Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses with Devatas: SN1:31 With the Good

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1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankamiṃsu; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

2 "Sabbhireva samāsetha,
sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ;
Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya,
seyyo hoti na pāpiyo"ti.

3 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

4 "Sabbhireva samāsetha,
sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ;
Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya,
paññā labbhati nāññato"ti.

5 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

6 "Sabbhireva samāsetha,
sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ;
Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya,
sokamajjhe na socatī"ti.

7 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

8 "Sabbhireva samāsetha,
sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ;
Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya,
ñātimajjhe virocatī"ti.

9 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

10 "Sabbhireva samāsetha,
sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ;
Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya,
sattā gacchanti suggatin"ti.

11 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

12 "Sabbhireva samāsetha,
sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ;
Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya,
sattā tiṭṭhanti sātatan"ti.

13 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "kassa nu kho, bhagavā, subhāsitan"ti?

14 "Sabbāsaṃ vo subhāsitaṃ pariyāyena, api ca mamapi suṇātha – 

15 Sabbhireva samāsetha,
sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṃ;
Sataṃ saddhammamaññāya,
sabbadukkhā pamuccatī"ti.

16 Idamavoca bhagavā. Attamanā tā devatāyo bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatthevantaradhāyiṃsūti.