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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 10.2 Linked Discourses 10.2
1. Indakavagga 1. With Indaka
SakkanÄmasutta Sakka In Name Only Yakkha SakkanÄmaka
Ekaį¹ samayaį¹ bhagavÄ rÄjagahe viharati gijjhakÅ«į¹e pabbate. At one time the Buddha was staying near RÄjagaha, on the Vultureās Peak Mountain. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at RÄjagaha on Mount Vulture Peak.
Atha kho sakkanÄmako yakkho yena bhagavÄ tenupasaį¹
kami; upasaį¹
kamitvÄ bhagavantaį¹ gÄthÄya ajjhabhÄsi: Then a spirit who was Sakka in name only went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse: The suffix -nÄmaka is a slight. Compare āSenior in name onlyā (SN 21.10:1.2) and nÄmaka in the sense āmere wordsā (MN 80:15.5, MN 99:10.5). His verse is similar to that of MÄra in SN 4.14.Then the yakkha SakkanÄmaka approached the Blessed One and addressed him in verse:
āSabbaganthappahÄ«nassa, āYouāve given up all ties, āHaving abandoned all the knots
vippamuttassa te sato; and are fully freed. As one fully released,
Samaį¹assa na taį¹ sÄdhu, Itās not a good idea for you, ascetic, It isnāt good for you, an ascetic,
yadaƱƱamanusÄsasÄ«āti. to be instructing others.ā To be instructing others.ā
āYena kenaci vaį¹į¹ena, āNo matter how you explain why āIf, O Sakka, for some reason
saį¹vÄso sakka jÄyati; people gather together, Sakka, The Buddha avoids nÄmaka and politely calls him āSakkaā.Intimacy with anyone should arise,
Na taį¹ arahati sappaƱƱo, itās unworthy for a wise person The wise man ought not to stir his mind
manasÄ anukampituį¹. not to think of the other with sympathy. Accepting the variant ananukampituį¹ at Ne 37:194.4, which is endorsed by that textās commentaries. The text as stands enjoins lack of compassion, which cannot be right.With compassion towards such a person.
ManasÄ ce pasannena, If you instruct others āBut if with a mind clear and pure
yadaƱƱamanusÄsati; with a mind clear and confident, He gives instructions to others,
Na tena hoti saį¹yutto, your compassion and empathy He does not become fettered
yÄnukampÄ anuddayÄāti. donāt create attachments.ā By his compassion and sympathy.ā