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# Mahapadanasutta 3.7

Mahāpadānasutta 3.7

- **Language:** Pāli

### [3.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.1)

Atha kho so, bhikkhave, mahābrahmā vipassissa bhagavato arahato sammāsambuddhassa cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi:

> Then that Great Divinity, knowing the Buddha Vipassī’s train of thought, addressed him in verse:  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.2)

‘Sele yathā pabbatamuddhaniṭṭhito,

> ‘Standing high on a rocky mountain,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.3)

Yathāpi passe janataṃ samantato;

> you can see the people all around.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.4)

Tathūpamaṃ dhammamayaṃ sumedha,

> In just the same way, All-seer, so intelligent,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.5)

Pāsādamāruyha samantacakkhu;

> having ascended the Temple of Truth,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.6)

Sokāvatiṇṇaṃ janatamapetasoko,

> rid of sorrow, look upon the people  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.7)

Avekkhassu jātijarābhibhūtaṃ.

> swamped with sorrow,  
> overcome by rebirth and old age.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.8)

Uṭṭhehi vīra vijitasaṅgāma,

> Rise, hero! Victor in battle, caravan leader,  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.9)

Satthavāha aṇaṇa vicara loke;

> wander the world free of debt.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.10)

Desassu bhagavā dhammaṃ,

> Let the Blessed One teach the Dhamma!  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.11)

Aññātāro bhavissantī’ti.

> There will be those who understand!’  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.12)

Atha kho, bhikkhave, vipassī bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddho taṃ mahābrahmānaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

> Then the Buddha Vipassī addressed that Great Divinity in verse:  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.13)

‘Apārutā tesaṃ amatassa dvārā,

> ‘Flung open are the doors to freedom from death!  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.14)

Ye sotavanto pamuñcantu saddhaṃ;

> Let those with ears to hear commit to faith.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.15)

Vihiṃsasaññī paguṇaṃ na bhāsiṃ,

> Thinking it would be troublesome, Divinity,  
> I did not teach  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.16)

Dhammaṃ paṇītaṃ manujesu brahme’ti.

> the sophisticated, sublime Dhamma among mankind.’  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

### [3.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14.3.7.17)

Atha kho so, bhikkhave, mahābrahmā: ‘katāvakāso khomhi vipassinā bhagavatā arahatā sammāsambuddhena dhammadesanāyā’ti vipassiṃ bhagavantaṃ arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tattheva antaradhāyi.

> Then the Great Divinity, knowing that his request for the Buddha Vipassī to teach the Dhamma had been granted, bowed and respectfully circled him, keeping him on his right, before vanishing right there.  
> — The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind

## Translations (3)

- [Dugi govor o velikom podvigu](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~sr-brankokovacevic.3.7.1) — sr
- [Die große Lehrrede über hinterlassene Spuren](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~de-sabbamitta.3.7.1) — German
- [The Great Discourse on Traces Left Behind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.14~en-sujato.3.7.1) — English

## Commentaries (1)

- [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.14.70) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli

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