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Majjhima Nikāya 87

Piyajātikasutta

Born From the Beloved · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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mallikā“mallikā, worthybho gotamagotama, queendevī of the worthy onebhoto of gotamagotamassa feetpāde with her headsirasā bowsvandati; healthyappābādhaṁ wellappātaṅkaṁ nimblelahuṭṭhānaṁ strongbalaṁ living comfortablyphāsuvihāraṁ she askspucchati;
and soevañca she saysvadeti:
spoken‘bhāsitā indeednu indeedkho, venerable sirbhante, by the blessed onebhagavatā thisesā statementvācā—
a source of sorrowpiyajātikā a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā originating from loved onespiyappabhavikā’”ti.

“Worthy Gotama, Queen Mallikā bows with her head to your feet. She asks if you are healthy and well, nimble, strong, and living comfortably. And she asks whether the Buddha made this statement: ‘Our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.’”

so is that“Evametaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, so is thatevametaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa.
beloved·birthPiyajātikā indeedhi, brahminbrāhmaṇa, sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā born from the belovedpiyappabhavikāti.

“That’s right, brahmin, that’s right! For our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.

that + and·this + hereTadamināpetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by way ofpariyāyena know·to beveditabbaṁ howyathā beloved·kindpiyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā beloved·bornpiyappabhavikā.
once upon a timeBhūtapubbaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, this + justimissāyeva in Sāvatthīsāvatthiyā of a certainaññatarissā woman'sitthiyā mothermātā time·madekālamakāsi.
sheSā because of thattassā time·makingkālakiriyāya madummattikā scattered·mindkhittacittā from streetrathikāya to streetrathikaṁ from squaresiṅghāṭakena to squaresiṅghāṭakaṁ up·goupasaṅkamitvā thus + saidevamāha:
has anyone‘api myme mothermātaraṁ seenaddassatha, has anyoneapi myme mothermātaraṁ seenaddassathā’ti?

And here’s a way to understand how our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. Once upon a time right here in Sāvatthī a certain woman’s mother passed away. And because of that she went mad and lost her mind. She went from street to street and from square to square saying, ‘Has anyone seen my mother? Has anyone seen my mother?’

this·veryImināpi indeedkho thisetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by waypariyāyena to be understoodveditabbaṁ thatyathā beloved·bornpiyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā beloved·sourcepiyappabhavikāti.
been·beforeBhūtapubbaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, this·veryimissāyeva in Sāvatthīsāvatthiyā of a certainaññatarissā womanitthiyā fatherpitā time·didkālamakāsi ……
brotherbhātā time·didkālamakāsi ……
sisterbhaginī time·didkālamakāsi ……
sonputto time·didkālamakāsi ……
daughterdhītā time·didkālamakāsi ……
husbandsāmiko time·didkālamakāsi.
sheSā of thattassa time·doingkālakiriyāya madummattikā scattered·mindkhittacittā from streetrathikāya to streetrathikaṁ from squaresiṅghāṭakena to squaresiṅghāṭakaṁ having approachedupasaṅkamitvā thus·saidevamāha:
has anyone‘api myme husbandsāmikaṁ seenaddassatha, has anyoneapi myme husbandsāmikaṁ seenaddassathā’ti?

And here’s another way to understand how our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. Once upon a time right here in Sāvatthī a certain woman’s father … brother … sister … son … daughter … husband passed away. And because of that she went mad and lost her mind. She went from street to street and from square to square saying, ‘Has anyone seen my husband? Has anyone seen my husband?’

this·tooImināpi indeedkho thisetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by waypariyāyena to be understoodveditabbaṁ howyathā beloved·bornpiyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā beloved·sourcepiyappabhavikāti.
been·beforeBhūtapubbaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, this·veryimissāyeva Sāvatthīsāvatthiyā of a certainaññatarassa of a manpurisassa mothermātā death·madekālamakāsi.
heSo because of hertassā death·actionkālakiriyāya madummattako scattered·mindkhittacitto from streetrathikāya to streetrathikaṁ from squaresiṅghāṭakena to squaresiṅghāṭakaṁ near·goupasaṅkamitvā thus·saidevamāha:
perhaps‘api myme mothermātaraṁ have you seenaddassatha, perhapsapi myme mothermātaraṁ have you seen?addassathā’ti?
this·tooImināpi indeedkho thisetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by waypariyāyena to be understoodveditabbaṁ howyathā beloved·bornpiyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā beloved·sourcepiyappabhavikāti.
been·beforeBhūtapubbaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, this·veryimissāyeva Sāvatthīsāvatthiyā of a certainaññatarassa of a manpurisassa fatherpitā death·madekālamakāsi ……
brotherbhātā death·madekālamakāsi ……
sisterbhaginī death·madekālamakāsi ……
sonputto death·madekālamakāsi ……
daughterdhītā death·madekālamakāsi ……
wifepajāpati death·madekālamakāsi.
heSo because of hertassā death·actionkālakiriyāya madummattako scattered·mindkhittacitto from streetrathikāya to streetrathikaṁ from squaresiṅghāṭakena to squaresiṅghāṭakaṁ near·goupasaṅkamitvā thus·saidevamāha:
perhaps‘api myme wifepajāpatiṁ have you seenaddassatha, perhapsapi myme wifepajāpatiṁ have you seen?addassathā’ti?
this·tooImināpi indeedkho thisetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by waypariyāyena to be understoodveditabbaṁ howyathā beloved·bornpiyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā beloved·sourcepiyappabhavikāti.

And here’s another way to understand how our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress. Once upon a time right here in Sāvatthī a certain man’s mother … father … brother … sister … son … daughter … wife passed away. And because of that he went mad and lost his mind. He went from street to street and from square to square saying, ‘Has anyone seen my wife? Has anyone seen my wife?’ And here’s another way to understand how our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.

once it happenedBhūtapubbaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, this + veryimissāyeva Sāvatthīsāvatthiyā a certainaññatarā womanitthī relative·familyñātikulaṁ wentagamāsi.
herTassā thosete relativesñātakā husbandsāmikaṁ away·cutacchinditvā to anotheraññassa wanting to givedātukāmā.
sheSā andca himtaṁ notna wishesicchati.
thenAtha indeedkho thatsā womanitthī husbandsāmikaṁ said thisetadavoca:
these‘ime, memaṁ, masterayyaputta, relativesñātakā youtvaṁ away·cutacchinditvā to anotheraññassa wanting to givedātukāmā.
I + andAhañca himtaṁ notna wishicchāmī’ti.
thenAtha indeedkho thatso manpuriso thattaṁ womanitthiṁ in twodvidhā having cutchetvā himselfattānaṁ disemboweledupphālesi:
both‘ubho after deathpecca we will bebhavissāmā’ti.
this + tooImināpi indeedkho thisetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, by waypariyāyena should be understoodveditabbaṁ howyathā beloved·bornpiyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā originating from the belovedpiyappabhavikā”ti.

Once upon a time right here in Sāvatthī a certain woman went to live with her relative’s family. But her relatives wanted to divorce her from her husband and give her to another, who she didn’t want. So she told her husband about this. But he cut her in two and disemboweled himself, thinking, ‘We shall be together after death.’ That’s another way to understand how our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.”

thenAtha indeedkho Nāḷijaṅghanāḷijaṅgho the brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato speechbhāsitaṁ toward·rejoiceabhinanditvā along·rejoiceanumoditvā having risen from his seatuṭṭhāyāsanā whereyena Mallikāmallikā the queendevī there he approachedtenupasaṅkami; near·goupasaṅkamitvā as much asyāvatako there wasahosi with the Blessed Onebhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ talk·conversationkathāsallāpo thattaṁ allsabbaṁ to Mallikāmallikāya the queendeviyā toward·shineārocesi. thenAtha indeedkho Mallikāmallikā the queendevī whereyena the kingrājā Pasenadipasenadi of Kosalakosalo there she approachedtenupasaṅkami; near·goupasaṅkamitvā to the kingrājānaṁ Pasenadipasenadiṁ of Kosalakosalaṁ this + sayetadavoca:

Then Nāḷijaṅgha the brahmin, having approved and agreed with what the Buddha said, rose from his seat, went to Queen Mallikā, and told her of all they had discussed. Then Queen Mallikā approached King Pasenadi and said to him,

that“Taṁ what?kiṁ you thinkmaññasi, great kingmahārāja,
dearpiyā to youte Vajirīvajirī Princess?kumārī”ti?
yes,“Evaṁ, Mallikā,mallike, dearpiyā to meme Vajirīvajirī Princess.”kumārī”ti.
that“Taṁ what?kiṁ you thinkmaññasi, great kingmahārāja,
of Vajirīvajiriyā yourte princesskumāriyā decay·change·becomingvipariṇāmaññathābhāvā would ariseuppajjeyyuṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress?”sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?
of Vajirī“Vajiriyā my,me, Mallikā,mallike, princesskumāriyā decay·change·becomingvipariṇāmaññathābhāvā life·evenjīvitassapi there would besiyā changeaññathattaṁ, howkiṁ thenpana for meme notna would they ariseuppajjissanti sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress?”sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?
this“Idaṁ indeedkho that,taṁ, great·kingmahārāja, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā Arahantarahatā perfectly·enlightenedsammāsambuddhena referring tosandhāya spoken:bhāsitaṁ:
born from the dear‘piyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distresssokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā originating from the dear.’piyappabhavikā’ti.

“What do you think, Great King? Do you love Princess Vajirī?” “Indeed I do, Mallikā.” “What do you think, Great King? If she were to decay and perish, would sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress arise in you?” “If she were to decay and perish, my life would fall apart. How could sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress not arise in me?” “This is what the Buddha was referring to when he said: ‘Our loved ones are a source of sorrow, lamentation, pain, sadness, and distress.’

thatTaṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi, great kingmahārāja,
dearpiyā to youte Vāsabhāvāsabhā khattiya woman?khattiyā”ti?
yes“Evaṁ, Mallikāmallike, dearpiyā to meme Vāsabhāvāsabhā khattiya woman.khattiyā”ti.
that“Taṁ whatkiṁ you thinkmaññasi, great kingmahārāja, of Vāsabhāvāsabhāya yourte khattiya womankhattiyāya change·alterationvipariṇāmaññathābhāvā would ariseuppajjeyyuṁ sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair?sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?
of Vāsabhā“Vāsabhāya myme, Mallikāmallike, khattiya womankhattiyāya change·alterationvipariṇāmaññathābhāvā life·evenjīvitassapi there would besiyā alterationaññathattaṁ, whatkiṁ thenpana for meme notna will ariseuppajjissanti sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair?sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā”ti?
this“Idaṁ indeedkho thattaṁ, great kingmahārāja, by thattena Blessed Onebhagavatā knowingjānatā seeingpassatā Arahantarahatā Fully Enlightened Onesammāsambuddhena referring tosandhāya spoken:bhāsitaṁ:
born from the beloved‘piyajātikā sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despairsokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā beloved·originatingpiyappabhavikā’ti.

What do you think, Great King? Do you love Queen Vāsabhā? …

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