1At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha, on the Vulture’s Peak Mountain.

Then a spirit named Sakka went up to the Buddha, and addressed him in verse:

2“You’ve given up all ties,
and are fully freed.
It’s not a good idea for you, ascetic,
to be instructing others.”

3“No matter what the apparent reason
why people are together, Sakka,
it’s unworthy for a wise person
to not think of the other with compassion.

4If you instruct others
with a mind clear and confident,
your compassion and empathy
don’t create attachments.”

1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe vihārati gijjhakūṭe pabbate.

Atha kho sakkanāmako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

2"Sabbaganthappahīnassa,
vippamuttassa te sato;
Samaṇassa na taṁ sādhu,
yadaññamanusāsasī"ti.

3"Yena kenaci vaṇṇena,
saṁvāso sakka jāyati;
Na taṁ arahati sappañño,
manasā anukampituṁ.

4Manasā ce pasannena,
yadaññamanusāsati;
Na tena hoti saṁyutto,
yānukampā anuddayā"ti.