sn2.30:1.1
Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
Demikianlah yang kudengar:
So I have heard.
BAGIAN 1
sn2.30:1.2
ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe.
Pada suatu ketika, Sang Bhagavā sedang menetap di Rājagaha, di Hutan Bambu, tempat pemberian makan para tupai.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Bamboo Grove, the squirrels’ feeding ground.
sn2.30:1.3
Atha kho sambahulā nānātitthiyasāvakā devaputtā asamo ca sahali ca nīko ca ākoṭako ca vegabbhari ca māṇavagāmiyo ca abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ veḷuvanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu.
Kemudian, pada larut malam, sejumlah devaputta yang merupakan murid-murid dari berbagai petapa aliran lain—Asama, Sahalī, Nīka, Ākoṭaka, Vegabbhari, dan Māṇavagāmiyo—dengan keindahan yang cemerlang menerangi seluruh Hutan Bambu, mendatangi Sang Bhagavā. Setelah mendekat, mereka memberi hormat kepada Sang Bhagavā dan berdiri di satu sisi.
Then, late at night, several glorious godlings lit up the entire Bamboo Grove. They were Asama, Sahalī, Niṅka, Ākoṭaka, Veṭambarī, and Māṇavagāmiya, and all of them were disciples of various monastics of other religions. They went up to the Buddha, bowed, and stood to one side.
sn2.30:1.4
Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho asamo devaputto pūraṇaṁ kassapaṁ ārabbha bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
Sambil berdiri di satu sisi, devaputta Asama mengucapkan syair ini di hadapan Sang Bhagavā tentang Pūraṇa Kassapa:
Standing to one side, the godling Asama spoke this verse about Pūraṇa Kassapa in the Buddha’s presence: