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Note:Translations, dictionaries and commentaries were not made by the Blessed One.Cross-check with Pali in 4 main nikayas.

  • JātakaStories of Past Lives 9
  • EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
  • ApaṇṇakavaggaSure Bet

9. MaghadevajātakaMaghadeva: a past life story

“Uttamaṅgaruhā mayhaṁ, ime jātā vayoharā;
uttamaṅgaruhā → (pts)
Growing on top of my head, these thieves of life have sprouted.
Pātubhūtā devadūtā, pabbajjāsamayo mamā”ti.Messengers of the gods have appeared— it is time for me to go forth.

Maghadevajātakaṁ navamaṁ.
Maghadevajātakaṁ → makhādevajātakaṁ (bj, pts-vp-pli1); devadūtajātakaṁ (mr) | Maghadeva → makhādeva (cck: sī. pī.); devadūta (cck: ka.)

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