Dighanikaya 2.151-152_4

2.151-152_4

Ettha pana makkhalīti tassa nāmaṃ. Gosālāya jātattā gosāloti dutiyaṃ nāmaṃ. Taṃ kira sakaddamāya bhūmiyā telaghaṭaṃ gahetvā gacchantaṃ – ‘‘tāta, mā khalī’’ti sāmiko āha. So pamādena khalitvā patitvā sāmikassa bhayena palāyituṃ āraddho. Sāmiko upadhāvitvā dussakaṇṇe aggahesi. So sāṭakaṃ chaḍḍetvā acelako hutvā palāyi. Sesaṃ pūraṇasadisameva.

Here, however, 'Makkhalī' was his name. Because he was born in a cowshed [gosālā], his second name was 'Gosāla'. While he was walking on muddy ground carrying a pot of oil, his master, it is said, told him: "Dear boy, do not stumble [mā khalī]!" Stumbling through heedlessness, he fell, and out of fear of his master he began to flee. His master ran up and seized the corner of his garment. He discarded the garment and, becoming unclothed, ran away. The rest is just like [the story of] Pūraṇa.