1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā pāvāyaṁ viharati ajakalāpake cetiye, ajakalāpakassa yakkhassa bhavane.At one time the Buddha was staying in Pāvā at the Ajakalāpaka Shrine, the haunt of the native spirit Ajakalāpaka.1.3Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā rattandhakāratimisāyaṁ abbhokāse nisinno hoti; devo ca ekamekaṁ phusāyati.Now at that time the Buddha was meditating in the open during the dark of night, while a gentle rain drizzled down.1.4Atha kho ajakalāpako yakkho bhagavato bhayaṁ chambhitattaṁ lomahaṁsaṁ uppādetukāmo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato avidūre tikkhattuṁ “akkulo pakkulo”ti akkulapakkulikaṁ akāsi:Then Ajakalāpaka, wanting to make the Buddha feel fear, terror, and goosebumps, approached him, and while not far away yelled three times, “Havoc and heck!” Then he added,¹1.5“eso te, samaṇa, pisāco”ti.“Now that’s a goblin for you, ascetic!”

2.1Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

3.1“Yadā sakesu dhammesu,∥“When a brahmin gets over3.2pāragū hoti brāhmaṇo;their own issues,3.3Atha etaṁ pisācañca,they transcend this goblin3.4pakkulañcātivattatī”ti.and his havoc.”

3.5Sattamaṁ.