19. Lakkhaṇasaṁyutta: With Lakkhaṇa
I. The First Chapter — SN19.10: Pot Balls
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhante Sujato. (More copyright information)
1“Just now, reverend, as I was descending from Vulture’s Peak Mountain I saw a man with testicles as big as pots flying through the air. When he was walking he had to lift his testicles on to his shoulder. And when he sat down, he sat right on them. Vultures, crows, and hawks kept chasing him, pecking, plucking, and hacking as he screamed in pain. …” …
“That being used to be a corrupt official right here in Rājagaha. …”
1"Idhāhaṁ, āvuso, gijjhakūṭā pabbatā orohanto addasaṁ kumbhaṇḍaṁ purisaṁ vehāsaṁ gacchantaṁ. So gacchantopi teva aṇḍe khandhe āropetvā gacchati. Nisīdantopi tesveva aṇḍesu nisīdati. Tamenaṁ gijjhāpi kākāpi kulalāpi anupatitvā anupatitvā vitacchenti virājenti. So sudaṁ aṭṭassaraṁ karoti … pe …
eso, bhikkhave, satto imasmiṁyeva rājagahe gāmakūṭako ahosi … pe … .
Dasamaṁ.
Paṭhamo vaggo.
2Aṭṭhi pesi ubho gāvaghātakā,
Piṇḍo sākuṇiyo nicchavorabbhi;
Asi sūkariko sattimāgavi,
Usu kāraṇiko sūci sārathi;
Yo ca sibbiyati sūcako hi so,
Aṇḍabhāri ahu gāmakūṭakoti.