0.3DevahitasuttaWith Devahita
1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.
1.2Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā vātehābādhiko hoti;Now at that time the Buddha was afflicted by winds.11.3āyasmā ca upavāṇo bhagavato upaṭṭhāko hoti.Venerable Upavāṇa was his carer.2
1.4Atha kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ upavāṇaṁ āmantesi:Then the Buddha said to Upavāṇa,1.5“iṅgha me tvaṁ, upavāṇa, uṇhodakaṁ jānāhī”ti.“Go on then, Upavāṇa, find some hot water for me.”3
1.6“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho āyasmā upavāṇo bhagavato paṭissutvā nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena devahitassa brāhmaṇassa nivesanaṁ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā tuṇhībhūto ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.“Yes, sir,” replied Upavāṇa. He robed up, and, taking his bowl and robe, went to the home of the brahmin Devahita, and stood silently to one side.4
1.7Addasā kho devahito brāhmaṇo āyasmantaṁ upavāṇaṁ tuṇhībhūtaṁ ekamantaṁ ṭhitaṁ.Devahita saw him standing there1.8Disvāna āyasmantaṁ upavāṇaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:and addressed him in verse:
2.1“Tuṇhībhūto bhavaṁ tiṭṭhaṁ,“Silent stands the worthy one,2.2muṇḍo saṅghāṭipāruto;shaven, wrapped in his outer robe.2.3Kiṁ patthayāno kiṁ esaṁ,What do you want? What are you looking for?2.4kiṁ nu yācitumāgato”ti.What have you come here to ask for?”
3.1“Arahaṁ sugato loke,“The perfected one, the Holy One in the world,3.2vātehābādhiko muni;the sage is afflicted by winds.3.3Sace uṇhodakaṁ atthi,If there’s hot water,3.4munino dehi brāhmaṇa.give it to the sage, brahmin.
4.1Pūjito pūjaneyyānaṁ,I wish to bring it to the one4.2sakkareyyāna sakkato;who is esteemed by the estimable,4.3Apacito apaceyyānaṁ,honored by the honorable,4.4tassa icchāmi hātave”ti.venerated by the venerable.”
5.1Atha kho devahito brāhmaṇo uṇhodakassa kājaṁ purisena gāhāpetvā phāṇitassa ca puṭaṁ āyasmato upavāṇassa pādāsi.Then Devahita had a man fetch a carrying-pole with hot water. He also presented Upavāṇa with a jar of molasses.
5.2Atha kho āyasmā upavāṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ uṇhodakena nhāpetvā uṇhodakena phāṇitaṁ āloletvā bhagavato pādāsi.Then Venerable Upavāṇa went up to the Buddha and bathed him with the hot water. Then he stirred molasses into hot water and presented it to the Buddha.5.3Atha kho bhagavato ābādho paṭippassambhi.Then the Buddha’s illness died down.
6.1Atha kho devahito brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi.Then the brahmin Devahita went up to the Buddha, and exchanged greetings with him.6.2Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.When the greetings and polite conversation were over, he sat down to one side,6.3Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho devahito brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:and addressed the Buddha in verse:
7.1“Kattha dajjā deyyadhammaṁ,“Where should you give an available gift?7.2kattha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ;Where is a gift very fruitful?7.3Kathañhi yajamānassa,How does one who is donating7.4kathaṁ ijjhati dakkhiṇā”ti.ensure the success of their religious donation?”
8.1“Pubbenivāsaṁ yo vedī,“One who knows their past lives,8.2saggāpāyañca passati;sees heaven and places of loss,8.3Atho jātikkhayaṁ patto,and has attained the ending of rebirth,8.4abhiññāvosito muni.is a sage of perfect insight.
9.1Ettha dajjā deyyadhammaṁ,Here you should give an available gift;9.2ettha dinnaṁ mahapphalaṁ;what’s given here is very fruitful.9.3Evañhi yajamānassa,That’s how a sponsor of sacrifices9.4evaṁ ijjhati dakkhiṇā”ti.ensures the success of their religious donation.”
10.1Evaṁ vutte, devahito brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:When he had spoken, the brahmin Devahita said to the Buddha,10.2“abhikkantaṁ, bho gotama …pe…“Excellent, worthy Gotama …10.3upāsakaṁ maṁ bhavaṁ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṁ saraṇaṁ gatan”ti.From this day forth, may the worthy Gotama remember me as a lay follower who has gone for refuge for life.”