Dighanikaya 19.318_2

19.318_2

Maṃ ve kumāraṃ jānantīti maṃ ‘‘kumāro’’ti ‘‘daharo’’ti jānanti. Brahmaloketi seṭṭhaloke. Sanantananti ciratanaṃ porāṇakaṃ. Ahaṃ so porāṇakumāro sanaṅkumāro nāma brahmāti dasseti. Evaṃ govinda jānāhīti govinda paṇḍita, tvaṃ evaṃ jānāhi, evaṃ maṃ dhārehi.

"They know me as the Youth": they know me as "the youth", as "the young one". "In the Brahmā world": in the supreme world. "Eternal": of long standing, ancient. He indicates: "I am that ancient youth, the Brahmā named Sanaṅkumāra." "Know thus, Govinda": wise Govinda, know it thus, recognise me in this way.