Saṁyutta Nikāya 17.6
Translators: sujato
Linked Discourses 17.6
1. Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Asanisutta
A Bolt of Lightning
Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.
At Sāvatthī.
“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… adhigamāya.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
Kaṁ, bhikkhave, asanivicakkaṁ āgacchatu, sekhaṁ appattamānasaṁ lābhasakkārasiloko anupāpuṇātu.
Who should be struck by lightning? A trainee who comes into possessions, honor, and popularity before they achieve their heart’s desire.
Asanivicakkanti kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasilokassetaṁ adhivacanaṁ.
‘Lightning strike’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.
Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”
evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.
Chaṭṭhaṁ.