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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:

This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

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.

“Mendicants, when a god is due to pass away from the realm of the gods, five harbingers appear. Their flower-garlands wither; their clothes become soiled; they sweat from the armpits; their physical appearance deteriorates; and they no longer delight in their heavenly throne. When the other gods know that that godling is due to pass away, they wish them well in three ways: ‘Sir, may you go from here to a good place!

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

When you have gone to a good place, may you be blessed with good fortune!

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

When you have been blessed with good fortune, may you become well grounded!’”

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

When he said this, one of the mendicants said to the Buddha, “Sir, what do the gods reckon to be going to a good place?

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

What do they reckon to be blessed with good fortune?

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

What do they reckon to become well grounded?”

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

“It is human existence, mendicant, that the gods reckon to be going to a good place.

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

When a human being gains faith in the teaching and training proclaimed by the Realized One, that is what the gods reckon to be blessed with good fortune.

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.

When that faith in the Realized One is settled, rooted, and planted deep; when it’s strong and can’t be shifted by any ascetic or brahmin or god or Māra or divinity or by anyone in the world, that is what the gods reckon to become well grounded.”

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

The Buddha spoke this matter. On this it is said:

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.

“When, with the fading of life, a god passes from the realm of the gods, the gods utter three cries of well-wishing:

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

‘Go, worthy sir, from here to a good place, in the company of humans. As a human being, gain supreme faith in the true teaching.

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

May that faith of yours be settled, with roots planted deep, unfaltering all life long in the true teaching so well proclaimed.

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

Having given up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and whatever else is corrupt;

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

and having done much good, by way of body, speech, and mind, limitless, free of attachments;

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

then, having made much worldly merit by giving gifts, establish other colleagues in the true teaching, the spiritual life.’

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

It is due to such sympathy that when the gods know a god is due to pass away, they wish them well: ‘Come back, god, again and again!’”

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

This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

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