Cūḷavedallasuttaṁ, The Small Discourse giving an Elaboration

7
The Commentarial Introduction
(from MA 44)
So yadā Bhagavā Sammāsambodhiṁ abhisambujjhitvā,
After the Gracious One completely awakened to Perfect Awakening,
pavattavara-Dhammacakko, 4 Yasādayo kulaputte vinetvā, 5
turned the auspicious Dhamma Wheel, instructed Yasa, the son of a good family,
Uruvelaṁ patvā, tattha jaṭilasahassaṁ vinetvā,
arrived at Uruvelā, and there instructed the thousand yogis,
purāṇajaṭilehi khīṇāsavabhikkhūhi saddhiṁ Rājagahaṁ gantvā,
and together with the former yogis, who were now pollutant-free monks, went to
Rājagaha,
Buddhadassanatthaṁ dvādasanahutāya parisāya saddhiṁ
° he preached Dhamma to King Bimbisāra and the assembly of twelve myriads
āgatassa Bimbisāramahārājassa 6 Dhammaṁ desesi.
who had come in order to see the Awakened One.
Tadā Raññā saddhiṁ āgatesu dvādasanahutesu
From that twelve myriads who came together with the King
ekaṁ nahutaṁ upāsakattaṁ paṭivedesi,
one myriad announced they were devotees,
ekādasa nahutāni Sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhahiṁsu saddhiṁ Raññā Bimbisārena.
and eleven myriads were established in the fruit of Stream Entry along with King
Bimbisāra.
Ayaṁ upāsako tesaṁ aññataro,
This devotee (Visākha) was one amongst them,
tehi saddhiṁ paṭhamadassaneva 7 Sotāpattiphale patiṭṭhāya,
and at the first meeting he was established with them in the fruit of Stream Entry,
puna ekadivasaṁ, Dhammaṁ sutvā, 8 Anāgāmiphale patiṭṭhito.
and again afterwards on another day, after hearing the Dhamma he was established in
the fruit of a Non-Returner.
4 RTE: pavattitavara-.
5 PTS: vinento.
6 PTS: Bimbisārassa mahārājassa.
7 RTE: -dassaneyeva.
8 RTE, ChS add: Sakadāgāmiphalaṁ patvā tato aparabhāge pi ekadivasaṁ, Dhammaṁ sutvā.