Safeguard Recitals (a book of protection chants)

The Second Recital - 74
21. Isigilisuttaṁ
The Discourse about Isigili
Introductory Verse
Paccekabuddhanāmāni desentoyaṁ adesayī.
Preaching the names of the Independent Buddhas he preached this (safeguard).
Anantabalasaṁyuttaṁ, parittaṁ taṁ bhaṇāmahe.
It is about unending strength, we will recite that safeguard.
Evaṁ me sutaṁ:
Thus I have heard:
The Safeguard
ekaṁ samayaṁ Bhagavā Rājagahe viharati Isigilismiṁ pabbate.
at one time the Gracious One was dwelling near Rājagaha on the Isigili mountain.
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:
“Passatha no tumhe bhikkhave etaṁ Vebhāraṁ pabbatan?”-ti.
“Do you see, monks, that mountain called Vebhāra?”
“Evaṁ bhante.”
“Yes, reverend Sir”
“Etassa pi kho bhikkhave Vebhārassa pabbatassa,
“For that mountain Vebhāra, monks,
aññā va samaññā ahosi aññā paññatti.
there was once another name, another designation.
Passatha no tumhe bhikkhave etaṁ Paṇḍavaṁ pabbatan?”-ti.
Do you see, monks, that mountain called Paṇḍava?”
“Evaṁ bhante.”
“Yes, reverend Sir”
“Etassa pi kho bhikkhave Paṇḍavassa pabbatassa,
“For that mountain Paṇḍava, monks,
aññā va samaññā ahosi aññā paññatti.
there was once another name, another designation.
Passatha no tumhe bhikkhave etaṁ Vepullaṁ pabbatan?”-ti.
Do you see, monks, that mountain called Vepulla?”