Sutasomacariya

Cariyāpiṭaka

The Conduct Leading to Buddhahood

Yudhañjayavagga

The Chapter With Yudhañjaya

Saccapāramī 6

The Perfection of Truth (6th)

Sutasomacariya

Sutasoma’s Conduct

“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,

“Then again when I was

sutasomo mahīpati;

Sutasoma, Lord of the Earth,

Gahito porisādena,

captured by a cannibal

brāhmaṇe saṅgaraṁ sariṁ.

I remembered my promise to a brahmin.

Khattiyānaṁ ekasataṁ,

A hundred aristocrat warriors

āvuṇitvā karattale;

he strung up by their hands.

Etesaṁ pamilāpetvā,

Having drained their blood,

yaññatthe upanayī mamaṁ.

he brought me for sacrifice.

Apucchi maṁ porisādo,

The cannibal asked me,

‘kiṁ tvaṁ icchasi nissajaṁ;

‘What do you wish for—release?

Yathāmati te kāhāmi,

I shall act as you think,

yadi me tvaṁ punehisi’.

so long as you will return.’

Tassa paṭissuṇitvāna,

I promised him that I

paṇhe āgamanaṁ mama;

would return at dawn.

Upagantvā puraṁ rammaṁ,

I went to the delightful city

rajjaṁ niyyādayiṁ tadā.

and then renounced kingship.

Anussaritvā sataṁ dhammaṁ,

Recollecting the true Dhamma,

pubbakaṁ jinasevitaṁ;

fostered by former Victors,

Brāhmaṇassa dhanaṁ datvā,

I gave money to the brahmin,

porisādaṁ upāgamiṁ.

and returned to the cannibal.

Natthi me saṁsayo tattha,

I had no doubt

Ghātayissati vā na vā;

that he was going to kill me.

Saccavācānurakkhanto,

Protecting my truthful speech,

Jīvitaṁ cajitumupāgamiṁ;

I went to give up my life.

Saccena me samo natthi,

There is no one to equal my truthfulness:

Esā me saccapāramī”ti.

this is my perfection of truth.”

Sutasomacariyaṁ dvādasamaṁ.