- CariyāpiṭakaThe Conduct Leading to Buddhahood
- YudhañjayavaggaThe Chapter With Yudhañjaya
- Nekkhammapāramī 4The Perfection of Renunciation (4th)
BhisacariyaThe Conduct of the Lotus-eaters
“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, kāsīnaṁ puravaruttame;“Then again when I was in the capital citadel of Kāsi, Bhaginī ca bhātaro satta, nibbattā sotthiye kule.a sister and seven brothers were born in a learned family.
Etesaṁ pubbajo āsiṁ, hirīsukkamupāgato;I was the first-born of them all, furnishing with pure conscience. Bhavaṁ disvāna bhayato, nekkhammābhirato ahaṁ.Seeing rebirth as fearful, I longed for renunciation.
Mātāpitūhi pahitā, sahāyā ekamānasā;Sent for by my mother and father, my friends with one mind Kāmehi maṁ nimantenti, ‘kulavaṁsaṁ dharehi’ti.invited me to enjoy sensual pleasures, saying: ‘Maintain the family lineage.’
Yaṁ tesaṁ vacanaṁ vuttaṁ, gihīdhamme sukhāvahaṁ;The words they said about the ways a householder can find happiness, Taṁ me ahosi kaṭhinaṁ, tattaphālasamaṁ viya.
tattaphālasamaṁ → tattapālasamaṁ viya (si); santattaphālasamaṁ viya (mr)were hard for me to hear, like a heated ploughshare.Te maṁ tadā ukkhipantaṁ, pucchiṁsu patthitaṁ mama;When I turned down their proposal, they asked me what I wished for: ‘Kiṁ tvaṁ patthayase samma, yadi kāme na bhuñjasi’.‘My dear, what is it that you wish, since you do not long for sensual pleasures?’
Tesāhaṁ evamavacaṁ, atthakāmo hitesinaṁ;I spoke to my beneficiaries, wanting what is best. ‘Nāhaṁ patthemi gihībhāvaṁ, nekkhammābhirato ahaṁ’.‘I wish not for the householder’s state, I long for renunciation.’
Te mayhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā, pitu mātu ca sāvayuṁ;Hearing my words, they told my mother and father. Mātāpitā evamāhu, ‘sabbeva pabbajāma bho’.My parents said this: ‘Sirs, let all of us go forth!’
Ubho mātāpitā mayhaṁ, bhaginī ca satta bhātaro;So both my mother and father, sister and seven brothers, Amitadhanaṁ chaḍḍayitvā, pāvisimhā mahāvanan”ti.discarding countless riches, entered the great forest.”
Bhisacariyaṁ catutthaṁ.
Bhisacariyaṁ → bhiṁsacariyaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed)