Na santi Sutta

Translation by Bhikkhuni Uppalavanna

1. I heard thus. Once the Blessed One lived in Sàvatthi, in Jeta's grove in the monastery offered by Anàthapiõóika.

2. When the night was waning a large number of deities of the Satullapa group, approached the Blessed One, illuminating the whole of Jeta's grove, worshiped the Blessed One and stood on a side.

3. One of those deities said this stanza, in the presence of the Blessed One:


 * "Sensuality is not constantly present in humans
 * There are some sensual women bound to them,
 * Men come back here, and go to the domains of death.
 * Sorrow and unpleasantness rise from interest,
 * Training the interest is lessening grief,
 * Lessening grief is lessening unpleasantness
 * The beautiful things in the world are not sensuality,
 * Man's greedy thoughts for them, are sensuality.
 * The beautiful things in the world stand as they are,
 * The wise dispel the interest for them
 * Throw out anger and give up measuring,
 * Overcome all bonds, not soiled by name and matter,
 * Do not have perceptions to fall into unpleasantness.
 * If someone gives up speculating and measuring,
 * If he destroys craving in this world, for name and matter,
 * When his bonds are cut and he is without troubles and desires
 * If he is sought among gods or men, would not be found,
 * In this, the other world, in heaven or in any settlement."

Venerable Mogharaja said,


 * "Those released thus are not seen.
 * Among gods or men, in this or the other world
 * If someone worships, those obliging noble humans
 * Those that worship become pleasant."

The Blessed One said:


 * "If they worship the thus released ones,
 * They know the Teaching, dispel doubts,
 * Giving up bonds, they too become bhikkhus."