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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 1.43 Linked Discourses 1.43
5. Ädittavagga 5. On Fire
Annasutta Food Food
āAnnamevÄbhinandanti, āBoth gods and humans āThey always take delight in food,
ubhaye devamÄnusÄ; enjoy their food. Here the word for āfoodā is anna, which is a major theme of Vedic texts. From their creation the gods needed food (Aitareya Upaniį¹£ad 1.2.1). The Divinity created two kinds of food for the gods, namely that offered in the fire, and that offered for beings not in the fire (hutaį¹ ca prahutaį¹ ca), or else the offerings at new and full moon (Bį¹hadÄraį¹yaka Upaniį¹£ad 1.5.1ā2). The point is that gods are dependent and hence not free. TaittirÄ«ya Upaniį¹£ad 2.2.1 says that all creatures on the earth are produced by food, and pass back into food, the eldest of creatures, while 3.6ā10 honors food as the foundation of life.Both devas and human beings.
Atha ko nÄma so yakkho, So whatās the name of the spirit āSpiritā is yakkha. In early texts it sometimes means āmysterious manifestation of divinityā.So what sort of spirit could it be
yaį¹ annaį¹ nÄbhinandatÄ«āti. who doesnāt enjoy food?ā That does not take delight in food?ā
āYe naį¹ dadanti saddhÄya, āThose who give with faith āWhen they give out of faith
vippasannena cetasÄ; and a clear and confident heart, With a heart of confidence,
Tameva annaį¹ bhajati, partake of food Food accrues to the giver himself
asmiį¹ loke paramhi ca. in this world and the next. Both in this world and the next.
TasmÄ vineyya maccheraį¹, So you should dispel stinginess, āTherefore, having removed stinginess,
dajjÄ dÄnaį¹ malÄbhibhÅ«; overcoming that stain, and give a gift. The conqueror of the stain should give a gift.
PuƱƱÄni paralokasmiį¹, The good deeds of sentient beings Merits are the support for living beings
patiį¹į¹hÄ honti pÄį¹inanāti. support them in the next world.ā When they arise in the other world. ā