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VII. Devatā Vagga
Sutta 69
Devatā Suttaṁ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
Ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||
"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||
"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ.|| ||
Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||
2. "Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkanta-vaṇṇā kevala-kappaṁ Jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṁ aṭṭhāsi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā Bhagavantaṁ etad avoca:|| ||
"Cha yime bhante dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvaṭṭanti.|| ||
Katame cha?|| ||
Satthu-gāravatā,||
Dhamma-gāravatā,||
Saṅgha-gāravatā,||
sikkhā-gāravatā,||
sovacassatā,||
kalyāṇa-mittatā.|| ||
Ime kho bhante cha dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvaṭṭanti" ti.|| ||
Idam avoca sā devatā.|| ||
Samanuñño Satthā ahosi.|| ||
Atha kho sā devatā||
"Samanuñño me Satthā", ti||
Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatth'ev'antara-dhāyi.|| ||
[424] 2. Atha Bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||
"Imaṁ bhikkhave rattiṁ aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkanta-vaṇṇā kevala-kappaṁ Jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yenāhaṁ ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā maṁ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṁ aṭṭhāsi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṁ ṭhitā kho bhikkhave sā devatā maṁ etad avoca:|| ||
"Cha yime bhante dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvaṭṭanti.|| ||
Katame cha?|| ||
Satthu-gāravatā,||
Dhamma-gāravatā,||
Saṅgha-gāravatā,||
sikkhā-gāravatā,||
sovacassatā,||
kalyāṇa-mittatā.|| ||
Ime kho bhante cha dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvaṭṭantiti" ti.|| ||
Idam avoca bhikkhave sā devatā.|| ||
Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatth'ev'antara-dhāyī" ti.|| ||
3. Evaṁ vutte āyasmā Sāriputto Bhagavantaṁ etad avoca:|| ||
"Imassa kho ahaṁ bhante Bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāmi:|| ||
Idha bhante bhikkhū||
attanā ca Satthu-gāravo hoti||
Satthu-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Satthu-gāravā,||
te ca Satthu-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Satthu-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Dhamma-gāravo hoti||
Dhamma-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Dhamma-gāravā,||
te ca Dhamma-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Dhamma-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Saṅgha-gāravo hoti||
Saṅgha-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Saṅgha-gāravā,||
te ca Saṅgha-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Saṅgha-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca sikkhā-gāravo hoti||
sikkhā-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na sikkhā-gāravā,||
te ca sikkhā-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū sikkhā-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca suvaco hoti[ed1]||
suvacāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na suvacā,||
te ca suvacāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū suvacā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca kalyāṇa-mitto hoti||
kalyāṇa-mittāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇa-mittā,||
te ca kalyāṇa-mittāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū kalyāṇa-mittā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Imassa kho ahaṁ bhante Bhagavatā saṅkhitte bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attha ājānāmi" ti.
4. "Sādhu sādhu Sāriputta,||
sādhu kho tvaṁ Sāriputta||
imassa mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena atthaṁ ājānāsi.
Idha Sāriputta bhikkhu||
attanā ca Satthu-gāravo [425] hoti||
Satthu-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Satthu-gāravā,||
te ca Satthu-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Satthu-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Dhamma-gāravo hoti||
Dhamma-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Dhamma-gāravā,||
te ca Dhamma-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Dhamma-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Saṅgha-gāravo hoti||
Saṅgha-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Saṅgha-gāravā,||
te ca Saṅgha-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Saṅgha-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca sikkhā-gāravo hoti||
sikkhā-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na sikkhā-gāravā,||
te ca sikkhā-gāravatāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū sikkhā-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca suvaco hoti||
suvacāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na suvacā,||
te ca suvacāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū suvacā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca kalyāṇa-mitto hoti||
kalyāṇa-mittāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇa-mittā,||
te ca kalyāṇa-mittāya samādapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū kalyāṇa-mittā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāṇati bhūtaṁ tacchaṁ kālena.|| ||
Imassa kho Sāriputta mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṁ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo" ti.|| ||
[ed1] This is just a guess at the construction of this paragraph and should be checked.
