Safeguard Recitals (a book of protection chants)

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Tatiyakabhāṇavāraṁ
The Third Recital
29a. Āṭānāṭiyasuttaṁ
The Āṭānāṭiya Discourse
(Part One)
The Occasion
Evaṁ me sutaṁ:
Thus I have heard:
ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Rājagahe viharati Gijjhakūṭe pabbate.
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Rājagaha on the Vultures’ Peak mountain.
Atha kho Cattāro Mahārājā, 1
Then the Four Great Kings,
mahatiyā ca yakkhasenāya, mahatiyā ca gandhabbasenāya,
with a great army of yakkhas, with a great army of gandhabbas,
mahatiyā ca kumbhaṇḍasenāya, mahatiyā ca nāgasenāya,
with a great army of kumbhaṇḍas, with a great army of nāgas,
catuddisaṁ rakkhaṁ ṭhapetvā, catuddisaṁ gumbaṁ ṭhapetvā,
having set up a protection over the four quarters, having set serried troops at the four directions,
catuddisaṁ ovaraṇaṁ ṭhapetvā, abhikkantāya rattiyā,
having set up a barricade at the four directions, at the end of the night,
abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ Gijjhakūṭaṁ obhāsetvā,
having lit up the whole of Vultures’ Peak with their surpassing beauty,
yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu, 2 upasaṅkamitvā
approached the Gracious One, and after approaching
Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Te pi kho yakkhā,
and worshipping the Gracious One, they sat down on one side. Then of those yakkhas,
appekacce Bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu.
some, after worshipping the Gracious One, sat down on one side.
Appekacce Bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodiṁsu,
Some exchanged greetings with the Gracious One,
sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sārānīyaṁ vītisāretvā, ekam-antaṁ nisīdiṁsu.
and after exchanging polite and courteous greetings, sat down on one side.
1 MPP, PPV: Mahārājā
2 CBhp: upasankamisuṁ