Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 120
Pañcamaṁ Pāṭihāriyaṁ
26: The Fifth Miracle
(Mind-Reading)
Tena kho pana samayena Uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa mahāyañño paccupaṭṭhito
hoti,
Then at that time the yogi Uruvelakassapa had arranged for a great sacrifice,
kevalakappā ca Aṅgamagadhā,
and almost the whole (population) of Aṅga and Magadha,
pahūtaṁ khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ ādāya, abhikkamitukāmā honti.
having gathered abundant food and drinks, had a desire to attend.
Atha kho Uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa etad-ahosi:
Then this occurred to the yogi Uruvelakassapa:
“Etarahi kho me mahāyañño paccupaṭṭhito,
“Now I have arranged for a great sacrifice,
kevalakappā ca Aṅgamagadhā,
and almost the whole (population) of Aṅga and Magadha,
pahūtaṁ khādanīyaṁ bhojanīyaṁ ādāya, abhikkamissanti.
having gathered abundant food and drinks, will attend.
Sace Mahāsamaṇo mahājanakāye iddhipāṭihāriyaṁ karissati
If the Great Ascetic performs a powerful miracle in the midst of the people
Mahāsamaṇassa lābhasakkāro abhivaḍḍhissati,
his gain and honour will increase,
mama lābhasakkāro parihāyissati.
and my gain and honour will decrease.
Aho nūna Mahāsamaṇo svātanāya nāgaccheyyā.” ti
Surely the Great Ascetic should not come on the morrow.”
Atha kho Bhagavā, Uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa cetasā cetoparivitakkam-aññāya,
Then the Gracious One, knowing with his mind the reflection that had arisen in the
yogi Uruvelakassapa’s mind,
Uttarakuruṁ gantvā, tato piṇḍapātaṁ āharitvā, Anotattadahe paribhuñjitvā,
after approaching Northern Kuru, gathering alms from there, and eating them at lake
Anotatta,
tattheva divāvihāraṁ akāsi.
made his dwelling right there for the day.