Vatapada Sutta: Sakka achieved his status because of seven vows he kept in the past


𑄥𑄧𑄁𑄡𑄪𑄇𑄳𑄖𑄧 𑄚𑄨𑄇𑄠𑄴
𑄸. 𑄘𑄨𑄖𑄨𑄠𑄧 𑄝𑄧𑄢𑄳𑄉𑄧
𑄷𑄷.𑄷𑄷 𑄟𑄚𑄳𑄠𑄬 𑄛𑄣𑄚 (𑄤𑄖𑄛𑄘 𑄥𑄪𑄖𑄳𑄖)

𑄥𑄳𑄢𑄝𑄧𑄥𑄴𑄖𑄨𑄖𑄴, “𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄪𑄣𑄧𑄇𑄴, 𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄧𑄢𑄎𑄴 𑄥𑄧𑄇𑄳𑄢𑄧𑄧 𑄃𑄉𑄬𑄘𑄨 𑄡𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄬 𑄟𑄚𑄬𑅆𑄇𑄪𑄣𑄧𑄖𑄴 𑄃𑄬𑄣𑄧 𑄥𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄬 𑄖𑄬𑄬 𑄥𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄚𑄴 𑄟𑄚𑄳𑄠𑄬 𑄉𑄪𑄎𑄨 𑄣𑄧𑄠𑄨, 𑄡𑄨𑄠𑄚𑄨 𑄛𑄣𑄬𑄚𑄬𑅆 𑄖𑄬𑄬 𑄥𑄧𑄇𑄳𑄢𑄧 𑄃𑄰 𑄛𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄨𑅂 𑄥𑄬𑅆 𑄥𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄚𑄴 𑄟𑄚𑄳𑄠𑄬𑄠𑄨 𑄇𑄨𑅃
𑄷. 𑄡𑄬𑄘𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄝𑄎𑄧𑄁, 𑄟𑅅 𑄝𑄝𑄧𑄢𑄬 𑄢𑄨𑄋𑄨 𑄌𑄬𑅆 𑄛𑄢𑄧𑄁 𑄛𑄢𑄂𑅂
𑄸. 𑄡𑄬𑄘𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄝𑄎𑄧𑄁, 𑄝𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄎𑄧𑄚𑄧𑄢𑄬 𑄥𑄧𑄟𑄴𑄟𑄚𑄴 𑄘𑄨 𑄛𑄢𑄧𑄁 𑄛𑄢𑄂𑅂
𑄹. 𑄡𑄬𑄘𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄝𑄎𑄧𑄁, 𑄚𑄧𑄢𑄧𑄟𑄬 𑄇𑄧𑄙 𑄇𑄬𑅅𑅆 𑄛𑄢𑄧𑄁 𑄛𑄢𑄂𑅂
𑄺. 𑄡𑄬𑄘𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄝𑄎𑄧𑄁, 𑄞𑄉𑄞𑄉𑄨 𑄇𑄧𑄙 𑄚𑄧𑄂 𑄇𑄧𑄁 𑄛𑄢𑄂𑅂
𑄻. 𑄡𑄬𑄘𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄝𑄎𑄧𑄁, 𑄇𑄪𑄎𑄪𑄢𑄪 𑄇𑄬𑄬𑄘𑅅 𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄴-𑄘𑄬𑅅𑅆 𑄚𑄧𑄂 𑄗𑄬𑄘𑄪𑄁, 𑄟𑄪𑄖𑄴-𑄈𑄪𑄣𑄬𑅅 𑄉𑄪𑄢𑄨 𑄖𑄳𑄠𑄬𑄇𑄴 𑄃𑅅 𑄘𑅅𑄚𑄨 𑄟𑄧𑄚𑄴-𑄘𑄬𑅅𑅆 𑄃𑄧𑄚𑄴𑄎𑄪𑄢𑄴 𑄊𑄧𑄢𑄧𑄖𑄴 𑄗𑄬 𑄛𑄢𑄧𑄁 𑄛𑄢𑄂𑅂
𑄼. 𑄡𑄬𑄘𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄝𑄎𑄧𑄁, 𑄥𑄧𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄧 𑄇𑄧𑄙 𑄇𑄧𑄁 𑄛𑄢𑄂𑅂
𑄽. 𑄡𑄬𑄘𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄘𑄨𑄚𑄴 𑄝𑄎𑄧𑄁, 𑄇𑄪𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄬𑄢𑄨 𑄚𑄧𑄂 𑄃𑄧𑄘𑄪𑄁, 𑄡𑄪𑄘𑄨𑄠𑄪 𑄢𑄈𑄴 𑄅𑄪𑄘𑄬𑄘𑄬 𑄃𑄰 𑄣𑄧𑄉𑄧𑄖𑄴-𑄗𑄧𑄉𑄧𑄖𑄴 𑄟𑄢𑄬 𑄛𑄢𑄧𑄁 𑄛𑄢𑄂𑅂

“𑄞𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄪𑄣𑄧𑄇𑄴, 𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄧𑄢𑄎𑄴 𑄥𑄧𑄇𑄳𑄢𑄧𑄧 𑄃𑄉𑄬𑄘𑄨 𑄡𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄬 𑄟𑄚𑄬𑅆𑄇𑄪𑄣𑄧𑄖𑄴 𑄃𑄬𑄣𑄧 𑄥𑄧𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄬 𑄖𑄬𑄬 𑄃𑄬𑅆 𑄥𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄚𑄴 𑄟𑄚𑄳𑄠𑄬 𑄉𑄪𑄎𑄨 𑄣𑄧𑄠𑄨, 𑄡𑄨𑄠𑄚𑄨 𑄛𑄣𑄬𑄚𑄬𑅆 𑄖𑄬𑄬 𑄥𑄧𑄇𑄳𑄢𑄧 𑄃𑄰 𑄛𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄨𑅂”

“𑄡𑄬𑄬 𑄟𑅅-𑄝𑄛𑄴 𑄢𑄨𑄋𑄨 𑄌𑄭,
𑄊𑄧𑄢𑄧 𑄝𑄧𑄢𑄴𑄎𑄧𑄚𑄴 𑄥𑄧𑄟𑄴𑄟𑄚𑄴 𑄉𑄧𑄢𑄬,
𑄟𑄫 𑄟𑄨𑄙𑄬 𑄉𑄪𑄢𑄨 𑄇𑄰 𑄇𑄧𑄙,
𑄞𑄉𑄞𑄉𑄨 𑄇𑄧𑄙 𑄚𑄧𑄂 𑄇𑄰 𑄖𑄬𑄬.

𑄣𑄣𑄧𑄌𑄴 𑄃𑄨𑄢𑄨 𑄝𑄨𑄚𑄧𑄠𑄨 𑄃𑄰,
𑄥𑄧𑄖𑄴𑄗𑄧𑄝𑄘𑄨 𑄖𑄬𑄬 𑄃𑄰, 𑄢𑄈𑄴 𑄃𑄨𑄁𑄥𑄬 𑄃𑄨𑄢𑄨 𑄘𑄬,
𑄖𑄢𑄬 𑄖𑅅𑄝𑄧𑄖𑄨𑄁𑄥𑄧 𑄘𑄬𑄝𑄧𑄉𑄧𑄚𑄬 𑄇𑄧𑄚𑄴,
𑄃𑄨𑄝𑄬𑅆 𑄥𑄧𑄛𑄴𑄛𑄪𑄢𑄪𑄥𑄴 (𑄞𑄣𑄬𑄘𑄨 𑄟𑄚𑄪𑄌𑄴𑅂”

Saṁyutta Nikāya
Connected Discourses with Sakka
11.11. Vows
At Savatthī. “Bhikkhus, in the past, when Sakka, lord of the devas, was a human being, he adopted and undertook seven vows by the undertaking of which he achieved the status of Sakka. What were the seven vows?

(1) “‘As long as I live may I support my parents.’

(2) “‘As long as I live may I respect the family elders.’

(3) “‘As long as I live may I speak gently.’

(4) “‘As long as I live may I not speak divisively.’

(5) “‘As long as I live may I dwell at home with a mind devoid of the stain of stinginess, freely generous, open-handed, delighting in relinquishment, devoted to charity, delighting in giving and sharing.’

(6) “‘As long as I live may I speak the truth.’

(7) “‘As long as I live may I be free from anger, and if anger should arise in me may I dispel it quickly.’

“In the past, bhikkhus, when Sakka, lord of the devas, was a human being, he adopted and undertook these seven vows by the undertaking of which he achieved the status of Sakka.

“When a person supports his parents,
And respects the family elders;
When his speech is gentle and courteous,
And he refrains from divisive words;

When he strives to remove meanness,
Is truthful, and vanquishes anger,
The Tavatiṁsa devas call him
Truly a superior person.”
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Saṁyutta Nikāya 11.11
2. Dutiyavagga
Vatapadasutta Variant: Vatapadasutta

Sāvatthiyaṁ. “Sakkassa, bhikkhave, devānamindassa pubbe manussabhūtassa satta vatapadāni samattāni samādinnāni ahesuṁ, yesaṁ samādinnattā sakko sakkattaṁ ajjhagā. Katamāni satta vatapadāni?

Yāvajīvaṁ mātāpettibharo assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ kule jeṭṭhāpacāyī assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ saṇhavāco assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ apisuṇavāco assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ vigatamalamaccherena cetasā agāraṁ ajjhāvaseyyaṁ muttacāgo payatapāṇi vossaggarato yācayogo dānasaṁvibhāgarato, yāvajīvaṁ saccavāco assaṁ, yāvajīvaṁ akkodhano assaṁ—sacepi me kodho uppajjeyya, khippameva naṁ paṭivineyyanti.

Sakkassa, bhikkhave, devānamindassa pubbe manussabhūtassa imāni satta vatapadāni samattāni samādinnāni ahesuṁ, yesaṁ samādinnattā sakko sakkattaṁ ajjhagāti.

Mātāpettibharaṁ jantuṁ,
kule jeṭṭhāpacāyinaṁ;
Saṇhaṁ sakhilasambhāsaṁ,
pesuṇeyyappahāyinaṁ.

Maccheravinaye yuttaṁ,
saccaṁ kodhābhibhuṁ naraṁ;
Taṁ ve devā tāvatiṁsā,
āhu sappuriso itī”ti.

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