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संयुत्त निकाय ८।११
Saṁyutta Nikāya 8.11
The Related Suttas Collection 8.11
१। वङ्गीसवग्ग
1. Vaṅgīsavagga
1. With Vaṅgīsa
गग्गरासुत्त
Gaggarāsutta
At Gaggarā
एकं समयं भगवा चम्पायं विहरति गग्गराय पोक्खरणिया तीरे महता भिक्खुसङ्घेन सद्धिं पञ्चमत्तेहि भिक्खुसतेहि सत्तहि च उपासकसतेहि सत्तहि च उपासिकासतेहि अनेकेहि च देवतासहस्सेहि। त्यास्सुदं भगवा अतिरोचति वण्णेन चेव यससा च।
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā campāyaṁ viharati gaggarāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sattahi ca upāsakasatehi sattahi ca upāsikāsatehi anekehi ca devatāsahassehi. Tyāssudaṁ bhagavā atirocati1 vaṇṇena ceva yasasā ca.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Campā on the banks of the Gaggarā Lotus Pond, together with a large Saṅgha of five hundred bhikkhus, seven hundred male and seven hundred female lay followers, and many thousands of deities. But the Buddha outshone them all in beauty and glory.
अथ खो आयस्मतो वङ्गीसस्स एतदहोसि: “अयं खो भगवा चम्पायं विहरति गग्गराय पोक्खरणिया तीरे महता भिक्खुसङ्घेन सद्धिं पञ्चमत्तेहि भिक्खुसतेहि सत्तहि च उपासकसतेहि सत्तहि च उपासिकासतेहि अनेकेहि च देवतासहस्सेहि। त्यास्सुदं भगवा अतिरोचति वण्णेन चेव यससा च। यन्नूनाहं भगवन्तं सम्मुखा सारुप्पाय गाथाय अभित्थवेय्यन्”ति।
Atha kho āyasmato vaṅgīsassa etadahosi: “ayaṁ kho bhagavā campāyaṁ viharati gaggarāya pokkharaṇiyā tīre mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sattahi ca upāsakasatehi sattahi ca upāsikāsatehi anekehi ca devatāsahassehi. Tyāssudaṁ bhagavā atirocati vaṇṇena ceva yasasā ca. Yannūnāhaṁ bhagavantaṁ sammukhā sāruppāya gāthāya abhitthaveyyan”ti.
Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa thought, “The Buddha is staying near Campā on the banks of the Gaggarā Lotus Pond, together with a large Saṅgha of five hundred bhikkhus, seven hundred male and seven hundred female lay followers, and many thousands of deities. And he outshines them all in beauty and glory. Why don’t I extoll him in his presence with fitting verses?”
अथ खो आयस्मा वङ्गीसो उट्ठायासना एकंसं उत्तरासङ्गं करित्वा येन भगवा तेनञ्जलिं पणामेत्वा भगवन्तं एतदवोच: “पटिभाति मं, भगवा, पटिभाति मं, सुगता”ति।
Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “paṭibhāti maṁ, bhagavā, paṭibhāti maṁ, sugatā”ti.
Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa got up from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his joined palms toward the Buddha, and said, “I feel inspired to speak, Blessed One! I feel inspired to speak, Holy One!”
“पटिभातु तं, वङ्गीसा”ति भगवा अवोच।
“Paṭibhātu taṁ, vaṅgīsā”ti bhagavā avoca.
“Then speak as you feel inspired,” said the Buddha.
अथ खो आयस्मा वङ्गीसो भगवन्तं सम्मुखा सारुप्पाय गाथाय अभित्थवि:
Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso bhagavantaṁ sammukhā sāruppāya gāthāya abhitthavi:
Then Vaṅgīsa extolled the Buddha in his presence with fitting verses:
“चन्दो यथा विगतवलाहके नभे, विरोचति विगतमलोव भाणुमा; एवम्पि अङ्गीरस त्वं महामुनि, अतिरोचसि यससा सब्बलोकन्”ति।
“Cando yathā vigatavalāhake nabhe, Virocati vigatamalova bhāṇumā; Evampi aṅgīrasa tvaṁ mahāmuni, Atirocasi yasasā sabbalokan”ti.
“Like the moon on a cloudless night, like the shining immaculate sun, so too Aṅgīrasa, O great sage, your glory outshines the entire world.”
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 »]
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