Dighanikaya 19.311

19.311

Upasaṅkamiṃsūti ‘‘amhākaṃ ayaṃ issariyasampatti na aññassānubhāvena, mahāgovindassānubhāvena nipphannā. Mahāgovindo amhe satta rājāno samagge katvā jambudīpatale patiṭṭhāpesi, pubbūpakārissa pana na sukarā paṭikiriyā kātuṃ. Amhe sattapi jane esoyeva anusāsatu, etaṃyeva senāpatiñca purohitañca karoma, evaṃ no vuddhi bhavissatī’’ti cintetvā upasaṅkamiṃsu. Mahāgovindopi – ‘‘mayā ete samaggā katā, sace etesaṃ añño senāpati purohito ca bhavissati, tato attano attano senāpatipurohitānaṃ vacanaṃ gahetvā aññamaññaṃ bhindissanti, adhivāsemi nesaṃ senāpatiṭṭhānañca purohitaṭṭhānañcā’’ti cintetvā ‘‘evaṃ bho’’ti paccassosi.

“Approached” means: having thought, “This attainment of authority of ours was produced not by the power of another, but by the power of Mahāgovinda. Mahāgovinda united us seven kings and established us on the continent of Jambudīpa; but it is not easy to make a return of service to one who did a former favor. Let this very one instruct all seven of us; let us make him alone both army general and royal priest. Thus there will be prosperity for us”—they approached. Mahāgovinda too, having thought, “I united them; if there is another general and royal priest for them, then, taking the words of their respective generals and royal priests, they will divide among themselves; I will consent to their office of army general and royal priest,” consented, saying, “Yes, sirs.”