Devadattasutta

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 6.12 · 2. Dutiyavagga

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte.

Atha kho brahmā sahampati abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ gijjhakūṭaṁ pabbataṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho brahmā sahampati devadattaṁ ārabbha bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:

“Phalaṁ ve kadaliṁ hanti,

phalaṁ veḷuṁ phalaṁ naḷaṁ;

Sakkāro kāpurisaṁ hanti,

gabbho assatariṁ yathā”ti.

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