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Majjhima Nikāya 83

Maghadevasutta

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā at Mithilāmithilāyaṁ was stayingviharati Maghadeva·mango grovemaghadevaambavane.

thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā at a certainaññatarasmiṁ spotpadese a smilesitaṁ made appearpātvākāsi.
thenAtha indeedkho of Venerableāyasmato Ānandaānandassa this·wasetadahosi:
"what“ko nownu indeedkho is the cause,hetu, whatko is the reasonpaccayo of the Blessed Onebhagavato of a smilesitassa forth·forth·actpātukammāya?
notNa not·reasonakāraṇena thus·gonetathāgatā a smilesitaṁ make appearpātukarontī”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Venerableāyasmā Ānandaānando one·shoulderekaṁsaṁ his robecīvaraṁ having arrangedkatvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā cupped palms toward himtenañjaliṁ forth·bendpaṇāmetvā to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ this·spokeetadavoca:
"what“ko nownu indeedkho, sir,bhante, is the cause,hetu, whatko is the reasonpaccayo of the Blessed Onebhagavato of a smilesitassa forth·forth·actpātukammāya?
notNa not·reasonakāraṇena thus·gonetathāgatā a smilesitaṁ make appearpātukarontī”ti.

once upon a time“Bhūtapubbaṁ, Ānandaānanda, this + justimissāyeva in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ kingrājā wasahosi Maghadevamaghadevo namednāma justdhammiko duty·kingdhammarājā by dutydhamme stoodṭhito great·kingmahārājā;
justlydhammaṁ treatedcarati brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikesu toward townspeoplenegamesu andceva toward country peoplejānapadesu andca;
sabbath + anduposathañca near·dwellupavasati on the fourteenthcātuddasiṁ on the fifteenthpañcadasiṁ eighth + andaṭṭhamiñca of the fortnightpakkhassa.

thenAtha indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, the kingrājā Maghadevamaghadevo of manybahūnaṁ yearsvassānaṁ of manybahūnaṁ of hundreds of yearsvassasatānaṁ of manybahūnaṁ of thousands of yearsvassasahassānaṁ after the passingaccayena the barberkappakaṁ he addressedāmantesi:
when‘yadā for meme, dearsamma barberkappaka, you should seepasseyyāsi on the headsirasmiṁ grey hairspalitāni bornjātāni, thenatha to meme you should tellāroceyyāsī’ti.
yes‘Evaṁ, Your Majestydevā’ti indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, the barberkappako of the kingrañño Maghadevamaghadevassa he repliedpaccassosi.
he sawAddasā indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, the barberkappako of manybahūnaṁ yearsvassānaṁ of manybahūnaṁ of hundreds of yearsvassasatānaṁ of manybahūnaṁ of thousands of yearsvassasahassānaṁ after the passingaccayena of the kingrañño Maghadevamaghadevassa on the headsirasmiṁ grey hairspalitāni bornjātāni.
having seenDisvāna the kingrājānaṁ Maghadevamaghadevaṁ he said thisetadavoca:
have appeared‘pātubhūtā indeedkho for Your Majestydevassa the messengers of the godsdevadūtā, are seendissanti on the headsirasmiṁ grey hairspalitāni bornjātānī’ti.
therefore‘Tena thenhi, dearsamma barberkappaka, thosetāni grey hairspalitāni carefullysādhukaṁ with tweezerssaṇḍāsena having pulled outuddharitvā in mymama in cupped handsañjalismiṁ you should placepatiṭṭhāpehī’ti.
yes‘Evaṁ, Your Majestydevā’ti indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, the barberkappako of the kingrañño Maghadevamaghadevassa having promisedpaṭissutvā thosetāni grey hairspalitāni carefullysādhukaṁ with tweezerssaṇḍāsena having pulled outuddharitvā of the kingrañño Maghadevamaghadevassa in cupped handsañjalismiṁ he placedpatiṭṭhāpesi.

thenAtha indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, kingrājā Maghadevamaghadevo to the barberkappakassa a prize villagegāmavaraṁ having givendatvā the crown princejeṭṭhaputtaṁ princekumāraṁ having summonedāmantāpetvā said thisetadavoca:
have appeared‘pātubhūtā indeedkho to meme, deartāta princekumāra, messengers of the godsdevadūtā;
are seendissanti on the headsirasmiṁ grey hairspalitāni growingjātāni;
enjoyedbhuttā indeedkho nowpana by meme humanmānusakā pleasureskāmā;
timesamayo heavenlydibbe pleasureskāme to seekpariyesituṁ.
comeEhi youtvaṁ, deartāta princekumāra, thisimaṁ realmrajjaṁ rulepaṭipajja.
IAhaṁ nowpana hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ shall go forthpabbajissāmi.
thereforeTena indeedhi, deartāta princekumāra, whenyadā you tootvampi would seepasseyyāsi on the headsirasmiṁ grey hairspalitāni growingjātāni, thenatha to the barberkappakassa a prize villagegāmavaraṁ having givendatvā the crown princejeṭṭhaputtaṁ princekumāraṁ carefullysādhukaṁ in kingshiprajje having instructedsamanusāsitvā hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ you should go forthpabbajeyyāsi.
by whichYena by meme thisidaṁ goodkalyāṇaṁ practicevattaṁ foundednihitaṁ you should keep upanuppavatteyyāsi, do notmā indeedkho meme youtvaṁ the final manantimapuriso beahosi.

in whichYasmiṁ indeedkho, deartāta princekumāra, a pair of menpurisayuge livingvattamāne of such kindevarūpassa goodkalyāṇassa practicevattassa together·cutting offsamucchedo ishoti heso of themtesaṁ last·manantimapuriso ishoti.
thereforeTaṁ I to youtāhaṁ, deartāta princekumāra, thusevaṁ I sayvadāmi—
in whichyena by meme thisidaṁ goodkalyāṇaṁ practicevattaṁ down·placednihitaṁ you should keep upanuppavatteyyāsi, do notmā indeedkho myme youtvaṁ last·manantimapuriso you wereahosī’ti.

thenAtha indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, kingrājā Maghadevamaghadevo to the barberkappakassa village·prizegāmavaraṁ having givendatvā eldest·sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ princekumāraṁ carefullysādhukaṁ in kingshiprajje thoroughly·along·instructsamanusāsitvā this·justimasmiṁyeva Maghadeva·mango grovemaghadevaambavane hair·beardkesamassuṁ off·shaveohāretvā ocherkāsāyāni robesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from the lay lifeagārasmā not·householdanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbaji.
heSo full of lovemettāsahagatena with a heartcetasā oneekaṁ directiondisaṁ having spreadpharitvā he meditatedvihāsi, sotathā the seconddutiyaṁ, sotathā the thirdtatiyaṁ, sotathā the fourthcatutthaṁ; thusiti above and belowuddhamadho acrosstiriyaṁ everywheresabbadhi all aroundsabbattatāya the wholesabbāvantaṁ worldlokaṁ full of lovemettāsahagatena with a heartcetasā abundantvipulena expansivemahaggatena limitlessappamāṇena free of enmityaverena free of ill willabyābajjhena having spreadpharitvā he meditatedvihāsi.
full of compassionKaruṇāsahagatena with a heartcetasā ……
rejoicing·accompaniedmuditāsahagatena with a heartcetasā ……
equanimity·accompaniedupekkhāsahagatena with a heartcetasā oneekaṁ directiondisaṁ having spreadpharitvā he meditatedvihāsi, sotathā the seconddutiyaṁ, sotathā the thirdtatiyaṁ, sotathā the fourthcatutthaṁ; thusiti above and belowuddhamadho acrosstiriyaṁ everywheresabbadhi all aroundsabbattatāya the wholesabbāvantaṁ worldlokaṁ equanimity·accompaniedupekkhāsahagatena with a heartcetasā abundantvipulena expansivemahaggatena limitlessappamāṇena free of enmityaverena free of ill willabyābajjhena having spreadpharitvā he meditatedvihāsi.

the kingRājā indeedkho so + Ānandapanānanda, Maghadevamaghadevo four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni child·playingkumārakīḷitaṁ he playedkīḷi, four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni as viceroyoparajjaṁ he actedkāresi, four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni the realmrajjaṁ he ruledkāresi, four·eighty·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni this + veryimasmiṁyeva Maghadeva·mango grovemaghadevaambavane from homeagārasmā without·home lifeanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajito spiritual life + practicedbrahmacariyamacari.
heSo fourcattāro divine·abidingbrahmavihāre having developedbhāvetvā of the bodykāyassa at the break-upbhedā afterparaṁ deathmaraṇā divine realm + reachedbrahmalokūpago he wasahosi.

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