At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now, at that time a monk in Sāvatthī passed away due to a snake bite. Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,
“Sir, a monk in Sāvatthī has passed away due to a snake bite.” “Mendicants, that monk mustn’t have spread a mind of love to the four royal snake families. If he had, he wouldn’t have died due to a snake bite.
PL
“idha, bhante, sāvatthiyaṁ aññataro bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṅkato”ti. “Na hi nūna so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phari. Sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṁ kareyya.
EN
What four? The royal snake families of Virūpakkha, Erāpatha, Chabyāputta, and Kaṇhāgotamaka. …
PL
Katamāni cattāri? Virūpakkhaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, erāpathaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, chabyāputtaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, kaṇhāgotamakaṁ ahirājakulaṁ. Na hi nūna so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phari. Sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṁ kareyya.
EN
Mendicants, I urge you to spread a mind of love to the four royal snake families, for your own safety, security, and protection. I love the Virūpakkhas, the Erāpathas I love, I love the Chabyāputtas,
PL
Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena pharituṁ attaguttiyā attarakkhāya attaparittāyāti. Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ erāpathehi me; Chabyāputtehi me mettaṁ,
EN
the Kaṇhāgotamakas I love. I love the footless creatures, the two-footed I love, I love the four-footed,
PL
Mettaṁ kaṇhāgotamakehi ca. Apādakehi me mettaṁ, mettaṁ dvipādakehi me; Catuppadehi me mettaṁ,
EN
the many-footed I love. May the footless not harm me! May I not be harmed by the two-footed! May the four-footed not harm me!
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. Now, at that time a monk in Sāvatthī passed away due to a snake bite. Then several mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him,
“Sir, a monk in Sāvatthī has passed away due to a snake bite.” “Mendicants, that monk mustn’t have spread a mind of love to the four royal snake families. If he had, he wouldn’t have died due to a snake bite.
PL
“idha, bhante, sāvatthiyaṁ aññataro bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṅkato”ti. “Na hi nūna so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phari. Sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṁ kareyya.
EN
What four? The royal snake families of Virūpakkha, Erāpatha, Chabyāputta, and Kaṇhāgotamaka. …
PL
Katamāni cattāri? Virūpakkhaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, erāpathaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, chabyāputtaṁ ahirājakulaṁ, kaṇhāgotamakaṁ ahirājakulaṁ. Na hi nūna so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phari. Sace hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena phareyya, na hi so, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ahinā daṭṭho kālaṁ kareyya.
EN
Mendicants, I urge you to spread a mind of love to the four royal snake families, for your own safety, security, and protection. I love the Virūpakkhas, the Erāpathas I love, I love the Chabyāputtas,
PL
Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, imāni cattāri ahirājakulāni mettena cittena pharituṁ attaguttiyā attarakkhāya attaparittāyāti. Virūpakkhehi me mettaṁ, Mettaṁ erāpathehi me; Chabyāputtehi me mettaṁ,
EN
the Kaṇhāgotamakas I love. I love the footless creatures, the two-footed I love, I love the four-footed,
PL
Mettaṁ kaṇhāgotamakehi ca. Apādakehi me mettaṁ, mettaṁ dvipādakehi me; Catuppadehi me mettaṁ,
EN
the many-footed I love. May the footless not harm me! May I not be harmed by the two-footed! May the four-footed not harm me!
Sutraya