ສຽວສະຫວາດເປັນວັນນະກໍາຄໍາສອນທີ່ມີເນື້ອເລື່ອງແຊກເປັນນິທານສະລັບກັບຄໍາສອນຈົນໝົດເລື້ອງ. ໃນເມືອງພາຣານະສີ ມີກະດຸມພີ ໒ ຜົວເມຍ ມີລູກຊາຍ ໒ ຄົນ ຜູ້ອ້າຍຊື່ວ່າສີສະຫຼຽວແລະຜູ້ນ້ອງຊື່ວ່າສຽວສະຫວາດ ເມື່ອສຽວສະຫວາດ ມີອາຍຸໄດ້ ໑໖ ປີ, ພໍ່ແມ່ຂອງລາວ ໄດ້ຕັດສິນໃຈວ່າ ມັນເຖິງເວລາແລ້ວ ທີ່ລູກຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າຕ້ອງຢູ່ໄດ້ດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ. ພໍ່ຈຶ່ງເວົ້າກັບລູກທັງສອງວ່າ, “ລູກຮັກຂອງພໍ່, ຖ້າພວກເຮົາມີເຮືອນສອງຫລັງ, ພວກເຈົ້າທຸກຄົນສາມາດເລືອກເອົາເຮືອນທີ່ເຈົ້າຢາກອາໄສຢູ່, ເຮືອນຫຼັງໜຶ່ງນັ້ນໄດ້ສ້າງຮຽບຮ້ອຍແລ້ວ. ເຖິງເວລາແລ້ວທີ່ຈະສ້າງອີກຫຼັງໜຶ່ງ.” ສີສະຫຼຽວ ຕ້ອງການທີ່ຈະຢູ່ບ່ອນທີ່ລາວຢູ່, ດັ່ງນັ້ນລາວຈຶ່ງເລືອກເຮືອນທີ່ສ້າງແລ້ວ. ສ່ວນສຽວສະຫວາດຢາກຫາປະສົບການ ຈຶ່ງເລືອກສ້າງເຮືອນໃຫ້ຕົນເອງ. ພໍ່ແມ່ຈຶ່ງໄດ້ອົບຮົມສັ່ງສອນລູກຂອງຕົນດ້ວຍຂໍ້ວັດປະຕິບັດແລະຮີດຄອງປະເພນີແລະສີລະທໍາ. ເມື່ອພໍ່ແມ່ຕາຍແລ້ວ ສຽວສະຫວາດໄດ້ໄປຄ້າຂາຍກັບນາຍເຮືອສໍາເພົາ ນາຍເຮືອເຫັນວ່າເປັນຄົນສະຫຼາດຫຼັກແຫລມ ຈຶ່ງໃຫ້ແຕ່ງງານກັບລູກສາວຫຼ້າຂອງຕົນ ຊື່ວ່າ ນາງສີໄວ. ຕໍ່ມາໃນເມືອງຈໍາປາພະຣາຊາຊົງປົກຄອງບ້ານເມືອງບໍ່ເປັນທໍາ ຈຶ່ງເກີດຄວາມເດືອດຮ້ອນທຸກແຫ່ງຫົນ ພະອົງເກນເສນາມາເຝົ້າຮັກສາ ແຕ່ທຸກຄົນທີ່ມາເຝົ້າຖືກພະຣາຊາຂ້າຕາຍທັງໝົດ ມີມື້ໜຶ່ງເປັນມື້ທີ່ສຽວສະຫວາດໄປເຝົ້າຮັກສາເມືອງກໍ່ບໍ່ນອນທັງຄືນນັ່ງພາວະນາຄາຖາຈົນສອດແຈ້ງ ມື້ນັ້ນບໍ່ມີໃຜຖືກຂ້າຕາຍ ສ້າງຄວາມແປກໃຈແກ່ພະຣາຊາ ຈາກນັ້ນໄດ້ຖາມສ່ຽວສະຫວາດວ່າ ເຮົາພະອົງໄດ້ຂ້າຄົນເປັນຈຳນວນຫລວງຫລາຍຈະຕ້ອງໄດ້ຮັບການລົງໂທດແບບໃດ?” ສຽວສະຫວາດກໍ່ທູນຕອບແບບນິ່ມນວນເຮັດໃຫ້ພະອົງພໍພະໄທ ຈຶ່ງແຕ່ງຕັ້ງໃຫ້ສຽວສະຫວາດເປັນເສນາບໍດີຂອງພະອົງ. ມີໜ້າທີ່ໃນການອົບຮົມສັ່ງສອນເສນາອໍາມາດ ນັບແຕ່ນັ້ນມາບ້ານເມືອງກໍ່ເກີດຄວາມສະຫງົບສຸກຕະຫລອດມາ ພະຣາຊາກໍ່ຊົງຢູ່ໃນສີນທໍາ. ຄໍາລົງທ້າຍ: ລານທີ ໒໑ ໜ້າ ໑: ຈຸນລະສັງກາດຣາໄດ້ ໒໔໘໒ ຕົວ ປີກັດເໝົ້າ ເດືອນ ໗ ອອກ ໓ ຄໍ່າ ພໍ່າວ່າໄດ້ ວັນ ໑ ມື້ເປິກສະງ້າ ຣິດຈະນາແລ້ວຍາມແຖ່ໃກ້ທ່ຽງ ໝາຍມີ ສາວສີ ສາວອ່ອນຕາ ແມ່ລູກມີໃຈໃສສັດທາພ້ອມກັນຊູ່ຄົນ ໄດ້ສ້າງ ລໍາສຽວສະຫວາດ ນີ້ໄວ້ກັບພຸດທະສາສະໜາພະພຸດທະເຈົ້າ ຕາບຕໍ່ເທົ້າ ໕໐໐໐ ວັດສາ ຂໍໃຫ້ຝູງຂ້າທັງຫລາຍໄດ້ເຖິງສຸກ ໓ ປະການ ມີນີ້ຣະພານເປັນທີ່ແລ້ວ ຂໍໃຫ້ໄດ້ດັ່ງຄໍາມັກຄໍາປາດຖະໜາກໍ່ຂ້າເທີ້ນ ນິບພານະ ປັດຈະໂຍ ໂຫຕຸໂນ ພິກຂຸໂພທິປັນຍາເປັນຜູ້ຣິດຈະນາ ຂໍໂມທະນາແມ່ແດ່ທ້ອນ.
The tale "Siao Savat" is a teaching literature running with a story that alternates with teachings until the end of the story. In Varanasi, there was a couple of rich man. They had two sons, the older one named "Si Saliao" and the younger one named is "Siao Savat". Later, parents built 2 houses, one was completed and the other one was not yet finished. Father called both sons to choose from each house, in order to test that both sons "who is smarter than another". So the father asked the riddle that "There are two houses: the first house has already built; the other house hasn't been built yet, but there's material and all the equipment. You each can choose a house." Si Saliao said, "I choose the first house.” Siao Savat said, "I choose the one that hasn't been built yet". When hearing the answers, the father immediately knew that, "the elder will live where he is. The younger will wander around and settle down somewhere else. Later, the parents passed away, but they taught their children to be kind to others, not to be lazy, diligently studying for knowledge, don't be light-hearted. Later, Siao Savat traveled with a junk. The captain saw his intellengence, so he married him with his daughter named Sivai (Sivaya). Later, the Kingdom of Champa was in trouble because the king ruled the village unfairly. He brought the men of the town to guard him, but everyone who came to guard him was killed by the king because he was sleeping. When the night of Siao Savat’s turn came, he did not sleep and recited verses loudly all night so that the king could not come out and kill the guards. When the king asked about the verses that Siao Savat recited last night, Siao Savat was able to answer, the king was satisfied. The king therefore appointed Siao Savat as the great minister, with the duty of teaching and training the people in the religion and customs. Since then, the kingdom of Champa had been peaceful, and the king was in morality. Colophon: Folio 21 on the recto side: Chunlasangkat 2482 (possibility is BE 2482), a kat mao year, on the third day of the waxing moon of the seventh lunar month, the first day of the week (Sunday), the writing was accomplished at the time of thae kai thiang (between 9.00–10.30 o’clock). Sao Si and her daughter Sao Onta had the religious faith to sponsor the making of this manuscript entitled Lam Siao Savat (Tale of Siao Savat for preaching) to support the Teachings of the Buddha to last until the end of 5000 years. May all of us reach the three states of happiness with Nirvana as the ultimate goal. May our desires and wishes come true. May this be a condition for us to reach Nirvana. Phikkhu Phothipannya is the scribe. May I rejoice with the mother sponsor.
Extent: 1 palm-leaf manuscript containing 21 leaves.
Size and dimensions of original material: Hight 4.4 cm, width 59.5 cm, depth 0.8 cm.
Condition of original material: Good.
Alternative calendar and date: Lao, BE 2482, a kat mao year
Author(s)/Creator(s): Unidentified.
Scribe(s): Bhikkhu Phothipannya.
Original institution reference: Manuscript Cabinet No.1.
