Ja 132 The Story about the Five Teachers
(Pañcagarujātaka)
In the present the monks discuss how the Buddha had resisted the daughters of Māra. The Buddha tells how he resisted a host of Yakkhinis in the past and thereby gained a kingdom (full story).
1. Kusalūpadese dhitiyā daḷhāya ca,
Anivattitattā bhayabhīrutāya ca,
Na Rakkhasīnaṁ vasam-āgamimhase,
Sa sotthibhāvo mahatā bhayena me ti.
Skilful advice, with firm resolution, without turning back through fear and through fright, we came not under Rakkhasis’ control, I found a state of safety from great fear.
In this connection, skilful advice means the advice of the skilful, the advice of the Independent Buddhas, this is the meaning.
With firm resolution means with resolution firm, with solid, unbroken, continuous energy, this is the meaning.
Without turning back through fear and through fright, without turning back through fear and through fright. In this connection, fear means a measure of dread in the mind, a little fear. Fright means when the body is shaking because of great fear. The Great Being had both, thinking: “Those known as Yakkhinis eat humans,” though seeing the object of fright, there was none.
With this he said: without turning back through fear and through fright. Through the disappearance of fear and fright having seen the object of fright, but without turning back, this is the meaning.
We came not under Rakkhasis’ control, in the Yakkha wilderness we came not under the control of these Rakkhasis. Since our skilful advice has firm resolution, we were of the nature to not turn back through of a lack of fear and fright, therefore we did not come under the Rakkhasis’ control, this is what is said.
I found a state of safety from great fear, for me today from this great fear in the presence of the Rakkhasis, through what could be reached, through suffering and sorrow, a state of safety, security, joy and happiness was born.