The Udana - Inspired Utterances of The Buddha
7. Udāna 1.7: The Discourse about Pāvā
- Translated from the Pali by Ānandajoti Bhikkhu (More copyright information)
1Thus I heard: At one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Pāvā, near the Flock of Goats Shrine, at the domicile of the Flock of Goats yakkha. Then at that time the Gracious One, in the darkness of the night, was sitting in the open air, and the sky-god was raining lightly drop by drop.
Then the Flock of Goats yakkha desiring to give rise to fear, terror, and horror in the Gracious One, went to the Gracious One, and after going, not far away from the Gracious One three times he called out:
"Confusion, great confusion", and he made a great confusion, "This is a demon for you, ascetic!"
2Then the Gracious One, having understood the significance of it, on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
3"He is a brāhmaṇa when he has gone beyond in regard to his own things,
Then has he transcended this demon and the great confusion."
1Evaṁ me sutaṁ — ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā pāvāyaṁ viharati ajakalāpake cetiye, ajakalāpakassa yakkhassa bhavane. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā rattandhakāratimisāyaṁ abbhokāse nisinno hoti; devo ca ekamekaṁ phusāyati.
Atha kho ajakalāpako yakkho bhagavato bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁsaṁ uppādetukāmo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato avidūre tikkhattuṁ
"Akkulo pakkulo"ti akkulapakkulikaṁ akāsi: "Eso te, samaṇa, pisāco"ti.
2Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
Sattamaṁ.