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संयुत्त निकाय १।४
Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.4
The Related Suttas Collection 1.4
१। नळवग्ग
1. Naḷavagga
1. A Reed
अच्चेन्तिसुत्त
Accentisutta
Time Flies
सावत्थिनिदानं।
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
एकमन्तं ठिता खो सा देवता भगवतो सन्तिके इमं गाथं अभासि:
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“अच्चेन्ति काला तरयन्ति रत्तियो, वयोगुणा अनुपुब्बं जहन्ति; एतं भयं मरणे पेक्खमानो, पुञ्ञानि कयिराथ सुखावहानी”ति।
“Accenti kālā tarayanti rattiyo, Vayoguṇā anupubbaṁ jahanti; Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno, Puññāni kayirātha sukhāvahānī”ti.
“Time flies, nights pass by, the stages of life leave us one by one. Seeing this peril in death, do good deeds that bring you to joy.”
“अच्चेन्ति काला तरयन्ति रत्तियो, वयोगुणा अनुपुब्बं जहन्ति; एतं भयं मरणे पेक्खमानो, लोकामिसं पजहे सन्तिपेक्खो”ति।
“Accenti kālā tarayanti rattiyo, Vayoguṇā anupubbaṁ jahanti; Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno, Lokāmisaṁ pajahe santipekkho”ti.
“Time flies, nights pass by, the stages of life leave us one by one. Seeing this peril in death, a seeker of peace would drop the world’s bait.”
The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
