9. Devatāsuttaṃ

19. ‘‘Imañca, bhikkhave, rattiṃ sambahulā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho, bhikkhave, tā devatā maṃ etadavocuṃ – ‘upasaṅkamiṃsu no, bhante, pubbe manussabhūtānaṃ pabbajitā agārāni. Te mayaṃ, bhante, paccuṭṭhimha, no ca kho abhivādimha. Tā mayaṃ, bhante, aparipuṇṇakammantā vippaṭisāriniyo paccānutāpiniyo hīnaṃ kāyaṃ upapannā’’’ti.

‘‘Aparāpi maṃ, bhikkhave, sambahulā devatā upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṃ – ‘upasaṅkamiṃsu no, bhante, pubbe manussabhūtānaṃ pabbajitā agārāni. Te mayaṃ, bhante, paccuṭṭhimha abhivādimha ², no ca tesaṃ āsanaṃ adamha. Tā mayaṃ, bhante, aparipuṇṇakammantā vippaṭisāriniyo paccānutāpiniyo hīnaṃ kāyaṃ upapannā’’’ti.

‘‘Aparāpi maṃ, bhikkhave, sambahulā devatā upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṃ – ‘upasaṅkamiṃsu no, bhante, pubbe manussabhūtānaṃ pabbajitā agārāni. Te mayaṃ, bhante, paccuṭṭhimha abhivādimha ⁷ āsanaṃ ⁸ adamha, no ca kho yathāsatti yathābalaṃ saṃvibhajimha…pe… yathāsatti yathābalaṃ ⁹ saṃvibhajimha, no ca kho upanisīdimha dhammassavanāya…pe… upanisīdimha ¹⁰ dhammassavanāya, no ca kho ohitasotā dhammaṃ suṇimha…pe… ohitasotā ca dhammaṃ suṇimha, no ca kho sutvā dhammaṃ dhārayimha…pe… sutvā ca dhammaṃ dhārayimha, no ca kho dhātānaṃ dhammānaṃ atthaṃ upaparikkhimha…pe… dhātānañca dhammānaṃ atthaṃ upaparikkhimha, no ca kho atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṃ paṭipajjimha. Tā mayaṃ, bhante, aparipuṇṇakammantā vippaṭisāriniyo paccānutāpiniyo hīnaṃ kāyaṃ upapannā’’’ti.

‘‘Aparāpi maṃ, bhikkhave, sambahulā devatā upasaṅkamitvā etadavocuṃ – ‘upasaṅkamiṃsu no, bhante, pubbe manussabhūtānaṃ pabbajitā agārāni. Te mayaṃ, bhante, paccuṭṭhimha abhivādimha ¹⁶, āsanaṃ ¹⁷ adamha, yathāsatti yathābalaṃ ¹⁸ saṃvibhajimha, upanisīdimha ¹⁹ dhammassavanāya, ohitasotā ca dhammaṃ suṇimha, sutvā ca dhammaṃ dhārayimha, dhātānañca dhammānaṃ atthaṃ upaparikkhimha, atthamaññāya dhammamaññāya dhammānudhammaṃ ²⁰ paṭipajjimha. Tā mayaṃ, bhante, paripuṇṇakammantā avippaṭisāriniyo apaccānutāpiniyo paṇītaṃ kāyaṃ upapannā’ti. Etāni, bhikkhave, rukkhamūlāni etāni suññāgārāni. Jhāyatha, bhikkhave, mā pamādattha, mā pacchā vippaṭisārino ahuvattha seyyathāpi tā purimikā devatā’’ti. Navamaṃ.