{"id":"snp3.2","title":"Striving","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"snp3.2","title":"Striving","units":[{"id":"snp3.2:0","sourceIds":["snp3.2:0.1","snp3.2:0.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sutta Nipāta 3.2\nPadhānasutta","en":"Anthology of Discourses 3.2\nStriving"}},{"id":"snp3.2:1","sourceIds":["snp3.2:1.1","snp3.2:1.2","snp3.2:1.3","snp3.2:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Taṁ maṁ padhānapahitattaṁ,\nnadiṁ nerañjaraṁ pati;\nViparakkamma jhāyantaṁ,\nyogakkhemassa pattiyā.","en":"“During my time of resolute striving\nback on the bank of the Nerañjara River,\nI was meditating very hard\nfor the sake of sanctuary from the yoke."}},{"id":"snp3.2:2","sourceIds":["snp3.2:2.1","snp3.2:2.2","snp3.2:2.3","snp3.2:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Namucī karuṇaṁ vācaṁ,\nbhāsamāno upāgami;\n‘Kiso tvamasi dubbaṇṇo,\nsantike maraṇaṁ tava.","en":"Namucī approached,\nspeaking words of kindness:\n‘You’re thin, discolored,\non the verge of death."}},{"id":"snp3.2:3","sourceIds":["snp3.2:3.1","snp3.2:3.2","snp3.2:3.3","snp3.2:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sahassabhāgo maraṇassa,\nekaṁso tava jīvitaṁ;\nJīva bho jīvitaṁ seyyo,\njīvaṁ puññāni kāhasi.","en":"Death has a thousand parts of you,\none fraction is left to life.\nLive, worthy sir! Life is better!\nLiving, you can make merits."}},{"id":"snp3.2:4","sourceIds":["snp3.2:4.1","snp3.2:4.2","snp3.2:4.3","snp3.2:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Carato ca te brahmacariyaṁ,\nAggihuttañca jūhato;\nPahūtaṁ cīyate puññaṁ,\nKiṁ padhānena kāhasi.","en":"While leading the spiritual life\nand serving the sacred flame,\nyou can pile up abundant merit—\nso what will striving do for you?"}},{"id":"snp3.2:5","sourceIds":["snp3.2:5.1","snp3.2:5.2","snp3.2:5.3","snp3.2:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Duggo maggo padhānāya,\ndukkaro durabhisambhavo’”;\nImā gāthā bhaṇaṁ māro,\naṭṭhā buddhassa santike.","en":"Hard to walk is the path of striving,\nhard to do, a hard challenge to win.’”\nThese are the verses Māra spoke\nas he stood beside the Buddha."}},{"id":"snp3.2:6","sourceIds":["snp3.2:6.1","snp3.2:6.2","snp3.2:6.3","snp3.2:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Taṁ tathāvādinaṁ māraṁ,\nbhagavā etadabravi;\n“Pamattabandhu pāpima,\nyenatthena idhāgato.","en":"When Māra had spoken in this way,\nthe Buddha said this:\n“O Wicked One, kinsman of the negligent,\nyou’re here for your own purpose."}},{"id":"snp3.2:7","sourceIds":["snp3.2:7.1","snp3.2:7.2","snp3.2:7.3","snp3.2:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aṇumattopi puññena,\nAttho mayhaṁ na vijjati;\nYesañca attho puññena,\nTe māro vattumarahati.","en":"I have no need for\nthe slightest bit of merit.\nThose with need for merit\nare fit for Māra to address."}},{"id":"snp3.2:8","sourceIds":["snp3.2:8.1","snp3.2:8.2","snp3.2:8.3","snp3.2:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Atthi saddhā tathā viriyaṁ,\npaññā ca mama vijjati;\nEvaṁ maṁ pahitattampi,\nkiṁ jīvamanupucchasi.","en":"I have faith and energy too,\nand wisdom is found in me.\nWhen I am so resolute,\nwhy do you beg me to live?"}},{"id":"snp3.2:9","sourceIds":["snp3.2:9.1","snp3.2:9.2","snp3.2:9.3","snp3.2:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Nadīnamapi sotāni,\nayaṁ vāto visosaye;\nKiñca me pahitattassa,\nlohitaṁ nupasussaye.","en":"The rivers and streams\nmight be dried by the wind,\nso why, when I am resolute,\nshould it not dry up my blood?"}},{"id":"snp3.2:10","sourceIds":["snp3.2:10.1","snp3.2:10.2","snp3.2:10.3","snp3.2:10.4","snp3.2:10.5","snp3.2:10.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Lohite sussamānamhi,\nPittaṁ semhañca sussati;\nMaṁsesu khīyamānesu,\nBhiyyo cittaṁ pasīdati;\nBhiyyo sati ca paññā ca,\nSamādhi mama tiṭṭhati.","en":"And while the blood is drying up,\nthe bile and phlegm dry too.\nAnd as my muscles waste away,\nmy mind grows more serene.\nAnd all the stronger grow mindfulness\nand wisdom and immersion."}},{"id":"snp3.2:11","sourceIds":["snp3.2:11.1","snp3.2:11.2","snp3.2:11.3","snp3.2:11.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa mevaṁ viharato,\nPattassuttamavedanaṁ;\nKāmesu nāpekkhate cittaṁ,\nPassa sattassa suddhataṁ.","en":"As I meditate like this,\nhaving attained the supreme feeling,\nmy mind has no interest in sensual pleasures:\nbehold a being’s purity!"}},{"id":"snp3.2:12","sourceIds":["snp3.2:12.1","snp3.2:12.2","snp3.2:12.3","snp3.2:12.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Kāmā te paṭhamā senā,\nDutiyā arati vuccati;\nTatiyā khuppipāsā te,\nCatutthī taṇhā pavuccati.","en":"Sensual pleasures are your first army,\nthe second is called discontent,\nhunger and thirst are the third,\nand the fourth is said to be craving."}},{"id":"snp3.2:13","sourceIds":["snp3.2:13.1","snp3.2:13.2","snp3.2:13.3","snp3.2:13.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pañcamaṁ thinamiddhaṁ te,\nChaṭṭhā bhīrū pavuccati;\nSattamī vicikicchā te,\nMakkho thambho te aṭṭhamo.","en":"Your fifth is dullness and drowsiness,\nthe sixth is said to be cowardice,\nyour seventh is doubt,\ncontempt and obstinacy are your eighth."}},{"id":"snp3.2:14","sourceIds":["snp3.2:14.1","snp3.2:14.2","snp3.2:14.3","snp3.2:14.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Lābho siloko sakkāro,\nMicchāladdho ca yo yaso;\nYo cattānaṁ samukkaṁse,\nPare ca avajānati.","en":"Profit, praise, and honor,\nand misbegotten fame;\nthe extolling of oneself\nwhile scorning others."}},{"id":"snp3.2:15","sourceIds":["snp3.2:15.1","snp3.2:15.2","snp3.2:15.3","snp3.2:15.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Esā namuci te senā,\nKaṇhassābhippahārinī;\nNa naṁ asūro jināti,\nJetvā ca labhate sukhaṁ.","en":"This is your army, Namucī,\nthe strike force of the Dark One.\nOnly a hero can defeat it,\nbut in victory there lies bliss."}},{"id":"snp3.2:16","sourceIds":["snp3.2:16.1","snp3.2:16.2","snp3.2:16.3","snp3.2:16.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Esa muñjaṁ parihare,\nDhiratthu mama jīvitaṁ;\nSaṅgāme me mataṁ seyyo,\nYañce jīve parājito.","en":"Let me gird myself—\ncurse my life!\nI’d rather die in battle\nthan live on in defeat."}},{"id":"snp3.2:17","sourceIds":["snp3.2:17.1","snp3.2:17.2","snp3.2:17.3","snp3.2:17.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Pagāḷhettha na dissanti,\nEke samaṇabrāhmaṇā;\nTañca maggaṁ na jānanti,\nYena gacchanti subbatā.","en":"Here some ascetics and brahmins\nare swallowed up, not to be seen again.\nAnd they do not know the path\ntraveled by those true to their vows."}},{"id":"snp3.2:18","sourceIds":["snp3.2:18.1","snp3.2:18.2","snp3.2:18.3","snp3.2:18.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Samantā dhajiniṁ disvā,\nYuttaṁ māraṁ savāhanaṁ;\nYuddhāya paccuggacchāmi,\nMā maṁ ṭhānā acāvayi.","en":"Seeing Māra ready with his legions,\nsurrounded by his bannered forces,\nI shall meet them in battle—\nthey’ll never make me retreat!"}},{"id":"snp3.2:19","sourceIds":["snp3.2:19.1","snp3.2:19.2","snp3.2:19.3","snp3.2:19.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Yaṁ te taṁ nappasahati,\nSenaṁ loko sadevako;\nTaṁ te paññāya bhecchāmi,\nĀmaṁ pattaṁva asmanā.","en":"That army of yours has never been beaten\nby the world with all its gods.\nYet I shall smash it with wisdom,\nlike an unfired pot with a stone."}},{"id":"snp3.2:20","sourceIds":["snp3.2:20.1","snp3.2:20.2","snp3.2:20.3","snp3.2:20.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vasīkaritvā saṅkappaṁ,\nSatiñca sūpatiṭṭhitaṁ;\nRaṭṭhā raṭṭhaṁ vicarissaṁ,\nSāvake vinayaṁ puthū.","en":"Having brought my thoughts under control,\nand established mindfulness well,\nI shall wander from nation to nation,\nguiding many disciples."}},{"id":"snp3.2:21","sourceIds":["snp3.2:21.1","snp3.2:21.2","snp3.2:21.3","snp3.2:21.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Te appamattā pahitattā,\nMama sāsanakārakā;\nAkāmassa te gamissanti,\nYattha gantvā na socare”.","en":"Diligent and resolute,\nfollowing my instructions,\nthey will proceed despite your will,\nto where there is no sorrow.”"}},{"id":"snp3.2:22","sourceIds":["snp3.2:22.1","snp3.2:22.2","snp3.2:22.3","snp3.2:22.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Satta vassāni bhagavantaṁ,\nAnubandhiṁ padāpadaṁ;\nOtāraṁ nādhigacchissaṁ,\nSambuddhassa satīmato.","en":"“For seven years I followed\nstep by step behind the Blessed One.\nI found no vulnerability\nin the mindful Awakened One."}},{"id":"snp3.2:23","sourceIds":["snp3.2:23.1","snp3.2:23.2","snp3.2:23.3","snp3.2:23.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Medavaṇṇaṁva pāsāṇaṁ,\nVāyaso anupariyagā;\nApettha muduṁ vindema,\nApi assādanā siyā.","en":"A crow once circled a stone\nthat looked like a lump of fat.\n‘Perhaps I’ll find something tender,’ it thought,\n‘perhaps there’s something tasty.’"}},{"id":"snp3.2:24","sourceIds":["snp3.2:24.1","snp3.2:24.2","snp3.2:24.3","snp3.2:24.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Aladdhā tattha assādaṁ,\nVāyasetto apakkami;\nKākova selamāsajja,\nNibbijjāpema gotamaṁ”.","en":"But finding nothing tasty,\nthe crow left that place.\nLike the crow that pecked the stone,\nI leave Gotama disappointed.”"}},{"id":"snp3.2:25","sourceIds":["snp3.2:25.1","snp3.2:25.2","snp3.2:25.3","snp3.2:25.4","snp3.2:25.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassa sokaparetassa,\nVīṇā kacchā abhassatha;\nTato so dummano yakkho,\nTatthevantaradhāyathāti.\nPadhānasuttaṁ dutiyaṁ.","en":"So stricken with sorrow\nthat his harp dropped from his armpit,\nthat spirit, downcast,\nvanished right there."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/snp3.2/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."}