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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 11.2 Linked Discourses 11.2
1. Paį¹hamavagga Chapter One
Susīmasutta With Susīma
SÄvatthiyaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«. Apart from the change of name, this discourse is identical to the previous.
Tatra kho bhagavÄ bhikkhÅ« Ämantesi: There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,
ābhikkhavoāti. āMendicants!ā
āBhadanteāti te bhikkhÅ« bhagavato paccassosuį¹. āVenerable sir,ā they replied.
BhagavÄ etadavoca: The Buddha said this:
āBhÅ«tapubbaį¹, bhikkhave, asurÄ deve abhiyaį¹su. āOnce upon a time, mendicants, the titans marched against the gods.
Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakko devÄnamindo susÄ«maį¹ devaputtaį¹ Ämantesi: Then Sakka, lord of gods, addressed the godling SusÄ«ma, A deity SusÄ«ma praises SÄriputta at SN 2.29:4.1.
āete, tÄta susÄ«ma, asurÄ deve abhiyanti. āDear SusÄ«ma, the titans march against the gods!
Gaccha, tÄta susÄ«ma, asure paccuyyÄhÄ«āti. Go, and march against the titans!ā
āEvaį¹, bhaddantavÄāti kho, bhikkhave, susÄ«mo devaputto sakkassa devÄnamindassa paį¹issutvÄ pamÄdaį¹ ÄpÄdesi. āYes, lord,ā replied SusÄ«ma. But he fell into negligence.
Dutiyampi kho, bhikkhave, sakko devÄnamindo susÄ«maį¹ devaputtaį¹ Ämantesi ā¦peā¦ For a second time ā¦
dutiyampi pamÄdaį¹ ÄpÄdesi.
Tatiyampi kho, bhikkhave, sakko devÄnamindo susÄ«maį¹ devaputtaį¹ Ämantesi ā¦peā¦ For a third time ā¦
tatiyampi pamÄdaį¹ ÄpÄdesi.
Atha kho, bhikkhave, sakko devÄnamindo susÄ«maį¹ devaputtaį¹ gÄthÄya ajjhabhÄsi: Then Sakka addressed the godling SusÄ«ma in verse:
āAnuį¹į¹hahaį¹ avÄyÄmaį¹, āSusÄ«ma, go to that place
sukhaį¹ yatrÄdhigacchati; where you can achieve happiness
SusÄ«ma tattha gacchÄhi, without working for it or trying hardā
maƱca tattheva pÄpayÄāti. and take me with you!ā
āAlasvassa anuį¹į¹hÄtÄ, āThat a lazy man who does no work,
na ca kiccÄni kÄraye; and doesnāt do his duty,
SabbakÄmasamiddhassa, should fulfill all his desires:
taį¹ me sakka varaį¹ disÄāti. Sakka, render me this boon!ā
āYatthÄlaso anuį¹į¹hÄtÄ, āSusÄ«ma, go to that place
accantaį¹ sukhamedhati; where a lazy man who does no work
SusÄ«ma tattha gacchÄhi, prospers in unending happinessā
maƱca tattheva pÄpayÄāti. and take me with you!ā
āAkammunÄ devaseį¹į¹ha, āO Sakka, first among gods,
sakka vindemu yaį¹ sukhaį¹; that we might find the happiness
Asokaį¹ anupÄyÄsaį¹, thatās sorrowless, unstressed:
taį¹ me sakka varaį¹ disÄāti. Sakka, render me this boon!ā
āSace atthi akammena, āIf there exists anywhere a place
koci kvaci na jīvati; where one can live happily without working,
NibbÄnassa hi so maggo, that surely would be extinguishmentās path!
susÄ«ma tattha gacchÄhi; SusÄ«ma, go to that place
MaƱca tattheva pÄpayÄāti. and take me with you!ā
So hi nÄma, bhikkhave, sakko devÄnamindo sakaį¹ puƱƱaphalaį¹ upajÄ«vamÄno devÄnaį¹ tÄvatiį¹sÄnaį¹ issariyÄdhipaccaį¹ rajjaį¹ kÄrento uį¹į¹hÄnavÄ«riyassa vaį¹į¹avÄdÄ« bhavissati. Since, mendicants, even that Sakka, lord of godsāwhile living off of the fruit of his good deeds, and ruling as sovereign lord over these gods of the thirty-threeāwill speak in praise of initiative and energy,
Idha kho taį¹, bhikkhave, sobhetha, yaį¹ tumhe evaį¹ svÄkkhÄte dhammavinaye pabbajitÄ samÄnÄ uį¹į¹haheyyÄtha ghaį¹eyyÄtha vÄyameyyÄtha appattassa pattiyÄ, anadhigatassa adhigamÄya, asacchikatassa sacchikiriyÄyÄāti. you can excel at this, for you who have gone forth in such a well explained teaching and training can try hard, strive, and make an effort to attain the unattained, achieve the unachieved, and realize the unrealized.ā