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संयुत्त निकाय ११।११
Saṁyutta Nikāya 11.11
The Related Suttas Collection 11.11
२। दुतियवग्ग
2. Dutiyavagga
Chapter Two
वतपदसुत्त
Vatapadasutta
Vows
सावत्थियं।
Sāvatthiyaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
“सक्कस्स, भिक्खवे, देवानमिन्दस्स पुब्बे मनुस्सभूतस्स सत्त वतपदानि समत्तानि समादिन्नानि अहेसुं, येसं समादिन्नत्ता सक्को सक्कत्तं अज्झगा। कतमानि सत्त वतपदानि?
“Sakkassa, bhikkhave, devānamindassa pubbe manussabhūtassa satta vatapadāni1 samattāni samādinnāni ahesuṁ, yesaṁ samādinnattā sakko sakkattaṁ ajjhagā. Katamāni satta vatapadāni?
“Bhikkhus, in a former life, when Sakka was a human being, he undertook seven vows. And it was because of undertaking these that he achieved the status of Sakka. What seven?
यावजीवं मातापेत्तिभरो अस्सं, यावजीवं कुले जेट्ठापचायी अस्सं, यावजीवं सण्हवाचो अस्सं, यावजीवं अपिसुणवाचो अस्सं, यावजीवं विगतमलमच्छेरेन चेतसा अगारं अज्झावसेय्यं मुत्तचागो पयतपाणि वोस्सग्गरतो याचयोगो दानसंविभागरतो, यावजीवं सच्चवाचो अस्सं, यावजीवं अक्कोधनो अस्सं—सचेपि मे कोधो उप्पज्जेय्य, खिप्पमेव नं पटिविनेय्यन्ति।
Yāvajīvaṁ mātāpettibharo assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ kule jeṭṭhāpacāyī assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ saṇhavāco assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ apisuṇavāco assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvaseyyaṁ muttacāgo payatapāṇi vossaggarato yācayogo dānasaṁvibhāgarato, yāvajīvaṁ saccavāco assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ akkodhano assaṁ—sacepi me kodho uppajjeyya, khippameva naṁ paṭivineyyanti.
As long as I live, may I support my parents. As long as I live, may I honor the elders in the family. As long as I live, may I speak gently. As long as I live, may I not speak divisively. As long as I live, may I live at home rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share. As long as I live, may I speak the truth. As long as I live, may I be free of anger, or should anger arise, may I quickly get rid of it.
सक्कस्स, भिक्खवे, देवानमिन्दस्स पुब्बे मनुस्सभूतस्स इमानि सत्त वतपदानि समत्तानि समादिन्नानि अहेसुं, येसं समादिन्नत्ता सक्को सक्कत्तं अज्झगाति।
Sakkassa, bhikkhave, devānamindassa pubbe manussabhūtassa imāni satta vatapadāni samattāni samādinnāni ahesuṁ, yesaṁ samādinnattā sakko sakkattaṁ ajjhagāti.
In a former life, when Sakka was a human being, he undertook seven vows. And it was because of undertaking these that he achieved the status of Sakka.
मातापेत्तिभरं जन्तुं, कुले जेट्ठापचायिनं; सण्हं सखिलसम्भासं, पेसुणेय्यप्पहायिनं।
Mātāpettibharaṁ jantuṁ, kule jeṭṭhāpacāyinaṁ; Saṇhaṁ sakhilasambhāsaṁ, pesuṇeyyappahāyinaṁ.
A person who respects their parents, and honors the elders in the family, whose speech is gentle and courteous, and has given up divisiveness;
मच्छेरविनये युत्तं, सच्चं कोधाभिभुं नरं; तं वे देवा तावतिंसा, आहु सप्पुरिसो इती”ति।
Maccheravinaye yuttaṁ, saccaṁ kodhābhibhuṁ naraṁ; Taṁ ve devā tāvatiṁsā, āhu sappuriso itī”ti.
who’s committed to getting rid of stinginess, is truthful, and has mastered anger: the gods of the Thirty-Three call them truly a good person.”
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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