With Pāyāsi 3.1-16

3.1

Tena kho pana samayena pāyāsi rājañño uparipāsāde divāseyyaṃ upagato hoti.

Now at that time the chieftain Pāyāsi had retired to the upper floor of his stilt longhouse for his midday nap.

3.2

Addasā kho pāyāsi rājañño setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike setabyāya nikkhamitvā saṅghasaṅghī gaṇībhūte uttarenamukhe gacchante yena siṃsapāvanaṃ,

He saw the brahmins and householders heading north toward the grove,

3.3

disvā khattaṃ āmantesi:

and addressed his butler,

3.4

“kiṃ nu kho, bho khatte, setabyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā setabyāya nikkhamitvā saṅghasaṅghī gaṇībhūtā uttarenamukhā gacchanti yena siṃsapāvanan”ti?

“My butler, why are the brahmins and householders heading north toward the grove?”

3.5

“Atthi kho, bho, samaṇo kumārakassapo, samaṇassa gotamassa sāvako kosalesu cārikaṃ caramāno mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi setabyaṃ anuppatto setabyāyaṃ viharati uttarena setabyaṃ siṃsapāvane.

“The ascetic Kassapa the Prince—a disciple of the ascetic Gotama—is staying in the rosewood grove to the north of Setavyā.

3.6

Taṃ kho pana bhavantaṃ kumārakassapaṃ evaṃ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggato:

He has this good reputation:

3.7

‘paṇḍito byatto medhāvī bahussuto cittakathī kalyāṇapaṭibhāno vuddho ceva arahā cā’ti.

‘He is astute, competent, intelligent, learned, a brilliant speaker, eloquent, mature, a perfected one.’

3.8

Tamete bhavantaṃ kumārakassapaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamantī”ti.

They’re going to see that Kassapa the Prince.”

3.9

“Tena hi, bho khatte, yena setabyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā tenupasaṅkama; upasaṅkamitvā setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike evaṃ vadehi:

“Well then, go to the brahmins and householders and say to them:

3.10

‘pāyāsi, bho, rājañño evamāha—

‘Worthy sir, the chieftain Pāyāsi asks

3.11

āgamentu kira bhavanto, pāyāsipi rājañño samaṇaṃ kumārakassapaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamissatī’ti.

you to wait, as he will also go to see the ascetic Kassapa the Prince.’

3.12

Purā samaṇo kumārakassapo setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike bāle abyatte saññāpeti:

Before Kassapa the Prince persuades those foolish and incompetent brahmins and householders that

3.13

‘itipi atthi paro loko, atthi sattā opapātikā, atthi sukatadukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko’ti.

there is an afterlife, there are beings reborn spontaneously, and there is a fruit or result of good and bad deeds—

3.14

Natthi hi, bho khatte, paro loko, natthi sattā opapātikā, natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko”ti.

for none of these things are true!”

3.15

“Evaṃ, bho”ti kho so khattā pāyāsissa rājaññassa paṭissutvā yena setabyakā brāhmaṇagahapatikā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā setabyake brāhmaṇagahapatike etadavoca:

“Yes, worthy sir,” replied the butler, and did as he was asked.

3.16

“pāyāsi, bho, rājañño evamāha, āgamentu kira bhavanto, pāyāsipi rājañño samaṇaṃ kumārakassapaṃ dassanāya upasaṅkamissatī”ti.