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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)
all·creaturesSabbabhūtesu impartialtādino;
isn't itKacci in what is likediṭṭhe not·likedaniṭṭhe andca,
of thoughtSaṅkappassa under controlvasīkatā”.

mind“Mano and hiscassa well-disposedsupaṇihito,
quotation marker(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro the native spirityakkho)
all·creaturesSabbabhūtesu impartialtādino;
andAtho in the likediṭṭhe not·dislikedaniṭṭhe andca,
of thoughtSaṅkappassa under controlvasīkatā”.

doesn't he“Kacci not·givenadinnaṁ 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 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 benefit + andatthañca 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 not·cloudedanāvilaṁ;
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 not·there isnatthi future existencepunabbhavo”.

in knowledge“Vijjāya andceva accomplishedsampanno,
quotation marker(iti Sātāgirasātāgiro spirityakkho)
andAtho pure-livingsaṁsuddhacāraṇo;
of allSabbassa defilementsāsavā endedkhīṇā,
not·isNatthi 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;
knowledge·conduct·accomplishedVijjācaraṇasampannaṁ,
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.

lion·wandering aloneSīhaṁvekacaraṁ giantnāgaṁ,
in sensual pleasuresKāmesu unconcernedanapekkhinaṁ;
near·having goneUpasaṅkamma we askpucchāma,
release from the snare of deathMaccupāsappamocanaṁ.

the communicatorAkkhātāraṁ the instructorpavattāraṁ,
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 sensual pleasure·strand, kindkāmaguṇā in the worldloke,
mind·sixthManochaṭṭhā declaredpaveditā;
hereEttha desirechandaṁ having discardedvirājetvā,
thusEvaṁ from sufferingdukkhā is releasedpamuccati.

thisEtaṁ from the worldlokassa exitniyyānaṁ,
to·tellAkkhātaṁ to youvo in accord with the truthyathātathaṁ;
thisEtaṁ to youvo I explainahamakkhāmi,
thusEvaṁ from sufferingdukkhā forth·releasepamuccati”.

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

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

desisted fromVirato sensual·perceptionkāmasaññāya,
escaped all fettersSabbasaṁyojanātigo;
relish·rebirth + endedNandībhavaparikkhīṇo,
heSo in the deepgambhīre notna sinkssīdati”.

him of deep wisdom“Gambhīrapaññaṁ who sees the subtle meaningnipuṇatthadassiṁ,
not·somethingAkiñcanaṁ sensual·lifekāmabhave not·attachedasattaṁ;
himTaṁ beholdpassatha everywheresabbadhi apart·forth·releasedvippamuttaṁ,
on the holyDibbe pathpathe treadingkamamānaṁ the great seermahesiṁ.

peerless·nameAnomanāmaṁ subtle·meaning·seeingnipuṇatthadassiṁ,
wisdom·giverPaññādadaṁ to the realm of sensualitykāmālaye not·attachedasattaṁ;
himTaṁ beholdpassatha all·knowersabbaviduṁ very·intelligentsumedhaṁ,
nobleAriye roadpathe tread·presentkamamānaṁ the great seermahesiṁ.

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

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

thoseTe wemayaṁ apart·movevicarissāma,
from villageGāmā to villagegāmaṁ from peaknagā to peaknagaṁ;
paying homageNamassamānā fully·awakenedsambuddhaṁ,
of the dhammaDhammassa andca clear·rightnesssudhammatan”ti.
Hemavata·suttaHemavatasuttaṁ ninthnavamaṁ.

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