DN 20 The Great Congregation

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

So I have heard.

At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Sakyans, in the Great Wood near Kapilavatthu, together with a large Saṅgha of five hundred mendicants, all of whom were perfected ones.

And most of the deities from ten solar systems had gathered to see the Buddha and the Saṅgha of mendicants.

Then four deities of the Pure Abodes, aware of what was happening, thought:

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“Why don’t we go to the Buddha and each recite a verse in his presence?”

Then, as easily as a strong person would extend or contract their arm, they vanished from the Pure Abodes and reappeared in front of the Buddha.

They bowed to the Buddha and stood to one side.

Standing to one side, one deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“There’s a great congregation in the woods,

where heavenly hosts have assembled.

We’ve come to this righteous congregation

to see the invincible Saṅgha!”

Then another deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“The mendicants there are immersed in samādhi,

they’ve straightened their own minds.

Like a charioteer holding the reins,

the astute ones protect their senses.”

Then another deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“They snapped the post and snapped the cross-bar,

unstirred, they tore out Indra’s pillar.

They live pure and immaculate,

the young giants tamed by the Clear-eyed One.”

Then another deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“Anyone who has gone to the Buddha for refuge

won’t go to a plane of loss.

After giving up this human body,

they swell the hosts of gods.”

1. The Gathering of Deities

Then the Buddha said to the mendicants:

“Mendicants, most of the deities from ten solar systems have gathered to see the Realized One and the mendicant Saṅgha.

Those who were perfected ones, fully awakened Buddhas in the past also had gatherings of deities that were at best like the gathering for me now.

Those who will be perfected ones, fully awakened Buddhas in the future will also have gatherings of deities that will be at best like the gathering for me now.

I shall declare the names of the heavenly hosts;

I shall extol the names of the heavenly hosts;

I shall teach the names of the heavenly hosts.

Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

“Yes, sir,” they replied.

The Buddha said this:

“I invoke a paean of praise!

Where the earth-gods dwell,

there, in mountain caves,

resolute and composed,

dwell many like lonely lions,

who have mastered their fears.

Their minds are bright and pure,

clear and undisturbed.”

The teacher knew that over five hundred

were in the wood at Kapilavatthu.

Therefore he addressed

the disciples who love the teaching:

“The heavenly hosts have come forth;

mendicants, you should be aware of them.”

Those monks grew keen,

hearing the Buddha’s instruction.

Knowledge manifested in them,

seeing those non-human beings.

Some saw a hundred,

a thousand, even seventy thousand,

while some saw a hundred thousand

non-human beings.

But some saw an endless number

spread out in every direction.

And all that was known

and distinguished by the Clear-eyed One.

Therefore he addressed

the disciples who love the teaching:

“The heavenly hosts have come forth;

mendicants, you should be aware of them.

I shall extol them for you,

with lyrics in proper order.

There are seven thousand spirits,

earth-gods of Kapilavatthu.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

From the Himalayas there are six thousand

spirits of different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

From Mount Sātā there are three thousand

spirits of different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

And thus there are sixteen thousand

spirits of different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

From Vessāmitta’s mountain there are five hundred

spirits of different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

And there’s Kumbhīra of Rājagaha,

whose home is on Mount Vepulla.

Attended by more than

a hundred thousand spirits,

Kumbhīra of Rājagaha

also came to the meeting in the wood.

King Dhataraṭṭha rules

the eastern quarter.

Lord of the centaurs,

he’s a great king, glorious.

And he has many mighty sons

all of them named Indra.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

King Virūḷhaka rules

the southern quarter.

Lord of the gnomes,

he’s a great king, glorious.

And he has many mighty sons

all of them named Indra.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

King Virūpakkha rules

the western quarter.

Lord of the dragons,

he’s a great king, glorious.

And he has many mighty sons

all of them named Indra.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

King Kuvera rules

the northern quarter.

Lord of spirits,

he’s a great king, glorious.

And he has many mighty sons

all of them named Indra.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

Dhataraṭṭha in the east,

Virūḷhaka to the south,

Virūpakkha to the west,

and Kuvera in the north.

These four great kings,

all around in the four quarters,

stood there dazzling

in the wood at Kapilavatthu.

Their deceitful heathens came,

so treacherous and crafty—

the deceivers Kuṭeṇḍu, Viṭeṇḍu,

with Viṭucca and Viṭuṭa.

And Candana and Kāmaseṭṭha,

Kinnughaṇḍu and Nighaṇḍu,

Panāda and Opamañña,

and Mātali, the god’s equerry.

Cittasena the centaur came too,

and the kings Nala and Janesabha.

Pañcasikha came too, with

Timbaru and Suriyavaccasā.

These and other kings there were,

the centaurs with their kings.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

Then came the dragons of Nābhasa lake,

and those from Vesālī with those from Takkasilā.

The Kambalas and Assataras came

and those from Payāga with their kin.

Those from Yamunā, and the Dhataraṭṭha

dragons came, so glorious.

And Erāvaṇa the great dragon

also came to the meeting in the wood.

Those who seize the dragon kings by force—

Heavenly, twice-born birds with piercing vision—

swoop down to the wood from the sky;

their name is ‘Rainbow Phoenix’.

But the dragon kings remained fearless,

for the Buddha kept them safe from the phoenixes.

Wooing each other with gentle words,

the dragons and phoenixes took the Buddha as refuge.

Defeated by Vajirahattha,

the titans live in the ocean.

They’re brothers of Vāsava,

powerful and glorious.

There’s the terrifying Kālakañjas,

the Dānava and Ghasa titans,

Vepacitti and Sucitti,

Pahārāda with Namuci,

and Bali’s hundred sons,

all named after Virocana.

Bali’s army armed themselves

and went to the auspicious Rāhu, saying:

‘Now is the time, sir,

for the meeting of mendicants in the wood.’

The gods of water and earth,

and fire and wind came there.

The gods of Varuṇa and Varuṇa’s offsping,

and Soma together with Yasa.

A host of the gods of love

and compassion came, so glorious.

These ten hosts of gods

shone in all different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

The Vishnu and Sahalī gods,

and the unequaled pair of twins.

The gods living on the moon came,

with the Moon before them.

The gods living on the sun came,

with the Sun before them.

And with the stars before them

came the languid gods of clouds.

And Vāsava came, the greatest of the Vasus,

who is Sakka the Able, Purindada the Firstgiver:

These ten hosts of gods

shone in all different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

Then came the Sahabhū gods,

blazing like a crested flame;

and the Ariṭṭhakas and Rojas too,

and the gods hued blue as flax.

The Varuṇas and Sahadhammas,

the Accutas and Anejakas,

the Sūleyyas and Ruciras all came,

as did the Vāsavanesi gods.

These ten hosts of gods

shone in all different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

The Samānas, Mahāsamānas,

Mānusas, and Mānusuttamas all came,

and the gods depraved by play,

and those who are malevolent.

Then came the gods of Mercury,

and those who live on Mars.

The Pāragas and Mahāpāragas came,

such glorious gods.

These ten hosts of gods

shone in all different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

The gods of Venus, the newborn Sun, and the Dawn

came along with those from Saturn.

And the gods of the white globe came

leading the brilliant gods.

The Sadāmattas and Hāragajas,

and assorted glorious ones;

Pajjuna came thundering,

he who rains on all quarters.

These ten hosts of gods

shone in all different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

The Khemiyas from the realms of Tusita and Yama,

and the glorious Kaṭṭhakas came;

the Lambītakas, Lāmaseṭṭhas,

those called the Shining, and those Yonder.

The gods who love to create came too,

and those who control what is created by others.

These ten hosts of gods

shone in all different colors.

They’re powerful and brilliant,

so beautiful and glorious.

Rejoicing, they’ve come forth

to the meeting of mendicants in the wood.

These sixty hosts of gods

shone in all different colors.

They came organized by name,

these and others likewise, thinking:

‘They who have shed rebirth, the kindly ones,

the undefiled ones who have crossed the flood—

let us see them, with the dragon who brought them across,

who like the Moon has overcome darkness.’

Subrahmā and Paramatta came,

with sons of those powerful ones.

Sanaṅkumāra and Tissa

also came to the meeting in the wood.

Of a thousand realms of divinity,

the Great Divinity stands forth.

He has arisen, brilliant,

his formidable body so glorious.

Ten Gods Almighty came there,

each one of them wielding power,

and in the middle of them came

Hārita with his following.”

When they had all come forth—

the gods with their Lord, and the divinities—

Māra’s army came forth too:

see the stupidity of the Dark Lord!

“Come, seize them and bind them,” he said,

“let them be bound by desire!

Surround them on all sides,

don’t let any escape!”

And so there the great general,

the Dark Lord sent forth his army.

He struck the ground with his fist

to make a horrifying sound

like a cloud shedding rain,

thundering and flashing.

But then turned back,

furious, out of control.

And all that was known

and distinguished by the Clear-eyed One.

Thereupon the Teacher addressed

the disciples who love the teaching:

“Māra’s army has arrived;

mendicants, you should be aware of them.”

Those monks grew keen,

hearing the Buddha’s instruction.

The army fled from those free of passion,

and not a single hair was stirred!

“All triumphant in battle,

so fearless and glorious.

They rejoice with all the spirits,

the disciples renowned among men.”

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Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ mahāvane mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sabbeheva arahantehi;

dasahi ca lokadhātūhi devatā yebhuyyena sannipatitā honti bhagavantaṁ dassanāya bhikkhusaṅghañca.

Atha kho catunnaṁ suddhāvāsakāyikānaṁ devatānaṁ etadahosi:

“ayaṁ kho bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṁ mahāvane mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṁ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sabbeheva arahantehi;

dasahi ca lokadhātūhi devatā yebhuyyena sannipatitā honti bhagavantaṁ dassanāya bhikkhusaṅghañca.

Yannūna mayampi yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkameyyāma; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato santike paccekaṁ gāthaṁ bhāseyyāmā”ti.

Atha kho tā devatā seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṁ vā bāhaṁ pasāreyya pasāritaṁ vā bāhaṁ samiñjeyya; evameva—suddhāvāsesu devesu antarahitā bhagavato purato pāturahesuṁ.

Atha kho tā devatā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu.

Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“Mahāsamayo pavanasmiṁ,

Devakāyā samāgatā;

Āgatamha imaṁ dhammasamayaṁ,

Dakkhitāye aparājitasaṅghan”ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“Tatra bhikkhavo samādahaṁsu,

Cittamattano ujukaṁ akaṁsu;

Sārathīva nettāni gahetvā,

Indriyāni rakkhanti paṇḍitā”ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“Chetvā khīlaṁ chetvā palighaṁ,

Indakhīlaṁ ūhacca manejā;

Te caranti suddhā vimalā,

Cakkhumatā sudantā susunāgā”ti.

Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“Ye keci buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gatāse,

Na te gamissanti apāyabhūmiṁ;

Pahāya mānusaṁ dehaṁ,

Devakāyaṁ paripūressantī”ti.

1. Devatāsannipāta

Atha kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:

“yebhuyyena, bhikkhave, dasasu lokadhātūsu devatā sannipatitā honti, tathāgataṁ dassanāya bhikkhusaṅghañca.

Yepi te, bhikkhave, ahesuṁ atītamaddhānaṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā, tesampi bhagavantānaṁ etapparamāyeva devatā sannipatitā ahesuṁ seyyathāpi mayhaṁ etarahi.

Yepi te, bhikkhave, bhavissanti anāgatamaddhānaṁ arahanto sammāsambuddhā, tesampi bhagavantānaṁ etapparamāyeva devatā sannipatitā bhavissanti seyyathāpi mayhaṁ etarahi.

Ācikkhissāmi, bhikkhave, devakāyānaṁ nāmāni;

kittayissāmi, bhikkhave, devakāyānaṁ nāmāni;

desessāmi, bhikkhave, devakāyānaṁ nāmāni.

Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasikarotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.

“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.

Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Silokamanukassāmi,

yattha bhummā tadassitā;

Ye sitā girigabbharaṁ,

pahitattā samāhitā.

Puthūsīhāva sallīnā,

lomahaṁsābhisambhuno;

Odātamanasā suddhā,

vippasannamanāvilā.

Bhiyyo pañcasate ñatvā,

vane kāpilavatthave;

Tato āmantayī satthā,

sāvake sāsane rate.

‘Devakāyā abhikkantā,

te vijānātha bhikkhavo’;

Te ca ātappamakaruṁ,

sutvā buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

Tesaṁ pāturahu ñāṇaṁ,

amanussānadassanaṁ;

Appeke satamaddakkhuṁ,

sahassaṁ atha sattariṁ.

Sataṁ eke sahassānaṁ,

amanussānamaddasuṁ;

Appekenantamaddakkhuṁ,

disā sabbā phuṭā ahuṁ.

Tañca sabbaṁ abhiññāya,

vavatthitvāna cakkhumā;

Tato āmantayī satthā,

sāvake sāsane rate.

‘Devakāyā abhikkantā,

te vijānātha bhikkhavo;

Ye vohaṁ kittayissāmi,

girāhi anupubbaso’.

Sattasahassā te yakkhā,

bhummā kāpilavatthavā;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Chasahassā hemavatā,

yakkhā nānattavaṇṇino;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Sātāgirā tisahassā,

yakkhā nānattavaṇṇino;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Iccete soḷasasahassā,

yakkhā nānattavaṇṇino;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Vessāmittā pañcasatā,

yakkhā nānattavaṇṇino;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Kumbhīro rājagahiko,

vepullassa nivesanaṁ;

Bhiyyo naṁ satasahassaṁ,

yakkhānaṁ payirupāsati;

Kumbhīro rājagahiko,

sopāgā samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Purimañca disaṁ rājā,

dhataraṭṭho pasāsati;

Gandhabbānaṁ adhipati,

mahārājā yasassiso.

Puttāpi tassa bahavo,

indanāmā mahabbalā;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Dakkhiṇañca disaṁ rājā,

virūḷho taṁ pasāsati;

Kumbhaṇḍānaṁ adhipati,

mahārājā yasassiso.

Puttāpi tassa bahavo,

indanāmā mahabbalā;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Pacchimañca disaṁ rājā,

virūpakkho pasāsati;

Nāgānañca adhipati,

mahārājā yasassiso.

Puttāpi tassa bahavo,

indanāmā mahabbalā;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Uttarañca disaṁ rājā,

kuvero taṁ pasāsati;

Yakkhānañca adhipati,

mahārājā yasassiso.

Puttāpi tassa bahavo,

indanāmā mahabbalā;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Purimaṁ disaṁ dhataraṭṭho,

dakkhiṇena virūḷhako;

Pacchimena virūpakkho,

kuvero uttaraṁ disaṁ.

Cattāro te mahārājā,

samantā caturo disā;

Daddallamānā aṭṭhaṁsu,

vane kāpilavatthave.

Tesaṁ māyāvino dāsā,

āguṁ vañcanikā saṭhā;

Māyā kuṭeṇḍu viṭeṇḍu,

viṭucca viṭuṭo saha.

Candano kāmaseṭṭho ca,

kinnighaṇḍu nighaṇḍu ca;

Panādo opamañño ca,

devasūto ca mātali.

Cittaseno ca gandhabbo,

naḷorājā janesabho;

Āgā pañcasikho ceva,

timbarū sūriyavacchasā.

Ete caññe ca rājāno,

gandhabbā saha rājubhi;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Athāguṁ nāgasā nāgā,

vesālā sahatacchakā;

Kambalassatarā āguṁ,

pāyāgā saha ñātibhi.

Yāmunā dhataraṭṭhā ca,

āgū nāgā yasassino;

Erāvaṇo mahānāgo,

sopāgā samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Ye nāgarāje sahasā haranti,

Dibbā dijā pakkhi visuddhacakkhū;

Vehāyasā te vanamajjhapattā,

Citrā supaṇṇā iti tesa nāmaṁ.

Abhayaṁ tadā nāgarājānamāsi,

Supaṇṇato khemamakāsi buddho;

Saṇhāhi vācāhi upavhayantā,

Nāgā supaṇṇā saraṇamakaṁsu buddhaṁ.

Jitā vajirahatthena,

samuddaṁ asurāsitā;

Bhātaro vāsavassete,

iddhimanto yasassino.

Kālakañcā mahābhismā,

asurā dānaveghasā;

Vepacitti sucitti ca,

pahārādo namucī saha.

Satañca baliputtānaṁ,

sabbe verocanāmakā;

Sannayhitvā balisenaṁ,

rāhubhaddamupāgamuṁ;

‘Samayo dāni bhaddante,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ’.

Āpo ca devā pathavī,

tejo vāyo tadāgamuṁ;

Varuṇā vāraṇā devā,

somo ca yasasā saha.

Mettā karuṇā kāyikā,

āguṁ devā yasassino;

Dasete dasadhā kāyā,

sabbe nānattavaṇṇino.

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Veṇḍudevā sahali ca,

asamā ca duve yamā;

Candassūpanisā devā,

candamāguṁ purakkhatvā.

Sūriyassūpanisā devā,

sūriyamāguṁ purakkhatvā;

Nakkhattāni purakkhatvā,

āguṁ mandavalāhakā.

Vasūnaṁ vāsavo seṭṭho,

sakkopāgā purindado;

Dasete dasadhā kāyā,

sabbe nānattavaṇṇino.

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Athāguṁ sahabhū devā,

jalamaggi sikhāriva;

Ariṭṭhakā ca rojā ca,

umāpupphanibhāsino.

Varuṇā sahadhammā ca,

accutā ca anejakā;

Sūleyyarucirā āguṁ,

āguṁ vāsavanesino;

Dasete dasadhā kāyā,

sabbe nānattavaṇṇino.

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Samānā mahāsamanā,

mānusā mānusuttamā;

Khiḍḍāpadosikā āguṁ,

āguṁ manopadosikā.

Athāguṁ harayo devā,

ye ca lohitavāsino;

Pāragā mahāpāragā,

āguṁ devā yasassino;

Dasete dasadhā kāyā,

sabbe nānattavaṇṇino.

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Sukkā karambhā aruṇā,

āguṁ veghanasā saha;

Odātagayhā pāmokkhā,

āguṁ devā vicakkhaṇā.

Sadāmattā hāragajā,

missakā ca yasassino;

Thanayaṁ āga pajjunno,

yo disā abhivassati.

Dasete dasadhā kāyā,

sabbe nānattavaṇṇino;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Khemiyā tusitā yāmā,

kaṭṭhakā ca yasassino;

Lambītakā lāmaseṭṭhā,

jotināmā ca āsavā;

Nimmānaratino āguṁ,

athāguṁ paranimmitā.

Dasete dasadhā kāyā,

sabbe nānattavaṇṇino;

Iddhimanto jutimanto,

vaṇṇavanto yasassino;

Modamānā abhikkāmuṁ,

bhikkhūnaṁ samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Saṭṭhete devanikāyā,

sabbe nānattavaṇṇino;

Nāmanvayena āgacchuṁ,

ye caññe sadisā saha.

‘Pavuṭṭhajātimakhilaṁ,

oghatiṇṇamanāsavaṁ;

Dakkhemoghataraṁ nāgaṁ,

candaṁva asitātigaṁ’.

Subrahmā paramatto ca,

puttā iddhimato saha;

Sanaṅkumāro tisso ca,

sopāga samitiṁ vanaṁ.

Sahassaṁ brahmalokānaṁ,

mahābrahmābhitiṭṭhati;

Upapanno jutimanto,

bhismākāyo yasassiso.

Dasettha issarā āguṁ,

paccekavasavattino;

Tesañca majjhato āga,

hārito parivārito.

Te ca sabbe abhikkante,

sainde deve sabrahmake;

Mārasenā abhikkāmi,

passa kaṇhassa mandiyaṁ.

‘Etha gaṇhatha bandhatha,

rāgena baddhamatthu vo;

Samantā parivāretha,

mā vo muñcittha koci naṁ’.

Iti tattha mahāseno,

kaṇho senaṁ apesayi;

Pāṇinā talamāhacca,

saraṁ katvāna bheravaṁ.

Yathā pāvussako megho,

thanayanto savijjuko;

Tadā so paccudāvatti,

saṅkuddho asayaṁvase.

Tañca sabbaṁ abhiññāya,

vavatthitvāna cakkhumā;

Tato āmantayī satthā,

sāvake sāsane rate.

‘Mārasenā abhikkantā,

te vijānātha bhikkhavo’;

Te ca ātappamakaruṁ,

sutvā buddhassa sāsanaṁ;

Vītarāgehi pakkāmuṁ,

nesaṁ lomāpi iñjayuṁ.

‘Sabbe vijitasaṅgāmā,

bhayātītā yasassino;

Modanti saha bhūtehi,

sāvakā te janesutā’”ti.

Mahāsamayasuttaṁ niṭṭhitaṁ sattamaṁ.