0.3SamuddakasuttaSeers by the Ocean
1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ.At Sāvatthī.
1.2“Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sambahulā isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā samuddatīre paṇṇakuṭīsu sammanti.“Once upon a time, mendicants, several seers who were ethical, of good character, settled in leaf huts on the ocean shore.1
1.3Tena kho pana samayena devāsurasaṅgāmo samupabyūḷho ahosi.Now at that time a battle was fought between the gods and the titans.
1.4Atha kho, bhikkhave, tesaṁ isīnaṁ sīlavantānaṁ kalyāṇadhammānaṁ etadahosi:Then the seers thought,1.5‘dhammikā kho devā, adhammikā asurā.‘The gods are principled, the titans are unprincipled.21.6Siyāpi no asurato bhayaṁ.We may be at risk from the titans.1.7Yannūna mayaṁ sambaraṁ asurindaṁ upasaṅkamitvā abhayadakkhiṇaṁ yāceyyāmā’ti.Why don’t we approach Sambara, lord of titans, and beg him for a pledge of safety?’3
1.8Atha kho, bhikkhave, te isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṁ vā bāhaṁ pasāreyya, pasāritaṁ vā bāhaṁ samiñjeyya; evameva—samuddatīre paṇṇakuṭīsu antarahitā sambarassa asurindassa sammukhe pāturahesuṁ.Then, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, those seers vanished from those leaf huts on the ocean shore and reappeared in Sambara’s presence.1.9Atha kho, bhikkhave, te isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā sambaraṁ asurindaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsiṁsu:Then those seers addressed Sambara in verse:
2.1‘Isayo sambaraṁ pattā,‘The seers have come to Sambara2.2yācanti abhayadakkhiṇaṁ;to beg for a pledge of safety.2.3Kāmaṅkaro hi te dātuṁ,For you can give them what you wish,2.4bhayassa abhayassa vā’ti.whether danger or safety.’
3.1‘Isīnaṁ abhayaṁ natthi,‘There is no safety for seers,3.2duṭṭhānaṁ sakkasevinaṁ;the hated associates of Sakka!3.3Abhayaṁ yācamānānaṁ,Though you beg me for your safety,3.4bhayameva dadāmi vo’ti.I’ll only give you fear!’
4.1‘Abhayaṁ yācamānānaṁ,‘Though we beg you for our safety,4.2bhayameva dadāsi no;you give us only fear.4.3Paṭiggaṇhāma te etaṁ,This is what we get from you:4.4akkhayaṁ hotu te bhayaṁ.may endless peril come to you!
5.1Yādisaṁ vapate bījaṁ,Whatever kind of seed you sow,5.2tādisaṁ harate phalaṁ;that is the fruit you reap.5.3Kalyāṇakārī kalyāṇaṁ,A doer of good gets good,5.4pāpakārī ca pāpakaṁ;a doer of bad gets bad.5.5Pavuttaṁ tāta te bījaṁ,You, my dear, have sown your own seed,45.6phalaṁ paccanubhossasī’ti.now you’ll experience the fruit.’
6.1Atha kho, bhikkhave, te isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā sambaraṁ asurindaṁ abhisapitvā—seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṁ vā bāhaṁ pasāreyya, pasāritaṁ vā bāhaṁ samiñjeyya; evameva—sambarassa asurindassa sammukhe antarahitā samuddatīre paṇṇakuṭīsu pāturahesuṁ.Then those seers, having cursed Sambara, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, vanished from Sambara’s presence and reappeared in those leaf huts on the ocean shore.
6.2Atha kho, bhikkhave, sambaro asurindo tehi isīhi sīlavantehi kalyāṇadhammehi abhisapito rattiyā sudaṁ tikkhattuṁ ubbijjī”ti.But after being cursed by the seers, Sambara woke in alarm three times that night.”5
6.3Paṭhamo vaggo.
7.0Tassuddānaṁ
7.1Suvīraṁ susīmañceva,7.2dhajaggaṁ vepacittino;7.3Subhāsitaṁ jayañceva,7.4kulāvakaṁ nadubbhiyaṁ;7.5Verocana asurindo,7.6isayo araññakañceva;7.7Isayo ca samuddakāti.