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So panāyasmā dūratopi āgantvā dhammassavanaṃ paggaṇhātiyeva. Tasmā mahātherā nisīdantā mahākaccāyanattherassa āsanaṃ ṭhapetvā nisīdiṃsu. Sakko devarājā dvīhi devalokehi devaparisāya saddhiṃ āgantvā dibbagandhamālādīhi satthāraṃ pūjetvā ṭhito mahākaccāyanattheraṃ adisvā kiṃ nu kho mama, ayyo, na dissati, sādhu kho panassa sace āgaccheyyāti. Theropi taṃ khaṇaññeva āgantvā attano āsane nisinnameva attānaṃ dassesi. Sakko theraṃ disvā gopphakesu daḷhaṃ gahetvā ‘‘sādhu vata me, ayyo, āgato, ahaṃ ayyassa āgamanameva paccāsīsāmī’’ti vatvā ubhohi hatthehi pāde sambāhitvā gandhamālādīhi pūjetvā vanditvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Bhikkhū ujjhāyiṃsu. ‘‘Sakko mukhaṃ oloketvā sakkāraṃ karoti, avasesamahāsāvakānaṃ evarūpaṃ sakkāraṃ akaritvā mahākaccāyanaṃ disvā vegena gopphakesu gahetvā ‘sādhu vata me, ayyo, āgato, ahaṃ ayyassa āgamanameva paccāsīsāmī’ti vatvā ubhohi hatthehi pāde sambāhitvā pūjetvā vanditvā ekamantaṃ ṭhito’’ti. Satthā tesaṃ taṃ kathaṃ sutvā, ‘‘bhikkhave, mama puttena mahākaccāyanena sadisā indriyesu guttadvārā bhikkhū devānampi manussānampi piyāyevā’’ti vatvā anusandhiṃ ghaṭetvā dhammaṃ desento imaṃ gāthamāha – > For once upon a time, on the occasion of the terminal festival, the Exalted One sat on the ground floor of the mansion of the Mother of Migāra, surrounded by a company of eminent lay disciples. At this time Elder Kaccāyana the Great resided in the Avanti country. Now this Venerable Elder, although obliged to come from a great distance, regularly attended the preaching of the Law. Therefore, when the Chief Elders sat down, they always left a seat for Elder Kaccāyana the Great. > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > Sakka king of gods drew near with his celestial retinue from the two Worlds of Gods, and honored the Teacher with celestial perfumes and garlands. Not seeing Elder Kaccāyana the Great, he thought to himself, "Why is my noble Elder nowhere seen? It would be well if he were to draw near." At that very moment the Elder drew near, > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > and showed himself sitting in his proper seat. When Sakka saw the Elder, he grasped him firmly by the ankles and said, “It is indeed well that my noble Elder has come; that my noble Elder should come, was the very thing I wished for.” So saying, he rubbed the Elder’s feet with both hands, honored him with perfumes and garlands, and having paid obeisance to him, stood respectfully on one side. > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) > The monks were offended and said, “Sakka shows respect of persons in rendering honor. Such honor as this, he has not rendered to the rest of the Chief Disciples. The moment he saw Kaccāyana the Great, he grasped him by the ankles and said, ‘It is indeed well that my noble Elder has come; that my noble Elder should come, was the very thing I wished for.’ So saying, he rubbed the Elder’s feet with both hands, honored him with perfumes and garlands, and having paid obeisance to him, stood respectfully on one side.” The Teacher, hearing their talk, said, “Monks, those monks who, like my son Kaccāyana the Great, keep the doors of their senses guarded, are beloved both of gods and men.” So saying, he joined the connection, and preaching the Law, pronounced the following Stanza, > — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30) - [Previous: 7.5.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.7.5.p1) - [Next: 7.5.94](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.7.5.94) - [Up: 7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.7.5) ## Translations (1) - [Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha~en-burlingame.7.5.p2) — Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, English ## Linked texts (1) - [Dhammapada](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada.94) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.7.5.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.khuddaka.dhammapada!dhammapadatthakatha.7.5.p2) · Pramāṇa