So I have heard. Evaṁ me sutaṁ—At one time the Buddha was staying near Anupiya in a mango grove. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā anupiyāyaṁ viharati ambavane. Now at that time, Venerable Bhaddiya son of Kāḷīgodhā, even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, frequently expressed this heartfelt sentiment: Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā bhaddiyo kāḷīgodhāya putto araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānesi: “Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!” “aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan”ti.

Several mendicants heard him Assosuṁ kho sambahulā bhikkhū āyasmato bhaddiyassa kāḷīgodhāya puttassa araññagatassapi rukkhamūlagatassapi suññāgāragatassapi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānentassa: “aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan”ti. and thought, Sutvāna nesaṁ etadahosi: “Without a doubt, Venerable Bhaddiya leads the spiritual life dissatisfied. “nissaṁsayaṁ kho, āvuso, āyasmā bhaddiyo kāḷīgodhāya putto anabhirato brahmacariyaṁ carati, It’s when recalling the pleasures of royalty he formerly enjoyed as a layperson that, even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, he frequently expresses this heartfelt sentiment: yaṁsa pubbe agāriyabhūtassa rajjasukhaṁ, so tamanussaramāno araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānesi: ‘Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!’” ‘aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan’”ti.

Then those mendicants went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and told him what was happening. Atha kho sambahulā bhikkhū yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdiṁsu. Ekamantaṁ nisinnā kho te bhikkhū bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ: “āyasmā, bhante, bhaddiyo kāḷīgodhāya putto araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānesi: ‘aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan’ti. Nissaṁsayaṁ kho, bhante, āyasmā bhaddiyo kāḷīgodhāya putto anabhirato brahmacariyaṁ carati. Yaṁsa pubbe agāriyabhūtassa rajjasukhaṁ, so tamanussaramāno araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānesi: ‘aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan’”ti.

So the Buddha addressed one of the monks, Atha kho bhagavā aññataraṁ bhikkhuṁ āmantesi: “Please, monk, in my name tell the mendicant Bhaddiya that “ehi tvaṁ, bhikkhu, mama vacanena bhaddiyaṁ bhikkhuṁ āmantehi: the teacher summons him.” ‘satthā taṁ, āvuso bhaddiya, āmantetī’”ti.

“Yes, sir,” that monk replied. He went to Bhaddiya and said to him, “Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho so bhikkhu bhagavato paṭissutvā yenāyasmā bhaddiyo kāḷīgodhāya putto tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhaddiyaṁ kāḷīgodhāya puttaṁ etadavoca: “Reverend Bhaddiya, the teacher summons you.” “satthā taṁ, āvuso bhaddiya, āmantetī”ti. “Yes, reverend,” Bhaddiya replied. He went to the Buddha, bowed, and sat down to one side. The Buddha said to him: “Evamāvuso”ti kho āyasmā bhaddiyo kāḷīgodhāya putto tassa bhikkhuno paṭissutvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinnaṁ kho āyasmantaṁ bhaddiyaṁ kāḷīgodhāya puttaṁ bhagavā etadavoca:

“Is it really true, Bhaddiya, that even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, you frequently express this heartfelt sentiment: “Saccaṁ kira tvaṁ, bhaddiya, araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānesi: ‘Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!’?” ‘aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan’”ti. “Yes, sir.” “Evaṁ, bhante”ti.

“But why do you say this?” “Kiṁ pana tvaṁ, bhaddiya, atthavasaṁ sampassamāno araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānesi: ‘aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan’”ti. “Formerly, as a layperson ruling the land, my guard was well organized within and without the royal compound, within and without the city, and within and without the country. “Pubbe me, bhante, agāriyabhūtassa rajjaṁ kārentassa antopi antepure rakkhā susaṁvihitā ahosi, bahipi antepure rakkhā susaṁvihitā ahosi, antopi nagare rakkhā susaṁvihitā ahosi, bahipi nagare rakkhā susaṁvihitā ahosi, antopi janapade rakkhā susaṁvihitā ahosi, bahipi janapade rakkhā susaṁvihitā ahosi. But although I was guarded and defended in this way, I remained fearful, scared, suspicious, and nervous. So kho ahaṁ, bhante, evaṁ rakkhito gopito santo bhīto ubbiggo ussaṅkī utrāsī vihāsiṁ. But these days, even when alone in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, I’m not fearful, scared, suspicious, or nervous. I live relaxed, unruffled, surviving on charity, my heart free as a wild deer. Etarahi kho panāhaṁ, bhante, araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi eko abhīto anubbiggo anussaṅkī anutrāsī appossukko pannalomo paradattavutto, migabhūtena cetasā viharāmi. It is for this reason that, even in the wilderness, at the foot of a tree, or in an empty dwelling, I frequently expressed this heartfelt sentiment: Imaṁ kho ahaṁ, bhante, atthavasaṁ sampassamāno araññagatopi rukkhamūlagatopi suññāgāragatopi abhikkhaṇaṁ udānaṁ udānesiṁ: ‘Oh, what bliss! Oh, what bliss!’” ‘aho sukhaṁ, aho sukhan’”ti.

Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment: Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:

“They who hide no anger within, “Yassantarato na santi kopā, gone beyond any kind of existence; Itibhavābhavatañca vītivatto; happy, free from fear and sorrow—Taṁ vigatabhayaṁ sukhiṁ asokaṁ, even the gods can’t see them.” Devā nānubhavanti dassanāyā”ti.

Dasamaṁ.

Mucalindavaggo dutiyo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Mucalindo rājā daṇḍena, sakkāro upāsakena ca; Gabbhinī ekaputto ca, suppavāsā visākhā ca; Kāḷīgodhāya bhaddiyoti.