[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [Mahagovindasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19) › 44.1-21 # Mahagovindasutta 44.1-21 Mahāgovindasutta 44.1-21 - **Language:** Pāli ### [44.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.1) Atha kho, bho, brahmā sanaṅkumāro mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evameva—brahmaloke antarahito mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa sammukhe pāturahosi. > And then the divinity Sanaṅkumāra, knowing the Great Steward’s train of thought, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, vanished from the realm of divinity and reappeared in the Great Steward’s presence. > — The Great Steward ### [44.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.2) Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa ahudeva bhayaṃ ahu chambhitattaṃ ahu lomahaṃso yathā taṃ adiṭṭhapubbaṃ rūpaṃ disvā. > At that, the Great Steward became frightened, scared, his hair standing on end, as he had never seen such a sight before. > — The Great Steward ### [44.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.3) Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo bhīto saṃviggo lomahaṭṭhajāto brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: > So he addressed the divinity Sanaṅkumāra in verse: > — The Great Steward ### [44.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.4) “Vaṇṇavā yasavā sirimā, > “Who might you be, sir, > — The Great Steward ### [44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.5) ko nu tvamasi mārisa; > so beautiful, glorious, majestic? > — The Great Steward ### [44.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.6) Ajānantā taṃ pucchāma, > Not knowing, I ask— > — The Great Steward ### [44.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.7) kathaṃ jānemu taṃ mayan”ti. > how am I to know who you are?” > — The Great Steward ### [44.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.8) “Maṃ ve kumāraṃ jānanti, > “In the realm of divinity they know me > — The Great Steward ### [44.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.9) brahmaloke sanantanaṃ; > as ‘The Eternal Youth’. > — The Great Steward ### [44.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.10) Sabbe jānanti maṃ devā, > All the gods know me thus, > — The Great Steward ### [44.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.11) evaṃ govinda jānahi”. > and so you should know me, Steward.” > — The Great Steward ### [44.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.12) “Āsanaṃ udakaṃ pajjaṃ, > “A Divinity deserves a seat and water, > — The Great Steward ### [44.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.13) madhusākañca brahmuno; > foot-salve, and sweet cakes. > — The Great Steward ### [44.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.14) Agghe bhavantaṃ pucchāma, > Sir, I ask you to please accept > — The Great Steward ### [44.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.15) agghaṃ kurutu no bhavaṃ”. > these gifts of hospitality.” > — The Great Steward ### [44.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.16) “Paṭiggaṇhāma te agghaṃ, > “I accept the gifts of hospitality > — The Great Steward ### [44.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.17) yaṃ tvaṃ govinda bhāsasi; > of which you speak. > — The Great Steward ### [44.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.18) Diṭṭhadhammahitatthāya, > I grant you the opportunity > — The Great Steward ### [44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.19) samparāya sukhāya ca; > to ask whatever you desire— > — The Great Steward ### [44.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.20) Katāvakāso pucchassu, > about welfare and benefit in this life, > — The Great Steward ### [44.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.21) yaṃ kiñci abhipatthitan”ti. > or happiness in lives to come.” > — The Great Steward ## Translations (3) - [Mahāgovinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~sr-brankokovacevic.44.1) — sr - [Der Große Verwalter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~de-sabbamitta.44.1) — German - [The Great Steward](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~en-sujato.44.1) — English ## Commentaries (1) - [Sumaṅgalavilāsinī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha!sumangalavilasini.19.318) — Buddhaghosa, Pāli ## Linked texts (4) - [Jātaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.jataka.498.9.1) — Pāli - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.3.26) — Classical Chinese - [大堅固婆羅門緣起經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahagovindiyasutra*zh-danapala.2.5) — Classical Chinese - [Brahmāyusutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.91) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.1-21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.44.1-21) · Pramāṇa