Sutta Nipata Chapter 3: The Great Chapter - Mahavagga

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

Padhānasutta


425 "Taṃ maṃ padhānapahitattaṃ,
nadiṃ nerañjaraṃ pati;
Viparakkamma jhāyantaṃ,
yogakkhemassa pattiyā.

426 Namucī karuṇaṃ vācaṃ,
bhāsamāno upāgami;
‘ Kiso tvamasi dubbaṇṇo,
santike maraṇaṃ tava.

427 Sahassabhāgo maraṇassa,
ekaṃso tava jīvitaṃ;
Jīva bho jīvitaṃ seyyo,
jīvaṃ puññāni kāhasi.

428 Carato ca te brahmacariyaṃ,
Aggihuttañca jūhato;
Pahūtaṃ cīyate puññaṃ,
Kiṃ padhānena kāhasi.

429 Duggo maggo padhānāya,
dukkaro durabhisambhavo’";
Imā gāthā bhaṇaṃ māro,
aṭṭhā buddhassa santike.


430 Taṃ tathāvādinaṃ māraṃ,
bhagavā etadabravi;
"Pamattabandhu pāpima,
yenatthena idhāgato.

431 Aṇumattopi puññena,
Attho mayhaṃ na vijjati;
Yesañca attho puññena,
Te māro vattumarahati.

432 Atthi saddhā tathā viriyaṃ,
paññā ca mama vijjati;
Evaṃ maṃ pahitattampi,
kiṃ jīvamanupucchasi.

433 Nadīnamapi sotāni,
ayaṃ vāto visosaye;
Kiñca me pahitattassa,
lohitaṃ nupasussaye.

434 Lohite sussamānamhi,
Pittaṃ semhañca sussati;
Maṃsesu khīyamānesu,
Bhiyyo cittaṃ pasīdati;
Bhiyyo sati ca paññā ca,
Samādhi mama tiṭṭhati.

435 Tassa mevaṃ viharato,
Pattassuttamavedanaṃ;
Kāmesu nāpekkhate cittaṃ,
Passa sattassa suddhataṃ.

436 Kāmā te paṭhamā senā,
Dutiyā arati vuccati;
Tatiyā khuppipāsā te,
Catutthī taṇhā pavuccati.

437 Pañcamaṃ thinamiddhaṃ te,
Chaṭṭhā bhīrū pavuccati;
Sattamī vicikicchā te,
Makkho thambho te aṭṭhamo.


438 Lābho siloko sakkāro,
Micchāladdho ca yo yaso;
Yo cattānaṃ samukkaṃse,
Pare ca avajānati.

439 Esā namuci te senā,
Kaṇhassābhippahārinī;
Na naṃ asūro jināti,
Jetvā ca labhate sukhaṃ.

440 Esa muñjaṃ parihare,
Dhiratthu mama jīvitaṃ;
Sangāme me mataṃ seyyo,
Yañce jīve parājito.

441 Pagāḷhettha na dissanti,
Eke samaṇabrāhmaṇā;
Tañca maggaṃ na jānanti,
Yena gacchanti subbatā.

442 Samantā dhajiniṃ disvā,
Yuttaṃ māraṃ savāhanaṃ;
Yuddhāya paccuggacchāmi,
Mā maṃ ṭhānā acāvayi.

443 Yaṃ te taṃ nappasahati,
Senaṃ loko sadevako;
Taṃ te paññāya bhecchāmi,
Āmaṃ pattaṃva asmanā.

444 Vasīkaritvā sankappaṃ,
Satiñca sūpatiṭṭhitaṃ;
Raṭṭhā raṭṭhaṃ vicarissaṃ,
Sāvake vinayaṃ puthū.

445 Te appamattā pahitattā,
Mama sāsanakārakā;
Akāmassa te gamissanti,
Yattha gantvā na socare".



446 "Satta vassāni bhagavantaṃ,
Anubandhiṃ padāpadaṃ;
Otāraṃ nādhigacchissaṃ,
Sambuddhassa satīmato.

447 Medavaṇṇaṃva pāsāṇaṃ,
Vāyaso anupariyagā;
Apettha muduṃ vindema,
Api assādanā siyā.

448 Aladdhā tattha assādaṃ,
Vāyasetto apakkami;
Kākova selamāsajja,
Nibbijjāpema gotamaṃ".



449 Tassa sokaparetassa,
Vīṇā kacchā abhassatha;
Tato so dummano yakkho,
Tatthevantaradhāyathāti.

Padhānasuttaṃ dutiyaṃ.