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title: "Linked Discourses I: With Verses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Sagāthāvagga"
author: "The Buddha"
translator: "Bhikkhu Sujato"
languages: [pi, en]
shelf: "Pali Canon"
section: 28 of 31
url: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/28/
cite: "The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato, Linked Discourses I: With Verses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Sagāthāvagga, section 28. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/28/"
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# Linked Discourses I: With Verses · Saṁyutta Nikāya · Sagāthāvagga

*The Buddha, tr. Bhikkhu Sujato*

The first book of the Linked Discourses: dialogues in verse with gods, Māra, nuns, brahmins and kings.

> Pali: the Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka (Buddha Jayanti edition, 2500), from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0).

> English: Bhikkhu Sujato, from SuttaCentral’s bilara-data, dedicated to the public domain (CC0). Notes are not included.

> Rows follow the segment numbers the two texts share, gathered into paragraphs; verse keeps its lines.

## 28. With Indaka · SN 10.1–10.12

Source: https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/28/ · cite a paragraph as https://scriptura.si/works/pali-samyutta-nikaya-1/28/#p-N

[¶0] SN 10.1 · With Indaka

> Pali: SN 10.1 · Indakasutta

[¶1] So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha on Mount Indra’s Peak, the haunt of the native spirit Indaka.

> Pali: Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati indakūṭe pabbate, indakassa yakkhassa bhavane.

[¶2] Then the native spirit Indaka went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse:

> Pali: Atha kho indako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

[¶3] “The Buddhas say that form is not the soul.
Then how does this one obtain this body?
From where do his bones and organs come?
How does this one coalesce in the womb?”

> Pali: “Rūpaṁ na jīvanti vadanti buddhā,
Kathaṁ nvayaṁ vindatimaṁ sarīraṁ;
Kutassa aṭṭhīyakapiṇḍameti,
Kathaṁ nvayaṁ sajjati gabbharasmin”ti.

[¶4] “First there’s the zygote;
then there’s the blastocyst;
from there arises the gastrula;
which produces the embryonic mass.
From that the limb buds appear,
the head hair, body hair, and nails.

> Pali: “Paṭhamaṁ kalalaṁ hoti,
kalalā hoti abbudaṁ;
Abbudā jāyate pesi,
pesi nibbattatī ghano;
Ghanā pasākhā jāyanti,
kesā lomā nakhāpi ca.

[¶5] And whatever the mother eats—
the food and drink that she consumes—
nourishes them there,
the person in the mother’s womb.”

> Pali: Yañcassa bhuñjatī mātā,
annaṁ pānañca bhojanaṁ;
Tena so tattha yāpeti,
mātukucchigato naro”ti.

[¶6] SN 10.2 · Sakka In Name Only

> Pali: SN 10.2 · Sakkanāmasutta

[¶7] At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.

[¶8] Then a spirit who was Sakka in name only went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse:

> Pali: Atha kho sakkanāmako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

[¶9] “You’ve given up all ties,
and are fully freed.
It’s not a good idea for you, ascetic,
to be instructing others.”

> Pali: “Sabbaganthappahīnassa,
vippamuttassa te sato;
Samaṇassa na taṁ sādhu,
yadaññamanusāsasī”ti.

[¶10] “No matter how you explain why
people gather together, Sakka,
it’s unworthy for a wise person
not to think of the other with sympathy.

> Pali: “Yena kenaci vaṇṇena,
saṁvāso sakka jāyati;
Na taṁ arahati sappañño,
manasā anukampituṁ.

[¶11] If you instruct others
with a mind clear and confident,
your compassion and empathy
don’t create attachments.”

> Pali: Manasā ce pasannena,
yadaññamanusāsati;
Na tena hoti saṁyutto,
yānukampā anuddayā”ti.

[¶12] SN 10.3 · With Spiky

> Pali: SN 10.3 · Sūcilomasutta

[¶13] At one time the Buddha was staying near Gayā on the cut-stone ledge in the haunt of Spiky the native spirit.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā gayāyaṁ viharati ṭaṅkitamañce sūcilomassa yakkhassa bhavane.

[¶14] Now at that time the native spirits Shaggy and Spiky were passing by not far from the Buddha.

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena kharo ca yakkho sūcilomo ca yakkho bhagavato avidūre atikkamanti.

[¶15] So Shaggy said to Spiky, “That’s an ascetic.”

> Pali: Atha kho kharo yakkho sūcilomaṁ yakkhaṁ etadavoca: “eso samaṇo”ti.

[¶16] “That’s no ascetic, he’s a faker! I’ll soon find out whether he’s an ascetic or a faker.”

> Pali: “Neso samaṇo, samaṇako eso. Yāva jānāmi yadi vā so samaṇo yadi vā pana so samaṇako”ti.

[¶17] Then Spiky went up to the Buddha and leaned up against his body, but the Buddha pulled away.

> Pali: Atha kho sūcilomo yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato kāyaṁ upanāmesi. Atha kho bhagavā kāyaṁ apanāmesi.

[¶18] Then Spiky said to the Buddha, “Are you afraid, ascetic?”

> Pali: Atha kho sūcilomo yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “bhāyasi maṁ, samaṇā”ti?

[¶19] “No, respectable sir, I’m not afraid. But your touch is nasty.”

> Pali: “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, bhāyāmi; api ca te samphasso pāpako”ti.

[¶20] “I will ask you a question, ascetic. If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”

> Pali: “Pañhaṁ taṁ, samaṇa, pucchissāmi. Sace me na byākarissasi, cittaṁ vā te khipissāmi, hadayaṁ vā te phālessāmi, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipissāmī”ti.

[¶21] “I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me. But anyway, ask what you wish.”

> Pali: “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya, yo me cittaṁ vā khipeyya hadayaṁ vā phāleyya pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipeyya; api ca tvaṁ, āvuso, puccha yadā kaṅkhasī”ti. (…)

[¶22] “Where do greed and hate come from?
From where spring discontent, desire, and terror?
Where do the mind’s thoughts originate,
like a crow let loose by boys.”

> Pali: “Rāgo ca doso ca kutonidānā,
Aratī ratī lomahaṁso kutojā;
Kuto samuṭṭhāya manovitakkā,
Kumārakā dhaṅkamivossajantī”ti.

[¶23] “Greed and hate come from here;
from here spring discontent, desire, and terror;
here’s where the mind’s thoughts originate,
like a crow let loose by boys.

> Pali: “Rāgo ca doso ca itonidānā,
Aratī ratī lomahaṁso itojā;
Ito samuṭṭhāya manovitakkā,
Kumārakā dhaṅkamivossajanti.

[¶24] Born of affection, originating in oneself,
like prop roots sprouting from a banyan;
the many kinds of attachment to sensual pleasures
are like camel’s foot creeper <j>creeping through the woods.

> Pali: Snehajā attasambhūtā,
nigrodhasseva khandhajā;
Puthū visattā kāmesu,
māluvāva vitatā vane.

[¶25] Those who understand where they come from
dispel them—listen up, spirit!
They cross this flood so hard to cross,
not crossed before, so as to not be reborn.”

> Pali: Ye naṁ pajānanti yatonidānaṁ,
Te naṁ vinodenti suṇohi yakkha;
Te duttaraṁ oghamimaṁ taranti,
Atiṇṇapubbaṁ apunabbhavāyā”ti.

[¶26] SN 10.4 · With Maṇibhadda

> Pali: SN 10.4 · Maṇibhaddasutta

[¶27] At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Magadhans at the Maṇimālika Shrine, the haunt of the native spirit Maṇibhadda.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā magadhesu viharati maṇimālike cetiye maṇibhaddassa yakkhassa bhavane.

[¶28] Then the native spirit Maṇibhadda went up to the Buddha, and spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

> Pali: Atha kho maṇibhaddo yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

[¶29] “It’s always auspicious for the mindful;
the mindful prosper in happiness.
Each new day is better for the mindful,
and they are freed from enmity.”

> Pali: “Satīmato sadā bhaddaṁ,
satimā sukhamedhati;
Satīmato suve seyyo,
verā ca parimuccatī”ti.

[¶30] “It’s always auspicious for the mindful;
the mindful prosper in happiness.
Each new day is better for the mindful,
but they’re not freed from enmity.

> Pali: “Satīmato sadā bhaddaṁ,
satimā sukhamedhati;
Satīmato suve seyyo,
verā na parimuccati.

[¶31] But someone whose mind delights in harmlessness,
all day and all night,
with love for all living creatures—
they have no enmity for anyone.”

> Pali: Yassa sabbamahorattaṁ,
ahiṁsāya rato mano;
Mettaṁso sabbabhūtesu,
veraṁ tassa na kenacī”ti.

[¶32] SN 10.5 · With Sānu

> Pali: SN 10.5 · Sānusutta

[¶33] At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

[¶34] Now at that time a certain lay woman had a son named Sānu who had been seized by a native spirit. And as that lay woman wept, on that occasion she recited these verses:

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena aññatarissā upāsikāya sānu nāma putto yakkhena gahito hoti. Atha kho sā upāsikā paridevamānā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

[¶35] “I have heard this from the perfected ones.
The native spirits will not mess with anyone
who leads the spiritual life
by observing the sabbath

> Pali: “Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,
yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;
Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,
aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.

[¶36] complete in all eight factors
on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,
and the eighth day of the fortnight,
as well as on the fortnight of special displays.
But now today I see
native spirits messing with Sānu.”

> Pali: Uposathaṁ upavasanti,
brahmacariyaṁ caranti ye;
Na tehi yakkhā kīḷanti,
iti me arahataṁ sutaṁ;
Sā dāni ajja passāmi,
yakkhā kīḷanti sānunā”ti.

[¶37] “What you heard from the perfected ones is right.
The native spirits will not mess with anyone
who leads the spiritual life
by observing the sabbath

> Pali: “Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,
yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;
Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,
aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ;

[¶38] complete in all eight factors
on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,
and the eighth day of the fortnight,
as well as on the fortnight of special displays.

> Pali: Uposathaṁ upavasanti,
brahmacariyaṁ caranti ye.
Na tehi yakkhā kīḷanti,
sāhu te arahataṁ sutaṁ;

[¶39] When Sānu regains consciousness tell him
this saying of the native spirits:
Don’t do bad deeds
either openly or in secret.

> Pali: Sānuṁ pabuddhaṁ vajjāsi,
yakkhānaṁ vacanaṁ idaṁ;
Mākāsi pāpakaṁ kammaṁ,
āvi vā yadi vā raho.

[¶40] If you should do a bad deed,
or you’re doing one now,
you won’t be freed from suffering,
though you fly away and flee.”

> Pali: Sace ca pāpakaṁ kammaṁ,
karissasi karosi vā;
Na te dukkhā pamutyatthi,
uppaccāpi palāyato”ti.

[¶41] “Mum, they cry for the dead,
or for one who’s alive but missing.
I’m alive and you can see me,
so mum, why do you weep for me?”

> Pali: “Mataṁ vā amma rodanti,
yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati;
Jīvantaṁ amma passantī,
kasmā maṁ amma rodasī”ti.

[¶42] “Son, they cry for the dead,
or for one who’s alive but missing.
But someone who has given up sensual pleasures
only to come back here again:
they cry for them as well,
for though still alive they’re really dead.

> Pali: “Mataṁ vā putta rodanti,
yo vā jīvaṁ na dissati;
Yo ca kāme cajitvāna,
punarāgacchate idha;
Taṁ vāpi putta rodanti,
puna jīvaṁ mato hi so.

[¶43] My dear, you’ve been rescued from hot coals,
and you want to plunge right back in them!
My dear, you’ve been rescued from the abyss,
and you want to plunge right back there!

> Pali: Kukkuḷā ubbhato tāta,
kukkuḷaṁ patitumicchasi;
Narakā ubbhato tāta,
narakaṁ patitumicchasi.

[¶44] Hurry up, good luck to you!
To whom should we complain?
A valuable saved from a fire,
you want to burn again!”

> Pali: Abhidhāvatha bhaddante,
kassa ujjhāpayāmase;
Ādittā nīhataṁ bhaṇḍaṁ,
puna ḍayhitumicchasī”ti.

[¶45] SN 10.6 · With Piyaṅkara

> Pali: SN 10.6 · Piyaṅkarasutta

[¶46] At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā anuruddho sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

[¶47] Now at that time Venerable Anuruddha rose at the crack of dawn and recited passages of the teaching. Then the native spirit Piyaṅkara’s Mother soothed her little child, saying:

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā anuruddho rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya dhammapadāni bhāsati. Atha kho piyaṅkaramātā yakkhinī puttakaṁ evaṁ tosesi:

[¶48] “Don’t make a sound, Piyaṅkara!
A mendicant recites passages of the teaching.
When we understand a passage,
we can practice for our welfare.

> Pali: “Mā saddaṁ kari piyaṅkara,
Bhikkhu dhammapadāni bhāsati;
Api ca dhammapadaṁ vijāniya,
Paṭipajjema hitāya no siyā.

[¶49] Let us restrain ourselves from harming living creatures,
and speak no lying words.
We should train ourselves well in ethics,
and hopefully we’ll be freed from the goblin realm.”

> Pali: Pāṇesu ca saṁyamāmase,
Sampajānamusā na bhaṇāmase;
Sikkhema susīlyamattano,
Api muccema pisācayoniyā”ti.

[¶50] SN 10.7 · With Punabbasu

> Pali: SN 10.7 · Punabbasusutta

[¶51] At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

[¶52] Now at that time the Buddha was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants with a Dhamma talk about extinguishment. And those mendicants were paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā bhikkhū nibbānapaṭisaṁyuttāya dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti. Te ca bhikkhū aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.

[¶53] Then the native spirit Punabbasu’s Mother soothed her little children, saying:

> Pali: Atha kho punabbasumātā yakkhinī puttake evaṁ tosesi:

[¶54] “Hush, little Uttarā!
Hush, Punabbasu!
For I want to listen to the teaching
of the Teacher, the supreme Buddha.

> Pali: “Tuṇhī uttarike hohi,
tuṇhī hohi punabbasu;
Yāvāhaṁ buddhaseṭṭhassa,
dhammaṁ sossāmi satthuno.

[¶55] Extinguishment, the Blessed One said,
is the release from all ties.
I have a lasting love
for this teaching.

> Pali: Nibbānaṁ bhagavā āha,
sabbaganthappamocanaṁ;
Ativelā ca me hoti,
asmiṁ dhamme piyāyanā.

[¶56] In this world, your own child is dear;
in this world, your own husband is dear;
but even greater than that is my love
for this teaching’s quest.

> Pali: Piyo loke sako putto,
piyo loke sako pati;
Tato piyatarā mayhaṁ,
assa dhammassa magganā.

[¶57] For neither son nor husband,
dear as they are, can free you from suffering;
as listening to the true teaching
frees living creatures from suffering.

> Pali: Na hi putto pati vāpi,
piyo dukkhā pamocaye;
Yathā saddhammassavanaṁ,
dukkhā moceti pāṇinaṁ.

[¶58] In this world mired in suffering,
fettered by old age and death,
I want to listen to the teaching
through which the Buddha awakened,
which frees you from old age and death.
So hush, Punabbasu!”

> Pali: Loke dukkhaparetasmiṁ,
Jarāmaraṇasaṁyute;
Jarāmaraṇamokkhāya,
Yaṁ dhammaṁ abhisambudhaṁ;
Taṁ dhammaṁ sotumicchāmi,
Tuṇhī hohi punabbasū”ti.

[¶59] “Mom, I’m not speaking,
and Uttarā is silent, too.
Focus just on the teaching,
for it’s nice to listen to the true teaching.
And it’s because we haven’t understood the teaching
that we live in suffering, Mom.

> Pali: “Ammā na byāharissāmi,
tuṇhībhūtāyamuttarā;
Dhammameva nisāmehi,
saddhammassavanaṁ sukhaṁ;
Saddhammassa anaññāya,
ammā dukkhaṁ carāmase.

[¶60] He is a beacon for those who are lost
among gods and humans.
The Buddha, bearing his final body,
the Clear-eyed One teaches Dhamma.”

> Pali: Esa devamanussānaṁ,
sammūḷhānaṁ pabhaṅkaro;
Buddho antimasārīro,
dhammaṁ deseti cakkhumā”ti.

[¶61] “It’s good that my child’s so astute,
this child I bore and suckled!
My child loves the pure teaching
of the supreme Buddha.

> Pali: “Sādhu kho paṇḍito nāma,
putto jāto uresayo;
Putto me buddhaseṭṭhassa,
dhammaṁ suddhaṁ piyāyati.

[¶62] Punabbasu, may you be happy!
Today, I rise.
Hear me too, Uttarā:
I have seen the noble truths!”

> Pali: Punabbasu sukhī hohi,
ajjāhamhi samuggatā;
Diṭṭhāni ariyasaccāni,
uttarāpi suṇātu me”ti.

[¶63] SN 10.8 · With Sudatta

> Pali: SN 10.8 · Sudattasutta

[¶64] At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Cool Grove.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati sītavane.

[¶65] Now at that time the householder Anāthapiṇḍika had arrived at Rājagaha on some business. He heard a rumor that a Buddha had arisen in the world.

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati rājagahaṁ anuppatto hoti kenacideva karaṇīyena. Assosi kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati: “buddho kira loke uppanno”ti.

[¶66] Right away he wanted to go and see the Buddha, but he thought, “It’s too late to go and see the Buddha today. I’ll go and see him tomorrow.” He went to bed thinking of the Buddha.

> Pali: Tāvadeva ca pana bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamitukāmo hoti. Athassa anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa etadahosi: “akālo kho ajja bhagavantaṁ dassanāya upasaṅkamituṁ. Sve dānāhaṁ kālena bhagavantaṁ dassanāya gamissāmī”ti buddhagatāya satiyā nipajji.

[¶67] During the night he got up three times thinking it was sunup. Then he approached the Sivaka Gate, and non-human beings opened it for him.

> Pali: Rattiyā sudaṁ tikkhattuṁ vuṭṭhāsi pabhātanti maññamāno. Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena sivathikadvāraṁ tenupasaṅkami. Amanussā dvāraṁ vivariṁsu.

[¶68] But as he was leaving the city, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. He felt fear, terror, and goosebumps, and wanted to turn back.

> Pali: Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa nagaramhā nikkhamantassa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.

[¶69] Then the invisible spirit Sivaka called out:

> Pali: Atha kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:

[¶70] “A hundred elephants, a hundred horses,
a hundred mule-drawn chariots,
a hundred thousand maidens
bedecked with jeweled earrings:
these are not worth a sixteenth part
of a single forward stride!

> Pali: “Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,
Sataṁ assatarīrathā;
Sataṁ kaññāsahassāni,
Āmukkamaṇikuṇḍalā;
Ekassa padavītihārassa,
Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.

[¶71] Forward, householder!
Forward, householder!
Going forward is better for you,
not turning back!”

> Pali: Abhikkama gahapati,
abhikkama gahapati;
Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,
no paṭikkamanan”ti.

[¶72] Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.

> Pali: Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.

[¶73] But for a second time, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. …

> Pali: Dutiyampi kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.

[¶74] For a second time the invisible spirit Sivaka called out …

> Pali: Dutiyampi kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:

[¶75] > Pali: “Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,
…pe…
Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.

[¶76] “… Going forward is better for you,
not turning back!”

> Pali: Abhikkama gahapati,
abhikkama gahapati;
Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,
no paṭikkamanan”ti.

[¶77] Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down.

> Pali: Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi.

[¶78] But for a third time, light vanished and darkness appeared to him. …

> Pali: Tatiyampi kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa āloko antaradhāyi, andhakāro pāturahosi, bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso udapādi, tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi.

[¶79] For a third time the invisible spirit Sivaka called out …

> Pali: Tatiyampi kho sivako yakkho antarahito saddamanussāvesi:

[¶80] > Pali: “Sataṁ hatthī sataṁ assā,
…pe…
Kalaṁ nāgghanti soḷasiṁ.

[¶81] “… Going forward is better for you,
not turning back!”

> Pali: Abhikkama gahapati,
abhikkama gahapati;
Abhikkamanaṁ te seyyo,
no paṭikkamanan”ti.

[¶82] Then darkness vanished and light appeared to Anāthapiṇḍika. His fear, terror, and goosebumps settled down. Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went to the Cool Grove and approached the Buddha.

> Pali: Atha kho anāthapiṇḍikassa gahapatissa andhakāro antaradhāyi, āloko pāturahosi, yaṁ ahosi bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁso, so paṭippassambhi. Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena sītavanaṁ yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami.

[¶83] Now at that time the Buddha had risen at the crack of dawn and was walking mindfully in the open. He saw Anāthapiṇḍika coming off in the distance. So he stepped down from the walking path, sat down on the seat spread out, and said to Anāthapiṇḍika, “Come, Sudatta.”

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ paccuṭṭhāya abbhokāse caṅkamati. Addasā kho bhagavā anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ. Disvāna caṅkamā orohitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi. Nisajja kho bhagavā anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ etadavoca: “ehi, sudattā”ti.

[¶84] Then Anāthapiṇḍika thought, “The Buddha calls me by name!” Smiling and elated, he bowed with his head to the Buddha’s feet and said to him, “Sir, I trust the Buddha slept well?”

> Pali: Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati, nāmena maṁ bhagavā ālapatīti, haṭṭho udaggo tattheva bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “kacci, bhante, bhagavā sukhamasayitthā”ti?

[¶85] “A brahmin who is fully quenched
always sleeps at ease.
Sensual pleasures slip off them,
they’re cooled, free of attachments.

> Pali: “Sabbadā ve sukhaṁ seti,
brāhmaṇo parinibbuto;
Yo na limpati kāmesu,
sītibhūto nirūpadhi.

[¶86] Since they’ve cut off all clinging,
and removed the stress from the heart,
the peaceful sleep at ease,
having found peace of mind.”

> Pali: Sabbā āsattiyo chetvā,
vineyya hadaye daraṁ;
Upasanto sukhaṁ seti,
santiṁ pappuyya cetasā”ti.

[¶87] SN 10.9 · With the Nun Sukkā (1st)

> Pali: SN 10.9 · Paṭhamasukkāsutta

[¶88] At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

[¶89] Now, at that time the nun Sukkā was teaching Dhamma, surrounded by a large assembly. Then a native spirit was so devoted to Sukkā that he went from street to street and from square to square, and on that occasion recited these verses:

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena sukkā bhikkhunī mahatiyā parisāya parivutā dhammaṁ deseti. Atha kho sukkāya bhikkhuniyā abhippasanno yakkho rājagahe rathikāya rathikaṁ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṁ upasaṅkamitvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imā gāthāyo abhāsi:

[¶90] “What’s up with these people in Rājagaha?
They sleep like they’ve been drinking mead!
They don’t attend on Sukkā
as she’s teaching the state free of death.

> Pali: “Kiṁ me katā rājagahe manussā,
Madhupītāva seyare;
Ye sukkaṁ na payirupāsanti,
Desentiṁ amataṁ padaṁ.

[¶91] But the wise—
it’s as if they drink it up,
so irresistible, delectable, and nutritious,
like travelers enjoying a cool cloud.”

> Pali: Tañca pana appaṭivānīyaṁ,
Asecanakamojavaṁ;
Pivanti maññe sappaññā,
Valāhakamiva panthagū”ti.

[¶92] SN 10.10 · With the Nun Sukkā (2nd)

> Pali: SN 10.10 · Dutiyasukkāsutta

[¶93] At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

> Pali: Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

[¶94] Now at that time a certain lay follower gave food to the nun Sukkā. Then a native spirit was so devoted to Sukkā that he went from street to street and from square to square, and on that occasion recited these verses:

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena aññataro upāsako sukkāya bhikkhuniyā bhojanaṁ adāsi. Atha kho sukkāya bhikkhuniyā abhippasanno yakkho rājagahe rathikāya rathikaṁ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṁ upasaṅkamitvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

[¶95] “O! He has made so much merit!
That lay follower is so very wise.
He just gave food to Sukkā,
who is released from all ties.”

> Pali: “Puññaṁ vata pasavi bahuṁ,
Sappañño vatāyaṁ upāsako;
Yo sukkāya adāsi bhojanaṁ,
Sabbaganthehi vippamuttiyā”ti.

[¶96] SN 10.11 · With the Nun Cīrā

> Pali: SN 10.11 · Cīrāsutta

[¶97] So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.

> Pali: Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.

[¶98] Now at that time a certain lay follower gave a robe to the nun Cīrā. Then a native spirit was so devoted to Cīrā that he went from street to street and from square to square, and on that occasion recited these verses:

> Pali: Tena kho pana samayena aññataro upāsako cīrāya bhikkhuniyā cīvaraṁ adāsi. Atha kho cīrāya bhikkhuniyā abhippasanno yakkho rājagahe rathikāya rathikaṁ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṁ upasaṅkamitvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

[¶99] “O! He has made so much merit!
That lay-follower is so very wise.
He gave a robe to Cīrā,
who is released from all yokes.”

> Pali: “Puññaṁ vata pasavi bahuṁ,
Sappañño vatāyaṁ upāsako;
Yo cīrāya adāsi cīvaraṁ,
Sabbayogehi vippamuttiyā”ti.

[¶100] SN 10.12 · With Āḷavaka

> Pali: SN 10.12 · Āḷavakasutta

[¶101] So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying near Āḷavī in the haunt of the native spirit Āḷavaka.

> Pali: Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā āḷaviyaṁ viharati āḷavakassa yakkhassa bhavane.

[¶102] Then the native spirit Āḷavaka went up to the Buddha, and said to him: “Get out, ascetic!”

> Pali: Atha kho āḷavako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

[¶103] Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.

> Pali: “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.

[¶104] “Get in, ascetic!”

> Pali: “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.

[¶105] Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

> Pali: “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

[¶106] And for a second time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha, “Get out, ascetic!”

> Pali: Dutiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

[¶107] Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.

> Pali: “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.

[¶108] “Get in, ascetic!”

> Pali: “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.

[¶109] Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

> Pali: “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

[¶110] And for a third time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha, “Get out, ascetic!”

> Pali: Tatiyampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

[¶111] Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went out.

> Pali: “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā nikkhami.

[¶112] “Get in, ascetic!”

> Pali: “Pavisa, samaṇā”ti.

[¶113] Saying, “All right, respectable sir,” the Buddha went in.

> Pali: “Sādhāvuso”ti bhagavā pāvisi.

[¶114] And for a fourth time the native spirit Āḷavaka said to the Buddha,

> Pali: Catutthampi kho āḷavako yakkho bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

[¶115] “Get out, ascetic!”

> Pali: “nikkhama, samaṇā”ti.

[¶116] “No, respectable sir, I won’t get out. Do what you must.”

> Pali: “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, nikkhamissāmi. Yaṁ te karaṇīyaṁ taṁ karohī”ti.

[¶117] “I will ask you a question, ascetic. If you don’t answer me, I’ll drive you insane, or explode your heart, or grab you by the feet and throw you to the far shore of the Ganges!”

> Pali: “Pañhaṁ taṁ, samaṇa, pucchissāmi. Sace me na byākarissasi, cittaṁ vā te khipissāmi, hadayaṁ vā te phālessāmi, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipissāmī”ti.

[¶118] “I don’t see anyone in this world with its gods, Māras, and divinities, this population with its ascetics and brahmins, its gods and humans who could do that to me. But anyway, ask what you wish.”

> Pali: “Na khvāhaṁ taṁ, āvuso, passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya, yo me cittaṁ vā khipeyya hadayaṁ vā phāleyya, pādesu vā gahetvā pāragaṅgāya khipeyya. Api ca tvaṁ, āvuso, puccha yadā kaṅkhasī”ti (…).

[¶119] “What’s a person’s best wealth?
What brings happiness when practiced well?
What’s the sweetest taste of all?
The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”

> Pali: “Kiṁsūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,
Kiṁsu suciṇṇaṁ sukhamāvahāti;
Kiṁsu have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,
Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.

[¶120] “Faith here is a person’s best wealth.
The teaching brings happiness when practiced well.
Truth is the sweetest taste of all.
The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”

> Pali: “Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ,
Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahāti;
Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ,
Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.

[¶121] “How do you cross the flood?
How do you cross the deluge?
How do you get over suffering?
How do you get purified?”

> Pali: “Kathaṁsu tarati oghaṁ,
kathaṁsu tarati aṇṇavaṁ;
Kathaṁsu dukkhamacceti,
kathaṁsu parisujjhatī”ti.

[¶122] “By faith you cross the flood,
and by diligence the deluge.
By energy you get past suffering,
and you’re purified by wisdom.”

> Pali: “Saddhāya tarati oghaṁ,
appamādena aṇṇavaṁ;
Vīriyena dukkhamacceti,
paññāya parisujjhatī”ti.

[¶123] “How do you get wisdom?
How do you earn wealth?
How do you get a good reputation?
How do you hold on to friends?
How do the departed not grieve
when passing from this world to the next?”

> Pali: “Kathaṁsu labhate paññaṁ,
kathaṁsu vindate dhanaṁ;
Kathaṁsu kittiṁ pappoti,
kathaṁ mittāni ganthati;
Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ,
kathaṁ pecca na socatī”ti.

[¶124] “One who is diligent and discerning
gains wisdom by wanting to learn,
having faith in the perfected ones,
and the teaching for becoming extinguished.

> Pali: “Saddahāno arahataṁ,
dhammaṁ nibbānapattiyā;
Sussūsaṁ labhate paññaṁ,
appamatto vicakkhaṇo.

[¶125] Being responsible, acting appropriately,
and working hard you earn wealth.
Truthfulness wins you a good reputation.
You hold on to friends by giving.
That’s how the departed do not grieve
when passing from this world to the next.

> Pali: Patirūpakārī dhuravā,
uṭṭhātā vindate dhanaṁ;
Saccena kittiṁ pappoti,
dadaṁ mittāni ganthati;
Asmā lokā paraṁ lokaṁ,
evaṁ pecca na socati.

[¶126] A faithful householder of discernment
who possesses these four qualities
does not grieve after passing away:
truth, principle, steadfastness, and generosity.

> Pali: Yassete caturo dhammā,
saddhassa gharamesino;
Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo,
sa ve pecca na socati.

[¶127] Go ahead, ask others as well,
there are many ascetics and brahmins.
See whether anything better is found
than truth, principle, generosity, and patience.”

> Pali: Iṅgha aññepi pucchassu,
puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;
Yadi saccā dhammā cāgā,
khantyā bhiyyodha vijjatī”ti.

[¶128] “Why now would I question
the many ascetics and brahmins?
Today I understand
what’s good for lives to come.

> Pali: “Kathaṁ nu dāni puccheyyaṁ,
puthū samaṇabrāhmaṇe;
Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi,
yo attho samparāyiko.

[¶129] It was truly for my benefit
that the Buddha came to stay at Āḷavī.
Today I understand
where a gift is very fruitful.

> Pali: Atthāya vata me buddho,
vāsāyāḷavimāgamā;
Yohaṁ ajja pajānāmi,
yattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ.

[¶130] I myself will journey
village to village, town to town,
paying homage to the Buddha,
and the clear rightness of the teaching!”

> Pali: So ahaṁ vicarissāmi,
Gāmā gāmaṁ purā puraṁ;
Namassamāno sambuddhaṁ,
Dhammassa ca sudhammatan”ti.

[¶131] > Pali: Indakavaggo paṭhamo.

[¶132] > Pali: Tassuddānaṁ

[¶133] > Pali: Indako sakka sūci ca,
Maṇibhaddo ca sānu ca;
Piyaṅkara punabbasu sudatto ca,
Dve sukkā cīraāḷavīti dvādasa.

[¶134] The Linked Discourses with Native Spirits are complete.

> Pali: Yakkhasaṁyuttaṁ samattaṁ.