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Jantusutta Jantu the Deva’s Son With Jantu Jantu
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—I have heard that So I have heard. Thus have I heard.
ekaṁ samayaṁ sambahulā bhikkhū, kosalesu viharanti himavantapasse araññakuṭikāya uddhatā unnaḷā capalā mukharā vikiṇṇavācā muṭṭhassatino asampajānā asamāhitā vibbhantacittā pākatindriyā. on one occasion many monks were staying among the Kosalans in wilderness huts: high-strung, rowdy, unruly, talkative, of loose words & muddled mindfulness, unalert, unconcentrated, their minds scattered, their faculties left wide open. At one time several mendicants were staying in the Kosalan lands, in a wilderness hut on the slopes of the Himalayas. They were haughty, insolent, fickle, scurrilous, loose-tongued, unmindful, lacking situational awareness and immersion, with straying minds and undisciplined faculties. On one occasion a number of bhikkhus were dwelling among the Kosalans in a little forest hut on a slope of the Himalayas—restless, puffed up, personally vain, rough-tongued, rambling in their talk, muddle-minded, without clear comprehension, unconcentrated, scatter-brained, loose in their sense faculties.
Atha kho jantu devaputto tadahuposathe pannarase yena te bhikkhū tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā te bhikkhū gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi: Then Jantu the deva’s son, on the uposatha of the fifteenth, went to those monks and, on arrival, addressed them in verses. Then on the fifteenth day sabbath the godling Jantu went up to those mendicants and addressed them in verse: Then, on the Uposatha day of the fifteenth, the young deva Jantu approached those bhikkhus and addressed them in verses:
“Sukhajīvino pure āsuṁ, They lived happily in the past, “The mendicants used to live happily, “In the past the bhikkhus lived happily,
bhikkhū gotamasāvakā; the monks who were Gotama’s disciples. as disciples of Gotama. The disciples of Gotama.
Anicchā piṇḍamesanā, Without wishes, they sought their alms. Desireless they sought alms; Without wishes they sought their alms,
anicchā sayanāsanaṁ; Without wishes, their dwellings. desireless they used their lodgings. Without wishes they used their lodgings.
Loke aniccataṁ ñatvā, Knowing inconstancy with regard to the world, Knowing that the world was impermanent Having known the world’s impermanence,
dukkhassantaṁ akaṁsu te. they made an end of suffering. they made an end of suffering. They made an end to suffering.
Dupposaṁ katvā attānaṁ, [But these,] making themselves hard to maintain, But now they’ve made themselves hard to look after, “But now like headmen in a village
gāme gāmaṇikā viya; like headmen in a village, like chiefs in a village. They make themselves hard to maintain.
Bhutvā bhutvā nipajjanti, eating, eating, lie down They eat and eat and then lie down, They eat and eat and then lie down,
parāgāresu mucchitā. infatuated in others’ homes. passed out in the homes of others. Infatuated in others’ homes.
Saṅghassa añjaliṁ katvā, Placing my hands over my heart to the Saṅgha, Having raised my cupped palms to the Saṅgha, “Having reverently saluted the Saṅgha,
idhekacce vadāmahaṁ; I speak of some, I speak here only about certain people. I here speak only about some:
Apaviddhā anāthā te, hurled down, without protection, They’re dregs, with no protector, They are rejected, without protector,
yathā petā tatheva te. like hungry ghosts. just like those who have passed away. Become just like the dead.
Ye kho pamattā viharanti, Those who live heedlessly: I’m speaking about To those who dwell in negligence.
te me sandhāya bhāsitaṁ; My words touch on them. those who live negligently. “is my statement made.
Ye appamattā viharanti, Those who live heedfully: To those who live diligently As for those who dwell in diligence,
namo tesaṁ karomahan”ti. I pay them homage.”I pay homage.” To them I humbly pay homage. ”