Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho kāmado devaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Standing to one side, the godling Kāmada said to the Buddha,
“dukkaraṁ, bhagavā, sudukkaraṁ, bhagavā”ti.
“It’s too hard, Blessed One! It’s just too hard!”
“Dukkaraṁ vāpi karonti,
“They do it even though it’s hard,”
(kāmadāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Kāmada,
Sekhā sīlasamāhitā;
“the stable trainees with ethics, and immersion.
Ṭhitattā anagāriyupetassa,
For one who has entered the homeless life,
Tuṭṭhi hoti sukhāvahā”ti.
contentment brings happiness.”
“Dullabhā, bhagavā, yadidaṁ tuṭṭhī”ti.
“Such contentment, Blessed One, is hard to find.”
“Dullabhaṁ vāpi labhanti,
“They find it even though it’s hard,”
(kāmadāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Kāmada,
Cittavūpasame ratā;
“those who love peace of mind;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
whose minds love to meditate
Bhāvanāya rato mano”ti.
day and night.”
“Dussamādahaṁ, bhagavā, yadidaṁ cittan”ti.
“But it’s hard, Blessed One, to immerse this mind in samādhi.”
“Dussamādahaṁ vāpi samādahanti,
“They become immersed in samādhi even though it’s hard,”
(kāmadāti bhagavā)
said the Buddha to Kāmada,
Indriyūpasame ratā;
“those who love calming the faculties.
Te chetvā maccuno jālaṁ,
Having cut through the net of Death,
Ariyā gacchanti kāmadā”ti.
the noble ones, Kāmada, go on their way.”
“Duggamo, bhagavā, visamo maggo”ti.
“But this path, Blessed One, is rough and hard to travel.”
“Duggame visame vāpi,
“Though it’s rough, hard to travel,
Ariyā gacchanti kāmada;
the noble ones, Kāmada, go on their way.
Anariyā visame magge,
The ignoble fall headfirst
Papatanti avaṁsirā;
on a rough path.
Ariyānaṁ samo maggo,
But the path of the noble ones is smooth,
Ariyā hi visame samā”ti.
for the noble ones are smooth amid the rough.”
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Sāvatthī.
Standing to one side, the godling Kāmada said to the Buddha,
“It’s too hard, Blessed One! It’s just too hard!”
“They do it even though it’s hard,”
said the Buddha to Kāmada,
“the stable trainees with ethics, and immersion.
For one who has entered the homeless life,
contentment brings happiness.”
“Such contentment, Blessed One, is hard to find.”
“They find it even though it’s hard,”
said the Buddha to Kāmada,
“those who love peace of mind;
whose minds love to meditate
day and night.”
“But it’s hard, Blessed One, to immerse this mind in samādhi.”
“They become immersed in samādhi even though it’s hard,”
said the Buddha to Kāmada,
“those who love calming the faculties.
Having cut through the net of Death,
the noble ones, Kāmada, go on their way.”
“But this path, Blessed One, is rough and hard to travel.”
“Though it’s rough, hard to travel,
the noble ones, Kāmada, go on their way.
The ignoble fall headfirst
on a rough path.
But the path of the noble ones is smooth,
for the noble ones are smooth amid the rough.”
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho kāmado devaputto bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
“dukkaraṁ, bhagavā, sudukkaraṁ, bhagavā”ti.
“Dukkaraṁ vāpi karonti,
(kāmadāti bhagavā)
Sekhā sīlasamāhitā;
Ṭhitattā anagāriyupetassa,
Tuṭṭhi hoti sukhāvahā”ti.
“Dullabhā, bhagavā, yadidaṁ tuṭṭhī”ti.
“Dullabhaṁ vāpi labhanti,
(kāmadāti bhagavā)
Cittavūpasame ratā;
Yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca,
Bhāvanāya rato mano”ti.
“Dussamādahaṁ, bhagavā, yadidaṁ cittan”ti.
“Dussamādahaṁ vāpi samādahanti,
(kāmadāti bhagavā)
Indriyūpasame ratā;
Te chetvā maccuno jālaṁ,
Ariyā gacchanti kāmadā”ti.
“Duggamo, bhagavā, visamo maggo”ti.
“Duggame visame vāpi,
Ariyā gacchanti kāmada;
Anariyā visame magge,
Papatanti avaṁsirā;
Ariyānaṁ samo maggo,
Ariyā hi visame samā”ti.