Piyajatikasutta 4.1-19

4.1

Tena kho pana samayena sambahulā akkhadhuttā bhagavato avidūre akkhehi dibbanti.

Now at that time several gamblers were playing dice not far from the Buddha.

4.2

Atha kho so gahapati yena te akkhadhuttā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā akkhadhutte etadavoca:

That householder approached them and told them what had happened.

4.3

“idhāhaṃ, bhonto, yena samaṇo gotamo tenupasaṅkamiṃ; upasaṅkamitvā samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃ. Ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho maṃ, bhonto, samaṇo gotamo etadavoca:

4.4

‘na kho te, gahapati, sake citte ṭhitassa indriyāni, atthi te indriyānaṃ aññathattan’ti.

4.5

Evaṃ vutte, ahaṃ, bhonto, samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ etadavocaṃ:

4.6

‘kiñhi me, bhante, indriyānaṃ nāññathattaṃ bhavissati;

4.7

mayhañhi, bhante, ekaputtako piyo manāpo kālaṅkato.

4.8

Tassa kālaṅkiriyāya neva kammantā paṭibhanti, na bhattaṃ paṭibhāti.

4.9

Sohaṃ āḷāhanaṃ gantvā kandāmi—

4.10

kahaṃ, ekaputtaka, kahaṃ, ekaputtakā’ti.

4.11

‘Evametaṃ, gahapati, evametaṃ, gahapati.

4.12

Piyajātikā hi, gahapati, sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā piyappabhavikā’ti.

4.13

‘Kassa kho nāmetaṃ, bhante, evaṃ bhavissati—

4.14

piyajātikā sokaparidevadukkhadomanassupāyāsā piyappabhavikā?

4.15

Piyajātikā hi kho, bhante, ānandasomanassā piyappabhavikā’ti.

4.16

Atha khvāhaṃ, bhonto, samaṇassa gotamassa bhāsitaṃ anabhinanditvā paṭikkositvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkamin”ti.

4.17

“Evametaṃ, gahapati, evametaṃ, gahapati.

“That’s so true, householder! That’s so true, householder!

4.18

Piyajātikā hi, gahapati, ānandasomanassā piyappabhavikā”ti.

For our loved ones are a source of joy and happiness.”

4.19

Atha kho so gahapati “sameti me akkhadhuttehī”ti pakkāmi.

Thinking, “The gamblers and I are in agreement,” the householder left.