Daily Chanting, a book of daily worship

37
Evaṁ me sutaṁ:
Thus I have heard:
Sunday
Dhajaggaparittaṁ
Safeguard through the Top of a Banner
ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Sāvatthī
Jetavane Anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
at Anāthapiṇḍika’s grounds in Jeta’s Wood.
Tatra kho Bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:
There it was that the Gracious One addressed the monks, saying:
“Bhikkhavo!” ti, “Bhadante!” ti te bhikkhū Bhagavato paccassosuṁ,
“Monks!”, “Reverend Sir!” those monks replied to the Gracious One,
Bhagavā etad-avoca:
and the Gracious One said this:
“Bhūtapubbaṁ bhikkhave devāsurasaṅgāmo samūpabbūḷho ahosi.
“Formerly, monks, there was a massed battle between the gods and the asuras.
Atha kho bhikkhave Sakko devānamindo deve Tāvatiṁse āmantesi:
Then, monks, the lord of the gods Sakka addressed the Tāvatiṁsa gods, saying:
“Sace mārisā devānaṁ saṅgāmagatānaṁ
“If, dear Sirs, to the gods who have gone into battle
uppajjeyya bhayaṁ vā chambhitattaṁ vā lomahaṁso vā,
there should arise fear, or terror, or horror,
mameva tasmiṁ samaye dhajaggaṁ ullokeyyātha.
at that time you could look for the top of my banner.
Mamaṁ hi vo dhajaggaṁ ullokayataṁ
For to those who look to the top of my banner
yaṁ bhavissati bhayaṁ vā chambhitattaṁ vā, lomahaṁso vā so pahīyissati.
whatever fear there may be, or terror, or horror, will be given up.
No ce me dhajaggaṁ ullokeyyātha,
If you cannot look to the top of my banner,
atha Pajāpatissa devarājassa dhajaggaṁ ullokeyyātha.
then you could look for the top of the god-king Pajāpati’s banner.
Pajāpatissa hi vo devarājassa dhajaggaṁ ullokayataṁ
For to those who look to the top of the god-king Pajāpati’s banner