At Sāvatthī. Now at that time the Sun God had been seized by Rāhu, lord of titans. Then the Sun God, recollecting the Buddha, at that time spoke this verse: “Homage to you, Buddha, hero!
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Tena kho pana samayena sūriyo devaputto rāhunā asurindena gahito hoti. Atha kho sūriyo devaputto bhagavantaṁ anussaramāno tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: “Namo te buddha vīratthu,
EN
You’re free in every way. I’ve wandered into confinement: be my refuge!” Then the Buddha addressed Rāhu in verse concerning the Sun God:
He is a beacon in the darkness, the blazing sun, circle of awesome might. Rāhu, do not swallow him as he traverses the sky. Rāhu, release my offspring, the Sun!”
Then Rāhu, having released the Sun, rushed to see Vepacitti, lord of titans and stood to one side, shocked and awestruck. Vepacitti addressed him in verse: “Why the rush? Rāhu, you released the Sun
and came here looking like you’re in shock: why do you stand there so scared?” “My head would have exploded in seven pieces, I would have found no joy in life,
PL
Saṁviggarūpo āgamma, kiṁ nu bhītova tiṭṭhasī”ti. “Sattadhā me phale muddhā, jīvanto na sukhaṁ labhe;
EN
if, when enchanted by the Buddha’s verse, I had not released the Sun.”
PL
Buddhagāthābhigītomhi, no ce muñceyya sūriyan”ti. Paṭhamo vaggo. Tassuddānaṁ
PL
Dve kassapā ca māgho ca, Māgadho dāmali kāmado; Pañcālacaṇḍo tāyano, Candimasūriyena te dasāti.
At Sāvatthī. Now at that time the Sun God had been seized by Rāhu, lord of titans. Then the Sun God, recollecting the Buddha, at that time spoke this verse: “Homage to you, Buddha, hero!
PL
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Tena kho pana samayena sūriyo devaputto rāhunā asurindena gahito hoti. Atha kho sūriyo devaputto bhagavantaṁ anussaramāno tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: “Namo te buddha vīratthu,
EN
You’re free in every way. I’ve wandered into confinement: be my refuge!” Then the Buddha addressed Rāhu in verse concerning the Sun God:
He is a beacon in the darkness, the blazing sun, circle of awesome might. Rāhu, do not swallow him as he traverses the sky. Rāhu, release my offspring, the Sun!”
Then Rāhu, having released the Sun, rushed to see Vepacitti, lord of titans and stood to one side, shocked and awestruck. Vepacitti addressed him in verse: “Why the rush? Rāhu, you released the Sun
and came here looking like you’re in shock: why do you stand there so scared?” “My head would have exploded in seven pieces, I would have found no joy in life,
PL
Saṁviggarūpo āgamma, kiṁ nu bhītova tiṭṭhasī”ti. “Sattadhā me phale muddhā, jīvanto na sukhaṁ labhe;
EN
if, when enchanted by the Buddha’s verse, I had not released the Sun.”
PL
Buddhagāthābhigītomhi, no ce muñceyya sūriyan”ti. Paṭhamo vaggo. Tassuddānaṁ
PL
Dve kassapā ca māgho ca, Māgadho dāmali kāmado; Pañcālacaṇḍo tāyano, Candimasūriyena te dasāti.
Sutraya