Awake

Jāgarasutta

Awake

Jāgarasutta

EN
At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “How many sleep among the waking? How many wake among the sleeping?
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: “Kati jāgarataṁ suttā, kati suttesu jāgarā;
EN
By how many do you gather dust? By how many are you cleansed?” “Five sleep among the waking. Five wake among the sleeping.
PL
Katibhi rajamādeti, katibhi parisujjhatī”ti. “Pañca jāgarataṁ suttā, pañca suttesu jāgarā;
EN
By five you gather dust. By five you’re cleansed.”
PL
Pañcabhi rajamādeti, pañcabhi parisujjhatī”ti.

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

Source