Dhamma (nāvā) sutta (SNP2.8)

Sutta Nipāta 2.8

Dhamma (nāvā) sutta

Yasmā hi dhammaṁ puriso vijaññā,

Indaṁva naṁ devatā pūjayeyya;

So pūjito tasmi pasannacitto,

Bahussuto pātukaroti dhammaṁ.

Tadaṭṭhikatvāna nisamma dhīro,

Dhammānudhammaṁ paṭipajjamāno;

Viññū vibhāvī nipuṇo ca hoti,

Yo tādisaṁ bhajati appamatto.

Khuddañca bālaṁ upasevamāno,

Anāgatatthañca usūyakañca;

Idheva dhammaṁ avibhāvayitvā,

Avitiṇṇakaṅkho maraṇaṁ upeti.

Yathā naro āpagamotaritvā,

Mahodakaṁ salilaṁ sīghasotaṁ;

So vuyhamāno anusotagāmī,

Kiṁ so pare sakkhati tārayetuṁ.

Tatheva dhammaṁ avibhāvayitvā,

Bahussutānaṁ anisāmayatthaṁ;

Sayaṁ ajānaṁ avitiṇṇakaṅkho,

Kiṁ so pare sakkhati nijjhapetuṁ.

Yathāpi nāvaṁ daḷhamāruhitvā,

Phiyena rittena samaṅgibhūto;

So tāraye tattha bahūpi aññe,

Tatrūpayaññū kusalo mutīmā.

Evampi yo vedagu bhāvitatto,

Bahussuto hoti avedhadhammo;

So kho pare nijjhapaye pajānaṁ,

Sotāvadhānūpanisūpapanne.

Tasmā have sappurisaṁ bhajetha,

Medhāvinañceva bahussutañca;

Aññāya atthaṁ paṭipajjamāno,

Viññātadhammo sa sukhaṁ labhethāti.

Nāvāsuttaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.