Living with Divinity

Brahmasutta

Living with Divinity

Brahmasutta

EN
“Mendicants, a family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with divinity. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the first tutors. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with the elder gods. A family where the children honor their parents in their home is said to live with those worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods.
PL
“Sabrahmakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti. Sapubbācariyakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni, yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti. Sapubbadevatāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti. Sāhuneyyakāni, bhikkhave, tāni kulāni yesaṁ puttānaṁ mātāpitaro ajjhāgāre pūjitā honti.
EN
‘Divinity’ is a term for your parents. ‘First tutors’ is a term for your parents. ‘Elder gods’ is a term for your parents. ‘Worthy of an offering dedicated to the gods’ is a term for your parents.
PL
Brahmāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ. Pubbācariyāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ. Pubbadevatāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ. Āhuneyyāti, bhikkhave, mātāpitūnaṁ etaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
EN
Why is that? Parents are very helpful to their children, they raise them, nurture them, and show them the world. Parents are said to be ‘Divinity’ and ‘first tutors’.
PL
Taṁ kissa hetu? Bahukārā, bhikkhave, mātāpitaro, puttānaṁ āpādakā posakā imassa lokassa dassetāroti. Brahmāti mātāpitaro, pubbācariyāti vuccare;
EN
They’re worthy of offerings dedicated to the gods <j>from their children, for they love their offspring. Therefore an astute person would revere them and honor them
PL
Āhuneyyā ca puttānaṁ, pajāya anukampakā. Tasmā hi ne namasseyya, sakkareyya ca paṇḍito;
EN
with food and drink, clothes and bedding, by anointing and bathing, and by washing their feet.
PL
Annena atha pānena, vatthena sayanena ca; Ucchādanena nhāpanena, pādānaṁ dhovanena ca.
EN
Because they look after their parents like this, they’re praised in this life by the astute, and they depart to rejoice in heaven.”
PL
Tāya naṁ pāricariyāya, mātāpitūsu paṇḍitā; Idheva naṁ pasaṁsanti, pecca sagge pamodatī”ti.
PL
Tatiyaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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