1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.1.3Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi.Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him:1.4Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho āyasmā ānando bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

2.1“Yāvakīvañca, bhante, tathāgatā loke nuppajjanti arahanto sammāsambuddhā tāva aññatitthiyā paribbājakā sakkatā honti garukatā mānitā pūjitā apacitā lābhino cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.“Sir, so long as the Realized Ones, the perfected ones, the fully awakened Buddhas do not arise in the world, the wanderers of other religions are honored, respected, revered, venerated, and esteemed. And they receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.2.2Yato ca kho, bhante, tathāgatā loke uppajjanti arahanto sammāsambuddhā atha aññatitthiyā paribbājakā asakkatā honti agarukatā amānitā apūjitā anapacitā na lābhino cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.But when the Realized Ones do arise in the world, the wanderers of other religions are no longer honored, respected, revered, venerated, and esteemed. And they do not receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.2.3Bhagavāyeva dāni, bhante, sakkato hoti garukato mānito pūjito apacito lābhī cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ, bhikkhusaṅgho cā”ti.Now only the Buddha is honored, respected, revered, venerated, and esteemed. And he receives robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.”

3.1“Evametaṁ, ānanda, yāvakīvañca, ānanda, tathāgatā loke nuppajjanti arahanto sammāsambuddhā tāva aññatitthiyā paribbājakā sakkatā honti garukatā mānitā pūjitā apacitā lābhino cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.“That’s so true, Ānanda. So long as the Realized Ones do not arise in the world, the wanderers of other religions are honored, respected, revered, venerated, and esteemed. And they receive robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick.3.2Yato ca kho, ānanda, tathāgatā loke uppajjanti arahanto sammāsambuddhā atha aññatitthiyā paribbājakā asakkatā honti agarukatā amānitā apūjitā anapacitā na lābhino cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ.But when the Realized Ones do arise in the world, the wanderers of other religions are no longer honored in this way.3.3Tathāgatova dāni sakkato hoti garukato mānito pūjito apacito lābhī cīvarapiṇḍapātasenāsanagilānapaccayabhesajjaparikkhārānaṁ, bhikkhusaṅgho cā”ti.Now only the Realized One is honored, respected, revered, venerated, and esteemed. And he receives robes, almsfood, lodgings, and medicines and supplies for the sick. And so does the mendicant Saṅgha.”

4.1Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

5.1“Obhāsati tāva so kimi,∥“The glow-worm shines so long5.2Yāva na unnamate pabhaṅkaro;as the beacon of the sun does not rise.5.3Sa verocanamhi uggate,But when the dazzling sun has come up,5.4Hatappabho hoti na cāpi bhāsati.that light is erased and shines no more.

6.1Evaṁ obhāsitameva takkikānaṁ,∥So too the sophists shine bright6.2Yāva sammāsambuddhā loke nuppajjanti;so long as the Buddhas don’t arise in the world.6.3Na takkikā sujjhanti na cāpi sāvakā,The sophists are not purified, nor are their disciples.6.4Duddiṭṭhī na dukkhā pamuccare”ti.Having bad views, they are not freed from suffering.”

6.5Dasamaṁ.

7.0Tassuddānaṁ

7.1Āyujaṭilavekkhaṇā,7.2tayo titthiyā subhūti;7.3Gaṇikā upāti navamo,7.4uppajjanti ca te dasāti.

7.5Jaccandhavaggo chaṭṭho.