Dighanikaya 13.554

13.554

Jātasaṃvaḍḍhoti jāto ca vaḍḍhito ca, yo hi kevalaṃ tattha jātova hoti, aññattha vaḍḍhito, tassa samantā gāmamaggā na sabbaso paccakkhā honti, tasmā jātasaṃvaḍḍhoti āha. Jātasaṃvaḍḍhopi yo ciranikkhanto, tassa na sabbaso paccakkhā honti. Tasmā ‘‘tāvadeva avasaṭa’’nti āha, taṅkhaṇameva nikkhantanti attho. Dandhāyitattanti ayaṃ nu kho maggo, ayaṃ na nukhoti kaṅkhāvasena cirāyitattaṃ. Vitthāyitattanti yathā sukhumaṃ atthajātaṃ sahasā pucchitassa kassaci sarīraṃ thaddhabhāvaṃ gaṇhāti, evaṃ thaddhabhāvaggahaṇaṃ. Na tvevāti iminā sabbaññutaññāṇassa appaṭihatabhāvaṃ dasseti. Tassa hi purisassa mārāvaṭṭanādivasena siyā ñāṇassa paṭighāto. Tena so dandhāyeyya vā vitthāyeyya vā. Sabbaññutaññāṇaṃ pana appaṭihataṃ, na sakkā tassa kenaci antarāyo kātunti dīpeti.

"Born and raised" (jātasaṃvaḍḍho) means both born and raised [there]; for one who was only born there and raised elsewhere does not have all the village paths clearly before his eyes on every side, which is why he said 'born and raised.' Even one who is born and raised [there], if he departed long ago, does not have them clearly before his eyes on every side. Therefore he said: "having departed only just now" (tāvadeva avasaṭaṃ), meaning departed at that very moment. "Hesitation" (dandhāyitattaṃ) means delay through doubt: 'Is this the path, or is this not the path?' "Stupor" (vitthāyitattaṃ) means taking on a state of rigidity, just as the body of someone who is suddenly questioned about a subtle matter becomes rigid. "Certainly not" (na tveva): by this he shows the unhindered nature of the knowledge of omniscience. For in the case of that man, there might be obstruction to his knowledge through the revolving of Māra and the like. Because of that, he might hesitate or fall into a stupor. But the knowledge of omniscience is unhindered; he indicates that no one can make an obstacle to it.