Dutiya Pajjunnadhitu Sutta
Nala Vagga, Devata Samyutta
Sagatha Vagga Samyutta, Samyutta Nikaya, Suttanta Pitaka

10. Dutiya Pajjunnadhitu Sutta
The Second Discourse Containing the Utterance of the Rain-Gods Daughter

        40. Thus have I heard:

        On one occasion the Bhagava was residing at the pinnacled monastery in the Mahavana Wood near Vasali. During that time, soon after the middle watch of the night, Culakokanada, the younger daughter of Rain-God Pajjunna, of extremely attractive appearance, approached the Bhagava, illuminating the entire Mahavana Wood. After paying homage to the Bhagava she stood at a suit able place. Thus standing, that deva named Culakokanada, the younger daughter of Rain-God Pajjunna, recited these verses in the presence of the Bhagava.

        "Kokanada, daughter of Rain-God Pajjunna, with the lustre of lightning, had come here to worship the Buddha and the Dhamma. She had recited certain verses¹ rich in meaning.

        "And I would like to analyse in many ways the Dhamma contained in those verses, for the Dhamma can be so analysed. But I shall present the meaning only briefly to the extent of what I have learnt."

        "Throughout the world no evil whatsoever, bodily, verbally or mentally, should be committed. One should at all times be mindful;

        with mindfulness and clear comprehension one should avoid Indulging in sense pleasures: (and also) one should not resort to practices of self which are of no benefit."

End of the Dutiya Pajjunadhitu Sutta, the tenth in this vagga.

End of the Satullapakayika Vagga, the fourth In this Samyutta.

        1. certain verses: in-the text, 'these verses', gathacima (imagathaca). They refer to the verses spoken by Kokanada in the previous sutta.

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