Sutta Piṭaka
Suvaṇṇasāmacariya
Suvaṇṇasāmacariya
“Sāmo yadā vane āsiṁ, sakkena abhinimmito; Pavane sīhabyagghe ca, mettāya mupanāmayiṁ.
Goldblack’s Conduct
“When in a wood I was Sāma the black, created by Sakka. I led the lions and tigers in the forest by love.
Sīhabyagghehi dīpīhi, acchehi mahisehi ca; Pasadamigavarāhehi, parivāretvā vane vasiṁ.
Surrounded by lions and tigers, leopards, bears, buffaloes, spotted deer, and wild boar, I stayed in the forest.
Na maṁ koci uttasati, napi bhāyāmi kassaci; Mettābalenupatthaddho, ramāmi pavane tadā”ti.
None were scared of me, nor I of them. Sustained by the power of love I delighted in the forest then.”