SN 8.6 With Sāriputta

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā sāriputto sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

At one time Venerable Sāriputta was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti poriyā vācāya vissaṭṭhāya anelagalāya atthassa viññāpaniyā.

Now at that time Venerable Sāriputta was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants in the assembly hall with a Dhamma talk. His words were polished, clear, articulate, and expressed the meaning.

Te ca bhikkhū aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.

And those mendicants were paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.

Atha kho āyasmato vaṅgīsassa etadahosi:

Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa thought,

“ayaṁ kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti poriyā vācāya vissaṭṭhāya anelagalāya atthassa viññāpaniyā.

“This Venerable Sāriputta is educating the mendicants. …

Te ca bhikkhū aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.

And those mendicants are paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.

Yannūnāhaṁ āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthaveyyan”ti.

Why don’t I extoll him in his presence with fitting verses?”

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yenāyasmā sāriputto tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ etadavoca:

Then Venerable Vaṅgīsa rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward Sāriputta, and said,

“paṭibhāti maṁ, āvuso sāriputta, paṭibhāti maṁ, āvuso sāriputtā”ti.

“I feel inspired to speak, Reverend Sāriputta! I feel inspired to speak, Reverend Sāriputta!”

“Paṭibhātu taṁ, āvuso vaṅgīsā”ti.

“Then speak as you feel inspired,” said Sāriputta.

Atha kho āyasmā vaṅgīso āyasmantaṁ sāriputtaṁ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi:

Then Vaṅgīsa extolled Sāriputta in his presence with fitting verses:

“Gambhīrapañño medhāvī,

“Deep in wisdom, intelligent,

maggāmaggassa kovido;

expert in the path and what is not the path;

Sāriputto mahāpañño,

Sāriputta, so greatly wise,

dhammaṁ deseti bhikkhunaṁ.

teaches Dhamma to the mendicants.

Saṅkhittenapi deseti,

He teaches in brief,

vitthārenapi bhāsati;

or he speaks at length.

Sāḷikāyiva nigghoso,

His call, like a myna bird,

paṭibhānaṁ udīrayi.

overflows with eloquence.

Tassa taṁ desayantassa,

While he teaches

suṇanti madhuraṁ giraṁ;

the mendicants listen to his sweet voice,

Sarena rajanīyena,

sounding attractive,

savanīyena vaggunā;

clear and graceful.

Udaggacittā muditā,

They listen joyfully,

sotaṁ odhenti bhikkhavo”ti.

their hearts elated.”