Sakka’s Questions 2.9
Sakkapañhasutta 2.9
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- Pāli
2.9.1
Apariyositasaṅkappo,
My wishes unfulfilled,
2.9.2
vicikiccho kathaṅkathī;
doubting and indecisive,
2.9.3
Vicariṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ,
I wandered for such a long time,
2.9.4
anvesanto tathāgataṃ.
in search of the Realized One.
2.9.5
Yassu maññāmi samaṇe,
I imagined that ascetics
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pavivittavihārino;
living in seclusion
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Sambuddhā iti maññāno,
must surely be awakened,
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gacchāmi te upāsituṃ.
so I went to sit near them.
2.9.9
‘Kathaṃ ārādhanā hoti,
‘How is there success?
2.9.10
kathaṃ hoti virādhanā’;
How is there failure?’
2.9.11
Iti puṭṭhā na sampāyanti,
But they were stumped by such questions
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magge paṭipadāsu ca.
about the path and practice.
2.9.13
Tyassu yadā maṃ jānanti,
And when they found out that I
2.9.14
sakko devānamāgato;
was Sakka, come from the gods,
2.9.15
Tyassu mameva pucchanti,
they questioned me instead about
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‘kiṃ katvā pāpuṇī idaṃ’.
the deed that brought me to this state.
2.9.17
Tesaṃ yathāsutaṃ dhammaṃ,
I taught them the Dhamma
2.9.18
desayāmi jane sutaṃ;
as I had learned it among men.
2.9.19
Tena attamanā honti,
They were delighted with that, saying:
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‘diṭṭho no vāsavoti ca’.
‘We’ve seen Vāsava!’
2.9.21
Yadā ca buddhamaddakkhiṃ,
Now since I’ve seen the Buddha,
2.9.22
vicikicchāvitāraṇaṃ;
who helps us overcome doubt,
2.9.23
Somhi vītabhayo ajja,
today, free of fear,
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sambuddhaṃ payirupāsiya.
I pay homage to the awakened one.
2.9.25
Taṇhāsallassa hantāraṃ,
Destroyer of the dart of craving,
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buddhaṃ appaṭipuggalaṃ;
the Buddha is unrivaled.
2.9.27
Ahaṃ vande mahāvīraṃ,
I bow to the great hero,
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buddhamādiccabandhunaṃ.
the Buddha, Kinsman of the Sun.
2.9.29
Yaṃ karomasi brahmuno,
In the same way that divinity ought be revered
2.9.30
samaṃ devehi mārisa;
by we gods, dear sir,
2.9.31
Tadajja tuyhaṃ kassāma,
today we shall revere you—
2.9.32
handa sāmaṃ karoma te.
come, let us revere you ourselves!
2.9.33
Tvameva asi sambuddho,
You alone are the Awakened!
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tuvaṃ satthā anuttaro;
You are the Teacher supreme!
2.9.35
Sadevakasmiṃ lokasmiṃ,
In the world with its gods,
2.9.36
natthi te paṭipuggalo”ti.
you have no rival.”
Translations (3)
- Sakkina pitanja — sr
- Sakkas Fragen — German
- Sakka’s Questions — English
Commentaries (1)
- Sumaṅgalavilāsinī — Buddhaghosa, Pāli