06. Vaṭṭasuttaṁ by Sayadaw U Kumarabhivamsa｜Pa Auk （Maymyo）2022

The Discourse about the Quail

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Introductory Verses Pūrentaṁ Bodhisambhāre, nibbattaṁ vaṭṭajātiyaṁ, While fulfilling the conditions for Awakening he was born as a kind of quail,

yassa tejena dāvaggi, Mahāsattaṁ vivajjayi. and through his spiritual power the Great Being avoided the forestfire.

Therassa Sāriputtassa, Lokanāthena bhāsitaṁ, This was spoken by the Lord of the World to the Elder Sāriputta,

Kappaṭṭhāyiṁ mahātejaṁ: parittaṁ taṁ bhaṇāma he. it has great power for a world-cycle: O good persons, Let’s recite that safeguard!

The Safeguard

Atthi loke sīlaguṇo, saccaṁ soceyyanuddayā, There is in the world virtue, truth, purity and empathy,

tena saccena kāhāmi, saccakiriyamuttamaṁ, by the truth of that I will make an asseveration of supreme truth,

Āvajjetvā Dhammabalaṁ, saritvā pubbake Jine, After reflecting on the strength of the Dhamma, and recalling the former Victors,

saccabalamavassāya, saccakiriyamakāsahaṁ: relying on the strength of truth, I made an asseveration of truth:

“Santi pakkhā apatanā, santi pādā avañcanā, “There are wings which fly not, there are feet which walk not, Mātā pitā ca nikkhantā, Jātaveda, paṭikkama!” Mother and Father have gone out, Fire, please depart!”

Saha sacce kate mayhaṁ, mahāpajjalito sikhī This (asseveration) was made by me with truth, and the great blazing fire

vajjesi soḷasa karīsāni, udakaṁ patvā yathā sikhī, avoided (this area for) sixteen measures, like fire after reaching water,

saccena me samo natthi, esā me saccapāramī! there is no one my equal for truth, such is my perfection of truth!