Subrahmasutta
With Subrahmā
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho subrahmā devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
Standing to one side, the god Subrahmā addressed the Buddha in verse:
“Niccaṁ utrastamidaṁ cittaṁ, “This mind is always anxious,
niccaṁ ubbiggamidaṁ mano;
this mind is always stressed
Anuppannesu kicchesu,
about stresses that haven’t arisen
atho uppatitesu ca; and those that have.
Sace atthi anutrastaṁ, If there is a state free of anxiety,
taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”ti. please answer my question.”
“Nāññatra bojjhā tapasā,
“Not without understanding and fervor,
nāññatrindriyasaṁvarā; not without restraining the sense faculties,
Nāññatra sabbanissaggā, not without letting go of everything,
sotthiṁ passāmi pāṇinan”ti. do I see safety for living creatures.”
Idamavoca …pe…
That is what the Buddha said. …
tatthevantaradhāyīti.
The god vanished right there.