Scripture · Sanskrit Bible with the King James Version · the Pāli Canon

Linked Discourses 6 6 संयुत्त निकाय 6।1 6

Chapter: 1 2 3 4 567 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Brahmalokasutta

Pāli in Devanagari; under each word its Roman pronunciation, syllable by syllable (ṃ = nasal hum). Tap a Pāli word for its meaning (PTS Pāli-English Dictionary); tap again to open it in the Pāli dictionary.

Verse: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 · Hide pronunciation

1

संयुत्तsaṃ·yut·ta निकायni·kā·ya 6।6

Saṁyutta Nikāya 6.6

Linked Discourses 6.6
2

1। पठमवग्गpa·ṭha·ma·vag·ga

1. Paṭhamavagga

1. The Appeal
3

ब्रह्मलोकसुत्तbrah·ma·lo·ka·sut·ta

Brahmalokasutta

The Negligent Divinity
4

सावत्थिनिदानं।sā·vat·thi·ni·dā·naṃ

Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

At Sāvatthī.
5

तेनte·na खोkho पनpa·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā दिवाविहारगतोdi·vā·vi·hā·ra·ga·to होतिho·ti पटिसल्लीनो।pa·ṭi·sal·lī·no

Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā divāvihāragato hoti paṭisallīno.

Now at that time the Buddha had gone into retreat for the day’s meditation.
6

अथa·tha खोkho सुब्रह्माsub·rah·mā चca पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā सुद्धावासोsud·dhā·vā·so चca पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā येनye·na भगवाbha·ga·vā तेनुपसङ्कमिंसु;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·miṃ·su उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā पच्चेकंpac·ce·kaṃ द्वारबाहंdvā·ra·bā·haṃ उपनिस्सायu·pa·nis·sā·ya अट्ठंसु।aṭ·ṭhaṃ·su अथa·tha खोkho सुब्रह्माsub·rah·mā पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā सुद्धावासंsud·dhā·vā·saṃ पच्चेकब्रह्मानंpac·ce·kab·rah·mā·naṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho subrahmā ca paccekabrahmā suddhāvāso ca paccekabrahmā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā paccekaṁ dvārabāhaṁ upanissāya aṭṭhaṁsu. Atha kho subrahmā paccekabrahmā suddhāvāsaṁ paccekabrahmānaṁ etadavoca:

Then the independent divinities Subrahmā and Suddhāvāsa went to the Buddha and stationed themselves one by each door-post. But Subrahmā said to Suddhāvāsa,
7

“अकालोa·kā·lo खोkho ताव,tā·va मारिस,mā·ri·sa भगवन्तंbha·ga·van·taṃ पयिरुपासितुं;pa·yi·ru·pā·si·tuṃ

“akālo kho tāva, mārisa, bhagavantaṁ payirupāsituṁ;

“Good fellow, it’s the wrong time to pay homage to the Buddha.
8

दिवाविहारगतोdi·vā·vi·hā·ra·ga·to भगवाbha·ga·vā पटिसल्लीनोpa·ṭi·sal·lī·no च।ca

divāvihāragato bhagavā paṭisallīno ca.

He has gone into retreat for the day’s meditation.
9

असुकोa·su·ko चca ब्रह्मलोकोbrah·ma·lo·ko इद्धोid·dho चेवce·va फीतोphī·to च,ca ब्रह्माbrah·mā चca तत्रtat·ra पमादविहारंpa·mā·da·vi·hā·raṃ विहरति।vi·ha·ra·ti

Asuko ca brahmaloko iddho ceva phīto ca, brahmā ca tatra pamādavihāraṁ viharati.

But such-and-such realm of divinity is successful and prosperous, while the divinity living there is negligent.
10

आयाम,ā·yā·ma मारिस,mā·ri·sa येनye·na सोso ब्रह्मलोकोbrah·ma·lo·ko तेनुपसङ्कमिस्साम;te·nu·pa·saṅ·ka·mis·sā·ma उपसङ्कमित्वाu·pa·saṅ·ka·mit·vā तंtaṃ ब्रह्मानंbrah·mā·naṃ संवेजेय्यामा”ति।saṃ·ve·jey·yā·mā

Āyāma, mārisa, yena so brahmaloko tenupasaṅkamissāma; upasaṅkamitvā taṁ brahmānaṁ saṁvejeyyāmā”ti.

Come, let’s go to that realm of divinity and inspire awe in that divinity!”
11

“एवं,e·vaṃ मारिसा”तिmā·ri·sā खोkho सुद्धावासोsud·dhā·vā·so पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā सुब्रह्मुनोsub·rah·mu·no पच्चेकब्रह्मुनोpac·ce·kab·rah·mu·no पच्चस्सोसि।pac·cas·so·si

“Evaṁ, mārisā”ti kho suddhāvāso paccekabrahmā subrahmuno paccekabrahmuno paccassosi.

“Yes, good fellow,” replied Suddhāvāsa.
12

अथa·tha खोkho सुब्रह्माsub·rah·mā चca पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā सुद्धावासोsud·dhā·vā·so चca पच्चेकब्रह्मा—सेय्यथापिpac·ce·kab·rah·mā नामnā·ma बलवाba·la·vā पुरिसोpu·ri·so …पे…pe एवमेव—भगवतोe·va·me·va पुरतोpu·ra·to अन्तरहिताan·ta·ra·hi·tā तस्मिंtas·miṃ ब्रह्मलोकेbrah·ma·lo·ke पातुरहेसुं।pā·tu·ra·he·suṃ

Atha kho subrahmā ca paccekabrahmā suddhāvāso ca paccekabrahmā—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso …pe… evameva—bhagavato purato antarahitā tasmiṁ brahmaloke pāturahesuṁ.

Then, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, they vanished from in front of the Buddha and appeared in that realm of divinity.
13

अद्दसाad·da·sā खोkho सोso ब्रह्माbrah·mā तेte ब्रह्मानोbrah·mā·no दूरतोवdū·ra·to·va आगच्छन्ते।ā·gac·chan·te दिस्वानdis·vā·na तेte ब्रह्मानोbrah·mā·no एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Addasā kho so brahmā te brahmāno dūratova āgacchante. Disvāna te brahmāno etadavoca:

That divinity saw those divinities coming off in the distance and said to them,
14

“हन्दhan·da कुतोku·to नुnu तुम्हे,tum·he मारिसा,mā·ri·sā आगच्छथा”ति?ā·gac·cha·thā

“handa kuto nu tumhe, mārisā, āgacchathā”ti?

“Well now, good fellows, where have you come from?”
15

“आगताā·ga·tā खोkho मयं,ma·yaṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa अम्हam·ha तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to सन्तिकाsan·ti·kā अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्स।sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sa

“Āgatā kho mayaṁ, mārisa, amha tassa bhagavato santikā arahato sammāsambuddhassa.

“Good fellow, we’ve come from the presence of the Blessed One, the perfected one, the fully awakened Buddha.
16

गच्छेय्यासिgac·chey·yā·si पनpa·na त्वं,tvaṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to उपट्ठानंu·paṭ·ṭhā·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्सा”ति?sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sā

Gaccheyyāsi pana tvaṁ, mārisa, tassa bhagavato upaṭṭhānaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassā”ti?

Shouldn’t you go to attend on that Blessed One?”
17

एवंe·vaṃ वुत्तो,vut·to खोkho सोso ब्रह्माbrah·mā तंtaṃ वचनंva·ca·naṃ अनधिवासेन्तोa·na·dhi·vā·sen·to सहस्सक्खत्तुंsa·has·sak·khat·tuṃ अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā सुब्रह्मानंsub·rah·mā·naṃ पच्चेकब्रह्मानंpac·ce·kab·rah·mā·naṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Evaṁ vutto, kho so brahmā taṁ vacanaṁ anadhivāsento sahassakkhattuṁ attānaṁ abhinimminitvā subrahmānaṁ paccekabrahmānaṁ etadavoca:

When they had spoken, that divinity refused to accept their advice. He multiplied himself a thousand times and said to Subrahmā,
18

“पस्ससिpas·sa·si मेme नोno त्वं,tvaṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa एवरूपंe·va·rū·paṃ इद्धानुभावन्”ति?id·dhā·nu·bhā·van

“passasi me no tvaṁ, mārisa, evarūpaṁ iddhānubhāvan”ti?

“Good fellow, can’t you see that I have such psychic power?”
19

“पस्सामिpas·sā·mi खोkho त्याहं,tyā·haṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa एवरूपंe·va·rū·paṃ इद्धानुभावन्”ति।id·dhā·nu·bhā·van

“Passāmi kho tyāhaṁ, mārisa, evarūpaṁ iddhānubhāvan”ti.

“I see that, good fellow.”
20

“सोso ख्वाहं,khvā·haṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa एवंमहिद्धिकोe·vaṃ·ma·hid·dhi·ko एवंमहानुभावोe·vaṃ·ma·hā·nu·bhā·vo कस्सkas·sa अञ्ञस्सañ·ñas·sa समणस्सsa·ma·ṇas·sa वाvā ब्राह्मणस्सbrāh·ma·ṇas·sa वाvā उपट्ठानंu·paṭ·ṭhā·naṃ गमिस्सामी”ति?ga·mis·sā·mī

“So khvāhaṁ, mārisa, evaṁmahiddhiko evaṁmahānubhāvo kassa aññassa samaṇassa vā brāhmaṇassa vā upaṭṭhānaṁ gamissāmī”ti?

“Since I have such psychic power and might, what other ascetic or brahmin should I go to and attend upon?”
21

अथa·tha खोkho सुब्रह्माsub·rah·mā पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā द्विसहस्सक्खत्तुंdvi·sa·has·sak·khat·tuṃ अत्तानंat·tā·naṃ अभिनिम्मिनित्वाa·bhi·nim·mi·nit·vā तंtaṃ ब्रह्मानंbrah·mā·naṃ एतदवोच:e·ta·da·vo·ca

Atha kho subrahmā paccekabrahmā dvisahassakkhattuṁ attānaṁ abhinimminitvā taṁ brahmānaṁ etadavoca:

Then Subrahmā multiplied himself two thousand times and said to that divinity,
22

“पस्ससिpas·sa·si मेme नोno त्वं,tvaṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa एवरूपंe·va·rū·paṃ इद्धानुभावन्”ति?id·dhā·nu·bhā·van

“passasi me no tvaṁ, mārisa, evarūpaṁ iddhānubhāvan”ti?

“Good fellow, can’t you see that I have such psychic power?”
23

“पस्सामिpas·sā·mi खोkho त्याहं,tyā·haṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa एवरूपंe·va·rū·paṃ इद्धानुभावन्”ति।id·dhā·nu·bhā·van

“Passāmi kho tyāhaṁ, mārisa, evarūpaṁ iddhānubhāvan”ti.

“I see that, good fellow.”
24

“तयाta·yā चca खो,kho मारिस,mā·ri·sa मयाma·yā चca स्वेवsve·va भगवाbha·ga·vā महिद्धिकतरोma·hid·dhi·ka·ta·ro चेवce·va महानुभावतरोma·hā·nu·bhā·va·ta·ro च।ca

“Tayā ca kho, mārisa, mayā ca sveva bhagavā mahiddhikataro ceva mahānubhāvataro ca.

“That Buddha has even more psychic power and might than you or me.
25

गच्छेय्यासिgac·chey·yā·si त्वं,tvaṃ मारिस,mā·ri·sa तस्सtas·sa भगवतोbha·ga·va·to उपट्ठानंu·paṭ·ṭhā·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्सा”ति?sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sā

Gaccheyyāsi tvaṁ, mārisa, tassa bhagavato upaṭṭhānaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassā”ti?

Shouldn’t you go to attend on that Blessed One?”
26

अथa·tha खोkho सोso ब्रह्माbrah·mā सुब्रह्मानंsub·rah·mā·naṃ पच्चेकब्रह्मानंpac·ce·kab·rah·mā·naṃ गाथायgā·thā·ya अज्झभासि:aj·jha·bhā·si

Atha kho so brahmā subrahmānaṁ paccekabrahmānaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Then that divinity addressed Subrahmā in verse:
27

“तयोta·yo सुपण्णाsu·paṇ·ṇā चतुरोca·tu·ro चca हंसा,haṃ·sā

“Tayo supaṇṇā caturo ca haṁsā,

“There are three hundreds of phoenixes, <j>four of swans,
28

ब्यग्घीनिसाbyag·ghī·ni·sā पञ्चसताpañ·ca·sa·tā चca झायिनो;jhā·yi·no

Byagghīnisā pañcasatā ca jhāyino;

and five of tigerhawks. <j>To he who practiced absorption
29

तयिदंta·yi·daṃ विमानंvi·mā·naṃ जलतेja·la·te चca ब्रह्मे,brah·me

Tayidaṁ vimānaṁ jalate ca brahme,

belongs this palace; it shines, Divinity,
30

ओभासयंo·bhā·sa·yaṃ उत्तरस्संut·ta·ras·saṃ दिसायन्”ति।di·sā·yan

Obhāsayaṁ uttarassaṁ disāyan”ti.

lighting up the northern quarter!”
31

“किञ्चापिkiñ·cā·pi तेte तंtaṃ जलतेja·la·te विमानं,vi·mā·naṃ

“Kiñcāpi te taṁ jalate vimānaṁ,

“So what if your palace shines,
32

ओभासयंo·bhā·sa·yaṃ उत्तरस्संut·ta·ras·saṃ दिसायं;di·sā·yaṃ

Obhāsayaṁ uttarassaṁ disāyaṁ;

lighting up the northern quarter?
33

रूपेrū·pe रणंra·ṇaṃ दिस्वाdis·vā सदाsa·dā पवेधितं,pa·ve·dhi·taṃ

Rūpe raṇaṁ disvā sadā pavedhitaṁ,

A clever person, seeing the strife in form,
34

तस्माtas·mā नna रूपेrū·pe रमतीra·ma·tī सुमेधो”ति।su·me·dho

Tasmā na rūpe ramatī sumedho”ti.

its chronic trembling, takes no pleasure in it.”
35

अथa·tha खोkho सुब्रह्माsub·rah·mā चca पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā सुद्धावासोsud·dhā·vā·so चca पच्चेकब्रह्माpac·ce·kab·rah·mā तंtaṃ ब्रह्मानंbrah·mā·naṃ संवेजेत्वाsaṃ·ve·jet·vā तत्थेवन्तरधायिंसु।tat·the·van·ta·ra·dhā·yiṃ·su

Atha kho subrahmā ca paccekabrahmā suddhāvāso ca paccekabrahmā taṁ brahmānaṁ saṁvejetvā tatthevantaradhāyiṁsu.

Then after inspiring awe in that divinity, the independent divinities Subrahmā and Suddhāvāsa vanished right there.
36

अगमासिa·ga·mā·si चca खोkho सोso ब्रह्माbrah·mā अपरेनa·pa·re·na समयेनsa·ma·ye·na भगवतोbha·ga·va·to उपट्ठानंu·paṭ·ṭhā·naṃ अरहतोa·ra·ha·to सम्मासम्बुद्धस्साति।sam·mā·sam·bud·dhas·sā·ti

Agamāsi ca kho so brahmā aparena samayena bhagavato upaṭṭhānaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassāti.

And after some time that divinity went to attend on the Buddha.

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.