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The Park-Keeper Sumaṅgala

Sumaṅgalajātaka

“Conscious of an angry frown”—The Master told this tale while dwelling at Jetavana, concerning the admonition of a king. On this occasion the Master, at the king’s request, told the tale of old.

Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Jātaka
  • 0.2Aṭṭhakanipāta
  • 0.3Kaccānivagga

0.44. Sumaṅgalajātaka

1.1PTS 3.441“Bhusamhi kuddhoti avekkhiyāna,1.2Na tāva daṇḍaṁ paṇayeyya issaro;1.3Aṭṭhānaso appatirūpamattano,1.4Parassa dukkhāni bhusaṁ udīraye.

2.1Yato ca jāneyya pasādamattano,2.2Atthaṁ niyuñjeyya parassa dukkaṭaṁ;2.3Tadāyamatthoti sayaṁ avekkhiya,2.4Athassa daṇḍaṁ sadisaṁ nivesaye.

3.1Na cāpi jhāpeti paraṁ na attanaṁ,3.2Amucchito yo nayate nayānayaṁ;3.3Yo daṇḍadhāro bhavatīdha issaro,3.4Sa vaṇṇagutto siriyā na dhaṁsati.

4.1Ye khattiyā se anisammakārino,4.2Paṇenti daṇḍaṁ sahasā pamucchitā;4.3Avaṇṇasaṁyutā jahanti jīvitaṁ,4.4Ito vimuttāpi ca yanti duggatiṁ.

5.1PTS 3.442Dhamme ca ye ariyappavedite ratā,5.2Anuttarā te vacasā manasā kammunā ca;5.3Te santisoraccasamādhisaṇṭhitā,5.4Vajanti lokaṁ dubhayaṁ tathāvidhā.

6.1Rājāhamasmi narapamadānamissaro,6.2Sacepi kujjhāmi ṭhapemi attanaṁ;6.3Nisedhayanto janataṁ tathāvidhaṁ,6.4Paṇemi daṇḍaṁ anukampa yoniso”.

7.1PTS 3.443“Sirī ca lakkhī ca taveva khattiya,7.2Janādhipa mā vijahi kudācanaṁ;7.3Akkodhano niccapasannacitto,7.4Anīgho tuvaṁ vassasatāni pālaya.

8.1Guṇehi etehi upeta khattiya,8.2Ṭhitamariyavattī suvaco akodhano;8.3Sukhī anuppīḷa pasāsamediniṁ,8.4Ito vimuttopi ca yāhi suggatiṁ.

9.1Evaṁ sunītena subhāsitena,9.2Dhammena ñāyena upāyaso nayaṁ;9.3Nibbāpaye saṅkhubhitaṁ mahājanaṁ,9.4Mahāva megho salilena medinin”ti.

10.1Sumaṅgalajātakaṁ catutthaṁ.