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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 10.4 Linked Discourses 10.4 Linked Discourses 10.4
1. Indakavagga 1. With Indaka 1. With Indaka
Maį¹ibhaddasutta With Maį¹ibhadda With Maį¹ibhadda
Ekaį¹ samayaį¹ bhagavÄ magadhesu viharati maį¹imÄlike cetiye maį¹ibhaddassa yakkhassa bhavane. At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Magadhans at the Maį¹imÄlika Shrine, the haunt of the native spirit Maį¹ibhadda. Maį¹imÄlika means āgarland of jewelsā.On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling among the Magadhans at the Maį¹imÄlaka Shrine
Atha kho maį¹ibhaddo yakkho yena bhagavÄ tenupasaį¹
kami; upasaį¹
kamitvÄ bhagavato santike imaį¹ gÄthaį¹ abhÄsi: Then the native spirit Maį¹ibhadda went up to the Buddha, and spoke this verse in the Buddhaās presence: Maį¹ibhadda means āauspicious jewelā. Yakkhas of this name are found in both Brahmanism and Jainism as bestowers of wealth. Hindu texts identify him as brother of Kuvera, king of yakkhas, and tutellary deity of merchants and travellers. MahÄvÄ«ra was once said to have stayed at a Maį¹ibhadra shrine, but that was in Mithila, north of the Ganges.Then the yakkha Maį¹ibhadda approached the Blessed One and in the Blessed Oneās presence recited this verse:
āSatÄ«mato sadÄ bhaddaį¹, āItās always auspicious for the mindful; Maį¹ibhadda plays on his own name, taking mindfulness to be auspicious, rather than jewels.āIt is always good for the mindful one
satimÄ sukhamedhati; the mindful prosper in happiness. The mindful one thrives in happiness.
Satīmato suve seyyo, Each new day is better for the mindful, It is better each day for the mindful one
verÄ ca parimuccatÄ«āti. and they are freed from enmity.ā And he is freed from enmity.ā
āSatÄ«mato sadÄ bhaddaį¹, āItās always auspicious for the mindful; āIt is always good for the mindful one
satimÄ sukhamedhati; the mindful prosper in happiness. The mindful one thrives in happiness.
Satīmato suve seyyo, Each new day is better for the mindful, It is better each day for the mindful one
verÄ na parimuccati. but theyāre not freed from enmity. But he is not freed from enmity.
Yassa sabbamahorattaį¹, But someone whose mind delights in harmlessness, The Buddha does not advocate mindfulness as the sole solution for all difficulties. Rather, specific problems require relevant antidotes, though of course mindfulness is always present.āOne whose mind all day and night
ahiį¹sÄya rato mano; all day and all night, Takes delight in harmlessness,
Mettaį¹so sabbabhÅ«tesu, with love for all living creaturesāWho has lovingkindness for all beingsā
veraį¹ tassa na kenacÄ«āti. they have no enmity for anyone.ā For him there is enmity with none.ā