[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) › 45.1-16 # Mahagovindasutta 45.1-16 Mahāgovindasutta 45.1-16 - **Language:** Pāli ### [45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.1) Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi: > Then the Great Steward thought, > — The Great Steward ### [45.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.2) “katāvakāso khomhi brahmunā sanaṅkumārena. > “the divinity Sanaṅkumāra has granted me an opportunity. > — The Great Steward ### [45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.3) 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?” > — The Great Steward ### [45.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.4) Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi: > Then he thought, > — The Great Steward ### [45.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.5) “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. > — The Great Steward ### [45.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.6) Yannūnāhaṃ brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ samparāyikaññeva atthaṃ puccheyyan”ti. > Why don’t I ask the Divinity about the benefit that specifically applies to lives to come?” > — The Great Steward ### [45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.7) Atha kho, bho, mahāgovindo brāhmaṇo brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: > So he addressed the divinity Sanaṅkumāra in verse: > — The Great Steward ### [45.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.8) “Pucchāmi brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ, > “I’m in doubt, so I ask the Divinity— > who is free of doubt— > — The Great Steward ### [45.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.9) Kaṅkhī akaṅkhiṃ paravediyesu; > about things one may learn from another. > — The Great Steward ### [45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.10) Katthaṭṭhito kimhi ca sikkhamāno, > Standing on what, training in what > — The Great Steward ### [45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.11) Pappoti macco amataṃ brahmalokan”ti. > may a mortal reach the deathless realm of divinity?” > — The Great Steward ### [45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.12) “Hitvā mamattaṃ manujesu brahme, > “He among mankind, O brahmin, > has given up possessiveness, > — The Great Steward ### [45.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.13) Ekodibhūto karuṇedhimutto; > at one, compassionate, > — The Great Steward ### [45.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.14) Nirāmagandho virato methunasmā, > free of putrefaction, and refraining from sex. > — The Great Steward ### [45.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.15) Etthaṭṭhito ettha ca sikkhamāno; > Standing on that, training in that > — The Great Steward ### [45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.16) Pappoti macco amataṃ brahmalokan”ti. > a mortal may reach the deathless realm of divinity.” > — The Great Steward ## Translations (3) - [Mahāgovinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~sr-brankokovacevic.45.1) — sr - [Der Große Verwalter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~de-sabbamitta.45.1) — German - [The Great Steward](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~en-sujato.45.1) — English ## Linked texts (3) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.3.34) — Classical Chinese - [大堅固婆羅門緣起經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahagovindiyasutra*zh-danapala.2.13) — Classical Chinese - [Yogācārabhūmi](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.darsana.yogacara.yogacarabhumi) — Asaṅga & Maitreyanātha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.1-16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.45.1-16) · Pramāṇa