Sutta Nipata Chapter 1: The Chapter of the Snake - Uragavagga

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

Parābhavasutta

Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

91 "Parābhavantaṃ purisaṃ,
mayaṃ pucchāma gotama;
Bhavantaṃ puṭṭhumāgamma,
kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

92 "Suvijāno bhavaṃ hoti,
suvijāno parābhavo;
Dhammakāmo bhavaṃ hoti,
dhammadessī parābhavo".

93 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
paṭhamo so parābhavo;
Dutiyaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

94 "Asantassa piyā honti,
sante na kurute piyaṃ;
Asataṃ dhammaṃ roceti,
taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

95 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
dutiyo so parābhavo;
Tatiyaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

96 "Niddāsīlī sabhāsīlī,
anuṭṭhātā ca yo naro;
Alaso kodhapaññāṇo,
taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

97 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
tatiyo so parābhavo;
Catutthaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

98 "Yo mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vā,
jiṇṇakaṃ gatayobbanaṃ;
Pahu santo na bharati,
taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

99 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
catuttho so parābhavo;
Pañcamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

100 "Yo brāhmaṇaṃ samaṇaṃ vā,
Aññaṃ vāpi vanibbakaṃ;
Musāvādena vañceti,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

101 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
Pañcamo so parābhavo;
Chaṭṭhamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

102 "Pahūtavitto puriso,
Sahirañño sabhojano;
Eko bhuñjati sādūni,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

103 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
Chaṭṭhamo so parābhavo;
Sattamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

104 "Jātitthaddho dhanatthaddho,
Gottatthaddho ca yo naro;
Saññātiṃ atimaññeti,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

105 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
Sattamo so parābhavo;
Aṭṭhamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

106 "Itthidhutto surādhutto,
Akkhadhutto ca yo naro;
Laddhaṃ laddhaṃ vināseti,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

107 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
Aṭṭhamo so parābhavo;
Navamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

108 "Sehi dārehi asantuṭṭho,
Vesiyāsu padussati;
Dussati paradāresu,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

109 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
Navamo so parābhavo;
Dasamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

110 "Atītayobbano poso,
Āneti timbarutthaniṃ;
Tassā issā na supati,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

111 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
Dasamo so parābhavo;
Ekādasamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

112 "Itthiṃ soṇḍiṃ vikiraṇiṃ,
Purisaṃ vāpi tādisaṃ;
Issariyasmiṃ ṭhapeti,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

113 "Iti hetaṃ vijānāma,
Ekādasamo so parābhavo;
Dvādasamaṃ bhagavā brūhi,
Kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ".

114 "Appabhogo mahātaṇho,
Khattiye jāyate kule;
So ca rajjaṃ patthayati,
Taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ.

115 Ete parābhave loke,
Paṇḍito samavekkhiya;
Ariyo dassanasampanno,
Sa lokaṃ bhajate sivan"ti.

Parābhavasuttaṃ chaṭṭhaṃ.