SN2:11 Candimasa
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
1At Sāvatthī. Then, when the night had advanced, the young deva Candimasa, of stunning beauty, illuminating the entire Jeta's Grove, sn.i.52 approached the Blessed One. Having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One, stood to one side, and recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
2v.290 "They will surely reach to safety
Like deer in a mosquito-free marsh,
Who, having attained the jhānas,
Are unified, discreet, mindful."
[n.160] Spk glosses kacche va in pāda b by kacche viya, "like an armpit" (Spk-pṭ: in the sense of a cramped place). Spk: Kaccha (used metaphorically) means either a cramped mountain pass (pabbatakaccha) or a constriction in a river (nadikaccha).
The Blessed One:
3v.291 "They will surely reach the far shore
Like a fish when the net is cut,
Who, having attained the jhānas,
Are diligent, with flaws discarded."
[n.161] Spk: With flaws discarded (raṇañjaha): with defilements discarded (kilesañjaha). In MLDB, in the translation of MN No. 139, araṇa is rendered "nonconflict" or "without conflict," and sa-raṇa "with conflict." However, while in both Pali and Sanskrit raṇa can mean battle or conflict, the Pali commentators consistently gloss it with raja-kilesa, "dust, defilement." Thus Ps V 32 has sa-raṇo ti sarajo sakileso, araṇo ti arajo nikkileso. See too v. 585c and n. 398.
1Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Atha kho candimaso devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho candimaso devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
2"Te hi sotthiṁ gamissanti,
kacchevāmakase magā;
Jhānāni upasampajja,
ekodi nipakā satā"ti.
3"Te hi pāraṁ gamissanti,
chetvā jālaṁva ambujo;
Jhānāni upasampajja,
appamattā raṇañjahā"ti.