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ŚRI UPASAKDASANGA SUTRA
SADDAHĀMI NAM BHAMTE NIGGAMTHAM, PĀVAYAŅAM, PATTIYĀMI ŅAM BHAMTE NIGGAMTHAM, PĀVAYAŅAM, ROYEMIŅAM BHAMTE I ŅIGGAMTHAM, PĀVAYAŅAM, EVAMEYAM BHAMTE | TAHAMEYA BHAMTE| AVITAHAMEYAM BHAMTE ICCHIYAMEYAM BHAMTE | PADICCHIYAMEYAM BHAMTE | ICCHIYA- | PADIICCHIYAMEYAM BHAMTE SE JAHEYAM TUBBHE VAYAHA TTI KATTU, JAHĀ ŅAM DEVĀŅUPPIYĀŅAM AŅTIE BAHAVE RĀĪSARA-TALAVARA- MĀMDABIYAKODUMBIYA-SEȚTHI-SEŅĀVAT-SATTHAVĀHAPPA BHIIYĀ MUMDE BHAVITTĀ AGĀRÃO AŅAGĀRIYAM PAVVAIYĀ, ŅO KHALU AHAM TAHĀ SAMCĀEMI MUMDE BHAVITTĀ AGĀRĀO AŅAGĀRIYAM PAVVAITTAE | AHAM NAM DEVĀŅUPPIYĀŅAM AMTIE PAMCĀŅUVVAIYAM SATTA-SIKKHĀVAIYAM DUVĀLASAVIHAM GIHIDHAMMAM PADIVAJJISSĀMI | AHĀSUHAM
DEVĀŅUPPIYĀMĀ PADIBAMDHAM KAREHA |
O Lord! I believe and have faith in the nirgrantha's (unattached) discourses.
These discourses are genuine, true, desired, intended and accepted just as you
have revealed them.
O Devanupriya! Many kings, supreme lords, people with families, great merchants, commanders-in-chief, caravan leaders etc. have accepted the monastic life by shaving their head and renouncing their worldly life. However, I am not capable of giving up my household duties, shaving my head and accepting the life of a homeless ascetic. Hence, I would like to take the five anuvrats, seven
shikshavrats, i.e. the twelve vows of a shravak (spiritual seeker) from you. The
Lord replied to Anand, "O Devanupriya! Do as you please but do not delay."
