{"id":"cp8","title":"King Sivi’s Conduct","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"cp8","title":"King Sivi’s Conduct","units":[{"id":"cp8:0","sourceIds":["cp8:0.1","cp8:0.2","cp8:0.3","cp8:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Cariyāpiṭaka\nAkittivagga\nDānapāramī 8\nSivirājacariya","en":"The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood\nThe Chapter With Akitti\nThe Perfection of Giving (8th)\nKing Sivi’s Conduct"}},{"id":"cp8:1","sourceIds":["cp8:1.1","cp8:1.2","cp8:1.3","cp8:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ariṭṭhasavhaye nagare,\nsivināmāsi khattiyo;\nNisajja pāsādavare,\nevaṁ cintesahaṁ tadā.","en":"“In the city called Ariṭṭha\nI was the aristocrat named Sivi.\nSeated in my finest longhouse,\nI then had the following thought:"}},{"id":"cp8:2","sourceIds":["cp8:2.1","cp8:2.2","cp8:2.3","cp8:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Yaṁ kiñci mānusaṁ dānaṁ,\nadinnaṁ me na vijjati;\nYopi yāceyya maṁ cakkhuṁ,\ndadeyyaṁ avikampito’.","en":"‘Whatever human gifts there are,\nnone may be found that I have not given.\nEven if someone were to ask for my eye,\nI would give it without wavering.’"}},{"id":"cp8:3","sourceIds":["cp8:3.1","cp8:3.2","cp8:3.3","cp8:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Mama saṅkappamaññāya,\nsakko devānamissaro;\nNisinno devaparisāya,\nidaṁ vacanamabravi.","en":"Knowing my thoughts,\nSakka the lord of gods,\nsitting in the assembly of gods\nsaid the following."}},{"id":"cp8:4","sourceIds":["cp8:4.1","cp8:4.2","cp8:4.3","cp8:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Nisajja pāsādavare,\nsivirājā mahiddhiko;\nCintento vividhaṁ dānaṁ,\nadeyyaṁ so na passati.","en":"‘Seated in his finest longhouse,\nthe mighty King Sivi\nis thinking of manifold gifts\nand cannot see any he would not give."}},{"id":"cp8:5","sourceIds":["cp8:5.1","cp8:5.2","cp8:5.3","cp8:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tathaṁ nu vitathaṁ netaṁ,\nhanda vīmaṁsayāmi taṁ;\nMuhuttaṁ āgameyyātha,\nyāva jānāmi taṁ manaṁ’.","en":"Is this true or not?\nCome, let us test him.\nWait a while\nuntil I know his mind.’"}},{"id":"cp8:6","sourceIds":["cp8:6.1","cp8:6.2","cp8:6.3","cp8:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pavedhamāno palitasiro,\nValigatto jarāturo;\nAndhavaṇṇova hutvāna,\nRājānaṁ upasaṅkami.","en":"Appearing as a frail old man,\nwith grey hair and wrinkled skin,\nfeeble and blind,\nhe approached the king."}},{"id":"cp8:7","sourceIds":["cp8:7.1","cp8:7.2","cp8:7.3","cp8:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"So tadā paggahetvāna,\nvāmaṁ dakkhiṇabāhu ca;\nSirasmiṁ añjaliṁ katvā,\nidaṁ vacanamabravi.","en":"Then, stretching out\nhis left and right arms,\nhe raised his cupped palms to his head\nand said the following."}},{"id":"cp8:8","sourceIds":["cp8:8.1","cp8:8.2","cp8:8.3","cp8:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Yācāmi taṁ mahārāja,\ndhammika raṭṭhavaḍḍhana;\nTava dānaratā kitti,\nuggatā devamānuse.","en":"‘Great king, I have a request for you.\nUnder your just rule the kingdom has flourished,\nand the renown of your love of giving\nhas risen among gods and humans."}},{"id":"cp8:9","sourceIds":["cp8:9.1","cp8:9.2","cp8:9.3","cp8:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ubhopi nettā nayanā,\nandhā upahatā mama;\nEkaṁ me nayanaṁ dehi,\ntvampi ekena yāpaya’.","en":"Both my eyes, by which I find my way,\nare ruined and become blind.\nGive me just one eye,\nwhile you too get by with one.’"}},{"id":"cp8:10","sourceIds":["cp8:10.1","cp8:10.2","cp8:10.3","cp8:10.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,\nhaṭṭho saṁviggamānaso;\nKatañjalī vedajāto,\nidaṁ vacanamabraviṁ.","en":"After hearing his words\nI was thrilled, my mind elated,\nso with cupped palms, inspired,\nI said the following."}},{"id":"cp8:11","sourceIds":["cp8:11.1","cp8:11.2","cp8:11.3","cp8:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"‘Idānāhaṁ cintayitvāna,\npāsādato idhāgato;\nTvaṁ mama cittamaññāya,\nnettaṁ yācitumāgato.","en":"‘Just now I was reflecting on this\nwhen I came here from the longhouse.\nUnderstanding my mind,\nyou have come to ask for an eye."}},{"id":"cp8:12","sourceIds":["cp8:12.1","cp8:12.2","cp8:12.3","cp8:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aho me mānasaṁ siddhaṁ,\nsaṅkappo paripūrito;\nAdinnapubbaṁ dānavaraṁ,\najja dassāmi yācake.","en":"Oh! My wish has come true!\nMy intention is fulfilled!\nToday I shall give to a supplicant\na fine gift never before given.’"}},{"id":"cp8:13","sourceIds":["cp8:13.1","cp8:13.2","cp8:13.3","cp8:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ehi sivaka uṭṭhehi,\nmā dandhayi mā pavedhayi;\nUbhopi nayanaṁ dehi,\nuppāṭetvā vaṇibbake’.","en":"‘Come Sivaka, stand up,\ndo not hesitate or waver.\nPluck out even both eyes\nand give them to the supplicant.’"}},{"id":"cp8:14","sourceIds":["cp8:14.1","cp8:14.2","cp8:14.3","cp8:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tato so codito mayhaṁ,\nsivako vacanaṁ karo;\nUddharitvāna pādāsi,\ntālamiñjaṁva yācake.","en":"And then, urged on by me,\nSivaka did as I said.\nExtracting both eyes,\nhe presented them to the trembling supplicant."}},{"id":"cp8:15","sourceIds":["cp8:15.1","cp8:15.2","cp8:15.3","cp8:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Dadamānassa dentassa,\ndinnadānassa me sato;\nCittassa aññathā natthi,\nbodhiyāyeva kāraṇā.","en":"‘While planning to give, while giving,\nand after I had given,\nmy mind did not falter,\nbecause it was solely for awakening."}},{"id":"cp8:16","sourceIds":["cp8:16.1","cp8:16.2","cp8:16.3","cp8:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Na me dessā ubho cakkhū,\nattā na me na dessiyo;\nSabbaññutaṁ piyaṁ mayhaṁ,\ntasmā cakkhuṁ adāsahan”ti.","en":"It was not because I disliked my eyes,\nor that I disliked myself,\nbut because omniscience is precious to me,\nthat is why I gave away my eyes.’”"}},{"id":"cp8:17","sourceIds":["cp8:17.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sivirājacariyaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/cp8/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}