayāmā’’ti sampaṭicchitvā ‘‘khattiyā nāma mānathaddhā honti, muttamattāva ‘iminā mayaṃ viheṭhitamhā’ti porisādaṃ potheyyumpi haneyyumpi, na kho panesa tesu dubbhissati, ahaṃ ekakova gantvā paṭiññaṃ tāva nesaṃ gaṇhissāmī’’ti cintetvā tattha gantvā te hatthatale āvunitvā aggapādaṅgulīhi bhūmiṃ phusamānāhi rukkhasākhāsu olaggite vātappaharaṇakāle nāgadantesu olaggitakuraṇḍakadāmāni viya samparivattante addasa. Tepi taṃ disvā ‘‘idānimhā mayaṃ arogā’’ti ekappahāreneva mahāviravaṃ raviṃsu. Atha ne mahāsatto ‘‘mā bhāyitthā’’ti assāsetvā ‘‘mayā porisādo damito, tumhākaṃ abhayaṃ gahitaṃ, tumhe pana me vacanaṃ karothā’’ti vatvā evamāha. Tattha na jātūti ekaṃseneva na dubbhetha.
我们被食人者折磨,双手被缚,泪流满面,正在哭泣;
我们绝不背叛这位国王,我们接受您真实的承诺。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kammāsapādena viheṭhitamhā, talāvutā assumukhā rudantā; Na jātu dubbhema imassa rañño, saccappaṭiññaṃ te paṭissuṇāmā’’ti.
“我们接受”的意思是:“我们这样接受、同意您的承诺。但是,我们疲惫不堪,无法言语。您是一切众生的皈依处,请您来说吧,我们听了您的话后,便会作出承诺。”显示巴利原文
Tattha paṭissuṇāmāti ‘‘evaṃ paṭiññaṃ adhivāsema sampaṭicchāma, apica kho pana mayaṃ kilantā kathetuṃ na sakkoma, tumhe sabbasattānaṃ saraṇaṃ, tumheva kathetha, mayaṃ vo vacanaṃ sutvā paṭiññaṃ dassāmā’’ti.
于是菩萨对他们说:“那么,请你们给我一个承诺吧。”接着诵出偈颂:显示巴利原文
Atha ne bodhisatto ‘‘tena hi paṭiññaṃ dethā’’ti vatvā gāthamāha –
犹如父亲或母亲,对众生心怀慈悯,一心期望他们获得利益,显示巴利原文
‘‘Yathā pitā vā atha vāpi mātā, anukampakā atthakāmā pajānaṃ,.
Evameva vo hotu ayañca rājā, tumhe ca vo hotha yatheva puttā’’ti.
于是,他们接受后,诵出此偈:显示巴利原文
Atha naṃ tepi sampaṭicchamānā imaṃ gāthamāhaṃsu –
犹如父母之于子,心怀慈悯,唯愿众生得利;
同样地,愿这位国王也如此对待我们,我们亦将一如他的儿子。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yathā pitā vā atha vāpi mātā, anukampakā atthakāmā pajānaṃ; Evameva no hotu ayañca rājā, mayampi hessāma yatheva puttā’’ti.
此处“tumhe”与“vo”中的“vo”,仅为小品词。显示巴利原文
Tattha tumhe ca voti vo-kāro nipātamattaṃ.
就这样,大士得到了他们的承诺,便将食人者唤来,说道:“来吧,朋友,放了这些刹帝利。”食人者拿起剑,砍断了一位国王的绑缚。那位国王已七日未食,饱受痛苦,绑缚一断便昏厥倒地。大士见了心生悲悯,说:“朋友食人者,不要这样砍。”他双手紧紧抱住一位国王,搂在胸前,说:“现在砍断绑缚吧。”食人者用剑斩断了绑缚。大士凭自己的力气让国王躺在自己胸前,以柔软心,如同对待亲生儿子一般,缓缓将他放下,安顿在地。就这样,大士让所有国王都躺卧在地,为他们清洗伤口,如同从孩童耳中抽线一般,轻轻地将绳子抽出,洗净脓血,使伤口洁净。然后他说:“朋友食人者,取一块树皮,在石上磨碎带来。”食人者拿来后,大士作了真实语,用树皮粉末涂抹他们的手掌。刹那之间,伤口便得痊愈。食人者取来米,煮成稀粥。两人一同让这一百多位刹帝利饮下稀粥。如此,他们全都得到了满足,太阳已然落山。次日,早、午、晚只喂稀粥;至第三日,喂以带米粒的稠粥,他们便这样恢复了健康。显示巴利原文
Iti mahāsatto tesaṃ paṭiññaṃ gahetvā porisādaṃ pakkositvā ‘‘ehi, samma, khattiye mocehī’’ti āha. So khaggaṃ gahetvā ekassa rañño bandhanaṃ chindi. Rājā sattāhaṃ nirāhāro vedanappatto saha bandhanachedā mucchito bhūmiyaṃ pati. Taṃ disvā mahāsatto kāruññaṃ katvā, ‘‘samma porisāda, mā evaṃ chindī’’ti ekaṃ rājānaṃ ubhohi hatthehi daḷhaṃ gahetvā ure katvā ‘‘idāni bandhanaṃ chindāhī’’ti āha. Porisādo khaggena chindi. Mahāsatto thāmasampannatāya naṃ ure nipajjāpetvā orasaputtaṃ viya muducittena otāretvā bhūmiyaṃ nipajjāpesi. Evaṃ sabbepi te bhūmiyaṃ nipajjāpetvā vaṇe dhovitvā dārakānaṃ kaṇṇato suttakaṃ viya saṇikaṃ rajjuyo nikkaḍḍhitvā pubbalohitaṃ dhovitvā vaṇe niddose katvā, ‘‘samma porisāda, ekaṃ rukkhatacaṃ pāsāṇe ghaṃsitvā āharā’’ti āharāpetvā saccakiriyaṃ katvā tesaṃ hatthatalāni makkhesi. Taṅkhaṇaññeva vaṇo phāsukaṃ ahosi. Porisādo taṇḍulaṃ gahetvā taralaṃ paci , ubho janā parosataṃ khattiye pāyesuṃ. Iti te sabbeva santappitā, sūriyo atthaṅgato. Punadivase pāto ca majjhanhike ca sāyañca taralameva pāyetvā tatiyadivase sasitthakayāguṃ pāyesuṃ, tāvatā te arogā ahesuṃ.
随后,大士问他们:“你们能行走吗?”他们回答:“我们能走了。”大士便说:“来吧,朋友食人者,我们回你自己的国家去吧。”食人者哭泣着,倒在大士足边说:“朋友,你带着国王们走吧,我就留在这里,以林中根果为食而住。”“朋友,你在这里做什么呢?你的国家是令人愉悦的,去治理波罗奈的王国吧。”“朋友,你说什么?我不能去那里。满城居民都是我的仇人,他们会咒骂我:‘这家伙吃了我的母亲,吃了我的父亲,吃了我的兄弟。’他们会叫喊‘捉住这个贼’,用棍棒,或用土块取我性命。而如今我已在您跟前安住于戒,即便为活命,我亦不能再杀害他人。所以我不去。我因已远离人肉,还能活多久呢?如今我再也见不到您了。”他哭着说:“你们走吧。”于是,大士抚摸他的后背,说道:“朋友食人者,莫担忧。我名叫须陀素摩,像我这般严厉粗暴之人尚能被调伏,何况波罗奈的居民?我定会让你在那里安稳住下。若办不到,我便将我的王国分你一半。”食人者说:“您的城中也有我的仇人啊。”大士心想:“此人听从了我的话,显示巴利原文
Atha ne mahāsatto ‘‘gantuṃ sakkhissathā’’ti pucchitvā ‘‘gacchāmā’’ti vutte ‘‘ehi, samma porisāda, sakaṃ raṭṭhaṃ gacchāmā’’ti āha. So rodamāno tassa pādesu patitvā ‘‘tvaṃ, samma, rājāno gahetvā gaccha, ahaṃ idheva vanamūlaphalāni khādanto vasissāmī’’ti āha. ‘‘Samma, idha kiṃ karissasi, ramaṇīyaṃ te raṭṭhaṃ, bārāṇasiyaṃ rajjaṃ kārehī’’ti. ‘‘Samma kiṃ kathesi, na sakkā mayā tattha gantuṃ, sakalanagaravāsino hi me verino, te ‘iminā mayhaṃ mātā khāditā, mayhaṃ pitā, mayhaṃ bhātā’ti maṃ paribhāsissanti, ‘gaṇhatha imaṃ cora’nti ekekadaṇḍena vā ekekaleḍḍunā vā maṃ jīvitā voropessanti, ahañca tumhākaṃ santike sīlesu patiṭṭhito, jīvitahetupi na sakkā mayā paraṃ māretuṃ, tasmā nāhaṃ gacchāmi, ahaṃ manussamaṃsato viratattā kittakaṃ jīvissāmi, idāni mama tumhākaṃ dassanaṃ natthī’’ti roditvā ‘‘gacchatha tumhe’’ti āha. Atha mahāsatto tassa piṭṭhiṃ parimajjitvā, ‘‘samma porisāda, mā cintayi, sutasomo nāmāhaṃ, mayā tādiso kakkhaḷo pharuso vinīto, bārāṇasivāsikesu kiṃ vattabbaṃ atthi, ahaṃ taṃ tattha patiṭṭhāpessāmi, asakkonto attano rajjaṃ dvidhā bhinditvā dassāmī’’ti vatvā ‘‘tumhākampi nagare mama verino atthiyevā’’ti vutte ‘‘iminā mama vacanaṃ karontena dukkaraṃ kataṃ, yena kenaci upāyena porāṇakayase patiṭṭhapetabbo esa mayā’’ti cintetvā tassa palobhanatthāya nagarasampattiṃ vaṇṇento āha –
四足走兽与飞禽之肉,由厨师精心烹调,做得美味可口、臻于完美;
如同帝释天享用纯净甘露,有谁会舍弃这些享受,而乐于林野独居呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Catuppadaṃ sakuṇañcāpi maṃsaṃ, sūdehi randhaṃ sukataṃ suniṭṭhitaṃ; Sudhaṃva indo paribhuñjiyāna, hitvā katheko ramasī araññe.
那些刹帝利女子,腰肢纤细,盛装严饰,簇拥在你身旁;
她们能令你欢悦,如同天众中的因陀罗。谁又会舍弃这些,而乐于林野独处呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tā khattiyā vellivilākamajjhā, alaṅkatā samparivārayitvā; Indaṃva devesu pamodayiṃsu, hitvā katheko ramasī araññe.
在铺着红枕、厚厚毛毯的华丽卧榻上,耽著于诸般床具的欲乐中,
在床铺中央舒适地躺卧下来之后,
谁会捨弃这些,而喜乐住於林野呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Tambūpadhāne bahugoṇakamhi, subhamhi sabbassayanamhi saṅge; Seyyassa majjhamhi sukhaṃ sayitvā Hitvā katheko ramasī araññe.
在午夜,既有以手击奏的铜钹鼓乐,也有无人奏而自鸣的音乐,
舍弃了这么多美妙的歌唱和演奏,有谁还会乐于住在森林里呢?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Pāṇissaraṃ kumbhathūṇaṃ nisīthe, athopi ve nippurisampi tūriyaṃ; Bahuṃ sugītañca suvāditañca, hitvā katheko ramasī araññe.
那都城园林秀美,繁花遍布,鹿皮为饰,分外可爱迷人;
这里骏马、大象、车乘一应俱全,你舍弃这一切,为何独自在森林中寻乐?
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Uyyānasampannaṃ pahūtamālyaṃ, migājinūpetaṃ puraṃ surammaṃ; Hayehi nāgehi rathehupetaṃ, hitvā katheko ramasī araññe’’ti.
其中,「善作」(sukata) 指以种种方式善巧而作。「善完成」(suniṭṭhita) 指以种种资具的组合而善巧完成。「如何独自」(katheko) 即“怎么独自一人”的意思。「你享乐」(ramasī) 指:你吃着根、果等,要怎么享乐呢?(他们说:)“来吧,大王,我们走吧。”「柳条般纤腰者」(vellivilākamajjhā) 中,「vellī」是堆聚,「vilākamajjhā」是纤细的腰肢,合起来表示:既有如熔化的纯金堆般的光泽,又有修长而纤细的腰肢。「在天女中」(devesu) 指:就像天界里侍奉因陀罗的天女一样,在那令人愉悦的波罗奈城里,她们从前曾让你快乐无比;你抛弃了她们,现在还在这里做什么?(他们劝道:)“来吧,朋友,我们走吧。”「在红枕上」(tambūpadhāne) 即“在红色枕头上”(rattūpadhāne)。「在一切卧具上」(sabbassayanamhīti) 指铺满了各种垫褥的床榻。「在高楼中」(saṅge) 意思是:展示出那有多层楼阁,说你从前在午显示巴利原文
Tattha sukatanti nānappakārehi suṭṭhu kataṃ. Suniṭṭhitanti nānāsambhārayojanena suṭṭhu niṭṭhitaṃ. Kathekoti kathaṃ eko. Ramasīti mūlaphalādīni khādanto kathaṃ ramissasi, ‘‘ehi, mahārāja, gamissāmā’’ti. Vellivilākamajjhāti ettha vellīti rāsi, vilākamajjhāti vilaggamajjhā. Uttattaghanasuvaṇṇarāsipabhā ceva tanudīghamajjhā cāti dasseti. Devesūti devalokesu accharā indaṃ viya ramaṇīye bārāṇasinagare pubbe taṃ pamodayiṃsu, tā hitvā idha kiṃ karissasi, ‘‘ehi, samma, gacchāmā’’ti. Tambūpadhāneti rattūpadhāne. Sabbassayanamhīti sabbattharaṇatthate sayane. Saṅgeti anekabhūmike dassetvā addharattaaṅgayutte tattha tvaṃ pubbe sayīti attho. Sukhanti tādisassa sayanassa majjhamhi sukhaṃ sayitvāna idāni kathaṃ araññe ramissasi, ‘‘ehi gacchāma, sammā’’ti. Nisītheti rattibhāge. Hitvāti evarūpaṃ sampattiṃ chaḍḍetvā. Uyyānasampannaṃ pahūtamālyanti, mahārāja, tava uyyānasampannaṃ nānāvidhapupphaṃ. Migājinūpetaṃ puraṃ surammanti taṃ uyyānaṃ migājinaṃ nāma nāmena, tena upetaṃ purampi te suṭṭhu rammaṃ. Hitvāti evarūpaṃ manoramaṃ nagaraṃ chaḍḍetvā.
如此,大士心想:“说不定他忆念起过去享受欲乐的滋味,想要回去了吧。”于是,他先用食物来引诱,其次以欲乐,第三以卧具,第四以歌舞音乐,第五以园林和都城——他用这些方法引诱后,说:“来吧,大王,我带你回去,让你在波罗奈安定下来,之后我再返回自己的国家。如果不能获得波罗奈的王位,我就把一半王国分给你。你何必住在阿兰若呢?听我的话吧。”他听了这话,生起了回去的念头,心想:“须陀素摩对我心存利益,是位悲悯者。他先是让我立足于善,现在又说‘我要让你立足于往昔的声誉’,他一定能办到。和他一同回去最为合适,我还待在这阿兰若做什么?”他心生欢喜,想借着称赞他的功德来赞美他,便说:“朋友须陀素摩,与善知识交往是最殊胜的,与恶友交往则是最恶劣的,再没有比这更甚的了。”然后说道:显示巴利原文
Iti mahāsatto ‘‘appeva nāmesa pubbe upabhuttaparibhogarasaṃ saritvā gantukāmo bhaveyyā’’ti paṭhamaṃ bhojanena palobhesi, dutiyaṃ kilesena, tatiyaṃ sayanena, catutthaṃ naccagītavāditena, pañcamaṃ uyyānena ceva nagarena cāti imehi ettakehi palobhetvā ‘‘ehi, mahārāja, ahaṃ taṃ ādāya gantvā bārāṇasiyaṃ patiṭṭhāpetvā pacchā sakaraṭṭhaṃ gamissāmi, sace bārāṇasirajjaṃ na labhissasi, upaḍḍharajjaṃ te dassāmi, kiṃ te araññavāsena, mama vacanaṃ karohī’’ti āha. So tassa vacanaṃ sutvā gantukāmo hutvā ‘‘sutasomo mayhaṃ atthakāmo anukampako, paṭhamaṃ maṃ kalyāṇe patiṭṭhāpetvā ‘idāni porāṇakayaseva patiṭṭhāpessāmī’ti vadati, sakkhissati cesa patiṭṭhāpetuṃ, iminā saddhiṃyeva gantuṃ vaṭṭati, kiṃ me araññavāsenā’’ti cintetvā tuṭṭhacitto tassa guṇaṃ nissāya vaṇṇaṃ kathetukāmo ‘‘samma, sutasoma, kalyāṇamittasaṃsaggato sādhutaraṃ, pāpamittasaṃsaggato vā pāpataraṃ nāma natthī’’ti vatvā āha –
如同黑半月中,月亮日日渐亏缺;
大王,与恶人相交,恰如这黑半月。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Kāḷapakkhe yathā cando, hāyateva suve suve; Kāḷapakkhūpamo rāja, asataṃ hoti samāgamo.
正如我亲近了厨师罗萨迦——那个最卑劣的人;
我造下恶业,由此堕入悲惨的境地。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yathāhaṃ rasakamāgamma, sūdaṃ kāpurisādhamaṃ; Akāsiṃ pāpakaṃ kammaṃ, yena gacchāmi duggatiṃ.
正如白半月之月,日复一日不断增长;
大王,与善人相聚,犹如白半月一般。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sukkapakkhe yathā cando, vaḍḍhateva suve suve; Sukkapakkhūpamo rāja, sataṃ hoti samāgamo.
须陀素摩,正如我亲近了你,你当晓了;
我将造作善业,以此我当往生善趣。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Yathāhaṃ tuvamāgamma, sutasoma vijānahi; Kāhāmi kusalaṃ kammaṃ, yena gacchāmi suggatiṃ.
犹如降在干地的雨水,人主啊,不能久留,须臾即散;
与恶人的交往亦是如此,不能长久,如同陆上的水。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Thale yathā vāri janinda vuṭṭhaṃ, anaddhaneyyaṃ na ciraṭṭhitīkaṃ; Evampi hoti asataṃ samāgamo, anaddhaneyyo udakaṃ thaleva.
犹如落入湖中的雨水,人中最胜的英雄啊,能长久存留;
同样地,善人的交往也是如此,如同湖中的水,能长久存留。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Sare yathā vāri janinda vuṭṭhaṃ, ciraṭṭhitīkaṃ naravīraseṭṭha; Evampi ve hoti sataṃ samāgamo, ciraṭṭhitīko udakaṃ sareva.
善士的交往不会解散;只要生命还在延续,便始终如是。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Abyāyiko hoti sataṃ samāgamo, yāvampi tiṭṭheyya tatheva hoti; Khippañhi veti asataṃ samāgamo, tasmā sataṃ dhammo asabbhi ārakā’’ti.
其中,“日日”(suve suve)指每一天。“不堪远行”(anaddhaneyya)即不能承受长途。“海中”(sare)指在大海中。“人中以精进最胜”(naravīraseṭṭha)是指在众人中以精进最为殊胜。“如海中的水”(udakaṃ sareva)犹如大海中的水。“不解散”(abyāyiko)即不消失。“只要存续”(yāvampi tiṭṭheyya):生命存续多久,便如是持续多久而不变,善士之间的情谊不会老去。显示巴利原文
Tattha suve suveti divase divase. Anaddhaneyyanti na addhānakkhamaṃ. Sareti samudde. Naravīraseṭṭhāti naresu vīriyena seṭṭha. Udakaṃ sarevāti samudde vuṭṭhaudakaṃ viya. Abyāyikoti avigacchanako. Yāvampitiṭṭheyyāti yattakaṃ kālaṃ jīvitaṃ tiṭṭheyya, tattakaṃ kālaṃ tatheva hoti, na jīrati sappurisehi mittabhāvoti.
就这样,波梨萨陀以七首偈颂赞叹了菩萨的功德。菩萨便带着波梨萨陀及诸国王,前往自己的边地村。边地村的居民见到菩萨后,入城告知了大臣们。大臣们率领军队前往,前来簇拥护送。菩萨便带着这些随从,向波罗奈城进发。沿途的地方民众献礼随行,形成庞大的随从队伍,一同到达波罗奈。那时,波梨萨陀的儿子是国王,将军正是伽罗诃提。市民们向国王禀报:“大王,听说须陀素摩王已调伏波梨萨陀,正带着他前来。我们不可让他入城。”他们迅速关闭城门,手持武器,坚守岗位。菩萨知道城门已关,便留下波梨萨陀及那一百位国王,只带着少数大臣来到城门前,说道:“我是须陀素摩王,请打开城门。”有人禀报国王,国王说:“快开门!”便下令开门。菩萨入了城。国王与伽罗诃提前往迎接,引他进入宫殿。显示巴利原文
Iti porisādo sattahi gāthāhi mahāsattasseva vaṇṇaṃ kathesi. Mahāsattopi porisādañca te ca rājāno gahetvā attano paccantagāmaṃ agamāsi. Paccantagāmavāsino mahāsattaṃ disvā nagaraṃ gantvā amaccānaṃ ācikkhiṃsu. Amaccā balakāyaṃ ādāya gantvā parivārayiṃsu. Mahāsatto tena parivārena bārāṇasirajjaṃ agamāsi. Antarāmagge janapadavāsino bodhisattassa paṇṇākāraṃ datvā anugacchiṃsu, mahanto parivāro ahosi, tena saddhiṃ bārāṇasiṃ pāpuṇi. Tadā porisādassa putto rājā hoti, senāpati kāḷahatthiyeva. Nāgarā rañño ārocayiṃsu – ‘‘mahārāja, sutasomo kira porisādaṃ dametvā ādāya idhāgacchati, nagaramassa pavisituṃ na dassāmā’’ti sīghaṃ nagaradvārāni pidahitvā āvudhahatthā aṭṭhaṃsu. Mahāsatto dvārānaṃ pihitabhāvaṃ ñatvā porisādañca parosatañca rājāno ohāya katipayehi amaccehi saddhiṃ āgantvā ‘‘ahaṃ sutasomarājā, dvāraṃ vivarathā’’ti āha. Purisā gantvā rañño ārocesuṃ. So ‘‘khippaṃ vivarathā’’ti vivarāpesi. Mahāsatto nagaraṃ pāvisi. Rājā ca kāḷahatthi cassa paccuggamanaṃ katvā ādāya pāsādaṃ āropayiṃsu.
他坐在王座上,召来波梨萨陀的正宫王后及其余大臣,对黑象(伽罗诃提)说:“黑象,为何不让国王入城?”黑象答道:“他在统治期间,在此城中吃了许多人,做了刹帝利不应为之事,令整个赡部洲蒙受了耻辱,是如此恶行之人,因此不让他入城。”菩萨说:“现在你们不必再想‘他还会那样做’。我已经调伏了他,令他安住于戒,即使为了活命,他也不会再伤害任何人。你们从他那里已经没有任何危险了。不要这样做。子女本当照顾父母,赡养父母者能生天界,否则便会堕入地狱。”这样教诫了坐在低座上的年轻国王后,他又教导将军说:“黑象,你既是国王的同伴,也是他的仆人,国王赋予你大权之位,你也应当为国王的利益行事。”接着对王后说:“王后,你从娘家来到他身边,获得了正宫王后的地位,又因子女而更受尊崇,你也应当为他的利益行事。”为了让这些话深入人心,他宣说法义,诵出偈颂——显示巴利原文
So rājapallaṅke nisīditvā porisādassa aggamahesiṃ sesāmacce ca pakkosāpetvā kāḷahatthiṃ āha – ‘‘kāḷahatthi, kasmā rañño nagaraṃ pavisituṃ na dethā’’ti? ‘‘So rajjaṃ kārento imasmiṃ nagare bahū manusse khādi, khattiyehi akattabbaṃ kari, sakalajambudīpaṃ chiddamakāsi, evarūpo pāpadhammo, tena kāraṇenā’’ti. ‘‘Idāni ‘so evarūpaṃ karissatī’ti mā cintayittha, ahaṃ taṃ dametvā sīlesu patiṭṭhāpesiṃ, jīvitahetupi kañci na viheṭhessati, natthi vo tato bhayaṃ, evaṃ mā karittha, puttehi nāma mātāpitaro paṭijaggitabbā, mātāpituposakā hi saggaṃ gacchanti, itare niraya’’nti evaṃ so nicāsane nisinnassa puttarājassa ovādaṃ datvā, ‘‘kāḷahatthi, tvaṃ rañño sahāyo ceva sevako ca, raññāpi mahante issariye patiṭṭhāpito, tayāpi rañño atthaṃ carituṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti senāpatimpi anusāsitvā, ‘‘devi, tvampi kulagehā āgantvā tassa santike aggamahesiṭṭhānaṃ patvā puttadhītāhi vaḍḍhippattā, tayāpi tassa atthaṃ carituṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti deviyāpi ovādaṃ datvā tamevatthaṃ matthakaṃ pāpetuṃ dhammaṃ desento gāthā āha –
不能征服不可征服者的国王,不算真正的国王;不能折服同伴的人,不算真正的朋友。
不敬畏丈夫的妻子,不算真正的妻子;不赡养年迈双亲的孩子,不算真正的孩子。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na so rājā yo ajeyyaṃ jināti, na so sakhā yo sakhāraṃ jināti; Na sā bhariyā yā patino na vibheti, na te puttā ye na bharanti jiṇṇaṃ.
若无善人,那样的集会便不是真正的集会;若不说法,那样的善人便不是真正的善人。
唯有舍离了贪、嗔、痴,并说法的人,才是真正的善人。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Na sā sabhā yattha na santi santo, na te santo ye na bhaṇanti dhammaṃ; Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṃ, dhammaṃ bhaṇantāva bhavanti santo.
‘‘Nābhāsamānaṃ jānanti, missaṃ bālehi paṇḍitaṃ; Bhāsamānañca jānanti, desentaṃ amataṃ padaṃ.
应当宣说正法、光显正法,高举仙人的旗帜;
仙人们以善说为旗,因为法即是仙人的旗帜。
显示巴利原文 ‘‘Bhāsaye jotaye dhammaṃ, paggaṇhe isinaṃ dhajaṃ; Subhāsitaddhajā isayo, dhammo hi isinaṃ dhajo’’ti.
这其中,“不可征服者”:所谓不可征服者,指的是父母。征服父母者,不能称为王。如果你也获得了父亲的王国,却反过来成为他的敌人,那你就是一个行不应行之事的人。“以欺诈战胜朋友”:即以狡诈的手段去战胜。黑象,你若不与国王履行朋友之道,背离正法,便将投生地狱。显示巴利原文
Tattha ajeyyanti ajeyyā nāma mātāpitaro, te jinanto rājā nāma na hoti. Sace tvampi pitu santakaṃ rajjaṃ labhitvā tassa paṭisattu hosi, akiccakārī nāma bhavissasi . Sakhāraṃ jinātīti kūṭaḍḍena jināti. Sace tvaṃ, kāḷahatthi, raññā saddhiṃ mittadhammaṃ na pūresi, adhammaṭṭho hutvā niraye nibbattissasi. Na vibhetīti na bhāyati. Sace tvaṃ rañño na bhāyasi, bhariyādhamme ṭhitā nāma na hosi, akiccakārī nāma bhavissasi. Jiṇṇanti mahallakaṃ. Tasmiñhi kāle abharantā puttā puttā nāma na honti.
「善者」:即智者。若人于被问及时,不说法、不宣说真实本质,便不名为智者。「正在说法者」:这些人舍离贪等烦恼,为利益他人而心怀悲悯,如实宣说真实本质,方为真正的智者。「不说着」:指不正在说法的人。「不死之句」:为开示不死大涅槃的人,人们便知他是「智者」。正是以此因缘,食人者了知我后,心生净信,赐我四愿,安住于五戒之中。「应说」:智者应当宣说、阐明法。诸如来等仙人以法为旗帜,所以称为「以善说为旗」;他们高举善说,而愚者则不举善说。显示巴利原文
Santoti paṇḍitā. Ye na bhaṇanti dhammanti ye pucchitā saccasabhāvaṃ na vadanti, na te paṇḍitā nāma. Dhammaṃ bhaṇantāvāti ete rāgādayo pahāya parassa hitānukampakā hutvā sabhāvaṃ bhaṇantāva paṇḍitā nāma honti. Nābhāsamānanti na abhāsamānaṃ. Amataṃ padanti amatamahānibbānaṃ desentaṃ ‘‘paṇḍito’’ti jānanti, teneva porisādo maṃ ñatvā pasannacitto cattāro vare datvā pañcasu sīlesu patiṭṭhito. Bhāsayeti paṇḍito puriso dhammaṃ bhāseyya joteyya, buddhādayo isayo yasmā dhammo etesaṃ dhajo, tasmā subhāsitaddhajā nāma subhāsitaṃ paggaṇhanti, bālā pana subhāsitaṃ paggaṇhantā nāma natthīti.
听了他的说法,国王、将军与王后皆大欢喜,说道:「大王,我们前去迎请他吧。」于是便在城中击鼓,召集市民,说道:「你们不必害怕,听说国王已安住于法。来吧,我们去迎接他。」他们带领大众,请大士走在前列,来到国王面前,顶礼之后,召来理发师为他修剪须发,沐浴、涂香、装饰已毕,请国王坐于珠宝堆上,举行灌顶,然后迎入城中。食人者成为国王后,对那百位刹帝利与大士作了盛大的恭敬与款待。「据说苏塔索马王调伏了食人者,并把他扶上王位。」这消息轰动了整个赡部洲。因陀罗波他城居民也派遣使者来说:「我们的国王该回来了。」大士在那里住了约一个月,随后教导食人者说:「朋友,我要走了。你当不放逸,于城门处及城中建造五座布施堂,不违越十条王法,远离不正当之行。」那时,从诸王处汇聚而来的军队多已集结。他在军队的簇拥下离开波罗奈。食人者也出城相送,行至半路便返回了。大士将车乘赠予前来迎请的国王们,送他们离开。那些国王亦与彼此道别,向大士顶礼等等,之后便各自返回本国。显示巴利原文
Imassa dhammakathaṃ sutvā rājā ca senāpati ca devī ca tuṭṭhā ‘‘gacchāma, mahārāja, ānemā’’ti vatvā nagare bheriṃ carāpetvā nāgare sannipātetvā ‘‘tumhe mā bhāyittha, rājā kira dhamme patiṭṭhito, etha naṃ ānemā’’ti mahājanaṃ ādāya mahāsattaṃ purato katvā rañño santikaṃ gantvā vanditvā kappake upaṭṭhāpetvā kappitakesamassuṃ nhātānulittapasādhitaṃ rājānaṃ ratanarāsimhi ṭhapetvā abhisiñcitvā nagaraṃ pavesesuṃ. Porisādo rājā hutvā parosatānaṃ khattiyānaṃ mahāsattassa ca mahāsakkāraṃ kāresi. ‘‘Sutasomanarindena kira porisādaṃ dametvā rajje patiṭṭhāpito’’ti sakalajambudīpe mahākolāhalaṃ udapādi. Indapatthanagaravāsinopi ‘‘rājā no āgacchatū’’ti dūtaṃ pahiṇiṃsu. So tattha māsamattaṃ vasitvā, ‘‘samma, gacchāmahaṃ, tvaṃ appamatto hohi, nagaradvāresu ca majjhe cāti pañca dānasālāyo kārehi, dasa rājadhamme akopetvā agatigamanaṃ pariharā’’ti porisādaṃ ovadi. Parosatāhi rājadhānīhi balakāyo yebhuyyena sannipati . So tena balakāyena parivuto bārāṇasito nikkhami. Porisādopi nikkhamitvā upaḍḍhapathā nivatti. Mahāsatto avāhanānaṃ rājūnaṃ vāhanāni datvā uyyojesi. Tepi rājāno tena saddhiṃ sammoditvā mahāsattaṃ vandanādīni katvā attano attano janapadaṃ agamiṃsu.
大士也回至城中。因陀罗波他城居民将城市装饰得犹如天宫,他进入城中,礼拜父母,亲切问候之后,便登上大殿的露台。他以法治理国家,心想:「那位树神于我大有恩惠,我要让她能获得祭祀供养的利益。」于是,他在那棵孟加拉榕树不远处修建了一座大湖,并差遣许多家族前往定居,建立一个村庄。这村庄变得很广大,约有八万家店铺,极为庄严。他又将树的四周,从枝条垂落的地方开始,平整地面,建起了带有栏杆、牌楼和大门的围墙。天神对此感到十分满意。然而,因此处曾是调伏食人者的地方,这个村庄便得名为「食人调伏村」。所有国王也都遵从大士的教诲,修习布施等功德善业,命终之后,悉皆往生于天界。显示巴利原文
Mahāsattopi nagaraṃ patvā indapatthanagaravāsīhi devanagaraṃ viya alaṅkatanagaraṃ pavisitvā mātāpitaro vanditvā madhurapaṭisanthāraṃ katvā mahātalaṃ abhiruhi. So dhammena rajjaṃ kārento cintesi – ‘‘rukkhadevatā mayhaṃ bahūpakārā, balikammalābhamassā karissāmī’’ti. So tassa nigrodhassa avidūre mahantaṃ taḷākaṃ kāretvā bahūni kulāni pesetvā gāmaṃ nivesesi. Gāmo mahā ahosi asītimattaāpaṇasahassapaṭimaṇḍito. Tampi rukkhamūlaṃ sākhantato paṭṭhāya samatalaṃ kāretvā parikkhittavedikatoraṇadvārayuttaṃ akāsi, devatā abhippasīdi. Kammāsapādassa damitaṭṭhāne nivuṭṭhattā pana so gāmo kammāsadammanigamo nāma jāto. Tepi sabbe rājāno mahāsattassa ovāde ṭhatvā dānādīni puññāni katvā āyupariyosāne saggaṃ pūrayiṃsu.
导师开示这段法义,揭示了四圣谛后,说道:“诸比丘,我并非只在今时才调伏央掘魔罗,过去世他也曾为我所调伏。”接着,他将此本生联结起来说:“那时,食人王即是央掘魔罗,黑象是舍利弗,难德婆罗门是阿难,树神是迦叶,帝释是阿那律,其余诸王是佛弟子众,父母便是那大王族眷属,苏塔索马王即是我。”显示巴利原文
Satthā imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ āharitvā saccāni pakāsetvā ‘‘na, bhikkhave, idānevāhaṃ aṅgulimālaṃ damemi, pubbepesa mayā damitoyevā’’ti vatvā jātakaṃ samodhānesi ‘‘tadā porisādo rājā aṅgulimālo ahosi, kāḷahatthi sāriputto, nandabrāhmaṇo ānando, rukkhadevatā kassapo, sakko anuruddho, sesarājāno buddhaparisā, mātāpitaro mahārājakulāni, sutasomarājā pana ahameva ahosi’’nti.
本生摄颂:显示巴利原文
Jātakuddānaṃ –
苏穆科是大天鹅王,净食者则是另一位殊胜者;
一者名谓“统御飞禽等之尊王”,一者名谓“最胜须陀素摩”。
显示巴利原文 Sumukho pana haṃsavaro ca mahā, sudhabhojaniko ca paro pavaro; Sakuṇāladijādhipativhayano, sutasomavaruttamasavhayanoti.