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Sutta Nipāta 1.9

Hemavatasutta

The Buddha Teaches Sātāgira and Hemavata the Native Spirits · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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today“Ajja fifteenthpannaraso sabbath dayuposatho,
thus(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro native spirityakkho)
holyDibbā nightratti is at handupaṭṭhitā;
of peerless nameAnomanāmaṁ teachersatthāraṁ,
come nowHanda let us seepassāma Gotamagotamaṁ”.

isn't it“Kacci mindmano well-disposedsupaṇihito,
thus(iti Hemavatahemavato native spirityakkho)
toward all creaturesSabbabhūtesu impartialtādino;
isn't itKacci in what is likediṭṭhe and in what is dislikedaniṭṭhe andca,
of thoughtSaṅkappassa under controlvasīkatā”.

mind“Mano and hiscassa well-disposedsupaṇihito,
quotation marker(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro the native spirityakkho)
toward all creaturesSabbabhūtesu impartialtādino;
andAtho in the likediṭṭhe and in the dislikedaniṭṭhe andca,
of thoughtSaṅkappassa under controlvasīkatā”.

doesn't he“Kacci not given; not stolenadinnaṁ doesn't he take; doesn't he stealnādiyati,
thus(iti Hemavatahemavato spirit; yakkhayakkho)
doesn't heKacci towards creatures; among living beingspāṇesu restrainedsaññato;
doesn't heKacci farārā from negligencepamādamhā,
doesn't heKacci absorption; jhānajhānaṁ notna doesn't he neglectriñcati”.

not“Na heso what is not givenadinnaṁ takesādiyati,
quotation marker(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro spirityakkho)
andAtho creaturespāṇesu restrainedsaññato;
andAtho farārā from negligencepamādamhā,
the BuddhaBuddho absorptionjhānaṁ notna neglectsriñcati”.

surely not“Kacci falselymusā notna speaksbhaṇati,
quotation marker(iti Hemavatahemavato spirityakkho)
surely notKacci notna of harsh speechkhīṇabyappatho;
surely notKacci backbitingvebhūtiyaṁ does not speaknāha,
surely notKacci nonsensesamphaṁ notna speaksbhāsati”.

“falsely“Musā andca heso notna speaks,bhaṇati,
(thus(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro the native spirit)yakkho)
norAtho notna harsh-spoken;khīṇabyappatho;
andAtho divisivenessvebhūtiyaṁ he does not speak,nāha,
thoughtfullyMantā and the benefitatthañca he speaks”.bhāsati”.

does he not?“Kacci notna is attachedrajjati to sensual pleasureskāmesu,
thus(iti Hemavatahemavato spirityakkho)
does he not?Kacci mindcittaṁ uncloudedanāvilaṁ;
has he not?Kacci delusionmohaṁ escapedatikkanto,
does he not?Kacci in all thingsdhammesu one with clear sightcakkhumā”.

not“Na heso is attachedrajjati in sensual pleasureskāmesu,
quotation marker(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro the native spirityakkho)
andAtho mindcittaṁ uncloudedanāvilaṁ;
all delusionSabbamohaṁ has escapedatikkanto,
the BuddhaBuddho in thingsdhammesu whose eye sees clearlycakkhumā”.

isn't he“Kacci in knowledgevijjāya accomplishedsampanno,
quotation marker(iti Hemavatahemavato spirityakkho)
isn't heKacci pure in conductsaṁsuddhacāraṇo;
aren't hisKaccissa defilementsāsavā endedkhīṇā,
isn't thereKacci there is notnatthi future existencepunabbhavo”.

in knowledge“Vijjāya andceva accomplishedsampanno,
quotation marker(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro spirityakkho)
andAtho pure-livingsaṁsuddhacāraṇo;
of allSabbassa defilementsāsavā endedkhīṇā,
there is notNatthi for himtassa future lifepunabbhavo”.

accomplished“Sampannaṁ of the sagemunino mindcittaṁ,
in actionKammunā in speechbyappathena andca;
accomplished in knowledge and conductVijjācaraṇasampannaṁ,
as per the teachingDhammato himnaṁ you praisepasaṁsati”.

accomplished“Sampannaṁ of the sagemunino mindcittaṁ,
in actionKammunā in speechbyappathena andca;
accomplished in knowledge and conductVijjācaraṇasampannaṁ,
as per the teachingDhammato you rejoice inanumodasi.

accomplishedSampannaṁ of the sagemunino mindcittaṁ,
in actionKammunā and in speechbyappathena andca;
accomplished in knowledge and conductVijjācaraṇasampannaṁ,
come nowHanda let us seepassāma Gotamagotamaṁ”.

with antelope calves“Eṇijaṅghaṁ leankisaṁ herovīraṁ,
eating littleAppāhāraṁ not greedyalolupaṁ;
sageMuniṁ in the forestvanasmiṁ meditatingjhāyantaṁ,
comeEhi let us seepassāma Gotamagotamaṁ.

like a lion wandering aloneSīhaṁvekacaraṁ giantnāgaṁ,
in sensual pleasuresKāmesu unconcernedanapekkhinaṁ;
having approachedUpasaṅkamma we askpucchāma,
release from the snare of deathMaccupāsappamocanaṁ.

the communicatorAkkhātāraṁ the instructorpavattāraṁ,
of all thingsSabbadhammāna who has gone beyondpāraguṁ;
awakenedBuddhaṁ beyond enmities and fearsverabhayātītaṁ,
weMayaṁ askpucchāma Gotamagotamaṁ”.

in what?“Kismiṁ the worldloko arisensamuppanno,
thus(iti Hemavatahemavato the native spirityakkho)
in what?Kismiṁ does it get close tokubbati intimacysanthavaṁ;
by grasping whatKissa the worldloko graspingupādāya,
in what?Kismiṁ the worldloko is troubledvihaññati”.

in six“Chasu the worldloko has arisensamuppanno,
to Hemavata(hemavatāti the Blessed Onebhagavā)
in sixChasu makeskubbati intimacysanthavaṁ;
from the six themselvesChannameva having derivedupādāya,
in sixChasu the worldloko is troubledvihaññati”.

what“Katamaṁ thattaṁ graspingupādānaṁ,
by whichYattha the worldloko is troubledvihaññati;
the exitNiyyānaṁ askedpucchito tellbrūhi,
howKathaṁ from sufferingdukkhā is one releasedpamuccati”.

five“Pañca kinds of sensual stimulationkāmaguṇā in the worldloke,
with mind as sixthManochaṭṭhā declaredpaveditā;
hereEttha desirechandaṁ having discardedvirājetvā,
thusEvaṁ from sufferingdukkhā is releasedpamuccati.

thisEtaṁ from the worldlokassa exitniyyānaṁ,
explainedAkkhātaṁ to youvo in accord with the truthyathātathaṁ;
thisEtaṁ to youvo I explainahamakkhāmi,
thusEvaṁ from sufferingdukkhā is releasedpamuccati”.

who“Ko here indeedsūdha crossestarati the floodoghaṁ,
whoKodha crossestarati the delugeaṇṇavaṁ;
not standingAppatiṭṭhe unsupportedanālambe,
whoKo in the deepgambhīre notna sinkssīdati”.

always“Sabbadā endowed with virtuesīlasampanno,
wisePaññavā serenesusamāhito;
inwardly reflectiveAjjhattacintī mindfulsatimā,
the floodOghaṁ crossestarati hard to crossduttaraṁ.

desisted fromVirato sensual perceptionkāmasaññāya,
escaped all fettersSabbasaṁyojanātigo;
ended relish for rebirthNandībhavaparikkhīṇo,
heSo in the deepgambhīre notna sinkssīdati”.

him of deep wisdom“Gambhīrapaññaṁ who sees the subtle meaningnipuṇatthadassiṁ,
who has nothingAkiñcanaṁ to sensual lifekāmabhave unattachedasattaṁ;
himTaṁ beholdpassatha everywheresabbadhi releasedvippamuttaṁ,
on the holyDibbe pathpathe treadingkamamānaṁ the great seermahesiṁ.

of peerless nameAnomanāmaṁ who sees the subtle meaningnipuṇatthadassiṁ,
giver of wisdomPaññādadaṁ to the realm of sensualitykāmālaye unattachedasattaṁ;
himTaṁ beholdpassatha the all-knowersabbaviduṁ so very intelligentsumedhaṁ,
nobleAriye roadpathe treadingkamamānaṁ the great seermahesiṁ.

a fine sightSudiṭṭhaṁ indeedvata for usno todayajja,
a good sunupSuppabhātaṁ a good risingsuhuṭṭhitaṁ;
thatYaṁ we sawaddasāma the Awakened Onesambuddhaṁ,
the undefiled one who has crossed the floodOghatiṇṇamanāsavaṁ.

theseIme thousanddasasatā native spiritsyakkhā,
powerfulIddhimanto gloriousyasassino;
allSabbe youtaṁ refugesaraṇaṁ goyanti,
youTvaṁ ourno Teachersatthā supremeanuttaro.

thoseTe wemayaṁ we will wandervicarissāma,
from villageGāmā to villagegāmaṁ from peaknagā to peaknagaṁ;
paying homageNamassamānā to the fully awakened onesambuddhaṁ,
of the dhammaDhammassa andca the clear rightnesssudhammatan”ti.
the Hemavata SuttaHemavatasuttaṁ ninthnavamaṁ.

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