Viyahapannatti 15.655

15.655

tae ṇaṃ samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre annayā kadāyi sāvatthīo nagarīo koṭṭhayāo ceiyāo paḍinikkhamati, paḍinikkhamittā bahiyā janavayavihāraṃ viharai|
teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ meṃḍhiyagāme nāmaṃ nagare hotthā–vaṇṇao| tassa ṇaṃ meṃḍhiyagāmassa nagarassa bahiyā uttarapu-ratthime disībhāe, ettha ṇaṃ sāṇakoṭṭhae nāmaṃ ceie hotthā–vaṇṇao jāva puḍhavisilāpaṭṭao| tassa ṇaṃ sāṇakoṭṭhagassa ceiyassa adūra-sāmaṃte, ettha ṇaṃ mahege māluyākacchae yāvi hotthā–kiṇhe kiṇhobhāse jāva mahāmehanikuraṃbabhūe pattie pupphie phalie hariyagareri-jjamāṇe sirīe atīva-atīva uvasobhemāṇe ciṭṭhati| tattha ṇaṃ meṃḍhiyagāme nagare revatī nāmaṃ gāhāvaiṇī parivasati–aḍḍhā jāva bahuja-ṇassa aparibhūyā|
tae ṇaṃ samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre annadā kadāyi puvvānupuvviṃ caramāṇe gāmānugāmaṃ dūijjamāṇe suhaṃsuheṇaṃ viharamāṇe jeṇeva meṃḍhiyagāme nagare jeṇeva sāṇakoṭṭhae ceie teṇeva uvāgacchai jāva parisā paḍigayā|
tae ṇaṃ samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa sarīragaṃsi vipule rogāyaṃke pāubbhūe–ujjale viule pagāḍhe kakkase kaḍue caṃḍe dukkhe dugge tivve durahiyāse, pittajjaraparigayasarīre dāhavakkaṃtie yāvi viharati, avi yāiṃ lohiya-vaccāiṃ pi pakarei, cāuvaṇṇaṃ ca ṇaṃ vāgareti–evaṃ khalu samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre gosālassa maṃkhaliputtassa taveṇaṃ teeṇaṃ annāiṭṭhe samāṇe aṃto chaṇhaṃ māsāṇaṃ pittajjaraparigayasarīre dāhavakkaṃtie chaumatthe ceva kālaṃ karessati|
teṇaṃ kāleṇaṃ teṇaṃ samaeṇaṃ samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa aṃtevāsī sīheṃ nāmaṃ anagāre–pagaibhaddae jāva vinīe māluyākacchagassa adūrasāmaṃte chaṭṭhaṃchaṭṭheṇaṃ anikkhitteṇaṃ tavokammeṇaṃ uḍḍhaṃ bāhāo pagijjhiya-pagijjhiya sūrābhimuhe āyāvaṇabhūmīe āyāvemāṇe viharati|
tae ṇaṃ tassa sīhassa anagārassa jjhāṇaṃtariyāe vaṭṭamāṇassa ayameyārūve ajjhatthie ciṃtie patthie manogae saṃkappe samuppajjitthā–evaṃ khalu mamaṃ dhammāyariyassa dhammovadesagassa samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa sarīragaṃsi viule rogāyaṃke pāubbhūe–ujjale jāva chaumatthe ceva kālaṃ karessati, vadissaṃti ya ṇaṃ annatitthiyā–chaumatthe ceva kālagae–imeṇaṃ eyārūveṇaṃ mahayā maṇomāṇasieṇaṃ dukkheṇaṃ abhibhūe samāṇe āyāvaṇabhūmīo paccorubhai, paccorubhittā jeṇeva māluyākacchae teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā māluyākacchagaṃ aṃto-aṃto anupavisai, anupa-visittā mahayā-mahayā saddeṇaṃ kuhukuhussa paruṇṇe|
ajjoti! samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre samaṇe niggaṃthe āmaṃteti, āmaṃtettā evaṃ vayāsī–evaṃ khalu ajjo! mamaṃ aṃte-vāsī sīhe nāmaṃ anagāre pagaibhaddae jāva vinīe māluyākacchagassa adūrasāmaṃte chaṭṭhaṃchaṭṭheṇaṃ anikkhitteṇaṃ tavokammeṇaṃ uḍḍhaṃ bāhāo pagijjhiya-pagijjhiya sūrābhimuhe āyāvaṇabhūmīe āyāvemāṇe viharati|
tae ṇaṃ tassa sīhassa anagārassa jjhāṇaṃtariyāe vaṭṭamāṇassa ayameyārūve ajjhatthie ciṃtie patthie manogae saṃkappe samuppajjitthā–evaṃ khalu mamaṃ dhammāyariyassa dhammovadesagassa samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa sarīragaṃsi viule rogāyaṃke pāubbhūe–ujjale jāva chaumatthe ceva kālaṃ karessati, vadissaṃti ya ṇaṃ annatitthiyā–chaumatthe ceva kālagae–imeṇaṃ eyārūveṇaṃ mahayā maṇo-māṇasieṇaṃ dukkheṇaṃ abhibhūe samāṇe āyāvaṇabhūmīo paccorubhai, paccorubhittā jeṇeva māluyā-kacchae teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā māluyākacchagaṃ aṃto-aṃto anupavisai anupavisittā mahayā-mahayā saddeṇaṃ kuhukuhussa paruṇṇe| taṃ gacchaha ṇaṃ ajjo! ibbhe sīhaṃ anagāraṃ saddāha|
tae ṇaṃ te samaṇā niggaṃthā samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ evaṃ vuttā samāṇā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdaṃti namaṃsaṃti, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa aṃtiyāo sāṇakoṭṭhagāo ceiyāo paḍinikkhamaṃti, paḍinikkhamittā jeṇeva māluyākacchae, jeṇeva sīhe anagāre teṇeva uvāgacchaṃti, uvāgacchittā sīhaṃ anagāraṃ evaṃ vayāsī–sīhā! dhammāyariyā saddāveṃti|
tae ṇaṃ se sīhe anagāre samaṇehiṃ niggaṃthehiṃ saddhiṃ māluyākacchagāo paḍinikkhamai, paḍinikkhamittā jeṇeva sāṇa koṭṭhae ceie, jeṇeva samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre, teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ tikkhutto āyāhiṇa-payāhiṇaṃ jāva pajjuvāsati|
sīhādi! samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre sīhaṃ anagāraṃ evaṃ vayāsī–se nūnaṃ te sīhā! jjhāṇaṃtariyāe vaṭṭamāṇassa ayameyārūve ajjhatthie ciṃtie patthie manogae saṃkappe samuppajjitthā–evaṃ khalu mamaṃ dhammāyariyassa dhammovadesagassa samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa sarīragaṃsi viule rogāyaṃke pāubbhūe–ujjale jāva chaumatthe ceva kālaṃ karessati, vadissaṃti ya ṇaṃ annatitthiyā–chaumatthe ceva kālagae–imeṇaṃ eyārūveṇaṃ mahayā maṇomāṇasieṇaṃ dukkheṇaṃ abhibhūe samāṇe āyāvaṇabhūmīo paccorubhittā, jeṇeva māluyākacchae teṇeva uvāgacchittā māluyākacchagaṃ aṃto-aṃto anupavisittā mahayā-mahayā saddeṇaṃ kuhukuhussa paruṇṇe| se nūnaṃ te sīhā! aṭṭhe samaṭṭhe?
haṃtā atthi|
taṃ no khalu ahaṃ sīhā! gosālassa maṃkhaliputtassa taveṇaṃ teeṇaṃ annāiṭṭhe samāṇe aṃto chaṇhaṃ māsāṇaṃ pittajjaraparigayasarīre dāhavakkaṃtie chaumatthe ceva kālaṃ karessaṃ ahaṇṇaṃ addha solasa vāsāiṃ jine suhatthī viharissāmi, taṃ gacchaha ṇaṃ tumaṃ sīhā! meṃḍhiya gāmaṃ nagaraṃ, revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe gihaṃ, tattha ṇaṃ revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe mamaṃ aṭṭhāe duve kavoyasarīrā uvakkhaḍiyā, tehiṃ no aṭṭho, atthi se anne pāriyāsie majjārakaḍae kukkuḍamaṃsae, tamāharāhi, eeṇaṃ aṭṭho|
tae ṇaṃ se sīhe anagāre samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ evaṃ vutte samāṇe haṭṭhatuṭṭha-cittamānaṃdie naṃdie pīimāṇe para-masomaṇassie harisavasavisappamāṇahiyae samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdai namaṃsai, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā aturiyamacavalamasaṃbhaṃtaṃ muhapottiyaṃ paḍileheti, paḍilehettā bhāyaṇavatthāiṃ paḍileheti, paḍilehettā bhāyaṇāiṃ pamajjai, pamajjitā bhāyaṇāiṃ uggāhei, uggāhettā jeṇeva samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā samaṇaṃ bhagavaṃ mahāvīraṃ vaṃdai namaṃsai, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa aṃtiyāo sāṇakoṭṭhagāo ceiyāo paḍinikkhamati, paḍi-nikkhamittā aturiyamacavalamasaṃbhaṃtaṃ jugaṃtarapaloyaṇāe diṭṭhīe purao riyaṃ sohemāṇe-sohemāṇe jeṇeva meṃḍhiyagāme nagare teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā meṃḍhiyagāmaṃ nagaraṃ majjhaṃmajjheṇaṃ jeṇeva revatīe gāhāvaiṇīe gihe teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā revatīe gāhāvattiṇīe gihaṃ anuppaviṭṭhe|
tae ṇaṃ sā revatī gāhāvatiṇī sīhaṃ anagāraṃ ejjamāṇaṃ pāsati, pāsittā haṭṭhatuṭṭhā khippāmeva āsaṇāo abbhuṭṭhei, abbhuṭṭhettā sīhaṃ anagāraṃ sattaṭṭha payāiṃ anugacchai, anugacchittā tikkhutto āyāhiṇa-payāhiṇaṃ kareti, karettā vaṃdati namaṃsati, vaṃdittā namaṃsittā evaṃ vayāsī–saṃdisaṃtu ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! kimāgamaṇappayoyaṇaṃ?
tae ṇaṃ se sīhe anagāre revatiṃ gāhāvaiṇiṃ evaṃ vayāsī–evaṃ khalu tume devānuppie! samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa aṭṭhāe duve kavoya-sarīrā uvakkhaḍiyā, tehiṃ no aṭṭho, atthi te anne pāriyāsie majjārakaḍae kukkuḍamaṃsae eyamāharāhiṃ, teṇaṃ aṭṭho|
tae ṇaṃ sā revatī gāhāvaiṇī sīhaṃ anagāraṃ evaṃ vayāsī–kesa ṇaṃ sīhā! se nāṇī vā tavassī vā, jeṇaṃ tava esa aṭṭhe mama tāva rahassakaḍe havvamakkhāe, jao ṇaṃ tumaṃ jāṇāsi?
tae ṇaṃ se sīhe anagāre revaiṃ gāhāvaiṇiṃ evaṃ vayāsī–evaṃ khalu revaī! mamaṃ dhammāyarie dhammovadesae samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre uppannanāṇadaṃsaṇadhare arahā jine kevalī tīyapaccuppannamaṇā-gayaviyāṇae savvaṇṇū savvadarisī jeṇaṃ mama esa aṭṭhe tava tāva rahassakaḍe havvamakkhāe, jao ṇaṃ ahaṃ jāṇāmi|
tae ṇaṃ sā revatī gāhāvatiṇī sīhassa anagārassa aṃtiyaṃ eyamaṭṭhaṃ soccā nisamma haṭṭhatuṭṭhā jeṇeva bhattaghare teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā pattagaṃ moeti, moettā jeṇeva sīhe anagāre teṇeva uvāgacchai, uvāgacchittā sīhassa anagārassa paḍiggahagaṃsi taṃ savvaṃ sammaṃ nissirati|
tae ṇaṃ tīe revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe teṇaṃ davvasuddheṇaṃ dāyagasuddheṇaṃ paḍigāhagasuddheṇaṃ tiviheṇaṃ tikaraṇasuddheṇaṃ dāṇeṇaṃ sīhe anagāre paḍilābhie samāṇe devāue nibaddhe, saṃsāre parittīkae, gihaṃsi ya se imāiṃ paṃca divvāiṃ pāubbhūyāiṃ, taṃ jahā –vasudhārā vuṭṭhā, dasaddhavaṇṇe kusume nivātie, celukkheve kae, āhayāo devaduṃdubhīo, aṃtarā vi ya ṇaṃ āgāse aho dāne, aho dāne tti ghuṭṭhe|
tae ṇaṃ rāyagihe nagare siṃghāḍaga-tiga-caukka-caccara-caummuha-mahāpaha-pahesu bahujano annamannassa evamāikkhai evaṃ bhāsai evaṃ pannavei evaṃ parūvei–dhannā ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! revaī gāhāvaiṇī, kayatthā ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! revaī gāhāvaiṇī, kayapuṇṇā ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! revaī gāhāvaiṇī, kayalakkhaṇā ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! revaī gāhāvaiṇī, kayā ṇaṃ loyā devānuppiyā! revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe, suladdhe ṇaṃ devānuppiyā! māṇussae jammajīviyaphale revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe, jassa ṇaṃ gihaṃsi tahārūve sādhu sādhurūve paḍilābhie samāṇe imāiṃ paṃca divvāiṃ pāubbhūyāiṃ, taṃ jahā–vasudhārā vuṭṭhā jāva aho dāṇe, aho dāne tti ghuṭṭhe, taṃ dhannā kayatthā kayapuṇṇā kayalakkhaṇā, kayā ṇaṃ loyā, suladdhe mānussae jammajīviyaphale revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe, revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe|
tae ṇaṃ se sīhe anagāre revatīe gāhāvatiṇīe gihāo paḍinikkhamati, paḍinikkhamittā meṃḍhiyagāmaṃ nagaraṃ majjhaṃ-majjheṇaṃ niggacchai, niggacchittā jahā goyamasāmī jāva bhattapāṇaṃ paḍidaṃseti, paḍidaṃsettā samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa pāṇiṃsi taṃ savvaṃ sammaṃ nissirati|
tae ṇaṃ samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre amucchie agiddhe agaḍhie aṇajjhovavanne bilamiva pannagabhūeṇaṃ appāṇeṇaṃ tamāhāraṃ sarīrakoṭṭhagaṃsi pakkhivati|
tae ṇaṃ samaṇassa bhagavao mahāvīrassa tamāhāraṃ āhāriyassa samāṇassa se vipule rogāyaṃke khippāmeva uvasaṃte, haṭṭhe jāe, aroge, baliyasarīre| tuṭṭhā samaṇā, tuṭṭhāo samaṇīo, tuṭṭhā sāvayā, tuṭṭhāo sāviyāo, tuṭṭhā devā, tuṭṭhāo devīo, sadevamanuyāsure loe tuṭṭhe–haṭṭhe jāe samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre, haṭṭhe jāe samaṇe bhagavaṃ mahāvīre|

Then, at another time, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, departed from the Koṭṭhaga caitya in the city of Śrāvastī; having departed, he wandered about wandering through the countryside.
At that time, in that period, there was a city named Meṇḍhiyagrāma—[it should be described]. Outside that city of Meṇḍhiyagrāma, in the northeastern direction, there was a caitya named Sāṇakoṭṭhaga—[it should be described, up to] a slab of stone resting on the ground. Near, in the vicinity of that Sāṇakoṭṭhaga caitya, there was a large thicket of māluyā vines—black, black-lustred, [up to] resembling a mass of great clouds, with leaves, flowers, and fruits, green, delightful, extremely splendid, standing exceedingly beautiful. There in that city of Meṇḍhiyagrāma lived a householder's wife named Revatī—wealthy, [up to] unassailable by many people.
Then the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, at another time, wandering in succession, passing from village to village, dwelling in great ease, arrived at the city of Meṇḍhiyagrāma and went towards the Sāṇakoṭṭhaga caitya [and delivered a sermon, up to] the assembly dispersed.
Then in the body of the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, there arose a severe and fatal sickness—burning, extensive, intense, harsh, bitter, fierce, painful, terrible, acute, difficult to endure; his body was overtaken by bilious fever and possessed by a burning sensation, and he passed bloody stools, and the people of the four classes declared: "Indeed, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, overcome by the fiery heat of Gośāla Maṅkhaliputra's austerity, his body overtaken by bilious fever and possessed by a burning sensation, will die within six months while still an unliberated pupil [chadmastha]."
At that time, in that period, a disciple of the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, a homeless ascetic named Sīha—gentle-natured by disposition, [up to] disciplined—near, in the vicinity of the māluyā thicket, observing continuous fasting of two consecutive meals [chaṭṭhaṃ-chaṭṭha] without break, with upraised arms, facing the sun on the ground for penance [ātāpanā], was dwelling and practicing heat-austerity.
Then to that homeless ascetic Sīha, while resting in an interval between meditation, this kind of internal, reflected, desired, mental thought arose: "Indeed, in the body of my Dharma-master, my Dharma-instructor, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, a severe and fatal sickness has arisen—burning [up to] he will die while still an unliberated pupil [chadmastha]; and the adherents of other sects will say: 'He died while still an unliberated pupil!'" Overwhelmed by this kind of great mental and psychological grief, he descended from the ground for penance; having descended, he went towards the māluyā thicket; having arrived, he entered deep within the māluyā thicket; having entered, he wept loudly, sobbing: "Kuhu, kuhu!"
"O Āryas!" Addressing the śramaṇas and nirgranthas, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, spoke thus: "Indeed, O Āryas! My disciple, the homeless ascetic named Sīha—gentle-natured by disposition, [up to] disciplined—near, in the vicinity of the māluyā thicket, observing continuous fasting of two consecutive meals without break, with upraised arms, facing the sun on the ground for penance, was dwelling and practicing heat-austerity.
Then to that homeless ascetic Sīha, while resting in an interval between meditation, this kind of internal, reflected, desired, mental thought arose: 'Indeed, in the body of my Dharma-master, my Dharma-instructor, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, a severe and fatal sickness has arisen—burning [up to] he will die while still an unliberated pupil; and the adherents of other sects will say: "He died while still an unliberated pupil!"' Overwhelmed by this kind of great mental and psychological grief, he descended from the ground for penance; having descended, he went towards the māluyā thicket; having arrived, he entered deep within the māluyā thicket; having entered, he wept loudly, sobbing: 'Kuhu, kuhu!' Therefore, go, O Āryas, and summon the homeless ascetic Sīha!"
Then those śramaṇas and nirgranthas, having been thus addressed by the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, bowed and paid homage to the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra; having bowed and paid homage, they departed from the presence of the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, out of the Sāṇakoṭṭhaga caitya; having departed, they went to where the māluyā thicket was, to where the homeless ascetic Sīha was; having arrived, they said thus to the homeless ascetic Sīha: "O Sīha! The Dharma-master summons [you]."
Then that homeless ascetic Sīha, together with the śramaṇas and nirgranthas, came out of the māluyā thicket; having come out, he went towards the Sāṇakoṭṭhaga caitya, towards the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra; having arrived, he circumambulated the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, three times from left to right, [up to] sat in attendance.
"O Sīha!" Addressing the homeless ascetic Sīha, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, spoke thus: "Is it true, O Sīha, that while resting in an interval between meditation, this kind of internal, reflected, desired, mental thought arose to you: 'Indeed, in the body of my Dharma-master, my Dharma-instructor, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, a severe and fatal sickness has arisen—burning [up to] he will die while still an unliberated pupil; and the adherents of other sects will say: "He died while still an unliberated pupil!"' And that, overwhelmed by this kind of great mental and psychological grief, having descended from the ground for penance, having gone towards the māluyā thicket, having entered deep within the māluyā thicket, you wept loudly, sobbing: 'Kuhu, kuhu!' Is this matter true, O Sīha?"
"Yes, it is so."
"Therefore, O Sīha, I shall indeed not die within six months, overcome by the fiery heat of Gośāla Maṅkhaliputra's austerity, my body overtaken by bilious fever and possessed by a burning sensation, while still an unliberated pupil! I shall live on for sixteen and a half years as a Jina, healthy like an elephant. Therefore go, O Sīha, to the city of Meṇḍhiyagrāma, to the house of the householder's wife Revatī; there two pigeon-bodies [fruits of a gourd] have been prepared by the householder's wife Revatī for my sake—there is no need for them; she has another dish, yesterday's leftover cat-killed cock's flesh [a medicinal citrus preparation]; fetch that, for there is need of that."
Then that homeless ascetic Sīha, having been thus addressed by the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, glad, rejoiced, mind delighted, joyful, pleased, extremely contented, his heart overflowing with joy, bowed and paid homage to the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra; having bowed and paid homage, without haste, without unsteadiness, without bewilderment, he inspected his mouth-cloth [mukhapotikā]; having inspected it, he inspected the cloths for his alms-bowls; having inspected them, he wiped the bowls; having wiped them, he took up the bowls; having taken them up, he went to where the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra was; having arrived, he bowed and paid homage to the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra; having bowed and paid homage, he departed from the presence of the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, from the Sāṇakoṭṭhaga caitya; having departed, without haste, without unsteadiness, without bewilderment, casting his gaze the distance of a yoke's length ahead, carefully purifying his steps in front, he went towards the city of Meṇḍhiyagrāma; having arrived, passing through the midst of the city of Meṇḍhiyagrāma, he went to where the house of the householder's wife Revatī was; having arrived, he entered the house of the householder's wife Revatī.
Then that householder's wife Revatī saw the homeless ascetic Sīha coming; seeing him, glad and rejoiced, she quickly rose from her seat; having risen, she went seven or eight steps forward to meet the homeless ascetic Sīha; having gone forward, she circumambulated him three times from left to right; having done so, she bowed and paid homage; having bowed and paid homage, she spoke thus: "Command, O beloved of the gods! What is the purpose of your coming?"
Then that homeless ascetic Sīha spoke thus to the householder's wife Revatī: "Indeed, O beloved of the gods, two pigeon-bodies were prepared by you for the sake of the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra; there is no need for them. You have another dish, yesterday's leftover cat-killed cock's flesh; fetch that, for there is need of that."
Then that householder's wife Revatī spoke thus to the homeless ascetic Sīha: "Who, O Sīha, is that knower or ascetic by whom this matter, which was kept secret by me, was quickly revealed to you, whence you know it?"
Then that homeless ascetic Sīha spoke thus to the householder's wife Revatī: "Indeed, O Revatī, my Dharma-master, my Dharma-instructor, the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, possessor of arisen knowledge and vision, arhat, jina, kevalin, knower of past, present, and future, omniscient, all-seeing, by him this matter, which was kept secret by you, was quickly revealed to me, whence I know it."
Then that householder's wife Revatī, having heard and grasped this matter from the homeless ascetic Sīha, glad and rejoiced, went towards the food-store; having arrived, she uncovered the vessel; having uncovered it, she went to where the homeless ascetic Sīha was; having arrived, she properly poured out all of it into the alms-bowl of the homeless ascetic Sīha.
Then, when the homeless ascetic Sīha had been served by that householder's wife Revatī with that gift which was pure in substance, pure in the giver, pure in the receiver, threefold, and pure in the three instruments, celestial lifespan was bound by her, saṃsāra was shortened for her, and in her house these five celestial portents manifested—namely: a rain of treasures fell, flowers of five colors dropped down, there was waving of celestial garments, divine drums sounded, and in the intervening sky the shout was proclaimed: 'Ah, the gift! Ah, the gift!'
Then, in the city of Rājagṛha, at crossways, triangles, squares, intersections, quadrangles, highways, and thoroughfares, many people explained, spoke, taught, and expounded to one another thus: "Blessed, O beloved of the gods, is the householder's wife Revatī! Successful, O beloved of the gods, is the householder's wife Revatī! Virtuous, O beloved of the gods, is the householder's wife Revatī! Fortunate, O beloved of the gods, is the householder's wife Revatī! The world has been made fruitful for her, O beloved of the gods! Well-attained is the fruit of human birth and life by the householder's wife Revatī, in whose house, when such a monk, a true monk, was served, these five celestial portents manifested—namely, a rain of treasures fell [up to] the shout was proclaimed: 'Ah, the gift! Ah, the gift!' Therefore, blessed, successful, virtuous, fortunate, the world made fruitful for her, well-attained is the fruit of human birth and life by the householder's wife Revatī!"
Then that homeless ascetic Sīha departed from the house of the householder's wife Revatī; having departed, he passed through the midst of the city of Meṇḍhiyagrāma; having gone out, just as Gautamasvāmin [would], [up to] he presented the food and drink; having presented it, he properly poured it all into the hands of the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra.
Then the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, uninfatuated, ungreedy, unattached, unimpassioned, like a serpent [entering] a hole, cast that food into his body-cavity.
Then, when that food was eaten by the Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, that severe and fatal sickness immediately subsided; he became joyful, free of disease, of strong body. The monks were pleased, the nuns were pleased, the laymen were pleased, the laywomen were pleased, the gods were pleased, the goddesses were pleased; the whole world with gods, humans, and asuras was pleased and joyful, saying: "The Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, has become happy! The Śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, has become happy!"