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Dutiyavisākhāsutta

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अङ्गुत्तरaṅ·gut·ta·ra निकायni·kā·ya 8।47

Aṅguttara Nikāya 8.47

Numbered Discourses 8.47
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5। उपोसथवग्गu·po·sa·tha·vag·ga

5. Uposathavagga

5. Sabbath
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दुतियविसाखासुत्तdu·ti·ya·vi·sā·khā·sut·ta

Dutiyavisākhāsutta

With Visākhā on the Agreeable Gods
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एकंe·kaṃ समयंsa·ma·yaṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā सावत्थियंsā·vat·thi·yaṃ विहरतिvi·ha·ra·ti पुब्बारामेpub·bā·rā·me मिगारमातुपासादे।mi·gā·ra·mā·tu·pā·sā·de

Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde.

At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in the stilt longhouse of Migāra’s mother in the Eastern Monastery.
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अथa·tha खोkho विसाखाvi·sā·khā मिगारमाताmi·gā·ra·mā·tā …पे…pe

Atha kho visākhā migāramātā …pe…

Then Visākhā, Migāra’s mother, went up to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side.
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एकमन्तंe·ka·man·taṃ निसिन्नंni·sin·naṃ खोkho विसाखंvi·sā·khaṃ मिगारमातरंmi·gā·ra·mā·ta·raṃ भगवाbha·ga·vā एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho visākhaṁ migāramātaraṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

The Buddha said to her:
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“अट्ठहिaṭ·ṭha·hi खो,kho विसाखे,vi·sā·khe धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā मनापकायिकानंma·nā·pa·kā·yi·kā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जति।u·pa·paj·ja·ti

“Aṭṭhahi kho, visākhe, dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjati.

“Visākhā, when they have eight qualities ladies—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in company with the Gods of the Agreeable Host.
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कतमेहिka·ta·me·hi अट्ठहि?aṭ·ṭha·hi

Katamehi aṭṭhahi?

What eight?
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इध,i·dha विसाखे,vi·sā·khe मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo यस्सyas·sa मातापितरोmā·tā·pi·ta·ro भत्तुनोbhat·tu·no देन्तिden·ti अत्थकामाat·tha·kā·mā हितेसिनोhi·te·si·no अनुकम्पकाa·nu·kam·pa·kā अनुकम्पंa·nu·kam·paṃ उपादायu·pā·dā·ya तस्सtas·sa होतिho·ti पुब्बुट्ठायिनीpub·buṭ·ṭhā·yi·nī पच्छानिपातिनीpac·chā·ni·pā·ti·nī किङ्कारपटिस्साविनीkiṅ·kā·ra·pa·ṭis·sā·vi·nī मनापचारिनीma·nā·pa·cā·ri·nī पियवादिनीpi·ya·vā·di·nī …पे…।pe

Idha, visākhe, mātugāmo yassa mātāpitaro bhattuno denti atthakāmā hitesino anukampakā anukampaṁ upādāya tassa hoti pubbuṭṭhāyinī pacchānipātinī kiṅkārapaṭissāvinī manāpacārinī piyavādinī …pe….

Take the case of a lady whose mother and father give her to a husband wanting what’s best for her, out of kindness and sympathy. She would get up before him and go to bed after him, and be obliging, behaving nicely and speaking politely. …
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चागवतीcā·ga·va·tī खोkho पनpa·na होति।ho·ti

Cāgavatī kho pana hoti.

She’s generous.
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विगतमलमच्छेरेनvi·ga·ta·ma·la·mac·che·re·na चेतसाce·ta·sā अगारंa·gā·raṃ अज्झावसतिaj·jhā·va·sa·ti मुत्तचागाmut·ta·cā·gā पयतपाणिनीpa·ya·ta·pā·ṇi·nī वोस्सग्गरताvos·sag·ga·ra·tā याचयोगाyā·ca·yo·gā दानसंविभागरता।dā·na·saṃ·vi·bhā·ga·ra·tā

Vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvasati muttacāgā payatapāṇinī vossaggaratā yācayogā dānasaṁvibhāgaratā.

She lives at home with heart rid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, loving to let go, committed to charity, loving to give and to share.
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इमेहिi·me·hi खो,kho विसाखे,vi·sā·khe अट्ठहिaṭ·ṭha·hi धम्मेहिdham·me·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to मातुगामोmā·tu·gā·mo कायस्सkā·yas·sa भेदाbhe·dā परंpa·raṃ मरणाma·ra·ṇā मनापकायिकानंma·nā·pa·kā·yi·kā·naṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ सहब्यतंsa·hab·ya·taṃ उपपज्जतीति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī·ti

Imehi kho, visākhe, aṭṭhahi dhammehi samannāgato mātugāmo kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā manāpakāyikānaṁ devānaṁ sahabyataṁ upapajjatīti.

When they possess these eight qualities ladies—when their body breaks up, after death—are reborn in company with the Gods of the Agreeable Host.
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योyo नंnaṃ भरतिbha·ra·ti सब्बदा,sab·ba·dā

Yo naṁ bharati sabbadā,

She’d never look down on her husband,
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निच्चंnic·caṃ आतापिā·tā·pi उस्सुको;us·su·ko

niccaṁ ātāpi ussuko;

who’s always eager to work hard,
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तंtaṃ सब्बकामदंsab·ba·kā·ma·daṃ पोसं,po·saṃ

Taṁ sabbakāmadaṁ posaṁ,

always looking after her,
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भत्तारंbhat·tā·raṃ नातिमञ्ञति।nā·ti·mañ·ña·ti

bhattāraṁ nātimaññati.

and bringing whatever she wants.
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नna चापिcā·pi सोत्थिsot·thi भत्तारं,bhat·tā·raṃ

Na cāpi sotthi bhattāraṁ,

And a good woman never scolds her husband
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इस्सावादेनis·sā·vā·de·na रोसये;ro·sa·ye

issāvādena rosaye;

with jealous words.
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भत्तुbhat·tu चca गरुनोga·ru·no सब्बे,sab·be

Bhattu ca garuno sabbe,

Being astute, she reveres
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पटिपूजेतिpa·ṭi·pū·je·ti पण्डिता।paṇ·ḍi·tā

paṭipūjeti paṇḍitā.

those respected by her husband.
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उट्ठाहिकाuṭ·ṭhā·hi·kā अनलसा,a·na·la·sā

Uṭṭhāhikā analasā,

She gets up early, works tirelessly,
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सङ्गहितपरिज्जना;saṅ·ga·hi·ta·pa·rij·ja·nā

saṅgahitaparijjanā;

and manages the domestic help.
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भत्तुbhat·tu मनापंma·nā·paṃ चरति,ca·ra·ti

Bhattu manāpaṁ carati,

She’s agreeable to her husband,
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सम्भतंsam·bha·taṃ अनुरक्खति।a·nu·rak·kha·ti

sambhataṁ anurakkhati.

and preserves his wealth.
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याyā एवंe·vaṃ वत्ततिvat·ta·ti नारी,nā·rī

Yā evaṁ vattati nārī,

A lady who fulfills these duties
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भत्तुbhat·tu छन्दवसानुगा;chan·da·va·sā·nu·gā

bhattu chandavasānugā;

according to her husband’s desire,
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मनापाma·nā·pā नामnā·ma तेte देवा,de·vā

Manāpā nāma te devā,

is reborn among the gods
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यत्थyat·tha साsā उपपज्जती”ति।u·pa·paj·ja·tī

yattha sā upapajjatī”ti.

called ‘Agreeable’.”
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सत्तमं।sat·ta·maṃ

Sattamaṁ.

(Pāli only)

Sources. Sanskrit: Satyavedaḥ, the New Testament in Sanskrit (Calcutta Baptist Missionaries, 1851; J. Wenger’s revision of W. Carey’s version). Digital text © 2018 SanskritBible.in, via eBible.org, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; changed here: arranged by verse and every word linked to the dictionary (links made automatically). Old Testament Sanskrit: the Old Testament in Sanskrit, Calcutta Baptist Mission Press, 1848–1852 (public domain), read by OCR from the Internet Archive scans of the Boston University School of Theology copy; unproofread, with machine clean-up only. Pāli Canon: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka Buddhavasse 2500 (based on the Vipassana Research Institute’s Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana edition), from SuttaCentral bilara-data, CC0; Devanagari and pronunciation made automatically from the Roman text. Pāli English: Bhikkhu Sujato (suttas) and Bhikkhu Brahmali (Vinaya), SuttaCentral, CC0. Pāli word meanings: the Pali Text Society’s Pali-English Dictionary (Rhys Davids & Stede), corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society, CC BY-NC 3.0, digital text from BuddhaDust; word matching automatic. English: King James Version (1769), public domain; words the translators added are in italics. Word meanings and pronunciations: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872), via this site’s Sanskrit dictionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); English↔Sanskrit word matches made automatically and may need checking.