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2. With Anāthapiṇḍika – 2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga

SN 2.19 With Uttara – Uttarasutta

 

At Rājagaha.

Rājagahanidānaṁ.

Standing to one side, the god Uttara recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho uttaro devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“This life, so very short, is led onward.

“Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu,

There’s no shelter for one led on by old age.

Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā;

Seeing this peril in death,

Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,

do good deeds that bring happiness.”

Puññāni kayirātha sukhāvahānī”ti.

“This life, so very short, is led onward.

“Upanīyati jīvitamappamāyu,

There’s no shelter for one led on by old age.

Jarūpanītassa na santi tāṇā;

Seeing this peril in death,

Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,

a seeker of peace would drop the world’s bait.”

Lokāmisaṁ pajahe santipekkho”ti.