[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) › 51.1-7 # Mahagovindasutta 51.1-7 Mahāgovindasutta 51.1-7 - **Language:** Pāli ### [51.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.1) “Tena hi bhavaṃ govindo satta vassāni āgametu. > “Well then, sir, please wait for seven years. > — The Great Steward ### [51.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.2) Sattannaṃ vassānaṃ accayena mayampi agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajissāma, atha yā te gati, sā no gati bhavissatī”ti. > When seven years have passed, we shall go forth with you. Your destiny shall be ours.” > — The Great Steward ### [51.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.3) “Aticiraṃ kho, bho, satta vassāni, nāhaṃ sakkomi, bhavante, satta vassāni āgametuṃ. > “Seven years is too long, sirs. I cannot wait that long. > — The Great Steward ### [51.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.4) Ko nu kho pana, bho, jānāti jīvitānaṃ. > Who knows what will happen to the living? > — The Great Steward ### [51.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.5) Gamanīyo samparāyo, mantāyaṃ boddhabbaṃ, kattabbaṃ kusalaṃ, caritabbaṃ brahmacariyaṃ, natthi jātassa amaraṇaṃ. > We are headed for lives to come. We must be thoughtful and wake up! We must do what’s good and lead the spiritual life, for no one born can escape death. > — The Great Steward ### [51.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.6) Yathā kho pana me sutaṃ brahmuno āmagandhe bhāsamānassa, te na sunimmadayā agāraṃ ajjhāvasatā, ### [51.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.7) pabbajissāmahaṃ, bho, agārasmā anagāriyan”ti. > I shall go forth.” > — The Great Steward ## Translations (3) - [Mahāgovinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~sr-brankokovacevic.51.1) — sr - [Der Große Verwalter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~de-sabbamitta.51.1) — German - [The Great Steward](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~en-sujato.51.1) — English ## Linked texts (3) - [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.3.62) — Classical Chinese - [大堅固婆羅門緣起經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirgha.mahagovindiyasutra*zh-danapala.2.48) — Classical Chinese - [Paṭhamaāyusutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.samyutta.1.4.9) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.1-7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.1-7) · Pramāṇa