Pañcapubbanimittasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Yadā, bhikkhave, devo devakāyā cavanadhammo hoti, pañcassa pubbanimittāni pātubhavanti—“Monks, when a deva is about to pass away from the company of devas, five omens appear:
mālā milāyanti, vatthāni kilissanti, kacchehi sedā muccanti, kāye dubbaṇṇiyaṁ okkamati, sake devo devāsane nābhiramatīti.his garlands wither, his clothes get soiled, sweat comes out of his armpits,
a dullness descends on his body, he no longer delights in his own deva-seat.
Tamenaṁ, bhikkhave, devā ‘cavanadhammo ayaṁ devaputto’ti iti viditvā tīhi vācāhi anumodenti:
anumodenti → anumodanti (bj, sya-all, pts-vp-pli1)The devas, knowing from this that ‘This deva-son is about to pass away,’ encourage him with three sayings:
‘ito, bho, sugatiṁ gaccha.‘Go from here, honorable sir, to a good destination.
Sugatiṁ gantvā suladdhalābhaṁ labha.Having gone to a good destination, gain the gain that is good to gain.
Suladdhalābhaṁ labhitvā suppatiṭṭhito bhavāhī’”ti.Having gained the gain that is good to gain, become well-established.’”
Evaṁ vutte, aññataro bhikkhu bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
bhikkhu → bhikkhave (sya-all, pts-vp-pli1)When this was said, a certain monk said to the Blessed One,
“kiṁ nu kho, bhante, devānaṁ sugatigamanasaṅkhātaṁ.“What, lord, is the devas’ reckoning of going to a good destination?
Kiñca, bhante, devānaṁ suladdhalābhasaṅkhātaṁ.What is their reckoning of the gain that is good to gain?
Kiṁ pana, bhante, devānaṁ suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātan”ti?What is their reckoning of becoming well-established?”
“Manussattaṁ kho, bhikkhu, devānaṁ sugatigamanasaṅkhātaṁ.
bhikkhu → bhikkhave (bj, sya-all, pts-vp-pli1)“The human state, monks, is the devas’ reckoning of going to a good destination.
Yaṁ manussabhūto samāno tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye saddhaṁ paṭilabhati;Having become a human being, acquiring conviction in the Dhamma-&-Vinaya taught by the Tathāgata:
idaṁ kho, bhikkhu, devānaṁ suladdhalābhasaṅkhātaṁ.
idaṁ kho → idaṁ kho pana (bj) | bhikkhu → bhikkhave (bj, sya-all, pts-vp-pli1)this is the devas’ reckoning of the gain that is good to gain.
Sā kho panassa saddhā niviṭṭhā hoti mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā daḷhā asaṁhāriyā samaṇena vā brāhmaṇena vā devena vā mārena vā brahmunā vā kenaci vā lokasmiṁ;When that conviction is settled within one–rooted, established, & strong, not to be destroyed by any brahman or contemplative; deva, Māra, or Brahma; or anyone else in the world: idaṁ kho, bhikkhu, devānaṁ suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātan”ti.this is the devas’ reckoning of becoming well-established.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Yadā devo devakāyā, cavati āyusaṅkhayā;When a deva passes away from the company of devas through his life-span’s ending, Tayo saddā niccharanti, devānaṁ anumodataṁ.three sounds sound forth –the devas’ encouragement.
‘Ito bho sugatiṁ gaccha, manussānaṁ sahabyataṁ;‘Go from here, honorable sir, to a good destination, to companionship with human beings. Manussabhūto saddhamme, labha saddhaṁ anuttaraṁ.On becoming a human being, acquire a conviction unsurpassed in True Dhamma.
Sā te saddhā niviṭṭhassa, mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā;That conviction of yours in True Dhamma, well-taught, should be settled, Yāvajīvaṁ asaṁhīrā, saddhamme suppavedite.rooted, established, –undestroyed as long as you live.
Kāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā, vacīduccaritāni ca;Having abandoned bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, Manoduccaritaṁ hitvā, yañcaññaṁ dosasañhitaṁ.mental misconduct, and whatever else is flawed;
Kāyena kusalaṁ katvā, vācāya kusalaṁ bahuṁ;having done with the body what’s skillful, and much that is skillful with speech, Manasā kusalaṁ katvā, appamāṇaṁ nirūpadhiṁ.
appamāṇaṁ → abyāpajjaṁ (…)having done what’s skillful with a heart without limit, with no acquisitions,Tato opadhikaṁ puññaṁ, katvā dānena taṁ bahuṁ;then–having made much of the merit that’s a ground for spontaneously arising [in heaven] through giving– Aññepi macce saddhamme, brahmacariye nivesaya’.
nivesaya → nivesaye (si, pts-vp-pli1)establish other mortals in True Dhamma & the holy life.’Imāya anukampāya, devā devaṁ yadā vidū;With this sympathy, the devas– when they know a deva is passing away– Cavantaṁ anumodenti, ehi deva punappunan”ti.encourage him: ‘Come back, deva, again & again.’
