Maghadevasutta

Majjhima Nikāya 83

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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 having pulled outuddharitvā 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 having pulled outuddharitvā 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 a choice villagegāmavaraṁ having givendatvā eldest sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ princekumāraṁ having summonedāmantāpetvā 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 and 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 a choice villagegāmavaraṁ having givendatvā eldest sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ princekumāraṁ wellsādhukaṁ in the kingdomrajje having instructedsamanusāsitvā hair and 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 the last manantimapuriso beahosi.

in whichYasmiṁ indeedkho, deartāta princekumāra, in a generation of menpurisayuge proceedingvattamāne of such kindevarūpassa of the goodkalyāṇassa of the practicevattassa the cutting offsamucchedo ishoti heso of thosetesaṁ the 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 the last manantimapuriso you wereahosī’ti.

thenAtha indeedkho, Ānandaānanda, of the kingrañño of Maghadevamaghadevassa sonputto of the barberkappakassa a boon of a villagegāmavaraṁ having givendatvā eldest sonjeṭṭhaputtaṁ princekumāraṁ wellsādhukaṁ in kingshiprajje having thoroughly instructedsamanusāsitvā in this veryimasmiṁyeva in the Maghadeva mango grovemaghadevaambavane hair and beardkesamassuṁ having removedohāretvā ochrekāsāyāni robesvatthāni having put onacchādetvā from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbaji.
heSo pervaded with loving-kindnessmettāsahagatena with a mindcetasā oneekaṁ directiondisaṁ having pervadedpharitvā dweltvihāsi, 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 dweltvihāsi.
pervaded with compassionKaruṇāsahagatena with a mindcetasā ……
pervaded with sympathetic joymuditāsahagatena with a mindcetasā ……
pervaded with equanimityupekkhāsahagatena with a mindcetasā oneekaṁ directiondisaṁ having pervadedpharitvā dweltvihāsi, 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 dweltvihāsi.

of the kingRañño indeedkho and further, Ānandapanānanda, of Maghadevamaghadevassa sonputto for eighty-four thousand yearscaturāsītivassasahassāni boyish playkumārakīḷitaṁ playedkīḷi, for eighty-four thousand yearscaturāsītivassasahassāni viceroyaltyoparajjaṁ caused to be donekāresi, for eighty-four thousand yearscaturāsītivassasahassāni kingshiprajjaṁ caused to be donekāresi, for eighty-four thousand yearscaturāsītivassasahassāni in this veryimasmiṁyeva Maghadeva mango grovemaghadevaambavane from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbajito practiced the holy lifebrahmacariyamacari.
heSo fourcattāro divine meditationsbrahmavihāre having developedbhāvetvā of the bodykāyassa from breaking upbhedā afterparaṁ from deathmaraṇā reborn in the Brahma worldbrahmalokūpago wasahosi.

of the kingRañño indeedkho and further, Ānandapanānanda, of Maghadevamaghadevassa sons of sonsputtapaputtakā histassa lineageparamparā 84,000 kingscaturāsītirājasahassāni right hereimasmiṁyeva in Maghadeva mango grovemaghadevaambavane hair and beardkesamassuṁ having shaved offohāretvā ocher robeskāsāyāni clothesvatthāni having dressed inacchādetvā from homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ went forthpabbajiṁsu.
theyTe with a heart full of lovemettāsahagatena 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 with a heart full of lovemettāsahagatena with mindcetasā vastvipulena enlargedmahaggatena immeasurableappamāṇena free from hostilityaverena free from ill willabyābajjhena having spreadpharitvā they dwelledvihariṁsu.

accompanied by compassionKaruṇāsahagatena with mindcetasā ……
accompanied by rejoicingmuditāsahagatena with mindcetasā ……
accompanied by equanimityupekkhāsahagatena 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 accompanied by equanimityupekkhāsahagatena with mindcetasā abundantvipulena expansivemahaggatena limitlessappamāṇena free of enmityaverena free of ill willabyābajjhena having pervadedpharitvā they dweltvihariṁsu.
84,000 yearsCaturāsītivassasahassāni childish playkumārakīḷitaṁ they playedkīḷiṁsu, 84,000 yearscaturāsītivassasahassāni viceroyaltyoparajjaṁ they administeredkāresuṁ, 84,000 yearscaturāsītivassasahassāni realmrajjaṁ they administeredkāresuṁ, 84,000 yearscaturāsītivassasahassāni in this veryimasmiṁyeva in the Maghadeva mango grovemaghadevaambavane from homeagārasmā homelessnessanagāriyaṁ gone forthpabbajitā led the spiritual lifebrahmacariyamacariṁsu.
theyTe fourcattāro divine abidingsbrahmavihāre having developedbhāvetvā of the bodykāyassa at breaking upbhedā beyondparaṁ deathmaraṇā reborn in the Brahma worldbrahmalokūpagā they wereahesuṁ.

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