Pañcapubbanimittasutta
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
vuttañhetaṁ → vuttaṁ hetaṁ (bjt)
“Yadā, bhikkhave, devo devakāyā cavanadhammo hoti, pañcassa pubbanimittāni pātubhavanti—
pañca → pañcassa, B. M. P. Pa. (pts note) | cavanadhammo → cavana-dhammo (pts)“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.
mālā → mālāni, B. C. (pts note) | muccanti → muñcanti, D. E., MS. of the Comm. (pts note) | kāye → kāya, D. E. (pts note) | okkamati → -anti, C. D. E. (pts note) | devo → Om. C. (pts note) | nābhiramatīti → iti om. D. E. (pts note)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) | anumodenti → anumodanti (cck: sī. syā. pī.) | Taṁ-enaṁ → tamenaṁ, B.; tamena, P.; tame, D. E.; katamo, C. Pa. (pts note) | devā → devo, C. D. E. (pts note) | anumodanti → anumodenti, B. C. M. (pts note) | devaputtoti → devaputto ti (pts)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.
labha → Om. C. Pa.; su suggati gantā laddhaṁ lābhaṁ, B.(without labha). (pts note)Having gone to a good destination, gain the gain that is good to gain.
Suladdhalābhaṁ labhitvā suppatiṭṭhito bhavāhī’”ti.
suladdhalābhaṁ → suladdhaṁ l-, B. (pts note) | bhavāhīti → bhagavāhīti, B.; bhavāhi, C. (pts note) | suppatiṭṭhito → supatiṭṭhito (th)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) | etadavoca → etad-avoca (pts)When this was said, a certain monk said to the Blessed One,
“kiṁ nu kho, bhante, devānaṁ sugatigamanasaṅkhātaṁ.
Kinnu → kiṁ nu, B. M. P. Pa. (pts note)“What, lord, is the devas’ reckoning of going to a good destination?
Kiñca, bhante, devānaṁ suladdhalābhasaṅkhātaṁ.
kiñca → kiñci (sya-all) | kiñca → kiñca, M.; kiñci, C. D. E. P. Pa.; kicci, B. (pts note)What is their reckoning of the gain that is good to gain?
Kiṁ pana, bhante, devānaṁ suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātan”ti?
kiṁ pana → kimpana (bjt) | suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātanti → supatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātanti (th) | suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātanti → suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātan-ti (pts)What is their reckoning of becoming well-established?”
“Manussattaṁ kho, bhikkhu, devānaṁ sugatigamanasaṅkhātaṁ.
bhikkhu → bhikkhave (bj, sya-all, pts-vp-pli1) | bhikkhu → bhikkhave (cck: syā. pī.) | bhikkhave → bhikkhu, B. C. M. P. (pts note)“The human state, monks, is the devas’ reckoning of going to a good destination.
Yaṁ manussabhūto samāno tathāgatappavedite dhammavinaye saddhaṁ paṭilabhati;
saddhaṁ → saddaṁ, B.; saccaṁ, C. (pts note)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) | bhikkhu → pana bhikkhave (bj) | bhikkhu → bhikkhave (cck: syā. pī.)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;
niviṭṭhā → nividdhā, B. (pts note) | brāhmaṇena → brahm-, B. P. Pa. (pts note) | lokasmiṁ → lokasminti, B. C. M. (pts note)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.
bhikkhu → bhikkhave (bj, sya-all, pts) | bhikkhu → bhikkhave (cck: syā. pī.) | bhikkhave → bhikkhu, M. (pts note) | suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātanti → supatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātanti (th) | suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātanti → suppatiṭṭhitasaṅkhātan-ti (pts)this is the devas’ reckoning of becoming well-established.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Yadā devo devakāyā, cavati āyusaṅkhayā;
āyusaṅkhayā → -saṁkh-, C. D. E. (pts note)When a deva passes away from the company of devas through his life-span’s ending, Tayo saddā niccharanti, devānaṁ anumodataṁ.
anumodataṁ → anumodayaṁ, B. C. M. (pts note)three sounds sound forth –the devas’ encouragement.‘Ito bho sugatiṁ gaccha, manussānaṁ sahabyataṁ;
sugatiṁ → suggati, P. (pts note) sahavyataṁ → sahabyataṁ, B. C. M. P. Pa. (pts note)‘Go from here, honorable sir, to a good destination, to companionship with human beings. Manussabhūto saddhamme, labha saddhaṁ anuttaraṁ.
manussabhūto → -bhūte, B. C. (pts note)On becoming a human being, acquire a conviction unsurpassed in True Dhamma.Sā te saddhā niviṭṭhassa, mūlajātā patiṭṭhitā;
niviṭṭhassa → niviṭṭhāssa (pts) | Sā → so, D. E.; yā, C. (pts note) | niviṭṭhā'ssa → niviṭṭhassā ti niviṭṭhā bhaveyya, A.; jiviṭṭhassa, D. E. (pts note)That conviction of yours in True Dhamma, well-taught, should be settled, Yāvajīvaṁ asaṁhīrā, saddhamme suppavedite.
asaṁhīrā → asaṁhirā (sya-all) suppavedite → supavedite (th)rooted, established, –undestroyed as long as you live.Kāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā, vacīduccaritāni ca;Having abandoned bodily misconduct, verbal misconduct, Manoduccaritaṁ hitvā, yañcaññaṁ dosasañhitaṁ.
dosasañhitaṁ → dosasaññitaṁ (sya-all, pts) | dosasaññitaṁ → sañhitaṁ, D. E. M.; saṁh-, B. Cp. sutt. 31. (pts note)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 (…) | nirūpadhi → Without ṁ all MSS.; only A. has nirupadhin-ti; nirūpadhi with ū, C. D. E. M. (pts note)having done what’s skillful with a heart without limit, with no acquisitions,Tato opadhikaṁ puññaṁ, katvā dānena taṁ bahuṁ;
opadhikaṁ → opadhikaṁ, C. M. P. A.; upadhikaṁ, D. E. Pa.; upadhitaṁ, B.; Pa. has a corrupt word (opadhikaṁ?) before it: tato vomaddamupadhikaṁ. (pts note)then–having made much of the merit that’s a ground for spontaneously arising [in heaven] through giving– Aññepi macce saddhamme, brahmacariye nivesaya’.
aññepi → aññe pi (pts) nivesaya → nivesaye (si, pts-vp-pli1) | nivesaya → nivesaye (bj: sī) | nivesaya → nivesaye (cck: sī. syā.) | nivesaye → nivesaye, B. C.; nivesaya, D. E.; nivesayaṁ, Pa. (P.?). (pts note)establish other mortals in True Dhamma & the holy life.’Imāya anukampāya, devā devaṁ yadā vidū;
yadā → sadā, C. (pts note)With this sympathy, the devas– when they know a deva is passing away– Cavantaṁ anumodenti, ehi deva punappunan”ti.
anumodenti → anumodanti (bj, sya-all) | cavantaṁ → cavanaṁ, D. E. (pts note) | anumodanti → anumodenti, C. M. (pts note) punappunan-ti → punapu-, P. Pa.; punapunn-, B.; ehi nehiva, D. E. (pts note)encourage him: ‘Come back, deva, again & again.’