The Cry of the Gods · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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this was saidVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said by the Perfected Onevuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:
these three“Tayome,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
among the godsdevesu
cries of the godsdevasaddā
are utteredniccharanti
on occasionsamayā
occasionsamayaṁ
taking upupādāya.
whichKatame
three?tayo?
whenYasmiṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
occasionsamaye
a noble discipleariyasāvako
hair and beardkesamassuṁ
having shaved offohāretvā
ocherkāsāyāni
robesvatthāni
having dressed inacchādetvā
from the lay lifeagārasmā
to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ
for going forthpabbajjāya
intendsceteti,
on thattasmiṁ
occasionsamaye
among the godsdevesu
a cry of the godsdevasaddo
is utteredniccharati:
this‘eso
noble discipleariyasāvako
with Māramārena
togethersaddhiṁ
for battlesaṅgāmāya
intendscetetī’ti.
thisAyaṁ,
mendicantsbhikkhave,
firstpaṭhamo
among the godsdevesu
a cry of the godsdevasaddo
is utteredniccharati
on occasionsamayā
occasionsamayaṁ
taking upupādāya.
furthermorePuna
and alsocaparaṁ,
O monksbhikkhave,
in whichyasmiṁ
timesamaye
a noble discipleariyasāvako
of sevensattannaṁ
on the side of awakeningbodhipakkhiyānaṁ
of qualitiesdhammānaṁ
pursuing the developmentbhāvanānuyogamanuyutto
dwellsviharati,
at thattasmiṁ
timesamaye
among the godsdevesu
a cry of the godsdevasaddo
is utteredniccharati:
this‘eso
noble discipleariyasāvako
with Māramārena
together withsaddhiṁ
is joining battlesaṅgāmetī’ti.
thisAyaṁ,
O monksbhikkhave,
seconddutiyo
among the godsdevesu
a cry of the godsdevasaddo
is utteredniccharati
from time to timesamayā
timesamayaṁ
on account ofupādāya.
againPuna
and furthercaparaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
in whichyasmiṁ
at the timesamaye
a noble discipleariyasāvako
of the defilementsāsavānaṁ
from the endingkhayā
undefiledanāsavaṁ
freedom of heartcetovimuttiṁ
freedom by wisdompaññāvimuttiṁ
in this very lifediṭṭheva
in the dhammadhamme
oneselfsayaṁ
by direct knowledgeabhiññā
having realizedsacchikatvā
having attainedupasampajja
dwellsviharati,
at thattasmiṁ
at the timesamaye
among the godsdevesu
a cry of the godsdevasaddo
goes forthniccharati:
this‘eso
noble discipleariyasāvako
who has won victory in battlevijitasaṅgāmo
that verytameva
foremost in battlesaṅgāmasīsaṁ
having conqueredabhivijiya
he dwellsajjhāvasatī’ti.
thisAyaṁ,
monksbhikkhave,
thirdtatiyo
among the godsdevesu
a cry of the godsdevasaddo
goes forthniccharati
on occasionsamayā
on occasionsamayaṁ
on account ofupādāya.
theseIme
indeedkho,
monksbhikkhave,
threetayo
among the godsdevesu
cries of the godsdevasaddā
go forthniccharanti
on occasionsamayā
on occasionsamayaṁ
on account ofupādāyā”ti.
this matterEtamatthaṁ
the Blessed Onebhagavā
spokeavoca.
this thereTatthetaṁ
thusiti
is saidvuccati:
having seen“Disvā
winner of the battlevijitasaṅgāmaṁ,
disciple of the Buddhasammāsambuddhasāvakaṁ;
even the deitiesDevatāpi
reverenamassanti,
great of heartmahantaṁ
intrepidvītasāradaṁ.
homageNamo
to youte
O thoroughbredpurisājañña,
whoyo
youtvaṁ
a battle hard to windujjayamajjhabhū;
having defeatedJetvāna
of deathmaccuno
the armysenaṁ,
liberationvimokkhena
unhinderedanāvaraṁ.
and soIti
indeed this onehetaṁ
they reverenamassanti,
deitiesdevatā
one who has achieved their heart's desirepattamānasaṁ;
for in themTañhi
of themtassa
notna
they seepassanti,
by means of whichyena
under the sway of Deathmaccuvasaṁ
they might fallvaje”ti.
this tooAyampi
matterattho
spokenvutto
by the Blessed Onebhagavatā,
thusiti
by meme
was heardsutanti.
the thirdTatiyaṁ.
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