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Itivuttaka 83

Pañcapubbanimittasutta

Five Warning Signs · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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said·thisVuttañhetaṁ by the Blessed Onebhagavatā said + perfected one·quotationvuttamarahatāti by meme heardsutaṁ:

when“Yadā, monksbhikkhave, a goddevo from the realm of the godsdevakāyā passing away·subject tocavanadhammo ishoti, five for himpañcassa before·signpubbanimittāni appearpātubhavanti—
flower-garlandsmālā withermilāyanti, clothesvatthāni become soiledkilissanti, from the armpitskacchehi sweatssedā are releasedmuccanti, on the bodykāye uglinessdubbaṇṇiyaṁ sets inokkamati, in their ownsake a goddevo in the heavenly thronedevāsane they do not delightnābhiramatīti.
himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, godsdevā due to pass away‘cavanadhammo thisayaṁ godlingdevaputto’ti thusiti having knownviditvā with threetīhi with wordsvācāhi they wish wellanumodenti:
from here‘ito, sirbho, to a good placesugatiṁ gogaccha.

good·destinationSugatiṁ having gonegantvā good·obtained·fortunesuladdhalābhaṁ may you obtainlabha.

well·obtained·fortuneSuladdhalābhaṁ having obtainedlabhitvā well groundedsuppatiṭṭhito may you becomebhavāhī’”ti.

thusEvaṁ when saidvutte, a certainaññataro monkbhikkhu to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
what“kiṁ thennu indeedkho, sirbhante, of the godsdevānaṁ good place·going·reckonedsugatigamanasaṅkhātaṁ.

and whatKiñca, venerable sirbhante, by the devasdevānaṁ reckoned as well-gainedsuladdhalābhasaṅkhātaṁ.

whatKiṁ thenpana, venerable sirbhante, of the godsdevānaṁ well·grounded·reckonedsuppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātan”ti?

human·beingness“Manussattaṁ indeedkho, mendicantbhikkhu, of the godsdevānaṁ good·going·going·reckonedsugatigamanasaṅkhātaṁ.

whenYaṁ human·beingmanussabhūto beingsamāno Realized One + proclaimedtathāgatappavedite teaching·trainingdhammavinaye faithsaddhaṁ gainspaṭilabhati;
thatidaṁ indeedkho, monkbhikkhu, by the godsdevānaṁ reckoned as blessed with good fortunesuladdhalābhasaṅkhātaṁ.

thatSā indeedkho and·for himpanassa faithsaddhā down·settledniviṭṭhā ishoti root·bornmūlajātā firmly·standingpatiṭṭhitā strongdaḷhā not·removableasaṁhāriyā by an asceticsamaṇena orvā by a brahminbrāhmaṇena orvā by a goddevena orvā by Māramārena orvā by a divinitybrahmunā orvā by anyonekenaci orvā in the world;lokasmiṁ;
thisidaṁ indeed,kho, monk,bhikkhu, by the godsdevānaṁ what is reckoned to become well grounded.”suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātan”ti.

this·matterEtamatthaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā spokeavoca.
there + thisTatthetaṁ thusiti it is saidvuccati:

when“Yadā a goddevo from the realm of the godsdevakāyā,
passescavati with the fading of lifeāyusaṅkhayā;
threeTayo criessaddā utterniccharanti,
of the godsdevānaṁ of well-wishinganumodataṁ.

from here‘Ito worthy sirbho good·destinationsugatiṁ gogaccha,
of humansmanussānaṁ in the companysahabyataṁ;
human·having becomeManussabhūto true·teachingsaddhamme,
gainlabha faithsaddhaṁ un·higheranuttaraṁ.

thatSā of yourste faithsaddhā settledniviṭṭhassa,
with roots plantedmūlajātā establishedpatiṭṭhitā;
all life longYāvajīvaṁ unfalteringasaṁhīrā,
in the true teachingsaddhamme well proclaimedsuppavedite.

body·bad conductKāyaduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
speech·bad conductsvacīduccaritāni andca;
mind·bad conductManoduccaritaṁ having given uphitvā,
whatever + and·elseyañcaññaṁ corruption·connected withdosasañhitaṁ.

by way of bodyKāyena goodkusalaṁ having donekatvā,
by way of speechvācāya goodkusalaṁ muchbahuṁ;
by way of mindManasā goodkusalaṁ having donekatvā,
limitlessappamāṇaṁ free of attachmentsnirūpadhiṁ.

thenTato worldlyopadhikaṁ meritpuññaṁ,
having madekatvā by givingdānena thattaṁ muchbahuṁ;
other·tooAññepi colleaguesmacce in the true teachingsaddhamme,
in the spiritual lifebrahmacariye establishnivesaya’.

by thisImāya sympathyanukampāya,
godsdevā a goddevaṁ whenyadā they knowvidū;
due to pass awayCavantaṁ they wish them wellanumodenti,
come backehi goddeva again and againpunappunan”ti.

this·tooAyampi matterattho spokenvutto by the Blessed Onebhagavatā, thusiti by meme was heardsutanti.
fourthCatutthaṁ.

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