Appropriate

Patirūpasutta

Appropriate

Patirūpasutta

EN
At one time the Buddha was staying in the land of the Kosalans near the brahmin village of Ekasālā. Now, at that time the Buddha was teaching Dhamma, surrounded by a large assembly of laypeople. Then Māra thought, “The ascetic Gotama is teaching Dhamma, surrounded by a large assembly of laypeople.
PL
Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā kosalesu viharati ekasālāyaṁ brāhmaṇagāme. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā mahatiyā gihiparisāya parivuto dhammaṁ deseti. Atha kho mārassa pāpimato etadahosi: “ayaṁ kho samaṇo gotamo mahatiyā gihiparisāya parivuto dhammaṁ deseti.
EN
Why don’t I go and pull the wool over their eyes?” Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and addressed him in verse: “It’s not appropriate for you to instruct others.
PL
Yannūnāhaṁ yena samaṇo gotamo tenupasaṅkameyyaṁ vicakkhukammāyā”ti. Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: “Netaṁ tava patirūpaṁ, yadaññamanusāsasi;
EN
As you engage in this, don’t get caught up in favoring and opposing.” “The Buddha instructs others out of compassion for their welfare.
PL
Anurodhavirodhesu, mā sajjittho tadācaran”ti. “Hitānukampī sambuddho, yadaññamanusāsati;
EN
The Realized One is liberated from favoring and opposing.” Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The Buddha knows me! The Holy One knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.
PL
Anurodhavirodhehi, vippamutto tathāgato”ti. Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ bhagavā, jānāti maṁ sugato”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.

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

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