[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) › 51.3 # Mahagovindasutta 51.3 Mahāgovindasutta 51.3 - **Language:** Pāli ### [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 - [Previous: 51.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.2) - [Next: 51.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.4) - [Up: 51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51) ## Translations (3) - [Mahāgovinda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~sr-brankokovacevic.51.3) — sr - [Der Große Verwalter](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~de-sabbamitta.51.3) — German - [The Great Steward](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19~en-sujato.51.3) — 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.19.51.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.19.51.3) · Pramāṇa