Kumbhaṇḍasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 19.10

Linked Discourses 19.10

1. Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Kumbhaṇḍasutta

Pot Balls

“Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ kumbhaṇḍaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ.

“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man with testicles big as pots flying through the air.

So gacchantopi teva aṇḍe khandhe āropetvā gacchati.

When he was walking he had to lift his testicles on to his shoulder.

Nisīdantopi tesveva aṇḍesu nisīdati.

And when he sat down, he sat right on them.

Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti.

Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing him, pecking and clawing

So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti …pe…

as he screamed in pain. …” …

eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe gāmakūṭako ahosi …pe….

“That being used to be a corrupt village head right here in Rājagaha. …”

Dasamaṁ.

Paṭhamo vaggo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Aṭṭhi pesi ubho gāvaghātakā,

Piṇḍo sākuṇiyo nicchavorabbhi;

Asi sūkariko sattimāgavi,

Usu kāraṇiko sūci sārathi;

Yo ca sibbiyati sūcako hi so,

Aṇḍabhāri ahu gāmakūṭakoti.