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Majjhima Nikāya 91

Brahmāyusutta

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heardAssosi indeedkho Brahmā·lifebrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo: ascetic“samaṇo indeedkhalu, sirbho, Gotamagotamo Sakyan·sonsakyaputto Sakyan·clansakyakulā gone forthpabbajito to Mithilāmithilaṁ toward·reachanuppatto, in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ dwellsviharati in the Maghadeva Mango Grovemaghadevaambavane”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmā·lifebrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo with severalsambahulehi studentssāvakehi together withsaddhiṁ whereyena Maghadeva·mango grovemaghadevaambavanaṁ it·approachtenupasaṅkami.
thenAtha indeedkho of Brahmāyubrahmāyuno of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa not·faravidūre of the mango groveambavanassa this occurred to himetadahosi:
not“na indeedkho for me·thismetaṁ appropriatepatirūpaṁ which·Iyohaṁ beforehandpubbe not·introducedappaṭisaṁvidito the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ to seedassanāya I should approachupasaṅkameyyan”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmā·lifebrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo a certainaññataraṁ young studentmāṇavakaṁ addressedāmantesi:
come“ehi youtvaṁ, young studentmāṇavaka, whereyena asceticsamaṇo Gotamagotamo him·approachtenupasaṅkama; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā mymama in my namevacanena the asceticsamaṇaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ little·illnessappābādhaṁ little·afflictionappātaṅkaṁ nimblelahuṭṭhānaṁ strongbalaṁ living comfortablyphāsuvihāraṁ askpuccha:
Brahmāyu‘brahmāyu, sirbho Gotamagotama, brahminbrāhmaṇo the venerablebhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ little·illnessappābādhaṁ little·afflictionappātaṅkaṁ nimblelahuṭṭhānaṁ strongbalaṁ living comfortablyphāsuvihāraṁ askspucchatī’ti.
thus·andEvañca you should sayvadehi:

Brahmāyu,‘brahmāyu, worthy sir,bho Gotama,gotama, a brahminbrāhmaṇo old,jiṇṇo elderly,vuḍḍho senior,mahallako advanced in years,addhagato age·reachedvayoanuppatto, twenty·year·hundredvīsavassasatiko by birth;jātiyā, of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ he has masteredpāragū with·vocabulary·ritualsanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ their phonology and word classification,sākkharappabhedānaṁ testament·fifthitihāsapañcamānaṁ, word-by-word,padako, a grammarian,veyyākaraṇo, cosmology·markslokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu well versed.anavayo.
Of allYāvatā, worthy sir,bho, brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ in·dwellpaṭivasanti, Brahmāyubrahmāyu theirtesaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇo is said to be the foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in wealth;bhogehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu theirtesaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇo is said to be the foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in hymns;mantehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu theirtesaṁ brahminbrāhmaṇo is said to be the foremost—aggamakkhāyati—
that is,yadidaṁ in lifespanāyunā andceva in fameyasasā and.ca.
heSo of the worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa wants to see.'"dassanakāmo’”ti.
"Yes,“Evaṁ, worthy sir,"bho”ti indeedkho thatso young studentmāṇavako of the brahmin Brahmāyubrahmāyussa brahmin'sbrāhmaṇassa back·hearpaṭissutvā whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā him·approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approached,upasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā withsaddhiṁ exchanged greetings.sammodi.
politeSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ cordialsāraṇīyaṁ having exchanged,vītisāretvā to one sideekamantaṁ stood.aṭṭhāsi. To one sideEkamantaṁ standing,ṭhito indeedkho thatso young studentmāṇavako to the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ said this:etadavoca:
"Brahmāyu,“brahmāyu, worthy sirbho Gotama,gotama, the brahminbrāhmaṇo the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ free from illness,appābādhaṁ free from affliction,appātaṅkaṁ lightness of body,lahuṭṭhānaṁ strength,balaṁ comfortable livingphāsuvihāraṁ asks about;pucchati;
and thusevañca he says:vadeti:

Brahmāyu,‘brahmāyu, sirbho Gotama,gotama, the brahminbrāhmaṇo oldjiṇṇo agedvuḍḍho elderlymahallako path·goneaddhagato age·reachedvayoanuppatto, twenty·year·hundredvīsavassasatiko by birth,jātiyā, of the threetiṇṇaṁ Vedasvedānaṁ far shore·gonepāragū with·glossarysanighaṇḍukeṭubhānaṁ with the analysessākkharappabhedānaṁ with the histories as fifth,itihāsapañcamānaṁ, a philologist,padako, a grammarian,veyyākaraṇo, Lokāyata·great manlokāyatamahāpurisalakkhaṇesu not deficient.anavayo.
As many as,Yāvatā, sir,bho, brahmin·householderbrāhmaṇagahapatikā in Mithilāmithilāyaṁ against·dwellpaṭivasanti, Brahmāyubrahmāyu of themtesaṁ the brahminbrāhmaṇo foremost + declaredaggamakkhāyati—
which + thisyadidaṁ in wealth;bhogehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu of themtesaṁ the brahminbrāhmaṇo foremost + declaredaggamakkhāyati—
which + thisyadidaṁ in sacred texts;mantehi;
Brahmāyubrahmāyu of themtesaṁ the brahminbrāhmaṇo foremost + declaredaggamakkhāyati—
which + thisyadidaṁ in ageāyunā andceva fameyasasā and.ca.
HeSo of the good Gotamabhoto desires to seegotamassa desirous of seeing.'"dassanakāmo’”ti.
"Now,“Yassadāni, student,māṇava, Brahmāyubrahmāyu the brahminbrāhmaṇo the timekālaṁ thinks fit."maññatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho thatso young studentmāṇavako whereyena Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo there + approachedtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ this + saidetadavoca:
an opportunity has been made“katāvakāso indeed I amkhomhi by the venerable onebhavatā by the asceticsamaṇena Gotamagotamena.
which + nowYassadāni the venerable onebhavaṁ timekālaṁ thinksmaññatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Brahmā·lifebrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā him·approachtenupasaṅkami.
sawAddasā indeedkho thatsā assemblyparisā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ afar·justdūratova comingāgacchantaṁ.
having seenDisvāna having withdrawnoramiya space·makeokāsamakāsi asyathā thattaṁ of one well-knownñātassa of one famousyasassino.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmā·lifebrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo thattaṁ assemblyparisaṁ this·sayetadavoca:
enough“alaṁ, gentlemenbho.
sitNisīdatha youtumhe on your ownsake seatsāsane.
here + IIdhāhaṁ of the asceticsamaṇassa Gotamagotamassa in the presencesantike sit·quotation markernisīdissāmī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo whereyena the Blessed Onebhagavā that·approachtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā with the Blessed Onebhagavatā togethersaddhiṁ together·rejoicesammodi.
greetingSammodanīyaṁ conversationkathaṁ politesāraṇīyaṁ having concludedvītisāretvā one·sideekamantaṁ down·sitnisīdi.
one·sideEkamantaṁ seatednisinno indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato on the bodykāye two·thirty·great man·markdvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni scrutinizedsamannesi.
he sawAddasā indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato on the bodykāye two·thirty·great man·markdvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, for the most partyebhuyyena having exceptedṭhapetvā twodve.
in regard to twoDvīsu great man·markmahāpurisalakkhaṇesu he doubtskaṅkhati he is uncertainvicikicchati not·resolvenādhimuccati notna together·be pleasedsampasīdati—
in the sheathedkosohite andca in the private partsvatthaguyhe large·tonguepahūtajivhatāya andca.
thenAtha indeedkho Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo the Blessed Onebhagavantaṁ with versesgāthāhi addressedajjhabhāsi:
which“Ye by meme two·thirty·quotedvattiṁsāti heardsutā,
great man·markmahāpurisalakkhaṇā;
twoDuve of themtesaṁ notna I seepassāmi,
of the worthy onebhoto on the bodykāyasmiṁ Gotamagotama.
is it?Kacci sheathedkosohitaṁ of the worthy onebhoto,
the private partsvatthaguyhaṁ man·supremenaruttama;
woman·being·calledNārīsamānasavhayā,
is it?kacci tonguejivhā notna manlydassakā.
is it?Kacci large·tonguepahūtajivhosi,
asyathā thattaṁ we may knowjāniyāmase;
stretch out·thisNinnāmayetaṁ largepahūtaṁ,
doubtkaṅkhaṁ away·leadvinaya ourno O seerise.
seen·dhamma·benefit·welfareDiṭṭhadhammahitatthāya,
next world·happinesssamparāyasukhāya andca;
made·opportunityKatāvakāsā we askpucchāma,
whateveryaṁ anythingkiñci desiredabhipatthitan”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho to the Blessed Onebhagavato this occurred to himetadahosi:
he sees“passati indeedkho myme thisayaṁ Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo the thirty-two marks of a great mandvattiṁsamahāpurisalakkhaṇāni, for the most partyebhuyyena having exceptedṭhapetvā twodve.
regarding twoDvīsu marks of a great manmahāpurisalakkhaṇesu he doubtskaṅkhati he is uncertainvicikicchati he does not settlenādhimuccati notna he is not confidentsampasīdati—
in the sheathedkosohite andca in the private partsvatthaguyhe in the largeness of the tonguepahūtajivhatāya and"cā”ti.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā such atathārūpaṁ psychic poweriddhābhisaṅkhāraṁ he exertedabhisaṅkhāsi so thatyathā he sawaddasa Brahmāyubrahmāyu brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato sheathedkosohitaṁ private partsvatthaguyhaṁ.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā tonguejivhaṁ having extendedninnāmetvā bothubhopi ear holeskaṇṇasotāni he strokedanumasi he stroked backpaṭimasi; bothubhopi nostrilsnāsikasotāni he strokedanumasi he stroked backpaṭimasi; the wholekevalampi foreheadnalāṭamaṇḍalaṁ with the tonguejivhāya he coveredchādesi.
thenAtha indeedkho the Blessed Onebhagavā Brahmāyubrahmāyuṁ brahminbrāhmaṇaṁ with versesgāthāhi he replied topaccabhāsi:

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