Standing to one side, the young deity Subrahmā addresses the Buddha in verse on with subrahmā.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho subrahmā devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“Niccaṁ utrastamidaṁ cittaṁ,
niccaṁ ubbiggamidaṁ mano;
Anuppannesu kicchesu,
atho uppatitesu ca;
Sace atthi anutrastaṁ,
taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”ti.
“Nāññatra bojjhā tapasā,
nāññatrindriyasaṁvarā;
Nāññatra sabbanissaggā,
sotthiṁ passāmi pāṇinan”ti.
Idamavoca …pe… tatthevantaradhāyīti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho subrahmā devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
Standing to one side, the godling Subrahmā addressed the Buddha in verse:
“Niccaṁ utrastamidaṁ cittaṁ,
“This mind is always anxious,
niccaṁ ubbiggamidaṁ mano;
this mind is always stressed
Anuppannesu kicchesu,
about stresses that haven’t arisen
atho uppatitesu ca;
and those that have.
Sace atthi anutrastaṁ,
If there is a state free of anxiety,
taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”ti.
please answer my question.”
“Nāññatra bojjhā tapasā,
“Not without understanding and fervor,
nāññatrindriyasaṁvarā;
not without restraining the sense faculties,
Nāññatra sabbanissaggā,
not without letting go of everything,
sotthiṁ passāmi pāṇinan”ti.
do I see safety for living creatures.”
Idamavoca …pe…
That is what the Buddha said. …
tatthevantaradhāyīti.
The god vanished right there.
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