2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga

2. With Anāthapiṇḍika

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.17

Linked Discourses 2.17

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2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga

2. With Anāthapiṇḍika

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Subrahmasutta

With Subrahmā

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Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho subrahmā devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Standing to one side, the godling Subrahmā addressed the Buddha in verse:

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“Niccaṁ utrastamidaṁ cittaṁ,

“This mind is always anxious,

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niccaṁ ubbiggamidaṁ mano;

this mind is always stressed

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Anuppannesu kicchesu,

about stresses that haven’t arisen

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atho uppatitesu ca;

and those that have.

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Sace atthi anutrastaṁ,

If there is a state free of anxiety,

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taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”ti.

please answer my question.”

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“Nāññatra bojjhā tapasā,

“Not without understanding and fervor,

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nāññatrindriyasaṁvarā;

not without restraining the sense faculties,

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Nāññatra sabbanissaggā,

not without letting go of everything,

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sotthiṁ passāmi pāṇinan”ti.

do I see safety for living creatures.”

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Idamavoca …pe…

That is what the Buddha said. …

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tatthevantaradhāyīti.

The god vanished right there.