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Dutiyadevapadasutta

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संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 55।35

Saṁyutta Nikāya 55.35

Linked Discourses 55.35
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4। पुञ्ञाभिसन्दवग्गpuñ·ñā·bhi·san·da·vag·ga

4. Puññābhisandavagga

4. Overflowing Merit
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दुतियदेवपदसुत्तdu·ti·ya·de·va·pa·da·sut·ta

Dutiyadevapadasutta

Footprints of the Gods (2nd)
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“चत्तारिमानि,cat·tā·ri·mā·ni भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve देवानंde·vā·naṃ देवपदानिde·va·pa·dā·ni अविसुद्धानंa·vi·sud·dhā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ विसुद्धियाvi·sud·dhi·yā अपरियोदातानंa·pa·ri·yo·dā·tā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ परियोदपनाय।pa·ri·yo·da·pa·nā·ya

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, devānaṁ devapadāni avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāya.

“Mendicants, these four footprints of the gods are in order to purify unpurified beings and cleanse unclean beings.
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कतमानिka·ta·mā·ni चत्तारि?cat·tā·ri

Katamāni cattāri?

What four?
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इध,i·dha भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko बुद्धेbud·dhe अवेच्चप्पसादेनa·vec·cap·pa·sā·de·na समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होति—ho·ti

Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—

Firstly, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the Buddha:
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इतिपिi·ti·pi सोso भगवाbha·ga·vā …पे…pe सत्थाsat·thā देवमनुस्सानंde·va·ma·nus·sā·naṃ बुद्धोbud·dho भगवाति।bha·ga·vā·ti

itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti.

‘That Blessed One is perfected, a fully awakened Buddha, accomplished in knowledge and conduct, holy, knower of the world, supreme guide for those fit for training, teacher of gods and humans, awakened, blessed.’
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सोso इतिi·ti पटिसञ्चिक्खति:pa·ṭi·sañ·cik·kha·ti

So iti paṭisañcikkhati:

Then they reflect:
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho देवानंde·vā·naṃ देवपदन्’ति?de·va·pa·dan

‘kiṁ nu kho devānaṁ devapadan’ti?

‘What now is the footprint of the gods?’
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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘अब्याबज्झपरमेab·yā·baj·jha·pa·ra·me ख्वाहंkhvā·haṃ एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi देवेde·ve सुणामि।su·ṇā·mi

‘abyābajjhaparame khvāhaṁ etarahi deve suṇāmi.

‘I hear that these days the gods consider non-harming to be supreme.
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नna चca खोkho पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci ब्याबाधेमिbyā·bā·dhe·mi तसंta·saṃ वाvā थावरंthā·va·raṃ वा।vā

Na ca kho panāhaṁ kiñci byābādhemi tasaṁ vā thāvaraṁ vā.

But I don’t hurt any creature firm or frail.
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अद्धाहंad·dhā·haṃ देवपदधम्मसमन्नागतोde·va·pa·da·dham·ma·sa·man·nā·ga·to विहरामी’ति।vi·ha·rā·mī

Addhāhaṁ devapadadhammasamannāgato viharāmī’ti.

I definitely live in possession of a footprint of the gods.’
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इदंi·daṃ पठमंpa·ṭha·maṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ देवपदंde·va·pa·daṃ अविसुद्धानंa·vi·sud·dhā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ विसुद्धियाvi·sud·dhi·yā अपरियोदातानंa·pa·ri·yo·dā·tā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ परियोदपनाय।pa·ri·yo·da·pa·nā·ya

Idaṁ paṭhamaṁ devānaṁ devapadaṁ avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāya.

This is the first footprint of the gods in order to purify unpurified beings and cleanse unclean beings.
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko धम्मेdham·me …पे…pe

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme …pe…

Furthermore, a noble disciple has experiential confidence in the teaching …
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सङ्घेsaṅ·ghe …पे…।pe

saṅghe …pe….

the Saṅgha …
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पुनpu·na चपरं,ca·pa·raṃ भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve अरियसावकोa·ri·ya·sā·va·ko अरियकन्तेहिa·ri·ya·kan·te·hi सीलेहिsī·le·hi समन्नागतोsa·man·nā·ga·to होतिho·ti अखण्डेहिa·khaṇ·ḍe·hi …पे…pe समाधिसंवत्तनिकेहि।sa·mā·dhi·saṃ·vat·ta·ni·ke·hi

Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.

Furthermore, a noble disciple’s ethical conduct is loved by the noble ones, unbroken, impeccable, spotless, and unmarred, liberating, praised by sensible people, not mistaken, and leading to immersion.
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सोso इतिi·ti पटिसञ्चिक्खति:pa·ṭi·sañ·cik·kha·ti

So iti paṭisañcikkhati:

Then they reflect:
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‘किंkiṃ नुnu खोkho देवानंde·vā·naṃ देवपदन्’ति?de·va·pa·dan

‘kiṁ nu kho devānaṁ devapadan’ti?

‘What now is the footprint of the gods?’
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सोso एवंe·vaṃ पजानाति:pa·jā·nā·ti

So evaṁ pajānāti:

They understand:
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‘अब्याबज्झपरमेab·yā·baj·jha·pa·ra·me ख्वाहंkhvā·haṃ एतरहिe·ta·ra·hi देवेde·ve सुणामि।su·ṇā·mi

‘abyābajjhaparame khvāhaṁ etarahi deve suṇāmi.

‘I hear that these days the gods consider non-harming to be supreme.
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नna खोkho पनाहंpa·nā·haṃ किञ्चिkiñ·ci ब्याबाधेमिbyā·bā·dhe·mi तसंta·saṃ वाvā थावरंthā·va·raṃ वा।vā

Na kho panāhaṁ kiñci byābādhemi tasaṁ vā thāvaraṁ vā.

But I don’t hurt any creature firm or frail.
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अद्धाहंad·dhā·haṃ देवपदधम्मसमन्नागतोde·va·pa·da·dham·ma·sa·man·nā·ga·to विहरामी’ति।vi·ha·rā·mī

Addhāhaṁ devapadadhammasamannāgato viharāmī’ti.

I definitely live in possession of a footprint of the gods.’
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इदंi·daṃ चतुत्थंca·tut·thaṃ देवानंde·vā·naṃ देवपदंde·va·pa·daṃ अविसुद्धानंa·vi·sud·dhā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ विसुद्धियाvi·sud·dhi·yā अपरियोदातानंa·pa·ri·yo·dā·tā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ परियोदपनाय।pa·ri·yo·da·pa·nā·ya

Idaṁ catutthaṁ devānaṁ devapadaṁ avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāya.

This is the fourth footprint of the gods in order to purify unpurified beings and cleanse unclean beings.
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इमानिi·mā·ni खो,kho भिक्खवे,bhik·kha·ve चत्तारिcat·tā·ri देवानंde·vā·naṃ देवपदानिde·va·pa·dā·ni अविसुद्धानंa·vi·sud·dhā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ विसुद्धियाvi·sud·dhi·yā अपरियोदातानंa·pa·ri·yo·dā·tā·naṃ सत्तानंsat·tā·naṃ परियोदपनाया”ति।pa·ri·yo·da·pa·nā·yā

Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri devānaṁ devapadāni avisuddhānaṁ sattānaṁ visuddhiyā apariyodātānaṁ sattānaṁ pariyodapanāyā”ti.

These four footprints of the gods are in order to purify unpurified beings and cleanse unclean beings.”
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पञ्चमं।pañ·ca·maṃ

Pañcamaṁ.

(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.