Sutta Nipata Chapter 3: The Great Chapter - Mahavagga

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

Pabbajjāsutta

405 "Pabbajjaṃ kittayissāmi,
yathā pabbaji cakkhumā;
Yathā vīmaṃsamāno so,
pabbajjaṃ samarocayi.

406 Sambādhoyaṃ gharāvāso,
rajassāyatanaṃ iti;
Abbhokāsova pabbajjā,
iti disvāna pabbaji.

407 Pabbajitvāna kāyena,
pāpakammaṃ vivajjayi;
Vacīduccaritaṃ hitvā,
ājīvaṃ parisodhayi.

408 Agamā rājagahaṃ buddho,
magadhānaṃ giribbajaṃ;
Piṇḍāya abhihāresi,
ākiṇṇavaralakkhaṇo".

409 Tamaddasā bimbisāro,
pāsādasmiṃ patiṭṭhito;
Disvā lakkhaṇasampannaṃ,
imamatthaṃ abhāsatha.

410 "Imaṃ bhonto nisāmetha,
abhirūpo brahā suci;
Caraṇena ca sampanno,
yugamattañca pekkhati.

411 Okkhittacakkhu satimā,
nāyaṃ nīcakulāmiva;
Rājadūtābhidhāvantu,
kuhiṃ bhikkhu gamissati".

412 Te pesitā rājadūtā,
piṭṭhito anubandhisuṃ;
Kuhiṃ gamissati bhikkhu,
kattha vāso bhavissati.

413 Sapadānaṃ caramāno,
guttadvāro susaṃvuto;
Khippaṃ pattaṃ apūresi,
sampajāno paṭissato.


414 Piṇḍacāraṃ caritvāna,
Nikkhamma nagarā muni;
Paṇḍavaṃ abhihāresi,
Ettha vāso bhavissati.

415 Disvāna vāsūpagataṃ,
Tayo dūtā upāvisuṃ;
Tesu ekova āgantvā,
Rājino paṭivedayi.

416 "Esa bhikkhu mahārāja,
Paṇḍavassa puratthato;
Nisinno byagghusabhova,
Sīhova girigabbhare".

417 Sutvāna dūtavacanaṃ,
Bhaddayānena khattiyo;
Taramānarūpo niyyāsi,
Yena paṇḍavapabbato.

418 Sa yānabhūmiṃ yāyitvā,
Yānā oruyha khattiyo;
Pattiko upasankamma,
Āsajja naṃ upāvisi.

419 Nisajja rājā sammodi,
Kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ tato;
Kathaṃ so vītisāretvā,
Imamatthaṃ abhāsatha.

420 "Yuvā ca daharo cāsi,
Paṭhamuppattiko susu;
Vaṇṇārohena sampanno,
Jātimā viya khattiyo.

421 Sobhayanto anīkaggaṃ,
Nāgasanghapurakkhato;
Dadāmi bhoge bhuñjassu,
Jātiṃ akkhāhi pucchito".

422 "Ujuṃ janapado rāja,
Himavantassa passato;
Dhanaviriyena sampanno,
Kosalesu niketino.

423 Ādiccā nāma gottena,
Sākiyā nāma jātiyā;
Tamhā kulā pabbajitomhi,
Na kāme abhipatthayaṃ.

424 Kāmesvādīnavaṃ disvā,
Nekkhammaṃ daṭṭhu khemato;
Padhānāya gamissāmi,
Ettha me rañjatī mano"ti.

Pabbajjāsuttaṃ paṭhamaṃ.