At Sāvatthī. “Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed his chariot handler Mātali, ‘My dear Mātali, harness the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds. We will go to a park and see the scenery.’
PL
Sāvatthiyaṁ. Tatra …pe… etadavoca: “bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo mātaliṁ saṅgāhakaṁ āmantesi: ‘yojehi, samma mātali, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ. Uyyānabhūmiṁ gacchāma subhūmiṁ dassanāyā’ti.
EN
‘Yes, lord,’ replied Mātali. He harnessed the chariot and informed Sakka, ‘Good fellow, the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds has been harnessed. Please go at your convenience.’ Then Sakka descended from the Palace of Victory, raised his cupped palms, and revered the various quarters.
So Mātali the chariot handler addressed Sakka in verse: ‘Those proficient in the three Vedas worship you, as do all the aristocrats on earth, the four great kings,
PL
Atha kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: ‘Taṁ namassanti tevijjā, sabbe bhummā ca khattiyā; Cattāro ca mahārājā,
EN
and the glorious host of Thirty. So what’s the name of the spirit that you worship, Sakka?’ ‘Those proficient in the three Vedas worship me,
PL
tidasā ca yasassino; Atha ko nāma so yakkho, yaṁ tvaṁ sakka namassasī’ti. ‘Maṁ namassanti tevijjā,
EN
as do all the aristocrats on earth, the four great kings, and the glorious host of Thirty. But I revere those accomplished in ethics,
PL
sabbe bhummā ca khattiyā; Cattāro ca mahārājā, tidasā ca yasassino. Ahañca sīlasampanne,
EN
who have long trained in immersion, who have rightly gone forth for the culmination of spiritual life. I also worship those householders,
PL
cirarattasamāhite; Sammāpabbajite vande, brahmacariyaparāyane. Ye gahaṭṭhā puññakarā,
EN
the ethical lay followers who make merit, Mātali, providing for a partner in a principled manner.’ ‘Those who you worship
PL
sīlavanto upāsakā; Dhammena dāraṁ posenti, te namassāmi mātalī’ti. ‘Seṭṭhā hi kira lokasmiṁ,
EN
seem to be the best in the world, Sakka. I too will worship those who you worship, Sakka.’ After saying this, Maghavā the chief,
PL
ye tvaṁ sakka namassasi; Ahampi te namassāmi, ye namassasi vāsavā’ti. Idaṁ vatvāna maghavā,
EN
king of gods, Sujā’s husband, having worshiped the various quarters climbed into his chariot.”
At Sāvatthī. “Once upon a time, mendicants, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed his chariot handler Mātali, ‘My dear Mātali, harness the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds. We will go to a park and see the scenery.’
PL
Sāvatthiyaṁ. Tatra …pe… etadavoca: “bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo mātaliṁ saṅgāhakaṁ āmantesi: ‘yojehi, samma mātali, sahassayuttaṁ ājaññarathaṁ. Uyyānabhūmiṁ gacchāma subhūmiṁ dassanāyā’ti.
EN
‘Yes, lord,’ replied Mātali. He harnessed the chariot and informed Sakka, ‘Good fellow, the chariot with its team of a thousand thoroughbreds has been harnessed. Please go at your convenience.’ Then Sakka descended from the Palace of Victory, raised his cupped palms, and revered the various quarters.
So Mātali the chariot handler addressed Sakka in verse: ‘Those proficient in the three Vedas worship you, as do all the aristocrats on earth, the four great kings,
PL
Atha kho, bhikkhave, mātali saṅgāhako sakkaṁ devānamindaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: ‘Taṁ namassanti tevijjā, sabbe bhummā ca khattiyā; Cattāro ca mahārājā,
EN
and the glorious host of Thirty. So what’s the name of the spirit that you worship, Sakka?’ ‘Those proficient in the three Vedas worship me,
PL
tidasā ca yasassino; Atha ko nāma so yakkho, yaṁ tvaṁ sakka namassasī’ti. ‘Maṁ namassanti tevijjā,
EN
as do all the aristocrats on earth, the four great kings, and the glorious host of Thirty. But I revere those accomplished in ethics,
PL
sabbe bhummā ca khattiyā; Cattāro ca mahārājā, tidasā ca yasassino. Ahañca sīlasampanne,
EN
who have long trained in immersion, who have rightly gone forth for the culmination of spiritual life. I also worship those householders,
PL
cirarattasamāhite; Sammāpabbajite vande, brahmacariyaparāyane. Ye gahaṭṭhā puññakarā,
EN
the ethical lay followers who make merit, Mātali, providing for a partner in a principled manner.’ ‘Those who you worship
PL
sīlavanto upāsakā; Dhammena dāraṁ posenti, te namassāmi mātalī’ti. ‘Seṭṭhā hi kira lokasmiṁ,
EN
seem to be the best in the world, Sakka. I too will worship those who you worship, Sakka.’ After saying this, Maghavā the chief,
PL
ye tvaṁ sakka namassasi; Ahampi te namassāmi, ye namassasi vāsavā’ti. Idaṁ vatvāna maghavā,
EN
king of gods, Sujā’s husband, having worshiped the various quarters climbed into his chariot.”
Sutraya