A deity engages the Buddha in verse on antelope calves, exploring a teaching on suffering, liberation, and the law of kamma.
“Eṇijaṅghaṁ kisaṁ vīraṁ,
appāhāraṁ alolupaṁ;
Sīhaṁvekacaraṁ nāgaṁ,
kāmesu anapekkhinaṁ;
Upasaṅkamma pucchāma,
kathaṁ dukkhā pamuccatī”ti.
“Pañca kāmaguṇā loke,
manochaṭṭhā paveditā;
Ettha chandaṁ virājetvā,
evaṁ dukkhā pamuccatī”ti.
Sattivaggo tatiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sattiyā phusati ceva,
jaṭā manonivāraṇā;
Arahantena pajjoto,
sarā mahaddhanena ca;
Catucakkena navamaṁ,
eṇijaṅghena te dasāti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Eṇijaṅghaṁ kisaṁ vīraṁ,
“O hero so lean, with antelope calves,
appāhāraṁ alolupaṁ;
not greedy, eating little,
Sīhaṁvekacaraṁ nāgaṁ,
a giant, wandering alone like a lion,
kāmesu anapekkhinaṁ;
you’re not concerned for sensual pleasures.
Upasaṅkamma pucchāma,
We’ve come to ask a question:
kathaṁ dukkhā pamuccatī”ti.
How is one released from all suffering?”
“Pañca kāmaguṇā loke,
“The world has five kinds of sensual stimulation,
manochaṭṭhā paveditā;
and the mind is said to be the sixth.
Ettha chandaṁ virājetvā,
When you’ve discarded desire for these,
evaṁ dukkhā pamuccatī”ti.
you’re released from all suffering.”
Sattivaggo tatiyo.
Tassuddānaṁ
Sattiyā phusati ceva,
jaṭā manonivāraṇā;
Arahantena pajjoto,
sarā mahaddhanena ca;
Catucakkena navamaṁ,
eṇijaṅghena te dasāti.
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Last updated on July 27, 2026