Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 138
Tena kho pana samayena te jaṭilā aggī paricaritukāmā
Then at that time those yogis who wanted to tend the sacred fires
na sakkonti aggī ujjaletuṁ.
were not able to light the fires.
Atha kho tesaṁ jaṭilānaṁ etad-ahosi:
Then this occurred to those yogis:
“Nissaṁsayaṁ kho Mahāsamaṇassa iddhānubhāvo
“No doubt it is because of the Great Ascetic’s psychic power
yathā mayaṁ na sakkoma aggī ujjaletun.”-ti
that we are not able to light the sacred fires.”
Atha kho Bhagavā Uruvelakassapaṁ jaṭilaṁ etad-avoca:
Then the Gracious One said this to the yogi Uruvelakassapa:
“Ujjaliyantu Kassapa aggī.” ti
“Let the sacred fires be lit, Kassapa.”
“Ujjaliyantu Mahāsamaṇā,” ti
“Let them be lit, Great Ascetic,”
sakid-eva pañca aggisatāni ujjaliṁsu.
and more than five hundred sacred fires were lit.
Atha kho Uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa etad-ahosi:
Then this occurred to the yogi Uruvelakassapa:
“Mahiddhiko kho Mahāsamaṇo mahānubhāvo,
“Powerful and majestic is this Great Ascetic,
yatra hi nāma aggī pi ujjaliyissanti,
since (on his say so) sacred fires can be lit,
na tveva ca kho Arahā yathā ahan.”-ti
but he is surely not a Worthy One like I am.”
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Tena kho pana samayena te jaṭilā aggī paricaritvā,
Then at that time those yogis, after tending the sacred fires,
na sakkonti aggī vijjhāpetuṁ.
were not able to put the sacred fires out.