Sakka’s Questions 1.8.1-13
Sakkapañhasutta 1.8.1-13
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1.8.1
Atha kho sakkassa devānamindassa etadahosi:
Then Sakka, lord of gods, thought,
1.8.2
“paṭisammodati pañcasikho gandhabbadevaputto bhagavatā, bhagavā ca pañcasikhenā”ti.
“Pañcasikha is exchanging pleasantries with the Buddha.”
1.8.3
Atha kho sakko devānamindo pañcasikhaṃ gandhabbadevaputtaṃ āmantesi:
So he addressed Pañcasikha,
1.8.4
“abhivādehi me tvaṃ, tāta pañcasikha, bhagavantaṃ:
“My dear Pañcasikha, please bow to the Buddha for me, saying:
1.8.5
‘sakko, bhante, devānamindo sāmacco saparijano bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatī’”ti.
‘Sir, Sakka, lord of gods, with his ministers and retinue, bows with his head at your feet.’”
1.8.6
“Evaṃ, bhaddantavā”ti kho pañcasikho gandhabbadevaputto sakkassa devānamindassa paṭissutvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādeti:
“Yes, lord,” replied Pañcasikha. He bowed to the Buddha and said,
1.8.7
“sakko, bhante, devānamindo sāmacco saparijano bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatī”ti.
“Sir, Sakka, lord of gods, with his ministers and retinue, bows with his head at your feet.”
1.8.8
“Evaṃ sukhī hotu, pañcasikha, sakko devānamindo sāmacco saparijano;
“So may Sakka with his ministers and retinue be happy, Pañcasikha,” said the Buddha,
1.8.9
sukhakāmā hi devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā ye caññe santi puthukāyā”ti.
“for all want to be happy—whether gods, humans, titans, dragons, centaurs, or any of the other diverse creatures there may be.”
1.8.10
Evañca pana tathāgatā evarūpe mahesakkhe yakkhe abhivadanti.
For that is how the Realized Ones salute such illustrious spirits.
1.8.11
Abhivadito sakko devānamindo bhagavato indasālaguhaṃ pavisitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.
And being saluted by the Buddha, Sakka entered Indra’s hill cave, bowed to the Buddha, and stood to one side.
1.8.12
Devāpi tāvatiṃsā indasālaguhaṃ pavisitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu.
And the gods of the thirty-three did likewise,
1.8.13
Pañcasikhopi gandhabbadevaputto indasālaguhaṃ pavisitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.
as did Pañcasikha.
Translations (3)
- Sakkina pitanja — sr
- Sakkas Fragen — German
- Sakka’s Questions — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli