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Sutta Nipāta 1.4

Kasibhāradvājasutta

With Bhāradvāja the Farmer · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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thusEvaṁ by meme heardsutaṁ—
oneekaṁ timesamayaṁ the Blessed Onebhagavā among the Magadhansmagadhesu was stayingviharati in the Southern Hillsdakkhiṇāgirismiṁ in Ekanāḷaekanāḷāyaṁ in the brahmin villagebrāhmaṇagāme.
at thatTena nowkho thenpana timesamayena of Bhāradvāja the Farmerkasibhāradvājassa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa about fivepañcamattāni hundred plowsnaṅgalasatāni harnessedpayuttāni they werehonti at sowing timevappakāle.
thenAtha nowkho the Blessed Onebhagavā in the morningpubbaṇhasamayaṁ having robed upnivāsetvā taking bowl and robepattacīvaramādāya to whereyena of Bhāradvāja the Farmerkasibhāradvājassa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa the work sitekammanto he approached theretenupasaṅkami.
at thatTena nowkho thenpana timesamayena of Bhāradvāja the Farmerkasibhāradvājassa of the brahminbrāhmaṇassa a food distributionparivesanā was taking placevattati.
thenAtha nowkho the Blessed Onebhagavā to whereyena the food distributionparivesanā he approached theretenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā to one sideekamantaṁ he stoodaṭṭhāsi.

he sawAddasā indeedkho ploughing·Bhāradvājakasibhāradvājo the brahminbrāhmaṇo the Buddhabhagavantaṁ for almspiṇḍāya standingṭhitaṁ.
having seenDisvāna the Buddhabhagavantaṁ this·saidetadavoca:
I“ahaṁ indeedkho, asceticsamaṇa, I ploughkasāmi andca I sowvapāmi andca; having ploughedkasitvā andca having sownvapitvā andca I eatbhuñjāmi.
you·tooTvampi, asceticsamaṇa, you should ploughkasassu andca you should sowvapassu andca; having ploughedkasitvā andca having sownvapitvā andca you may eatbhuñjassū”ti.

I·too“Ahampi indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, I ploughkasāmi andca I sowvapāmi andca; having ploughedkasitvā andca having sownvapitvā andca I eatbhuñjāmī”ti.
not“Na indeedkho butpana wemayaṁ we seepassāma of the worthy onebhoto of Gotamagotamassa a yokeyugaṁ orvā a plownaṅgalaṁ orvā a plowsharephālaṁ orvā a goadpācanaṁ orvā oxenbalībadde orvā.
thenAtha andca butpana the worthy onebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo speaks thusevamāha:
I·too‘ahampi indeedkho, brahminbrāhmaṇa, I ploughkasāmi andca I sowvapāmi andca; having ploughedkasitvā andca having sownvapitvā andca I eatbhuñjāmī’”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho ploughing·Bhāradvājakasibhāradvājo brahminbrāhmaṇo the Buddhabhagavantaṁ in versegāthāya addressedajjhabhāsi:

a farmer“Kassako you claimpaṭijānāsi,
notna butca we seepassāma yourte farmingkasiṁ;
farmingKasiṁ usno askedpucchito tellbrūhi,
so thatyathā we may knowjānemu yourte farmingkasiṁ”.

faith“Saddhā seedbījaṁ fervortapo rainvuṭṭhi,
wisdompaññā myme yoke·ploughyuganaṅgalaṁ;
conscienceHirī draft-poleīsā mindmano strapyottaṁ,
mindfulnesssati myme plowshare·goadphālapācanaṁ.

body·guardedKāyagutto speech·guardedvacīgutto,
in foodāhāre in the bellyudare restrainedyato;
truthSaccaṁ I makekaromi as a scytheniddānaṁ,
gentlenesssoraccaṁ myme releasepamocanaṁ.

energyVīriyaṁ myme harnessed beastdhuradhorayhaṁ,
transporting to sanctuary from the yokeyogakkhemādhivāhanaṁ;
it goesGacchati without turning backanivattantaṁ,
whereyattha having gonegantvā nona one sorrowssocati.

thus + thisEvamesā farmingkasī plowedkaṭṭhā,
itSā ishoti deathless + fruitamatapphalā;
thisEtaṁ farmingkasiṁ having farmedkasitvāna,
all + sufferingSabbadukkhā is releasedpamuccatī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho farming·Bhāradvājakasibhāradvājo brahminbrāhmaṇo in a largemahatiyā bronze·cupkaṁsapātiyā milk-ricepāyasaṁ having pouredvaḍḍhetvā to the Blessed Onebhagavato presentedupanāmesi:
“may he eat“bhuñjatu the worthy onebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo milk-rice.pāyasaṁ.
a farmerKassako the worthy one;bhavaṁ;
for whichyañhi the worthy onebhavaṁ Gotamagotamo freedom from death·fruitamatapphalaṁ the farmingkasiṁ does he farm”kasatī”ti.

verse-enchanted“Gāthābhigītaṁ for meme not fit to eatabhojaneyyaṁ,
of those who seeSampassataṁ brahminbrāhmaṇa that is notnesa the principledhammo;
verse·by·sungGāthābhigītaṁ forth·pushpanudanti the Buddhasbuddhā,
since there is the principleDhamme beingsatī brahminbrāhmaṇa that is how they livevuttiresā.

with otherAññena andca the consummate onekevalinaṁ the great seermahesiṁ,
destroyed·defilementsKhīṇāsavaṁ remorse·stilledkukkuccavūpasantaṁ;
with foodAnnena with drinkpānena serveupaṭṭhahassu,
a fieldKhettaṁ forhi hetaṁ merit·seekerpuññapekkhassa ishotī”ti.

then“Atha to whomkassa and Icāhaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, thisimaṁ milk-ricepāyasaṁ should I give? quotation markerdammī”ti?
not“Na indeed + Ikhvāhaṁ that onetaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, I seepassāmi with·godssadevake worldloke with·Mārassamārake with·divinitiessabrahmake with·ascetics and brahminssassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā populationpajāya with its gods and humanssadevamanussāya, for whomyassa thisso milk-ricepāyaso eatenbhutto properlysammā properly·digestionpariṇāmaṁ would come togaccheyya, exceptaññatra thus·gonetathāgatassa orvā thus·gone·discipletathāgatasāvakassa orvā.
well thenTena indeedhi youtvaṁ, brahminbrāhmaṇa, thattaṁ milk-ricepāyasaṁ little·growsappaharite orvā throw outchaḍḍehi that has no living creaturesappāṇake orvā waterudake drop it. quotation markeropilāpehī”ti.

thenAtha indeedkho Bhāradvāja the Farmerkasibhāradvājo the brahminbrāhmaṇo thattaṁ milk-ricepāyasaṁ without living creaturesappāṇake in the waterudake droppedopilāpesi.
thenAtha indeedkho thatso milk-ricepāyaso in the waterudake placedpakkhitto sizzlescicciṭāyati hissesciṭiciṭāyati steamssandhūpāyati fumessampadhūpāyati.
supposeSeyyathāpi just asnāma an iron cauldronphālo all daydivasaṁ heatedsantatto in the waterudake placedpakkhitto sizzlescicciṭāyati hissesciṭiciṭāyati steamssandhūpāyati fumessampadhūpāyati;
in the same wayevamevaṁ thatso milk-ricepāyaso in the waterudake placedpakkhitto sizzlescicciṭāyati hissesciṭiciṭāyati steamssandhūpāyati fumessampadhūpāyati.

thenAtha indeedkho ploughing·Bhāradvājakasibhāradvājo brahminbrāhmaṇo shockedsaṁviggo hair·bristling·bornlomahaṭṭhajāto whereyena the Buddhabhagavā went up to himtenupasaṅkami; having approachedupasaṅkamitvā of the Buddhabhagavato at the feetpādesu with the headsirasā having bowed downnipatitvā to the Buddhabhagavantaṁ this + saidetadavoca:
excellent“abhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama, excellentabhikkantaṁ, worthybho Gotamagotama.
just asSeyyathāpi, worthybho Gotamagotama, the overturnednikkujjitaṁ orvā might rightukkujjeyya, the hiddenpaṭicchannaṁ orvā might revealvivareyya, to the lostmūḷhassa orvā the pathmaggaṁ might point outācikkheyya, in the darkandhakāre orvā oil·lamptelapajjotaṁ might holddhāreyya, people with clear eyes‘cakkhumanto formsrūpāni can seedakkhantī’ti; even soevamevaṁ by worthybhotā Gotamagotamena many·wayanekapariyāyena the teachingdhammo made clearpakāsito.
this IEsāhaṁ to the worthybhavantaṁ Gotamagotamaṁ as refugesaraṇaṁ gogacchāmi teaching + anddhammañca mendicant·Saṅgha + andbhikkhusaṅghañca,
may I receivelabheyyāhaṁ of the worthybhoto Gotamagotamassa in the presencesantike the going forthpabbajjaṁ, may I receivelabheyyaṁ the ordinationupasampadan”ti.

receivedAlattha indeedkho ploughing·Bhāradvājakasibhāradvājo brahminbrāhmaṇo of the Blessed Onebhagavato in the presencesantike the going forthpabbajjaṁ, receivedalattha the ordinationupasampadaṁ.
not long after his ordinationAcirūpasampanno indeedkho and·venerablepanāyasmā Bhāradvājabhāradvājo aloneeko withdrawnvūpakaṭṭho diligentappamatto keenātāpī resolutepahitatto dwelling·dwellviharanto soon—for the sake of whichnacirasseva—yassatthāya clansmenkulaputtā rightlysammadeva from the homeagārasmā to homelessnessanagāriyaṁ go forthpabbajanti, that unsurpassed—the culmination of the spiritual pathtadanuttaraṁ—brahmacariyapariyosānaṁ in this very lifediṭṭheva in the Dhammadhamme with his own insightsayaṁ having directly knownabhiññā having realizedsacchikatvā having attainedupasampajja he livedvihāsi.
ended“Khīṇā birthjāti, completedvusitaṁ the spiritual pathbrahmacariyaṁ, donekataṁ what had to be donekaraṇīyaṁ, there is nothing furthernāparaṁ for this placeitthattāyā”ti he understoodabbhaññāsi.
a certainAññataro andca and·venerablepanāyasmā Bhāradvājabhāradvājo of the perfected onesarahataṁ becameahosīti.
ploughing·Bhāradvāja·discourseKasibhāradvājasuttaṁ the fourthcatutthaṁ.

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