About King Maghadeva · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral
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thenAtha
indeedkho
of the king,rañño,
Ānanda,ānanda,
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
sonputto
of manybahūnaṁ
of yearsvassānaṁ
of manybahūnaṁ
of centuriesvassasatānaṁ
of manybahūnaṁ
of millenniavassasahassānaṁ
after passingaccayena
the barberkappakaṁ
addressedāmantesi:
when‘yadā
for me,me,
dearsamma
barber,kappaka,
you should seepasseyyāsi
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
have arisen,jātāni,
thenatha
indeedkho
you should tellāroceyyāsī’ti.
'Yes,‘Evaṁ,
lord,'devā’ti
indeed,kho,
Ānanda,ānanda,
the barberkappako
of the kingrañño
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
son'sputtassa
repliedpaccassosi.
sawAddasā
indeed,kho,
Ānanda,ānanda,
the barberkappako
of manybahūnaṁ
of yearsvassānaṁ
of manybahūnaṁ
of centuriesvassasatānaṁ
of manybahūnaṁ
of millenniavassasahassānaṁ
after passingaccayena
of the kingrañño
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
son'sputtassa
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
had arisen.jātāni.
having seenDisvāna
of the kingrañño
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
to the sonputtaṁ
said thisetadavoca:
'There have appeared‘pātubhūtā
indeedkho
for the lorddevassa
divine messengers;devadūtā;
are seendissanti
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
that have arisen.'jātānī’ti.
'In that case,‘Tena
then,hi,
dearsamma
barber,kappaka,
thosetāni
grey hairspalitāni
carefullysādhukaṁ
with tweezerssaṇḍāsena
up·takeuddharitvā
mymama
in the joined palmsañjalismiṁ
place them.'patiṭṭhāpehī’ti.
'Yes,‘Evaṁ,
lord,'devā’ti
indeed,kho,
Ānanda,ānanda,
the barberkappako
of the kingrañño
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
son'sputtassa
having consentedpaṭissutvā
thosetāni
grey hairspalitāni
carefullysādhukaṁ
with tweezerssaṇḍāsena
up·takeuddharitvā
of the kingrañño
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
son'sputtassa
in the joined palmsañjalismiṁ
placed them.patiṭṭhāpesi.
thenAtha
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
of the kingrañño
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
sonputto
to the barberkappakassa
village·choicegāmavaraṁ
having givendatvā
eldest·sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ
princekumāraṁ
toward·summonāmantāpetvā
said thisetadavoca:
have appeared‘pātubhūtā
indeedkho
to meme,
deartāta
princekumāra,
divine messengersdevadūtā;
are seendissanti
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
bornjātāni;
enjoyedbhuttā
indeedkho
butpana
by meme
humanmānusakā
pleasureskāmā;
timesamayo
divinedibbe
pleasureskāme
to seekpariyesituṁ.
comeEhi
youtvaṁ,
deartāta
princekumāra,
thisimaṁ
kingdomrajjaṁ
undertakepaṭipajja.
IAhaṁ
butpana
hair·beardkesamassuṁ
having cut offohāretvā
ochrekāsāyāni
robesvatthāni
having put onacchādetvā
from homeagārasmā
homelessnessanagāriyaṁ
I will go forthpabbajissāmi.
thereforeTena
indeedhi,
deartāta
princekumāra,
whenyadā
you·tootvampi
you would seepasseyyāsi
on the headsirasmiṁ
grey hairspalitāni
bornjātāni,
thenatha
to the barberkappakassa
village·choicegāmavaraṁ
having givendatvā
eldest·sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ
princekumāraṁ
wellsādhukaṁ
in the kingdomrajje
having instructedsamanusāsitvā
hair·beardkesamassuṁ
having cut offohāretvā
ochrekāsāyāni
robesvatthāni
having put onacchādetvā
from homeagārasmā
homelessnessanagāriyaṁ
you would go forthpabbajeyyāsi.
by whichYena
by meme
thisidaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
laid downnihitaṁ
you would continueanuppavatteyyāsi,
do notmā
indeedkho
meme
youtvaṁ
last·manantimapuriso
beahosi.
in whichYasmiṁ
indeedkho,
deartāta
princekumāra,
man + generationpurisayuge
proceedingvattamāne
of such kindevarūpassa
of the goodkalyāṇassa
of the practicevattassa
the cutting offsamucchedo
ishoti
heso
of thosetesaṁ
last·manantimapuriso
ishoti.
thatTaṁ
therefore Itāhaṁ,
deartāta
princekumāra,
thusevaṁ
I sayvadāmi—
that by whichyena
by meme
thisidaṁ
goodkalyāṇaṁ
practicevattaṁ
depositednihitaṁ
you should carry onanuppavatteyyāsi,
do notmā
indeedkho
by meme
youtvaṁ
last·manantimapuriso
you wereahosī’ti.
thenAtha
indeedkho,
Ānandaānanda,
of the kingrañño
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
sonputto
of the barberkappakassa
village·boongāmavaraṁ
having givendatvā
eldest·sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ
princekumāraṁ
wellsādhukaṁ
in kingshiprajje
thoroughly·along·instructsamanusāsitvā
this + veryimasmiṁyeva
in the Maghadeva mango grovemaghadevaambavane
hair·beardkesamassuṁ
down·removeohāretvā
ochrekāsāyāni
robesvatthāni
having put onacchādetvā
from homeagārasmā
not·homeanagāriyaṁ
went forthpabbaji.
heSo
pervaded with loving-kindnessmettāsahagatena
with a mindcetasā
oneekaṁ
directiondisaṁ
having pervadedpharitvā
apart·dwellvihāsi,
sotathā
a seconddutiyaṁ,
sotathā
a thirdtatiyaṁ,
sotathā
a fourthcatutthaṁ;
thusiti
above + belowuddhamadho
acrosstiriyaṁ
everywheresabbadhi
as to all statessabbattatāya
the entiresabbāvantaṁ
worldlokaṁ
pervaded with loving-kindnessmettāsahagatena
with a mindcetasā
vastvipulena
exaltedmahaggatena
immeasurableappamāṇena
without enmityaverena
without ill willabyābajjhena
having pervadedpharitvā
apart·dwellvihāsi.
pervaded with compassionKaruṇāsahagatena
with a mindcetasā
……
pervaded with sympathetic joymuditāsahagatena
with a mindcetasā
……
pervaded with equanimityupekkhāsahagatena
with a mindcetasā
oneekaṁ
directiondisaṁ
having pervadedpharitvā
apart·dwellvihāsi,
sotathā
a seconddutiyaṁ,
sotathā
a thirdtatiyaṁ,
sotathā
a fourthcatutthaṁ;
thusiti
above + belowuddhamadho
acrosstiriyaṁ
everywheresabbadhi
as to all statessabbattatāya
the entiresabbāvantaṁ
worldlokaṁ
pervaded with equanimityupekkhāsahagatena
with a mindcetasā
vastvipulena
exaltedmahaggatena
immeasurableappamāṇena
without enmityaverena
without ill willabyābajjhena
having pervadedpharitvā
apart·dwellvihāsi.
of the kingRañño
indeedkho
and·Ānandapanānanda,
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
sonputto
eighty-four·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
boy·playkumārakīḷitaṁ
playedkīḷi,
eighty-four·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
secondary·kingshipoparajjaṁ
caused to be donekāresi,
eighty-four·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
kingshiprajjaṁ
caused to be donekāresi,
eighty-four·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
this·veryimasmiṁyeva
Maghadeva·mango·grovemaghadevaambavane
from homeagārasmā
not·homeanagāriyaṁ
went forthpabbajito
holy·life·practicedbrahmacariyamacari.
heSo
fourcattāro
divine·meditationbrahmavihāre
having developedbhāvetvā
of the bodykāyassa
from breaking upbhedā
afterparaṁ
from deathmaraṇā
Brahma·world·gone-tobrahmalokūpago
wasahosi.
of the kingRañño
indeedkho
further + Ānandapanānanda,
of Maghadevamaghadevassa
son·son.of.sonputtapaputtakā
histassa
lineageparamparā
84,000·kingscaturāsītirājasahassāni
this + veryimasmiṁyeva
Maghadeva + mango.grovemaghadevaambavane
hair·beardkesamassuṁ
off·shaveohāretvā
ocher robeskāsāyāni
clothesvatthāni
having dressed inacchādetvā
from homeagārasmā
not·homeanagāriyaṁ
went forthpabbajiṁsu.
theyTe
love·accompaniedmettāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
oneekaṁ
directiondisaṁ
having spreadpharitvā
they dwelledvihariṁsu,
sotathā
the seconddutiyaṁ,
sotathā
the thirdtatiyaṁ,
sotathā
the fourthcatutthaṁ;
thusiti
above·belowuddhamadho
acrosstiriyaṁ
everywheresabbadhi
with entire beingsabbattatāya
the wholesabbāvantaṁ
worldlokaṁ
love·accompaniedmettāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
vastvipulena
enlargedmahaggatena
immeasurableappamāṇena
not·hostilityaverena
not·ill.willabyābajjhena
having spreadpharitvā
they dwelledvihariṁsu.
compassion·accompaniedKaruṇāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
……
rejoicing·accompaniedmuditāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
……
equanimity·accompaniedupekkhāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
oneekaṁ
directiondisaṁ
having pervadedpharitvā
they dweltvihariṁsu,
sotathā
the seconddutiyaṁ,
sotathā
the thirdtatiyaṁ,
sotathā
the fourthcatutthaṁ;
thusiti
above·belowuddhamadho
acrosstiriyaṁ
everywheresabbadhi
with entirenesssabbattatāya
allsabbāvantaṁ
worldlokaṁ
equanimity·accompaniedupekkhāsahagatena
with mindcetasā
abundantvipulena
expansivemahaggatena
limitlessappamāṇena
free of enmityaverena
free of ill willabyābajjhena
having pervadedpharitvā
they dweltvihariṁsu.
84·year·thousandCaturāsītivassasahassāni
childish playkumārakīḷitaṁ
they playedkīḷiṁsu,
84·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
viceroyaltyoparajjaṁ
they administeredkāresuṁ,
84·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
realmrajjaṁ
they administeredkāresuṁ,
84·year·thousandcaturāsītivassasahassāni
this·veryimasmiṁyeva
in the Maghadeva mango grovemaghadevaambavane
from homeagārasmā
homelessnessanagāriyaṁ
gone forthpabbajitā
led the spiritual lifebrahmacariyamacariṁsu.
theyTe
fourcattāro
divine·abidingbrahmavihāre
having developedbhāvetvā
of the bodykāyassa
at breaking upbhedā
beyondparaṁ
deathmaraṇā
reborn in the Brahma worldbrahmalokūpagā
they wereahesuṁ.
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