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Majjhima Nikāya 82

Raṭṭhapālasutta

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thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo to fatherpitaraṁ said this to himetadavoca:
if“sace, householdergahapati, foodbhojanaṁ to be givendātabbaṁ, givedetha;
do notmā usno harassviheṭhethā”ti.
Eat“Bhuñja, deartāta Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, finishedniṭṭhitaṁ mealbhattan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho of venerableāyasmato of Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālassa fatherpitā venerableāyasmantaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālaṁ excellentpaṇītena with fresh foodskhādanīyena with cooked foodsbhojanīyena with own handssahatthā satisfiedsantappesi servedsampavāresi.
thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo having eatenbhuttāvī having washed hand and bowlonītapattapāṇī standing right thereṭhitakova theseimā versesgāthā spokeabhāsi:

see“Passa fancycittīkataṁ puppetbimbaṁ,
a body built of soresarukāyaṁ built upsamussitaṁ;
diseasedĀturaṁ obsessed overbahusaṅkappaṁ,
of whichyassa there is notnatthi lastingdhuvaṁ stabilityṭhiti.
seePassa fancycittīkataṁ figurerūpaṁ,
with a gemmaṇinā with an earringkuṇḍalena andca;
bonesAṭṭhi with skintacena swathedonaddhaṁ,
withsaha with clothesvatthebhi it is prettysobhati.
rougedAlattakakatā feetpādā,
facemukhaṁ powderedcuṇṇakamakkhitaṁ;
enoughAlaṁ of a foolbālassa for delusionmohāya,
notno butca of a seeker of the far shorepāragavesino.
in eight braidsAṭṭhāpadakatā hairkesā,
eyesnettā with eyeshadowañjanamakkhitā;
enoughAlaṁ of a foolbālassa for delusionmohāya,
notno butca of a seeker of the far shorepāragavesino.
like a makeup boxAñjanīva freshly paintednavā paintedcittā,
a rotting bodypūtikāyo adornedalaṅkato;
enoughAlaṁ of a foolbālassa for delusionmohāya,
notno butca of a seeker of the far shorepāragavesino.
laidOdahi huntermigavo snarepāsaṁ,
did not springnāsadā trapvākaraṁ deermigo;
having eatenBhutvā baitnivāpaṁ I gogacchāma,
lamentingkandante trappermigabandhake”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho venerableāyasmā Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo while standingṭhitakova theseimā versesgāthā having spokenbhāsitvā whereyena of the kingrañño Koravya'skorabyassa deer rangemigacīraṁ went theretenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā at a certainaññatarasmiṁ root of a treerukkhamūle for the day's meditationdivāvihāraṁ sat downnisīdi.

thenAtha indeedkho kingrājā Koravyakorabyo gamekeepermigavaṁ addressedāmantesi:
tidy up“sodhehi, goodsamma gamekeepermigava, deer rangemigacīraṁ park grounduyyānabhūmiṁ;
we gogacchāma scenerysubhūmiṁ to seedassanāyā”ti.
yes“Evaṁ, your majestydevā”ti indeedkho gamekeepermigavo kingrañño Koravyakorabyassa having promisedpaṭissutvā deer rangemigacīraṁ tidyingsodhento sawaddasa venerableāyasmantaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālaṁ at a certainaññatarasmiṁ tree rootrukkhamūle daytime meditationdivāvihāraṁ sittingnisinnaṁ.
having seenDisvāna whereyena kingrājā Koravyakorabyo approached himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā kingrājānaṁ Koravyakorabyaṁ said thisetadavoca:
tidy“suddhaṁ indeedkho for youte, your majestydeva, deer rangemigacīraṁ.
there isAtthi herecettha Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo namednāma son of a good familykulaputto in this veryimasmiṁyeva Thullakoṭṭhikathullakoṭṭhike leading clanaggakulassa sonputto of whomyassa youtvaṁ oftenabhiṇhaṁ speaking highlykittayamāno wereahosi, heso at a certainaññatarasmiṁ tree rootrukkhamūle daytime meditationdivāvihāraṁ sittingnisinno”ti.
well then“Tena indeedhi, goodsamma gamekeepermigava, enoughalaṁ todaydānajja park grounduyyānabhūmiyā.
him aloneTameva nowdāni wemayaṁ worthybhavantaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālaṁ we will pay homage topayirupāsissāmā”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho kingrājā Koravyakorabyo which“yaṁ theretattha hard foodkhādanīyaṁ soft foodbhojanīyaṁ preparedpaṭiyattaṁ thattaṁ allsabbaṁ distributevissajjethā”ti having saidvatvā finebhadrāni finebhadrāni carriagesyānāni having harnessedyojāpetvā finebhadraṁ carriageyānaṁ having mountedabhiruhitvā finebhadrehi finebhadrehi carriagesyānehi from Thullakoṭṭhikathullakoṭṭhikamhā set outniyyāsi with great royal pompmahaccarājānubhāvena venerableāyasmantaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālaṁ to seedassanāya.
as far asYāvatikā of the carriageyānassa groundbhūmi by carriageyānena having gonegantvā from the carriageyānā having descendedpaccorohitvā on footpattikova eminentussaṭāya eminentussaṭāya retinueparisāya where the venerableyenāyasmā Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the venerableāyasmatā Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālena togethersaddhiṁ greetedsammodi. politeSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ memorablesāraṇīyaṁ having exchangedvītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ stoodaṭṭhāsi. to one sideEkamantaṁ standingṭhito indeedkho kingrājā Koravyakorabyo venerableāyasmantaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālaṁ said thisetadavoca:
here“idha worthybhavaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo on the elephant rughatthatthare sitnisīdatū”ti.
enough“Alaṁ, Great Kingmahārāja, sitnisīda youtvaṁ;
seatednisinno Iahaṁ ownsake seatāsane”ti.
sat downNisīdi kingrājā Koravyakorabyo spread outpaññatte seatāsane. having satNisajja indeedkho kingrājā Koravyakorabyo venerableāyasmantaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālaṁ said thisetadavoca:

these four“Cattārimāni, worthybho Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapāla, kinds of decaypārijuññāni because of whichyehi by kinds of decaypārijuññehi endowed withsamannāgatā some hereidhekacce hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti.
whatKatamāni fourcattāri?
decay due to old ageJarāpārijuññaṁ, decay due to sicknessbyādhipārijuññaṁ, decay of wealthbhogapārijuññaṁ, decay of relativesñātipārijuññaṁ.

and whatKatamañca, sirbho Raṭṭhapāla,raṭṭhapāla, decay due to old age?jarāpārijuññaṁ?
here,Idha, sirbho Raṭṭhapāla,raṭṭhapāla, someoneekacco oldjiṇṇo ishoti elderlyvuḍḍho seniormahallako advanced in yearsaddhagato has reached the final stage of life.vayoanuppatto.
heSo thusiti reflects:paṭisañcikkhati:
‘I‘ahaṁ now amkhomhi nowetarahi oldjiṇṇo elderlyvuḍḍho seniormahallako advanced in yearsaddhagato has reached the final stage of life.vayoanuppatto.
notNa indeedkho butpana by memayā easysukaraṁ not acquiredanadhigataṁ orvā wealthbhogaṁ to acquireadhigantuṁ acquiredadhigataṁ orvā wealthbhogaṁ increasephātiṁ to make.kātuṁ.
why don't IYannūnāhaṁ hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ I should go forth’.pabbajeyyan’ti.
heSo by thattena decay due to old agejarāpārijuññena endowedsamannāgato hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ goes forth.pabbajati.
thisIdaṁ is called,vuccati, sirbho Raṭṭhapāla,raṭṭhapāla, decay due to old age.jarāpārijuññaṁ.
worthyBhavaṁ indeedkho butpana Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo nowetarahi a youthdaharo youngyuvā with pristine black hairsusukāḷakeso with goodbhadrena youthyobbanena endowedsamannāgato firstpaṭhamena with age.vayasā.
thatTaṁ of worthybhoto Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālassa decay due to old agejarāpārijuññaṁ there is not.natthi.
whatKiṁ worthybhavaṁ Raṭṭhapālaraṭṭhapālo having knownñatvā orvā having seendisvā orvā having heardsutvā orvā from the lay lifeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forth?pabbajito?

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