Sakka’s Questions 1.5
Sakkapañhasutta 1.5
- Language
- Pāli
1.5.1
“Vande te pitaraṃ bhadde,
“O Bhaddā Suriyavaccasā, my Darling Sunshine,
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timbaruṃ sūriyavacchase;
I pay homage to your father Timbaru,
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Yena jātāsi kalyāṇī,
through whom was born a lady so fine,
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ānandajananī mama.
to fill me with a joy I never knew.
1.5.5
Vātova sedataṃ kanto,
As sweet as a breeze to one who’s sweating,
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pānīyaṃva pipāsato;
or when thirsty, a sweet and cooling drink,
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Aṅgīrasi piyāmesi,
so dear are you, Aṅgīrasi, to me—
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dhammo arahatāmiva.
just like the teaching is to all the saints!
1.5.9
Āturasseva bhesajjaṃ,
Like a cure when you’re struck by fever dire,
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bhojanaṃva jighacchato;
or food to ease the hunger pain,
1.5.11
Parinibbāpaya maṃ bhadde,
come on, Bhaddā, please put out my fire,
1.5.12
jalantamiva vārinā.
quench me like water on a flame.
1.5.13
Sītodakaṃ pokkharaṇiṃ,
As elephants burning in the heat of summer,
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yuttaṃ kiñjakkhareṇunā;
sink down in a lotus pond to rest,
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Nāgo ghammābhitattova,
so cool, full of petals and of pollen—
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ogāhe te thanūdaraṃ.
that’s how I would plunge into your breast.
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Accaṅkusova nāgova,
Like elephants bursting bonds in rutting season,
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jitaṃ me tuttatomaraṃ;
beating off the pricks of lance and pikes—
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Kāraṇaṃ nappajānāmi,
I just don’t understand what is the reason
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sammatto lakkhaṇūruyā.
I’m so crazy for your shapely thighs!
1.5.21
Tayi gedhitacittosmi,
For you, my heart is full of passion,
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cittaṃ vipariṇāmitaṃ;
I’m in a besotted state of mind.
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Paṭigantuṃ na sakkomi,
There is no going back, I’m just not able,
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vaṅkaghastova ambujo.
I’m like a fish that’s hooked up on the line.
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Vāmūru saja maṃ bhadde,
Come on, my Bhaddā, hold me, fair of thighs!
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saja maṃ mandalocane;
Embrace me, maid of captivating eyes!
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Palissaja maṃ kalyāṇi,
Take me in your arms, my lovely lady,
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etaṃ me abhipatthitaṃ.
that’s all I’d ever want or could desire.
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Appako vata me santo,
Ah, then my desire was such a small thing,
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kāmo vellitakesiyā;
my sweet, with your curling wavy hair;
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Anekabhāvo samuppādi,
now, like to arahants an offering,
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arahanteva dakkhiṇā.
it’s grown so very much from there.
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Yaṃ me atthi kataṃ puññaṃ,
Whatever the merit I have forged
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arahantesu tādisu;
by giving to such perfected beings—
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Taṃ me sabbaṅgakalyāṇi,
may that, my altogether gorgeous,
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tayā saddhiṃ vipaccataṃ.
ripen in togetherness with you.
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Yaṃ me atthi kataṃ puññaṃ,
Whatever the merit I have forged
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asmiṃ pathavimaṇḍale;
in this vast territory,
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Taṃ me sabbaṅgakalyāṇi,
may that, my altogether gorgeous,
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tayā saddhiṃ vipaccataṃ.
ripen in togetherness with you.
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Sakyaputtova jhānena,
As the Sakyan, absorbed, did meditate
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ekodi nipako sato;
at one, alert, and mindful too,
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Amataṃ muni jigīsāno,
the sage seeking the state free of death—
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tamahaṃ sūriyavacchase.
so I, oh my Sunshine, seek for you!
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Yathāpi muni nandeyya,
And just like the sage would delight,
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patvā sambodhimuttamaṃ;
once he had awakened to the truth,
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Evaṃ nandeyyaṃ kalyāṇi,
so I would delight, my fine lady,
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missībhāvaṃ gato tayā.
were I to become one with you.
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Sakko ce me varaṃ dajjā,
If Sakka were to grant me one wish,
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tāvatiṃsānamissaro;
as Lord of the Thirty and Three,
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Tāhaṃ bhadde vareyyāhe,
my Bhaddā, you’re all I would wish for,
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evaṃ kāmo daḷho mama.
so strong is the love in me.
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Sālaṃva na ciraṃ phullaṃ,
Like a freshly blossoming sal tree
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pitaraṃ te sumedhase;
is your father, my lady so wise.
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Vandamāno namassāmi,
I pay homage to he, bowing humbly,
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yassāsetādisī pajā”ti.
whose daughter is of such a kind.”
Translations (3)
- Sakkina pitanja — sr
- Sakkas Fragen — German
- Sakka’s Questions — English