Sutta Piṭaka
Jāgarasutta
Jāgarasutta
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:
Awake
At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:
“Kati jāgarataṁ suttā, kati suttesu jāgarā; Katibhi rajamādeti, katibhi parisujjhatī”ti.
“How many sleep among the waking? How many wake among the sleeping? By how many do you gather dust? By how many are you cleansed?”
“Pañca jāgarataṁ suttā, pañca suttesu jāgarā; Pañcabhi rajamādeti, pañcabhi parisujjhatī”ti.
“Five sleep among the waking. Five wake among the sleeping. By five you gather dust. By five you’re cleansed.”