Maraṇaniddeso
543. Maraṇampi dukkhan ti etthāpi duvidhaṃ maraṇaṃ saṅkhatalakkhaṇañca , yaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ ‘‘ jarāmaraṇaṃ dvīhi khandhehi saṅgahitan ’’ ti ( dhātu .71).
Ekabhavapariyāpannajīvitindriyappabandhavicchedo ca , yaṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ ‘‘ niccaṃ maraṇato bhayan ’’ ti ( su . ni .581).
Taṃ idha adhippetaṃ .
Jātipaccayā maraṇaṃ upakkamamaraṇaṃ sarasamaraṇaṃ āyukkhayamaraṇaṃ puññakkhayamaraṇantipi tasseva nāmaṃ .
Tayidaṃ cutilakkhaṇaṃ , viyogarasaṃ , gativippavāsapaccupaṭṭhānaṃ .
Dukkhassa pana vatthubhāvato dukkhanti veditabbaṃ .
Tenetaṃ vuccati –
‘‘ Pāpassa pāpakammādi-nimittamanupassato ;
Bhaddassāpasahantassa , viyogaṃ piyavatthukaṃ ;
Mīyamānassa yaṃ dukkhaṃ , mānasaṃ avisesato .
Sabbesañcāpi yaṃ sandhi-bandhanacchedanādikaṃ ;
Vitujjamānamammānaṃ , hoti dukkhaṃ sarīrajaṃ .
Asayhamappatikāraṃ , dukkhassetassidaṃ yato ;
Maraṇaṃ vatthu tenetaṃ , dukkhamicceva bhāsitan ’’ ti .
Ayaṃ maraṇe vinicchayo .