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संयुत्त निकाय २।१९
Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.19
The Related Suttas Collection 2.19
२। अनाथपिण्डिकवग्ग
2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga
2. With Anāthapiṇḍika
उत्तरसुत्त
Uttarasutta
With Uttara
राजगहनिदानं। एकमन्तं ठितो खो उत्तरो देवपुत्तो भगवतो सन्तिके इमं गाथं अभासि:
Rājagahanidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho uttaro devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
At Rājagaha. Standing to one side, the god Uttara recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“उपनीयति जीवितमप्पमायु, जरूपनीतस्स न सन्ति ताणा; एतं भयं मरणे पेक्खमानो, पुञ्ञानि कयिराथ सुखावहानी”ति।
“Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu, Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā; Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno, Puññāni kayirātha sukhāvahānī”ti.
“This life, so very short, is led onward. There’s no shelter for one led on by old age. Seeing this peril in death, do good deeds that bring happiness.”
“उपनीयति जीवितमप्पमायु, जरूपनीतस्स न सन्ति ताणा; एतं भयं मरणे पेक्खमानो, लोकामिसं पजहे सन्तिपेक्खो”ति।
“Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu, Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā; Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno, Lokāmisaṁ pajahe santipekkho”ti.
“This life, so very short, is led onward. There’s no shelter for one led on by old age. Seeing this peril in death, a seeker of peace would drop the world’s bait.”
The authoritative text of the Saṁyutta Nikāya is the Pāli text. The English translation is provided as an aid to the study of the original Pāli text. [CREDITS »]
