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अङ्गुत्तर निकाय ९।२०
Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.20
Numbered Discourses 9.20
२। सीहनादवग्ग
2. Sīhanādavagga
2. The Lion’s Roar
वेलामसुत्त
Velāmasutta
About Velāma
एकं समयं भगवा सावत्थियं विहरति जेतवने अनाथपिण्डिकस्स आरामे। अथ खो अनाथपिण्डिको गहपति येन भगवा तेनुपसङ्कमि; उपसङ्कमित्वा भगवन्तं अभिवादेत्वा एकमन्तं निसीदि। एकमन्तं निसिन्नं खो अनाथपिण्डिकं गहपतिं भगवा एतदवोच: “अपि नु ते, गहपति, कुले दानं दीयती”ति?
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho anāthapiṇḍikaṁ gahapatiṁ bhagavā etadavoca: “Api nu te, gahapati, kule dānaṁ dīyatī”ti?
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him, “Householder, I wonder whether your family gives gifts?”
“दीयति मे, भन्ते, कुले दानं; तञ्च खो लूखं कणाजकं बिळङ्गदुतियन्”ति।
“Dīyati me, bhante, kule dānaṁ; tañca kho lūkhaṁ kaṇājakaṁ biḷaṅgadutiyan”ti.
“It does, sir. But only coarse gruel with pickles.”
“लूखञ्चेपि, गहपति, दानं देति पणीतं वा; तञ्च असक्कच्चं देति, अचित्तीकत्वा देति, असहत्था देति, अपविद्धं देति, अनागमनदिट्ठिको देति। यत्थ यत्थ तस्स तस्स दानस्स विपाको निब्बत्तति, न उळाराय भत्तभोगाय चित्तं नमति, न उळाराय वत्थभोगाय चित्तं नमति, न उळाराय यानभोगाय चित्तं नमति, न उळारेसु पञ्चसु कामगुणेसु भोगाय चित्तं नमति। येपिस्स ते होन्ति पुत्ताति वा दाराति वा दासाति वा पेस्साति वा कम्मकराति वा, तेपि न सुस्सूसन्ति न सोतं ओदहन्ति न अञ्ञा चित्तं उपट्ठपेन्ति। तं किस्स हेतु? एवञ्हेतं, गहपति, होति असक्कच्चं कतानं कम्मानं विपाको।
“Lūkhañcepi, gahapati, dānaṁ deti paṇītaṁ vā; tañca asakkaccaṁ deti, acittīkatvā1 deti, asahatthā deti, apaviddhaṁ deti, anāgamanadiṭṭhiko deti. Yattha yattha tassa tassa dānassa vipāko nibbattati, na uḷārāya bhattabhogāya cittaṁ namati, na uḷārāya vatthabhogāya cittaṁ namati, na uḷārāya yānabhogāya cittaṁ namati, na uḷāresu pañcasu kāmaguṇesu bhogāya cittaṁ namati. Yepissa te honti puttāti vā dārāti vā dāsāti vā pessāti vā kammakarāti vā, tepi na sussūsanti na sotaṁ odahanti na aññā cittaṁ upaṭṭhapenti. Taṁ kissa hetu? Evañhetaṁ, gahapati, hoti asakkaccaṁ katānaṁ2 kammānaṁ vipāko.
“Householder, someone might give a gift that’s either coarse or fine. But they give it carelessly, thoughtlessly, not with their own hand. They give the dregs, and they give without consideration for consequences. Then wherever the result of any such gift manifests, their mind doesn’t incline toward enjoyment of nice food, clothes, vehicles, or the five refined kinds of sensual stimulation. And their children, wives, bondservants, employees, and workers don’t want to listen to them. They don’t actively listen or try to understand. Why is that? Because that is the result of deeds done carelessly.
लूखञ्चेपि, गहपति, दानं देति पणीतं वा; तञ्च सक्कच्चं देति, चित्तीकत्वा देति, सहत्था देति, अनपविद्धं देति, आगमनदिट्ठिको देति। यत्थ यत्थ तस्स तस्स दानस्स विपाको निब्बत्तति, उळाराय भत्तभोगाय चित्तं नमति, उळाराय वत्थभोगाय चित्तं नमति, उळाराय यानभोगाय चित्तं नमति, उळारेसु पञ्चसु कामगुणेसु भोगाय चित्तं नमति। येपिस्स ते होन्ति पुत्ताति वा दाराति वा दासाति वा पेस्साति वा कम्मकराति वा, तेपि सुस्सूसन्ति सोतं ओदहन्ति अञ्ञा चित्तं उपट्ठपेन्ति। तं किस्स हेतु? एवञ्हेतं, गहपति, होति सक्कच्चं कतानं कम्मानं विपाको।
Lūkhañcepi, gahapati, dānaṁ deti paṇītaṁ vā; tañca sakkaccaṁ deti, cittīkatvā deti, sahatthā deti, anapaviddhaṁ deti, āgamanadiṭṭhiko deti. Yattha yattha tassa tassa dānassa vipāko nibbattati, uḷārāya bhattabhogāya cittaṁ namati, uḷārāya vatthabhogāya cittaṁ namati, uḷārāya yānabhogāya cittaṁ namati, uḷāresu pañcasu kāmaguṇesu bhogāya cittaṁ namati. Yepissa te honti puttāti vā dārāti vā dāsāti vā pessāti vā kammakarāti vā, tepi sussūsanti sotaṁ odahanti aññā cittaṁ upaṭṭhapenti. Taṁ kissa hetu? Evañhetaṁ, gahapati, hoti sakkaccaṁ katānaṁ kammānaṁ vipāko.
Someone might give a gift that’s either coarse or fine. And they give it carefully, thoughtfully, with their own hand. They don’t give the dregs, and they give with consideration for consequences. Then wherever the result of any such gift manifests, their mind inclines toward enjoyment of nice food, clothes, vehicles, or the five refined kinds of sensual stimulation. And their children, wives, bondservants, employees, and workers want to listen. They actively listen and try to understand. Why is that? Because that is the result of deeds done carefully.
भूतपुब्बं, गहपति, वेलामो नाम ब्राह्मणो अहोसि। सो एवरूपं दानं अदासि महादानं। चतुरासीति सुवण्णपातिसहस्सानि अदासि रूपियपूरानि, चतुरासीति रूपियपातिसहस्सानि अदासि सुवण्णपूरानि, चतुरासीति कंसपातिसहस्सानि अदासि हिरञ्ञपूरानि, चतुरासीति हत्थिसहस्सानि अदासि सोवण्णालङ्कारानि सोवण्णधजानि हेमजालप्पटिच्छन्नानि, चतुरासीति रथसहस्सानि अदासि सीहचम्मपरिवारानि ब्यग्घचम्मपरिवारानि दीपिचम्मपरिवारानि पण्डुकम्बलपरिवारानि सोवण्णालङ्कारानि सोवण्णधजानि हेमजालप्पटिच्छन्नानि, चतुरासीति धेनुसहस्सानि अदासि दुकूलसन्धनानि कंसूपधारणानि, चतुरासीति कञ्ञासहस्सानि अदासि आमुत्तमणिकुण्डलायो, चतुरासीति पल्लङ्कसहस्सानि अदासि गोनकत्थतानि पटिकत्थतानि पटलिकत्थतानि कदलिमिगपवरपच्चत्थरणानि सौत्तरच्छदानि उभतोलोहितकूपधानानि, चतुरासीति वत्थकोटिसहस्सानि अदासि खोमसुखुमानं कोसेय्यसुखुमानं कम्बलसुखुमानं कप्पासिकसुखुमानं, को पन वादो अन्नस्स पानस्स खज्जस्स भोज्जस्स लेय्यस्स पेय्यस्स, नज्जो मञ्ञे विस्सन्दन्ति।
Bhūtapubbaṁ, gahapati, velāmo nāma brāhmaṇo ahosi. So evarūpaṁ dānaṁ adāsi mahādānaṁ. Caturāsīti suvaṇṇapātisahassāni adāsi rūpiyapūrāni, caturāsīti rūpiyapātisahassāni adāsi suvaṇṇapūrāni, caturāsīti kaṁsapātisahassāni adāsi hiraññapūrāni, caturāsīti hatthisahassāni adāsi sovaṇṇālaṅkārāni sovaṇṇadhajāni hemajālappaṭicchannāni, caturāsīti rathasahassāni adāsi sīhacammaparivārāni byagghacammaparivārāni dīpicammaparivārāni paṇḍukambalaparivārāni sovaṇṇālaṅkārāni sovaṇṇadhajāni hemajālappaṭicchannāni, caturāsīti dhenusahassāni adāsi dukūlasandhanāni kaṁsūpadhāraṇāni, caturāsīti kaññāsahassāni adāsi āmuttamaṇikuṇḍalāyo, caturāsīti pallaṅkasahassāni adāsi gonakatthatāni paṭikatthatāni paṭalikatthatāni kadalimigapavarapaccattharaṇāni sauttaracchadāni ubhatolohitakūpadhānāni, caturāsīti vatthakoṭisahassāni adāsi khomasukhumānaṁ koseyyasukhumānaṁ kambalasukhumānaṁ kappāsikasukhumānaṁ, ko pana vādo annassa pānassa khajjassa bhojjassa leyyassa peyyassa, najjo maññe vissandanti.
Once upon a time, householder, there was a brahmin named Velāma. He gave the following gift, a great offering. 84,000 gold bowls filled with silver. 84,000 silver bowls filled with gold. 84,000 bronze bowls filled with gold coins. 84,000 elephants with gold adornments and banners, covered with gold netting. 84,000 chariots upholstered with the hide of lions, tigers, and leopards, and cream rugs, with gold adornments and banners, covered with gold netting. 84,000 milk cows with silken reins and bronze pails. 84,000 maidens bedecked with jeweled earrings. 84,000 couches spread with woolen covers—shag-piled, pure white, or embroidered with flowers—and spread with a fine deer hide, with canopies above and red pillows at both ends. 8,400,000,000 fine cloths of linen, cotton, silk, and wool. And who can say how much food, drink, snacks, meals, refreshments, and beverages? It seemed like an overflowing river.
सिया खो पन ते, गहपति, एवमस्स: ‘अञ्ञो नून तेन समयेन वेलामो ब्राह्मणो अहोसि, सो तं दानं अदासि महादानन्ऽति। न खो पनेतं, गहपति, एवं दट्ठब्बं। अहं तेन समयेन वेलामो ब्राह्मणो अहोसिं। अहं तं दानं अदासिं महादानं। तस्मिं खो पन, गहपति, दाने न कोचि दक्खिणेय्यो अहोसि, न तं कोचि दक्खिणं विसोधेति।
Siyā kho pana te, gahapati, evamassa: ‘añño nūna tena samayena velāmo brāhmaṇo ahosi, so3 taṁ dānaṁ adāsi mahādānan’ti. Na kho panetaṁ, gahapati, evaṁ daṭṭhabbaṁ. Ahaṁ tena samayena velāmo brāhmaṇo ahosiṁ. Ahaṁ taṁ dānaṁ adāsiṁ mahādānaṁ. Tasmiṁ kho pana, gahapati, dāne na koci dakkhiṇeyyo ahosi, na taṁ koci dakkhiṇaṁ visodheti.
Householder, you might think: ‘Surely the brahmin Velāma must have been someone else at that time?’ But you should not see it like this. I myself was the brahmin Velāma at that time. I gave that gift, a great offering. But at that event there was no-one worthy of a religious donation, and no-one to purify the religious donation.
यं, गहपति, वेलामो ब्राह्मणो दानं अदासि महादानं, यो चेकं दिट्ठिसम्पन्नं भोजेय्य, इदं ततो महप्फलतरं।
Yaṁ, gahapati, velāmo brāhmaṇo dānaṁ adāsi mahādānaṁ, yo cekaṁ diṭṭhisampannaṁ bhojeyya, idaṁ tato mahapphalataraṁ.
It would be more fruitful to feed one person accomplished in view than that great offering of Velāma.
(…) यो च सतं दिट्ठिसम्पन्नानं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं सकदागामिं भोजेय्य, इदं ततो महप्फलतरं।
(…) Yo ca sataṁ diṭṭhisampannānaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ sakadāgāmiṁ bhojeyya, idaṁ tato mahapphalataraṁ.
It would be more fruitful to feed one once-returner than a hundred persons accomplished in view.
(…) यो च सतं सकदागामीनं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं अनागामिं भोजेय्य …पे…
(…) Yo ca sataṁ sakadāgāmīnaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ anāgāmiṁ bhojeyya …pe…
It would be more fruitful to feed one non-returner than a hundred once-returners.
यो च सतं अनागामीनं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं अरहन्तं भोजेय्य …पे…
yo ca sataṁ anāgāmīnaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ arahantaṁ bhojeyya …pe…
It would be more fruitful to feed one perfected one than a hundred non-returners.
यो च सतं अरहन्तानं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं पच्चेकबुद्धं भोजेय्य …पे…
yo ca sataṁ arahantānaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ paccekabuddhaṁ bhojeyya …pe…
It would be more fruitful to feed one independent Buddha than a hundred perfected ones.
यो च सतं पच्चेकबुद्धानं भोजेय्य, यो च तथागतं अरहन्तं सम्मासम्बुद्धं भोजेय्य …पे…
yo ca sataṁ paccekabuddhānaṁ bhojeyya, yo ca tathāgataṁ arahantaṁ sammāsambuddhaṁ bhojeyya …pe…
It would be more fruitful to feed one Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha than a hundred independent Buddhas.
यो च बुद्धप्पमुखं भिक्खुसङ्घं भोजेय्य …पे…
yo ca buddhappamukhaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ bhojeyya …pe…
It would be more fruitful to feed the bhikkhu Saṅgha headed by the Buddha than to feed one Realized One, a perfected one, a fully awakened Buddha.
यो च चातुद्दिसं सङ्घं उद्दिस्स विहारं कारापेय्य …पे…
yo ca cātuddisaṁ saṅghaṁ uddissa vihāraṁ kārāpeyya …pe…
It would be more fruitful to build a dwelling especially for the Saṅgha of the four quarters than to feed the bhikkhu Saṅgha headed by the Buddha.
यो च पसन्नचित्तो बुद्धञ्च धम्मञ्च सङ्घञ्च सरणं गच्छेय्य …पे…
yo ca pasannacitto buddhañca dhammañca saṅghañca saraṇaṁ gaccheyya …pe…
It would be more fruitful to go for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha with a confident heart than to build a dwelling for the Saṅgha of the four quarters.
यो च पसन्नचित्तो सिक्खापदानि समादियेय्य—
yo ca pasannacitto sikkhāpadāni samādiyeyya—
It would be more fruitful to undertake the training rules—not to kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or take alcoholic drinks that cause negligence—than to go for refuge to the Buddha, the teaching, and the Saṅgha with a confident heart.
पाणातिपाता वेरमणिं, अदिन्नादाना वेरमणिं, कामेसुमिच्छाचारा वेरमणिं, मुसावादा वेरमणिं, सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना वेरमणिं, यो च अन्तमसो गन्धोहनमत्तम्पि मेत्तचित्तं भावेय्य, (…) इदं ततो महप्फलतरं।
pāṇātipātā veramaṇiṁ, adinnādānā veramaṇiṁ, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇiṁ, musāvādā veramaṇiṁ, surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiṁ, yo ca antamaso gandhohanamattampi4 mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, (…) idaṁ tato mahapphalataraṁ.
It would be more fruitful to develop a heart of love—even just as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder—than to undertake the training rules.
यञ्च, गहपति, वेलामो ब्राह्मणो दानं अदासि महादानं, यो चेकं दिट्ठिसम्पन्नं भोजेय्य … यो च सतं दिट्ठिसम्पन्नानं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं सकदागामिं भोजेय्य … यो च सतं सकदागामीनं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं अनागामिं भोजेय्य … यो च सतं अनागामीनं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं अरहन्तं भोजेय्य … यो च सतं अरहन्तानं भोजेय्य, यो चेकं पच्चेकबुद्धं भोजेय्य … यो च सतं पच्चेकबुद्धानं भोजेय्य, यो च तथागतं अरहन्तं सम्मासम्बुद्धं भोजेय्य … यो च बुद्धप्पमुखं भिक्खुसङ्घं भोजेय्य, यो च चातुद्दिसं सङ्घं उद्दिस्स विहारं कारापेय्य … यो च पसन्नचित्तो बुद्धञ्च धम्मञ्च सङ्घञ्च सरणं गच्छेय्य, यो च पसन्नचित्तो सिक्खापदानि समादियेय्य—पाणातिपाता वेरमणिं …पे… सुरामेरयमज्जपमादट्ठाना वेरमणिं, यो च अन्तमसो गन्धोहनमत्तम्पि मेत्तचित्तं भावेय्य, यो च अच्छरासङ्घातमत्तम्पि अनिच्चसञ्ञं भावेय्य, इदं ततो महप्फलतरन्”ति।
Yañca, gahapati, velāmo brāhmaṇo dānaṁ adāsi mahādānaṁ, yo cekaṁ diṭṭhisampannaṁ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṁ diṭṭhisampannānaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ sakadāgāmiṁ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṁ sakadāgāmīnaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ anāgāmiṁ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṁ anāgāmīnaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ arahantaṁ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṁ arahantānaṁ bhojeyya, yo cekaṁ paccekabuddhaṁ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṁ paccekabuddhānaṁ bhojeyya, yo ca tathāgataṁ arahantaṁ sammāsambuddhaṁ bhojeyya … yo ca buddhappamukhaṁ bhikkhusaṅghaṁ bhojeyya, yo ca cātuddisaṁ saṅghaṁ uddissa vihāraṁ kārāpeyya … yo ca pasannacitto buddhañca dhammañca saṅghañca saraṇaṁ gaccheyya, yo ca pasannacitto sikkhāpadāni samādiyeyya—pāṇātipātā veramaṇiṁ …pe… surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇiṁ, yo ca antamaso gandhohanamattampi mettacittaṁ bhāveyya, yo ca accharāsaṅghātamattampi aniccasaññaṁ bhāveyya, idaṁ tato mahapphalataran”ti.
It would be more fruitful to develop the perception of impermanence—even for as long as a finger-snap—than to do all of these things, including developing a heart of love for as long as it takes to pull a cow’s udder.”
दसमं।
Dasamaṁ.
सीहनादवग्गो दुतियो।
Sīhanādavaggo dutiyo.
तस्सुद्दानं
Tassuddānaṁ
नादो सौपादिसेसो च, कोट्ठिकेन समिद्धिना; गण्डसञ्ञा कुलं मेत्ता, देवता वेलामेन चाति।
Nādo saupādiseso ca, koṭṭhikena samiddhinā; Gaṇḍasaññā kulaṁ mettā, devatā velāmena cāti.
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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