Mahagovindasutta 37.1-6

Mahāgovindasutta 37.1-6

Language: Pāli

37.1

Atha kho, bho, te cha khattiyā yena mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā mahāgovindaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ etadavocuṃ:

Then the six aristocrats approached the Great Steward and said,
The Great Steward

37.2

“yathā kho bhavaṃ govindo reṇussa rañño sahāyo piyo manāpo appaṭikūlo.

“Steward, just as you are King Reṇu’s friend, dear, beloved, and cherished,
The Great Steward

37.3

Evameva kho bhavaṃ govindo amhākampi sahāyo piyo manāpo appaṭikūlo, anusāsatu no bhavaṃ govindo;

you are also our friend.
The Great Steward

37.4

mā no bhavaṃ govindo anusāsaniyā paccabyāhāsī”ti.

Would you manage our affairs? Please don’t turn us down!”
The Great Steward

37.5

“Evaṃ, bho”ti kho mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo tesaṃ channaṃ khattiyānaṃ paccassosi.

“Yes, worthy sirs,” replied the Great Steward.
The Great Steward

37.6

Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo satta ca rājāno khattiye muddhāvasitte rajje anusāsi, satta ca brāhmaṇamahāsāle satta ca nhātakasatāni mante vācesi.

Then the Great Steward managed the realms of the seven kings. And he taught seven well-to-do brahmins, and seven hundred bathed initiates to recite the hymns.
The Great Steward