Meghiyavaggo
4-10: Sāriputtasuttaṁ (40)
The Discourse about Sāriputta
Evaṁ me sutaṁ:
Thus I heard:
ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati,
at one time the Fortunate One was dwelling near Sāvatthī,
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
in Jeta’s Wood, at Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā Sāriputto
Then at that time venerable Sāriputta
Bhagavato avidūre nisinno hoti,
was sitting not far away from the Fortunate One,
pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā, ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya,
after folding his legs crosswise, and setting his body straight,
attano upasamaṁ paccavekkhamāno.
reflecting on his own peacefulness.
Addasā kho Bhagavā āyasmantaṁ Sāriputtaṁ avidūre nisinnaṁ,
The Fortunate One saw that venerable Sāriputta was sitting not far away,
pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā, ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya,
after folding his legs crosswise, and setting his body straight,
attano upasamaṁ paccavekkhamānaṁ.
was reflecting on his own peacefulness.
Atha kho Bhagavā, etam-atthaṁ viditvā,
Then the Fortunate One, having understood the significance of it,
tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:
on that occasion uttered this exalted utterance:
“Upasantasantacittassa ~ netticchinnassa bhikkhuno,
“For the monk whose peaceful mind is full of peace, for the one who has cut off what leads (to rebirth),
Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro ~ mutto so Mārabandhanā” ti.
Having totally destroyed the round of births, ~ he is free from the bonds of Māra.”