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Ussūrabhattasutta

Eating Late

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā ussūrabhatte kule.
“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks for a family who takes their meals late in the day.

Katame pañca?
What five?

Ye te atithī pāhunā, te na kālena paṭipūjenti;
When guests visit, they are not served on time.

yā tā balipaṭiggāhikā devatā, tā na kālena paṭipūjenti;
The deities who accept spirit-offerings are not served on time.

ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā ekabhattikā rattūparatā viratā vikālabhojanā, te na kālena paṭipūjenti;
Ascetics and brahmins who eat in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night, and from food at the wrong time are not served on time.

dāsakammakaraporisā vimukhā kammaṁ karonti;
Bondservants, workers, and staff do their duties neglectfully.

tāvatakaṁyeva asamayena bhuttaṁ anojavantaṁ hoti.
A meal eaten during the wrong period is not nutritious.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā ussūrabhatte kule.
These are the five drawbacks for a family who takes their meals late in the day.

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā samayabhatte kule.
There are these five benefits for a family who takes their meals at a proper time.

Katame pañca?
What five?

Ye te atithī pāhunā, te kālena paṭipūjenti;
When guests visit, they are served on time.

yā tā balipaṭiggāhikā devatā, tā kālena paṭipūjenti;
The deities who accept spirit-offerings are served on time.

ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā ekabhattikā rattūparatā viratā vikālabhojanā, te kālena paṭipūjenti;
Ascetics and brahmins who eat in one part of the day, abstaining from eating at night, and from food at the wrong time are served on time.

dāsakammakaraporisā avimukhā kammaṁ karonti;
Bondservants, workers, and staff do their duties attentively.

tāvatakaṁyeva samayena bhuttaṁ ojavantaṁ hoti.
A meal eaten during the proper period is nutritious.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā samayabhatte kule”ti.
These are the five benefits for a family who takes their meals at a proper time.”

Aṭṭhamaṁ.