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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ४।५५
Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.55
Numbered Discourses 4.55
६। पुञ्ञाभिसन्दवग्ग
6. Puññābhisandavagga
6. Overflowing Merit
पठमसमजीवीसुत्त
Paṭhamasamajīvīsutta
Equality (1st)
एवं मे सुतं—एकं समयं भगवा भग्गेसु विहरति सुसुमारगिरे भेसकळावने मिगदाये।
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā bhaggesu viharati susumāragire1 bhesakaḷāvane migadāye.
So I have heard. At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Bhaggas on Crocodile Hill, in the deer park at Bhesakaḷā’s Wood.
अथ खो भगवा पुब्बण्हसमयं निवासेत्वा पत्तचीवरमादाय येन नकुलपितुनो गहपतिस्स निवेसनं तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा पञ्ञत्ते आसने निसीदि।
Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena nakulapituno gahapatissa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.
Then the Buddha robed up in the morning and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of the householder Nakula’s father, where he sat on the seat spread out.
अथ खो नकुलपिता च गहपति नकुलमाता च गहपतानी येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा एकमन्तं निसीदिंसु। एकमन्तं निसिन्नो खो नकुलपिता गहपति भगवन्तं एतदवोच: “यतो मे, भन्ते, नकुलमाता गहपतानी दहरस्सेव दहरा आनीता, नाभिजानामि नकुलमातरं गहपतानिं मनसापि अतिचरिता, कुतो पन कायेन। इच्छेय्याम मयं, भन्ते, दिट्ठे चेव धम्मे अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सितुं अभिसम्परायञ्च अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सितुन्”ति।
Atha kho nakulapitā ca gahapati nakulamātā ca gahapatānī yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho nakulapitā gahapati bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “Yato me, bhante, nakulamātā gahapatānī daharasseva daharā ānītā, nābhijānāmi nakulamātaraṁ gahapatāniṁ manasāpi aticaritā, kuto pana kāyena. Iccheyyāma mayaṁ, bhante, diṭṭhe ceva dhamme aññamaññaṁ passituṁ abhisamparāyañca aññamaññaṁ passitun”ti.
Then the householder Nakula’s father and the housewife Nakula’s mother went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. Nakula’s father said to the Buddha, “Sir, ever since we were both young, and Nakula’s mother was given to me in marriage, I can’t recall betraying her even in thought, still less in deed. We want to see each other in both this life and the next.”
नकुलमातापि खो गहपतानी भगवन्तं एतदवोच: “यतोहं, भन्ते, नकुलपितुनो गहपतिस्स दहरस्सेव दहरा आनीता, नाभिजानामि नकुलपितरं गहपतिं मनसापि अतिचरिता, कुतो पन कायेन। इच्छेय्याम मयं, भन्ते, दिट्ठे चेव धम्मे अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सितुं अभिसम्परायञ्च अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सितुन्”ति।
Nakulamātāpi kho gahapatānī bhagavantaṁ etadavoca: “yatohaṁ, bhante, nakulapituno gahapatissa daharasseva daharā ānītā, nābhijānāmi nakulapitaraṁ gahapatiṁ manasāpi aticaritā, kuto pana kāyena. Iccheyyāma mayaṁ, bhante, diṭṭhe ceva dhamme aññamaññaṁ passituṁ abhisamparāyañca aññamaññaṁ passitun”ti.
Then Nakula’s mother said to the Buddha, “Sir, ever since we were both young, and I was given in marriage to Nakula’s father, I can’t recall betraying him even in thought, still less in deed. We want to see each other in both this life and the next.”
“आकङ्खेय्युञ्चे, गहपतयो, उभो जानिपतयो दिट्ठे चेव धम्मे अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सितुं अभिसम्परायञ्च अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सितुं उभोव अस्सु समसद्धा समसीला समचागा समपञ्ञा, ते दिट्ठे चेव धम्मे अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सन्ति अभिसम्परायञ्च अञ्ञमञ्ञं पस्सन्तीति।
“Ākaṅkheyyuñce, gahapatayo, ubho jānipatayo diṭṭhe ceva dhamme aññamaññaṁ passituṁ abhisamparāyañca aññamaññaṁ passituṁ ubhova2 assu samasaddhā samasīlā samacāgā samapaññā, te diṭṭhe ceva dhamme aññamaññaṁ passanti abhisamparāyañca aññamaññaṁ passantīti.
“Householders, if wife and husband want to see each other in both this life and the next, they should be equals in faith, ethics, generosity, and wisdom.
उभो सद्धा वदञ्ञू च, सञ्ञता धम्मजीविनो; ते होन्ति जानिपतयो, अञ्ञमञ्ञं पियंवदा।
Ubho saddhā vadaññū ca, saññatā dhammajīvino; Te honti jānipatayo, aññamaññaṁ piyaṁvadā.
When both are faithful and bountiful, disciplined, living righteously, then wife and husband say nice things to each other.
अत्थासं पचुरा होन्ति, फासुकं उपजायति; अमित्ता दुम्मना होन्ति, उभिन्नं समसीलिनं।
Atthāsaṁ pacurā honti, phāsukaṁ upajāyati; Amittā dummanā honti, ubhinnaṁ samasīlinaṁ.
They get all the things they need, so they live at ease. Their enemies are downhearted, when both are equal in ethics.
इध धम्मं चरित्वान, समसीलब्बता उभो; नन्दिनो देवलोकस्मिं, मोदन्ति कामकामिनो”ति।
Idha dhammaṁ caritvāna, samasīlabbatā ubho; Nandino devalokasmiṁ, modanti kāmakāmino”ti.
Having practiced the teaching here, both equal in precepts and observances, they delight in the heavenly realm, enjoying all the pleasures they desire.”
पञ्चमं।
Pañcamaṁ.
The authoritative text of the Aṅguttara 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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