{"id":"sn11.8","title":"Verocana, Lord of Titans","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"sn11.8","title":"Verocana, Lord of Titans","units":[{"id":"sn11.8:0","sourceIds":["sn11.8:0.1","sn11.8:0.2","sn11.8:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Saṁyutta Nikāya 11.8\n1. Paṭhamavagga\nVerocanaasurindasutta","en":"Linked Discourses 11.8\nChapter One\nVerocana, Lord of Titans"}},{"id":"sn11.8:1","sourceIds":["sn11.8:1.1","sn11.8:1.2","sn11.8:1.3","sn11.8:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sāvatthiyaṁ jetavane.\nTena kho pana samayena bhagavā divāvihāragato hoti paṭisallīno.\nAtha kho sakko ca devānamindo verocano ca asurindo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā paccekaṁ dvārabāhaṁ nissāya aṭṭhaṁsu.\nAtha kho verocano asurindo bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:","en":"Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove.\nNow at that time the Buddha had gone into retreat for the day’s meditation.\nThen Sakka, lord of gods, and Verocana, lord of titans, approached the Buddha and stationed themselves one by each door-post.\nThen Verocana spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:"}},{"id":"sn11.8:2","sourceIds":["sn11.8:2.1","sn11.8:2.2","sn11.8:2.3","sn11.8:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vāyametheva puriso,\nyāva atthassa nipphadā;\nNipphannasobhano attho,\nverocanavaco idan”ti.","en":"“A man should make an effort\nuntil his goal is accomplished.\nA goal is splendid when accomplished—\nthis is the word of Verocana!”"}},{"id":"sn11.8:3","sourceIds":["sn11.8:3.1","sn11.8:3.2","sn11.8:3.3","sn11.8:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Vāyametheva puriso,\nyāva atthassa nipphadā;\nNipphannasobhano attho,\nkhantyā bhiyyo na vijjatī”ti.","en":"“A man should make an effort\nuntil his goal is accomplished.\nFor the goal that’s splendid when accomplished,\nnaught better than patience is found.”"}},{"id":"sn11.8:4","sourceIds":["sn11.8:4.1","sn11.8:4.2","sn11.8:4.3","sn11.8:4.4","sn11.8:4.5","sn11.8:4.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sabbe sattā atthajātā,\ntattha tattha yathārahaṁ;\nSaṁyogaparamā tveva,\nsambhogā sabbapāṇinaṁ;\nNipphannasobhano attho,\nverocanavaco idan”ti.","en":"“All beings are in need,\nas they deserve in each case.\nBut even so, harnessed work is the highest\nthing of value for all living creatures.\nA goal is splendid when accomplished—\nthis is the word of Verocana!”"}},{"id":"sn11.8:5","sourceIds":["sn11.8:5.1","sn11.8:5.2","sn11.8:5.3","sn11.8:5.4","sn11.8:5.5","sn11.8:5.6"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Sabbe sattā atthajātā,\ntattha tattha yathārahaṁ;\nSaṁyogaparamā tveva,\nsambhogā sabbapāṇinaṁ;\nNipphannasobhano attho,\nkhantyā bhiyyo na vijjatī”ti.","en":"“All beings are in need,\nas they deserve in each case.\nBut rather than harnessed work being the highest\nthing of value for all living creatures,\nfor the goal that’s splendid when accomplished,\nnaught better than patience is found.”"}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/sn11.8/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."}