Sutta Nipata Chapter 5: The Chapter of the Way to Beyond - Parayanavagga

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

Mogharājamāṇavapucchā

(iccāyasmā mogharājā):

1116 "Dvāhaṃ sakkaṃ apucchissaṃ,
Na me byākāsi cakkhumā;
Yāvatatiyañca devīsi,
Byākarotīti me sutaṃ.

1117 Ayaṃ loko paro loko,
brahmaloko sadevako;
Diṭṭhiṃ te nābhijānāti,
gotamassa yasassino.

1118 Evaṃ abhikkantadassāviṃ,
atthi pañhena āgamaṃ;
Kathaṃ lokaṃ avekkhantaṃ,
maccurājā na passati".

1119 "Suññato lokaṃ avekkhassu,
Mogharāja sadā sato;
Attānudiṭṭhiṃ ūhacca,
Evaṃ maccutaro siyā;
Evaṃ lokaṃ avekkhantaṃ,
Maccurājā na passatī"ti.

Mogharājamāṇavapucchā pannarasamā.