- Linked Discourses 2.17Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.17
- 2. With Anāthapiṇḍika2. Anāthapiṇḍikavagga
With SubrahmāSubrahmasutta
Standing to one side, the godling Subrahmā addressed the Buddha in verse:Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho subrahmā devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“This mind is always anxious,“Niccaṁ utrastamidaṁ cittaṁ, this mind is always stressedniccaṁ ubbiggamidaṁ mano; about stresses that haven’t arisenAnuppannesu kicchesu, and those that have.atho uppatitesu ca; If there is a state free of anxiety,Sace atthi anutrastaṁ, please answer my question.”taṁ me akkhāhi pucchito”ti.
“Not without understanding and fervor,“Nāññatra bojjhā tapasā, not without restraining the sense faculties,nāññatrindriyasaṁvarā; not without letting go of everything,Nāññatra sabbanissaggā, do I see safety for living creatures.”sotthiṁ passāmi pāṇinan”ti.
That is what the Buddha said. …Idamavoca …pe… The godling vanished right there.tatthevantaradhāyīti.