Mahākhandhako The Great Chapter - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Great Chapter - 36
Uṭṭhehi Vīra Vijitasaṅgāma,
Rise up, O Hero, Victorious in Battle,
Satthavāha Anaṇa vicara loke.
Caravan-Leader, Debtless One, travel through the world.
Desassu Bhagavā Dhammaṁ, aññātāro bhavissantī” ti.
Let the Gracious One teach the Dhamma, there will be those who understand.”
Dutiyam-pi kho Bhagavā Brahmānaṁ Sahampatīnaṁ etad-avoca:
For a second time the Gracious One said this to Brahmā Sahampati:
“Mayhaṁ kho Brahme etad-ahosi:
“This occurred to me, Brahmā:
‘Adhigato kho mayāyaṁ Dhammo gambhīro duddaso duranubodho,
‘This Dhamma I have attained is deep, hard to see, hard to understand,
santo paṇīto atakkāvacaro nipuṇo paṇḍitavedanīyo.
peaceful, excellent, beyond the sphere of logic, profound, understandable (only) to
the wise.
Ālayarāmā kho panāyaṁ pajā ālayaratā ālayasammuditā,
But this generation delights in desire, is devoted to desire, gladdened by desire,
ālayarāmāya kho pana pajāya ālayaratāya ālayasammuditāya
and for a generation delighting in desire, devoted to desire, gladdened by desire
duddasaṁ idaṁ ṭhānaṁ, yad-idaṁ: idappaccayatā paṭiccasamuppādo.
this thing is hard to see, that is to say: conditionality and conditional origination.
Idam-pi kho ṭhānaṁ sududdasaṁ, yad-idaṁ:
This thing also is very hard to see, that is to say:
sabbasaṅkhārasamatho, sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo,
the tranquilising of all processes, the letting go of all bases for cleaving,
taṇhakkhayo, virāgo, nirodho, Nibbānaṁ.
the end of craving, dispassion, cessation, Emancipation.
Ahañ-ce va kho pana Dhammaṁ deseyyaṁ pare ca me na ājāneyyuṁ
But if I were to teach the Dhamma and others did not understand me
so mamassa kilamatho sā mamassa vihesā.’ ti
that would be tiring for me, that would be troublesome to me.’
Apissu maṁ Brahme imā anacchariyā gāthāyo paṭibhaṁsu pubbe assutapubbā:
Further these truly wonderful verses, unheard previously in the past, Brahmā,
occurred to me: