Dhammapada Verse 418
Nataputtakatthera Vatthu
Hitva ratim ca aratim ca
sitabultam nirupadhim1
sabbalokabhihhum2 viram
tamaham brumi brahmanam.
Verse 418: Him I call a brahmana, who has
given up taking delight (in sensual pleasures) and not taking delight (in
solitude); who has attained perfect peace and is free from moral defilements;
who has overcome all the five khandhas (lit., the world) and is diligent.
1. nirupadhim: according to the Commentary,
"nirupadhim ti nirupakkilesam", i.e., free from substratum or free
from moral defilements (kilesa).
2. sabbalokabhihhum: lit., one who has conquered
all the world, i.e., one who has put an end to rebirths, or the arising of the
khandhas.
The Story of Thera Nataputtaka
While residing at the Veluvana
monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (418) of this book, with reference to
another Thera Nataputtaka, son of another dancer.
As in the previous story, the son
of a dancer had entered the Order and had attained arahatship. Other bhikkhus
went to the Buddha and told him about Thera Nataputtaka claiming to have
attained arahatship. To them the Buddha said, "Bhikkhus! Nataputtaka has
given up taking delight in all things."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as
follows:
| Verse 418: Him I call
a brahmana, who has given up taking delight (in sensual pleasures) and
not taking delight (in solitude); who has attained perfect peace and
is free from moral defilements; who has overcome all the five khandhas
(lit., the world) and is diligent. |