Mahagovindasutta 45.1-16
Mahāgovindasutta 45.1-16
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- Pāli
45.1
Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi:
Then the Great Steward thought,
45.2
“katāvakāso khomhi brahmunā sanaṅkumārena.
“the divinity Sanaṅkumāra has granted me an opportunity.
45.3
Kiṃ nu kho ahaṃ brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ puccheyyaṃ diṭṭhadhammikaṃ vā atthaṃ samparāyikaṃ vā”ti?
Should I ask him about what is beneficial for this life or lives to come?”
45.4
Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi:
Then he thought,
45.5
“kusalo kho ahaṃ diṭṭhadhammikānaṃ atthānaṃ, aññepi maṃ diṭṭhadhammikaṃ atthaṃ pucchanti.
“I’m skilled in what is beneficial for this life, and others even ask me about it.
45.6
Yannūnāhaṃ brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ samparāyikaññeva atthaṃ puccheyyan”ti.
Why don’t I ask the Divinity about the benefit that specifically applies to lives to come?”
45.7
Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
So he addressed the divinity Sanaṅkumāra in verse:
45.8
“Pucchāmi brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ,
“I’m in doubt, so I ask the Divinity—
who is free of doubt—
45.9
Kaṅkhī akaṅkhiṃ paravediyesu;
about things one may learn from another.
45.10
Katthaṭṭhito kimhi ca sikkhamāno,
Standing on what, training in what
45.11
Pappoti macco amataṃ brahmalokan”ti.
may a mortal reach the deathless realm of divinity?”
45.12
“Hitvā mamattaṃ manujesu brahme,
“He among mankind, O brahmin,
has given up possessiveness,
45.13
Ekodibhūto karuṇedhimutto;
at one, compassionate,
45.14
Nirāmagandho virato methunasmā,
free of putrefaction, and refraining from sex.
45.15
Etthaṭṭhito ettha ca sikkhamāno;
Standing on that, training in that
45.16
Pappoti macco amataṃ brahmalokan”ti.
a mortal may reach the deathless realm of divinity.”
Translations (3)
- Mahāgovinda — sr
- Der Große Verwalter — German
- The Great Steward — English
Linked texts (3)
- 長阿含經 — Classical Chinese
- 大堅固婆羅門緣起經 — Classical Chinese
- Yogācārabhūmi — Asaṅga & Maitreyanātha, Sanskrit