Devadūtasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 130

Messengers of the Gods · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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of that oneTassa with swiftsīghena with speedjavena of one runningdhāvato outer-skin·evenchavimpi burnsḍayhati, inner-skin·evencammampi burnsḍayhati, flesh·evenmaṁsampi burnsḍayhati, sinew·evennhārumpi burnsḍayhati, bone·evenaṭṭhīnipi together·forth·smokesampadhūpāyanti, the escapeubbhataṁ such·justtādisameva ishoti.
whenYato andca indeedkho heso, monksbhikkhave, much·together·arrivedbahusampatto ishoti, thenatha thattaṁ the gatedvāraṁ is slammed shutpidhīyati.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā experiencesvedeti, notna andca as long astāva deathkālaṁ makeskaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ eliminate·bebyantīhoti.

there isHoti indeedkho thatso, monksbhikkhave, timesamayo whenyaṁ sometimeskadāci occasionallykarahaci longdīghassa of timeaddhuno with the passingaccayena of thattassa great·hellmahānirayassa easternpuratthimaṁ gatedvāraṁ is openedapāpurīyati.
theySo theretattha with swiftsīghena speedjavena rundhāvati.
of thatTassa with swiftsīghena speedjavena runningdhāvato outer skin·toochavimpi burnsḍayhati, inner skin·toocammampi burnsḍayhati, flesh·toomaṁsampi burnsḍayhati, sinew·toonhārumpi burnsḍayhati, bone·tooaṭṭhīnipi together·forth·smokesampadhūpāyanti, escapeubbhataṁ such like·justtādisameva ishoti.
theySo through thattena doordvārena make it outnikkhamati.

of thatTassa indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, great·hellmahānirayassa immediately adjacentsamanantarā adjacent·indeedsahitameva vastmahanto dung hellgūthanirayo.
theySo theretattha fallpatati.
in thatTasmiṁ indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, in the dung hellgūthaniraye needle·mouthsūcimukhā creaturespāṇā outer skinchaviṁ bore throughchindanti, outer skinchaviṁ having cutchetvā inner skincammaṁ bore throughchindanti, inner skincammaṁ having cutchetvā fleshmaṁsaṁ bore throughchindanti, fleshmaṁsaṁ having cutchetvā sinewsnhāruṁ bore throughchindanti, sinewsnhāruṁ having cutchetvā bonesaṭṭhiṁ bore throughchindanti, bonesaṭṭhiṁ having cutchetvā bone·marrowaṭṭhimiñjaṁ devourkhādanti.
theySo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā experiencesvedeti, notna andca yettāva deathkālaṁ doeskaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminatedbyantīhoti.

of thatTassa indeedkho thenpana, monksbhikkhave, dung·hellgūthanirayassa immediately adjacentsamanantarā together + justsahitameva vastmahanto chaff·hellkukkulanirayo.
heSo theretattha fallspatati.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā he feelsvedeti, notna butca yettāva deathkālaṁ doeskaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ eliminate·isbyantīhoti.

of thatTassa indeedkho furthermorepana, monksbhikkhave, chaff·hellkukkulanirayassa immediately adjacentsamanantarā adjacent + justsahitameva vastmahantaṁ silk-cotton·forestsimbalivanaṁ upwardsuddhaṁ league + highyojanamuggataṁ of sixteen-inch thornssoḷasaṅgulakaṇṭakaṁ on·burnādittaṁ together·blazesampajjalitaṁ with·glow·becomesajotibhūtaṁ.
thereTattha up·make climbāropentipi down·make climboropentipi.
theySo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā experiencevedeti, notna andca yettāva deathkālaṁ makekaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminatedbyantīhoti.

of thatTassa indeedkho butpana, monksbhikkhave, silk-cotton·forestsimbalivanassa together·adjacentsamanantarā adjacent·justsahitameva vastmahantaṁ sword·leaf·forestasipattavanaṁ.
theySo theretattha into·enterpavisati.
itsTassa blown by the windvāteritāni leavespattāni fallenpatitāni hand·andhatthampi cutchindanti, foot·andpādampi cutchindanti, hand·foot·andhatthapādampi cutchindanti, ear·andkaṇṇampi cutchindanti, nose·andnāsampi cutchindanti, ear·nose·andkaṇṇanāsampi cutchindanti.
theySo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā they feelvedeti, notna butca yettāva deathkālaṁ they makekaroti as long asyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminatedbyantīhoti.

of thatTassa indeedkho andpana, monksbhikkhave, sword·leaf·forestasipattavanassa together·adjacentsamanantarā continuous + itselfsahitameva vastmahatī acid-waterkhārodakā rivernadī.
heSo theretattha fallspatati.
heSo theretattha down·stream + tooanusotampi is sweptvuyhati, up·stream + toopaṭisotampi is sweptvuyhati, down·stream·up·stream + tooanusotapaṭisotampi is sweptvuyhati.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā he feelsvedeti, notna andca as long astāva deathkālaṁ he makeskaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminatedbyantīhoti.

himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell·wardennirayapālā with a hookbalisena up·holduddharitvā on solid groundthale having placedpatiṭṭhāpetvā they said thusevamāhaṁsu:
hey‘ambho manpurisa, whatkiṁ do you wanticchasī’ti?
heSo says thusevamāha:
I am hungry‘jighacchitosmi, sirbhante’ti.
himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell·wardennirayapālā with a hottattena with an iron spikeayosaṅkunā mouthmukhaṁ apart·openvivaritvā burningādittena blazingsampajjalitena glowingsajotibhūtena red-hottattaṁ copper·balllohaguḷaṁ into the mouthmukhe into·throwpakkhipanti on·burningādittaṁ with·intensive·blazingsampajjalitaṁ with·glow·becomesajotibhūtaṁ.
itSo of that onetassa lip·toooṭṭhampi burnsdahati, mouth·toomukhampi burnsdahati, throat·tookaṇṭhampi burnsdahati, stomach·toourampi burnsdahati, intestine·tooantampi intestine·entrail·tooantaguṇampi towards·giveādāya below·partadhobhāgā out·gonikkhamati.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā he feelsvedeti, notna andca yettāva deathkālaṁ he doeskaroti untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminatedbyantīhoti.

himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell·wardennirayapālā they saidevamāhaṁsu:
my man‘ambho manpurisa, what?kiṁ do you want?icchasī’ti?
heSo he saidevamāha:
I am thirsty‘pipāsitosmi, sirbhante’ti.
himTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell·wardennirayapālā with hottattena iron·spikeayosaṅkunā mouthmukhaṁ having forced openvivaritvā burningādittena blazingsampajjalitena glow·beingsajotibhūtena moltentattaṁ copper·metaltambalohaṁ into the mouthmukhe pourāsiñcanti burningādittaṁ blazingsampajjalitaṁ glowingsajotibhūtaṁ.
itTaṁ of himtassa lip·toooṭṭhampi burnsdahati, mouth·toomukhampi burnsdahati, throat·tookaṇṭhampi burnsdahati, chest·toourampi burnsdahati, stomach·tooantampi entrails·cord·tooantaguṇampi takingādāya below·partadhobhāgā comes outnikkhamati.
heSo theretattha painfuldukkhā sharptibbā severekharā acutekaṭukā feelingsvedanā feelsvedeti, notna butca as yettāva deathkālaṁ makeskaroti, untilyāva notna thattaṁ bad·deedpāpakammaṁ is eliminatedbyantīhoti.

themTamenaṁ, monksbhikkhave, hell·wardensnirayapālā againpuna great·hellmahāniraye toss backpakkhipanti.

once upon a timeBhūtapubbaṁ, monksbhikkhave, of Yamayamassa kingrañño this + wasetadahosi:
those who‘ye indeedkira, sirbho, in the worldloke badpāpakāni unwholesomeakusalāni deedskammāni dokaronti theyte suchevarūpā variousvividhā punishmentskammakāraṇā are inflictedkarīyanti.
ohAho indeed Ivatāhaṁ human·statemanussattaṁ may I obtainlabheyyaṁ. a Realized OneTathāgato andca in the worldloke may ariseuppajjeyya a perfected onearahaṁ a fully awakened Buddhasammāsambuddho. and that ITañcāhaṁ the Buddhabhagavantaṁ may pay homage topayirupāseyyaṁ.
heSo andca to meme the Buddhabhagavā Dhammadhammaṁ may teachdeseyya. of thatTassa and Icāhaṁ of the Buddhabhagavato Dhammadhammaṁ may I understandājāneyyan’ti.

thatTaṁ indeedkho now + Ipanāhaṁ, monksbhikkhave, of anothernāññassa ascetic'ssamaṇassa orvā brahmin'sbrāhmaṇassa orvā having heardsutvā I sayvadāmi, butapi andca which·onlyyadeva for myselfsāmaṁ knownñātaṁ for myselfsāmaṁ seendiṭṭhaṁ for myselfsāmaṁ realizedviditaṁ that·only Itadevāhaṁ sayvadāmī”ti.

this·saidIdamavoca the Blessed Onebhagavā.
thisIdaṁ having saidvatvāna the Holy Onesugato then·furtherathāparaṁ this·saidetadavoca the Teacher:satthā:
warned“Coditā by the gods' messengersdevadūtehi,
whoye are negligentpamajjanti sons of Manumāṇavā;
theyTe long·timedīgharattaṁ sorrowsocanti,
wretched·gone to bodyhīnakāyūpagā peoplenarā.
whoYe andca indeedkho by the gods' messengersdevadūtehi,
goodsanto true·personssappurisā hereidha;
warnedCoditā are not negligentnappamajjanti,
noble·teachingariyadhamme everkudācanaṁ.
in graspingUpādāne dangerbhayaṁ having seendisvā,
the origin of birth and deathjātimaraṇasambhave;
not·attachedAnupādā are freedvimuccanti,
with the ending of birth and deathjātimaraṇasaṅkhaye.
theyTe safe·comekhemappattā happysukhino,
quenched in this very lifediṭṭhadhammābhinibbutā;
gone beyond all enmities and fearsSabbaverabhayātītā,
all·sufferingsabbadukkhaṁ they have risen aboveupaccagun”ti.
gods' messengers·discourseDevadūtasuttaṁ is finishedniṭṭhitaṁ the tenthdasamaṁ.
voidness·chapterSuññatavaggo is finishedniṭṭhito the thirdtatiyo.

that + this·summaryTassuddānaṁ
twofold + indeedDvidhāva emptinesssuññatā ishoti,
abounding in wonderful thingsAbbhutadhammabākulaṁ;
named AciravatabhūmiAciravatabhūmijanāmo,
Anuruddha and the defilementsAnuruddhupakkilesaṁ;
fool·wise manBālapaṇḍito god·messenger·anddevadūtañca thesete tendasāti.

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