Aṅguttara Nikāya
Chakka Nipāta
VII. Devatā Vagga
Sutta 69
Devatā Suttaṃ
Adapted from the 1995 edition of the digital version of the Sri Lanka Buddha Jayanti Tripitaka Series.
Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati||
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.|| ||
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhu āmantesi:|| ||
"Bhikkhavo" ti.|| ||
"Bhadante" ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṃ.|| ||
Bhagavā etad avoca:|| ||
2. "Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkanta-vaṇṇā kevala-kappaṃ Jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena Bhagavā ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Cha yime bhante dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvaṭṭanti.|| ||
Katame cha?|| ||
Satthu-gāravatā,||
Dhamma-gāravatā,||
Saṅgha-gāravatā,||
sikkhā-gāravatā,||
sovacassatā,||
kalyāṇa-mittatā.|| ||
Ime kho bhante cha dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvaṭṭanti" ti.|| ||
Idam avoca sā devatā.|| ||
Samanuñño Satthā ahosi.|| ||
Atha kho sā devatā||
"Samanuñño me Satthā", ti||
Bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatth'ev'antara-dhāyi.|| ||
[424] 2. Atha Bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi:|| ||
"Imaṃ bhikkhave rattiṃ aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkanta-vaṇṇā kevala-kappaṃ Jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ ten'upasaṅkami.|| ||
Upasaṅkamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā eka-m-antaṃ aṭṭhāsi.|| ||
Eka-m-antaṃ ṭhitā kho bhikkhave sā devatā maṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Cha yime bhante dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvaṭṭanti.|| ||
Katame cha?|| ||
Satthu-gāravatā,||
Dhamma-gāravatā,||
Saṅgha-gāravatā,||
sikkhā-gāravatā,||
sovacassatā,||
kalyāṇa-mittatā.|| ||
Ime kho bhante cha dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvaṭṭantiti" ti.|| ||
Idam avoca bhikkhave sā devatā.|| ||
Idaṃ vatvā maṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tatth'ev'antara-dhāyī" ti.|| ||
3. Evaṃ vutte āyasmā Sāriputto Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca:|| ||
"Imassa kho ahaṃ bhante Bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena atthaṃ ājānāmi:|| ||
Idha bhante bhikkhū||
attanā ca Satthu-gāravo hoti||
Satthu-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Satthu-gāravā,||
te ca Satthu-gāravatāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Satthu-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Dhamma-gāravo hoti||
Dhamma-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Dhamma-gāravā,||
te ca Dhamma-gāravatāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Dhamma-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Saṅgha-gāravo hoti||
Saṅgha-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Saṅgha-gāravā,||
te ca Saṅgha-gāravatāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Saṅgha-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca sikkhā-gāravo hoti||
sikkhā-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na sikkhā-gāravā,||
te ca sikkhā-gāravatāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū sikkhā-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca suvaco hoti[ed1]||
suvacāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na suvacā,||
te ca suvacāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū suvacā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca kalyāṇa-mitto hoti||
kalyāṇa-mittāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇa-mittā,||
te ca kalyāṇa-mittāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū kalyāṇa-mittā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Imassa kho ahaṃ bhante Bhagavatā saṅkhitte bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena attha ājānāmi" ti.
4. "Sādhu sādhu Sāriputta,||
sādhu kho tvaṃ Sāriputta||
imassa mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena atthaṃ 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 sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Satthu-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Dhamma-gāravo hoti||
Dhamma-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Dhamma-gāravā,||
te ca Dhamma-gāravatāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Dhamma-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca Saṅgha-gāravo hoti||
Saṅgha-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na Saṅgha-gāravā,||
te ca Saṅgha-gāravatāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū Saṅgha-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca sikkhā-gāravo hoti||
sikkhā-gāravatāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na sikkhā-gāravā,||
te ca sikkhā-gāravatāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū sikkhā-gāravā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca suvaco hoti||
suvacāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na suvacā,||
te ca suvacāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū suvacā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Attanā ca kalyāṇa-mitto hoti||
kalyāṇa-mittāya ca vaṇṇavādi,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇa-mittā,||
te ca kalyāṇa-mittāya sam-ā-dapeti,||
ye c'aññe bhikkhū kalyāṇa-mittā,||
tesañ ca vaṇṇaṃ bhāṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena.|| ||
Imassa kho Sāriputta mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo" ti.|| ||
[ed1] This is just a guess at the construction of this paragraph and should be checked.
