Dighanikaya 3.261_2

3.261_2

Bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodiṃsūti yathā khamanīyādīni pucchanto bhagavā tehi, evaṃ tepi bhagavatā saddhiṃ samappavattamodā ahesuṃ. Sītodakaṃ viya uṇhodakena sammoditaṃ ekībhāvaṃ agamaṃsu. Yāya ca ‘‘kacci, bho gotama, khamanīyaṃ; kacci yāpanīyaṃ, kacci bhoto ca gotamassa sāvakānañca appābādhaṃ, appātaṅkaṃ, lahuṭṭhānaṃ, balaṃ, phāsuvihāro’’tiādikāya kathāya sammodiṃsu, taṃ pītipāmojjasaṅkhātasammodajananato sammodituṃ yuttabhāvato ca sammodanīyaṃ, atthabyañjanamadhuratāya sucirampi kālaṃ sāretuṃ nirantaraṃ pavattetuṃ arahabhāvato saritabbabhāvato ca sāraṇīyaṃ. Suyyamānasukhato sammodanīyaṃ, anussariyamānasukhato ca sāraṇīyaṃ. Tathā byañjanaparisuddhatāya sammodanīyaṃ, atthaparisuddhatāya sāraṇīyaṃ. Evaṃ anekehi pariyāyehi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā pariyosāpetvā niṭṭhapetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu.

“They exchanged polite greetings with the Blessed One”: just as the Blessed One questioned them about tolerable conditions and the like, so they too were of equal joy alongside the Blessed One. Like cold water blending with hot water, they attained unity. And by the speech through which they exchanged polite greetings, beginning: “Is it tolerable, Master Gotama? Is it bearable? Are you, Master Gotama, and your disciples free from illness, free from distress, lively, strong, and living at ease?”, it was pleasant because it generated delight known as joy and satisfaction and was proper to delight in; it was courteous because, due to its sweetness of meaning and phrasing, it was worthy to be remembered for a very long time, to be continued without pause, and to be recollected. It was pleasant because of the pleasure when heard, and courteous because of the pleasure when recollected. Likewise, it was pleasant because of the purity of phrasing, and courteous because of the purity of meaning. Having thus exchanged, concluded, and completed this pleasant, courteous talk in many ways, they sat down to one side.