Devadūtasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 130

Messengers of the Gods · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Sāvatthīsāvatthiyaṁ was stayingviharati in Jeta's Grovejetavane of Anāthapiṇḍikaanāthapiṇḍikassa monastery.ārāme.
thereTatra indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā the mendicantsbhikkhū addressed:āmantesi:
mendicant + quotation marker“bhikkhavo”ti.
venerable sir + quotation marker“Bhadante”ti thosete mendicantsbhikkhū to the Blessed Onebhagavato replied.paccassosuṁ.
The Blessed OneBhagavā this + sayetadavoca:

suppose“Seyyathāpi, mendicantsbhikkhave, twodve housesagārā with doorssadvārā, theretattha with clear eyescakkhumā personpuriso in betweenmajjhe standingṭhito would seepasseyya humansmanusse housegehaṁ into·enterpavisantepi out·leavenikkhamantepi along·wanderanucaṅkamantepi wandering aboutanuvicarantepi;

himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell·wardennirayapālā various·armnānābāhāsu having takengahetvā of Yamayamassa of the kingrañño they presentdassenti:
this‘ayaṁ, Your Majestydeva, personpuriso not·honoring motheramatteyyo not·honoring fatherapetteyyo not·honoring asceticsasāmañño not·honoring brahminsabrāhmañño, notna in the familykule elder·honoringjeṭṭhāpacāyī.
of thisImassa Your Majestydevo punishmentdaṇḍaṁ may He decreepaṇetū’ti.
himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā firstpaṭhamaṁ god·messengerdevadūtaṁ together·along·engagesamanuyuñjati together·along·presssamanugāhati together·along·speaksamanubhāsati:
my man‘ambho manpurisa, notna youtvaṁ did you seeaddasa among human beingsmanussesu firstpaṭhamaṁ god·messengerdevadūtaṁ visible·becamepātubhūtan’ti?
heSo speaks thusevamāha:
I did not see‘nāddasaṁ, sirbhante’ti.

himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā speaks thusevamāha:
my man‘ambho manpurisa, notna youtvaṁ past·seeaddasa among humansmanussesu littledaharaṁ babykumāraṁ tendermandaṁ supine·lyinguttānaseyyakaṁ in their ownsake urine·fecesmuttakarīse collapsedpalipannaṁ lying?semānan’ti?
heSo speaks thusevamāha:
I saw‘addasaṁ, sir.bhante’ti.
himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā speaks thusevamāha:
my man‘ambho manpurisa, to youtassa to youte discerning·knowingviññussa beingsato maturemahallakassa notna that·giveetadahosi—
I·tooahampi indeed·bekhomhi birth·naturejātidhammo, from birthjātiṁ not·passed beyondanatīto. now·IHandāhaṁ goodkalyāṇaṁ I dokaromi by bodykāyena by speechvācāya by mind?manasā’ti?
heSo speaks thusevamāha:
I could not‘nāsakkhissaṁ, sir,bhante, I was negligentpamādassaṁ, sir.bhante’ti.
himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā speaks thusevamāha:
my man‘ambho manpurisa, because of negligencepamādavatāya notna good·didkalyāṇamakāsi by bodykāyena by speechvācāya by mind.manasā.
wellTaggha theytvaṁ, my manambho man,purisa, sotathā they will punishkarissanti asyathā youtaṁ negligent.pamattaṁ.

thatTaṁ indeedkho nowpana by youte thisetaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ not indeedneva by mothermātarā donekataṁ notna by fatherpitarā donekataṁ notna by brotherbhātarā donekataṁ notna by sisterbhaginiyā donekataṁ notna by friends and colleaguesmittāmaccehi donekataṁ notna relative·kinñātisālohitehi donekataṁ notna ascetic·brahminsamaṇabrāhmaṇehi donekataṁ notna by deitiesdevatāhi done,kataṁ, by you alone thistayāvetaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ done,kataṁ, and you alone of thistvaññevetassa resultvipākaṁ will experiencepaṭisaṁvedissasī’ti.

him, then,Tamenaṁ, monks,bhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā firstpaṭhamaṁ god·messengerdevadūtaṁ together·along·joinsamanuyuñjitvā together·along·graspsamanugāhitvā together·along·speaksamanubhāsitvā seconddutiyaṁ god·messengerdevadūtaṁ together·along·joinsamanuyuñjati together·along·graspsamanugāhati addresses:samanubhāsati:
'my man,‘ambho man,purisa, notna youtvaṁ did seeaddasa among human beingsmanussesu seconddutiyaṁ god·messengerdevadūtaṁ that appeared?'pātubhūtan’ti?
HeSo says thus:evamāha:
'I saw nothing,‘nāddasaṁ, sir.'bhante’ti.
him, then,Tamenaṁ, monks,bhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā says thus:evamāha:
'my man,‘ambho man,purisa, notna youtvaṁ did seeaddasa among human beingsmanussesu womanitthiṁ orvā manpurisaṁ orvā (…)(…) oldjiṇṇaṁ rafter·bentgopānasivaṅkaṁ crookedbhoggaṁ staff·dependingdaṇḍaparāyanaṁ tremblingpavedhamānaṁ walkinggacchantaṁ ailingāturaṁ gone·youthgatayobbanaṁ broken·toothkhaṇḍadantaṁ grey·hairpalitakesaṁ scantyvilūnaṁ bald·headkhalitasiraṁ wrinkledvalinaṁ with limbs blotchy?'tilakāhatagattan’ti?
HeSo says thus:evamāha:
'I saw that,‘addasaṁ, sir.'bhante’ti.
him, then,Tamenaṁ, monks,bhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā says thus:evamāha:
'my man,‘ambho man,purisa, of thattassa youte sensibleviññussa beingsato maturemahallakassa notna did it occur—etadahosi—
I + tooahampi indeed amkhomhi liable to grow old,jarādhammo, old agejaraṁ not exempt from.anatīto. better + IHandāhaṁ goodkalyāṇaṁ dokaromi by way of body,kāyena speech,vācāya mind?'manasā’ti?
HeSo says thus:evamāha:
'I couldn't,‘nāsakkhissaṁ, sir.bhante, I was negligent,pamādassaṁ, sir.'bhante’ti.
him, then,Tamenaṁ, monks,bhikkhave, Yamayamo kingrājā says thus:evamāha:

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