{"id":"iti82","title":"The Cry of the Gods","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"iti82","title":"The Cry of the Gods","units":[{"id":"iti82:0","sourceIds":["iti82:0.1","iti82:0.2","iti82:0.3","iti82:0.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Itivuttaka 82\nTikanipāta\nCatutthavagga\nDevasaddasutta","en":"So It Was Said 82\nThe Book of the Threes\nChapter Four\nThe Cry of the Gods"}},{"id":"iti82:1","sourceIds":["iti82:1.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:","en":"This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard."}},{"id":"iti82:2","sourceIds":["iti82:2.1","iti82:2.2","iti82:2.3","iti82:2.4","iti82:2.5"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Tayome, bhikkhave, devesu devasaddā niccharanti samayā samayaṁ upādāya.\nKatame tayo?\nYasmiṁ, bhikkhave, samaye ariyasāvako kesamassuṁ ohāretvā kāsāyāni vatthāni acchādetvā agārasmā anagāriyaṁ pabbajjāya ceteti, tasmiṁ samaye devesu devasaddo niccharati:\n‘eso ariyasāvako mārena saddhiṁ saṅgāmāya cetetī’ti.\nAyaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo devesu devasaddo niccharati samayā samayaṁ upādāya.","en":"“Mendicants, these three cries are uttered among the gods on occasion.\nWhat three?\nWhen a noble disciple shaves off their hair and beard, dresses in ocher robes, and goes forth from the lay life to homelessness, the gods cry out:\n‘This noble disciple intends to join battle with Māra!’\nThis is the first occasion a cry is uttered among the gods."}},{"id":"iti82:3","sourceIds":["iti82:3.1","iti82:3.2","iti82:3.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, yasmiṁ samaye ariyasāvako sattannaṁ bodhipakkhiyānaṁ dhammānaṁ bhāvanānuyogamanuyutto viharati, tasmiṁ samaye devesu devasaddo niccharati:\n‘eso ariyasāvako mārena saddhiṁ saṅgāmetī’ti.\nAyaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo devesu devasaddo niccharati samayā samayaṁ upādāya.","en":"Furthermore, when a noble disciple meditates pursuing the development of the seven qualities on the side of awakening, the gods cry out:\n‘This noble disciple is joining battle with Māra!’\nThis is the second occasion a cry is uttered among the gods."}},{"id":"iti82:4","sourceIds":["iti82:4.1","iti82:4.2","iti82:4.3","iti82:4.4","iti82:4.5","iti82:4.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, yasmiṁ samaye ariyasāvako āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati, tasmiṁ samaye devesu devasaddo niccharati:\n‘eso ariyasāvako vijitasaṅgāmo tameva saṅgāmasīsaṁ abhivijiya ajjhāvasatī’ti.\nAyaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo devesu devasaddo niccharati samayā samayaṁ upādāya.\nIme kho, bhikkhave, tayo devesu devasaddā niccharanti samayā samayaṁ upādāyā”ti.\nEtamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.\nTatthetaṁ iti vuccati:","en":"Furthermore, when a noble disciple realizes the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements, the gods cry out:\n‘This noble disciple has won victory in battle, establishing himself as foremost in battle!’\nThis is the third occasion a cry is uttered among the gods.\nThese are the three cries that are uttered among the gods on occasion.”\nThe Buddha spoke this matter.\nOn this it is said:"}},{"id":"iti82:5","sourceIds":["iti82:5.1","iti82:5.2","iti82:5.3","iti82:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Disvā vijitasaṅgāmaṁ,\nsammāsambuddhasāvakaṁ;\nDevatāpi namassanti,\nmahantaṁ vītasāradaṁ.","en":"“Seeing the winner of the battle—\na disciple of the Buddha,\ngreat of heart, intrepid—\neven the deities revere them:"}},{"id":"iti82:6","sourceIds":["iti82:6.1","iti82:6.2","iti82:6.3","iti82:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Namo te purisājañña,\nyo tvaṁ dujjayamajjhabhū;\nJetvāna maccuno senaṁ,\nvimokkhena anāvaraṁ.","en":"‘Homage to you, O thoroughbred!\nYou won a battle hard to win!\nHaving defeated the army of death,\nyour liberation is unhindered.’"}},{"id":"iti82:7","sourceIds":["iti82:7.1","iti82:7.2","iti82:7.3","iti82:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Iti hetaṁ namassanti,\ndevatā pattamānasaṁ;\nTañhi tassa na passanti,\nyena maccuvasaṁ vaje”ti.","en":"And so the deities revere the one,\nwho has achieved their heart’s desire.\nFor they see nothing in them by means of which\nthey might fall under the sway of Death.”"}},{"id":"iti82:8","sourceIds":["iti82:8.1","iti82:8.2"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.\nTatiyaṁ.","en":"This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/iti82/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."}