SN 11.17

Buddhavandanāsutta

Sāvatthiyaṁ jetavane. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā divāvihāragato hoti paṭisallīno. Atha kho sakko ca devānamindo brahmā ca sahampati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā paccekaṁ dvārabāhaṁ nissāya aṭṭhaṁsu. Atha kho sakko devānamindo bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

Homage to the Buddha

Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove. Now at that time the Buddha had gone into retreat for the day’s meditation. Then Sakka, lord of gods, and the divinity Sahampati approached the Buddha and stationed themselves one by each door-post. Then Sakka spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“Uṭṭhehi vīra vijitasaṅgāma, Pannabhāra anaṇa vicara loke; Cittañca te suvimuttaṁ, Cando yathā pannarasāya rattin”ti.

“Rise, hero! Victor in battle, with burden put down, wander the world free of debt. Your mind is fully liberated, like the moon on the fifteenth night.”

“Na kho, devānaminda, tathāgatā evaṁ vanditabbā. Evañca kho, devānaminda, tathāgatā vanditabbā:

“Lord of gods, that’s not how to pay homage to the Realized Ones. This is how it should be done:

‘Uṭṭhehi vīra vijitasaṅgāma, Satthavāha anaṇa vicara loke; Desassu bhagavā dhammaṁ, Aññātāro bhavissantī’”ti.

‘Rise, hero! Victor in battle, caravan leader, wander the world free of debt. Let the Blessed One teach the Dhamma! There will be those who understand!’”