Nadīsotasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:
“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, puriso nadiyā sotena ovuyheyya piyarūpasātarūpena.“Monks, suppose a man were being carried along by the flow of a river, lovely & alluring. Tamenaṁ cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito disvā evaṁ vadeyya:And then another man with good eyesight, standing on the bank, on seeing him would say, ‘kiñcāpi kho tvaṁ, ambho purisa, nadiyā sotena ovuyhasi piyarūpasātarūpena, atthi cettha heṭṭhā rahado saūmi sāvaṭṭo sagaho sarakkhaso yaṁ tvaṁ, ambho purisa, rahadaṁ pāpuṇitvā maraṇaṁ vā nigacchasi maraṇamattaṁ vā dukkhan’ti.‘My good man, even though you are being carried along by the flow of a river, lovely & alluring, further down from here is a pool with waves & whirlpools, with seizers & demons. On reaching that pool you will suffer death or death-like pain.’ Atha kho so, bhikkhave, puriso tassa purisassa saddaṁ sutvā hatthehi ca pādehi ca paṭisotaṁ vāyameyya.Then the first man, on hearing the words of the second man, would make an effort with his hands & feet to go against the flow.
Upamā kho me ayaṁ, bhikkhave, katā atthassa viññāpanāya.“I have given you this simile to illustrate a meaning.
Ayañcettha attho:
Ayañcettha → ayamettha (bj); ayañcevettha (sya-all)The meaning is this:
‘nadiyā soto’ti kho, bhikkhave, taṇhāyetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.the flow of the river stands for craving.
‘Piyarūpaṁ sātarūpan’ti kho, bhikkhave, channetaṁ ajjhattikānaṁ āyatanānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.Lovely & alluring stands for the six internal sense-media.
‘Heṭṭhā rahado’ti kho, bhikkhave, pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.The pool further down stands for the five lower fetters.
‘Ūmibhayan’ti kho, bhikkhave, kodhupāyāsassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
Ūmibhayan’ti kho → saūmīti kho (bj, sya-all); saummīti (pts-vp-pli1)The waves stand for anger & distress.
‘Āvaṭṭan’ti kho, bhikkhave, pañcannetaṁ kāmaguṇānaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
Āvaṭṭan’ti kho → sāvaṭṭoti kho (bahūsu)The whirlpools stand for the five strings of sensuality.
‘Gaharakkhaso’ti kho, bhikkhave, mātugāmassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
Gaharakkhaso’ti kho → sagaho sarakkhasoti kho (bahūsu)The seizers & demons stand for the opposite sex.
‘Paṭisoto’ti kho, bhikkhave, nekkhammassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.Against the flow stands for renunciation.
‘Hatthehi ca pādehi ca vāyāmo’ti kho, bhikkhave, vīriyārambhassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.Making an effort with hands & feet stands for the arousing of persistence.
‘Cakkhumā puriso tīre ṭhito’ti kho, bhikkhave, tathāgatassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ arahato sammāsambuddhassā”ti.The man with good eyesight standing on the bank stands for the Tathāgata, worthy & rightly self-awakened.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Sahāpi dukkhena jaheyya kāme, yogakkhemaṁ āyatiṁ patthayāno;Even if it’s with pain, you should abandon sensual desires if you aspire to future safety from bondage. Sammappajāno suvimuttacitto, vimuttiyā phassaye tattha tattha;Rightly discerning, with a mind well released, touch release now here, now there. Sa vedagū vūsitabrahmacariyo, lokantagū pāragatoti vuccatī”ti.An attainer-of-wisdom, having fulfilled the holy life, is said to have gone to the end of the world, gone beyond.
