A person endowed with the two qualities of guarding the sense doors and moderation in eating lives happily in this very life and after death, a good destination is expected.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharati avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā. Katamehi dvīhi? Indriyesu guttadvāratāya ca, bhojane mattaññutāya ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharati avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.
“Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with two qualities lives |contented::easily, comfortably, pleasantly [sukhaṃ]| in this very life, without distress, without trouble, without burning [passion]; and upon the breaking up of the body, after death, a good destination is expected. What two? |Guarding of the sense doors::controlled in senses, having self-restraint [guttadvāratā]| and |moderation::knowing the limit [mattaññū]| in eating. Endowed with these two qualities, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu lives contented in this very life, without distress, without trouble, without burning [passion]; and upon the breaking up of the body, after death, a good destination is expected.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Cakkhu sotañca ghānañca,
jivhā kāyo tathā mano;
Etāni yassa dvārāni,
suguttāni ca bhikkhuno.
“The eye and the ear, and the nose,
the tongue, the body, and likewise the mind;
For a bhikkhu who has these doors,
well-guarded here —
Bhojanamhi ca mattaññū,
indriyesu ca saṁvuto;
Kāyasukhaṁ cetosukhaṁ,
sukhaṁ so adhigacchati.
Moderate in eating,
restrained in the senses;
He attains bodily and mental ease,
and experiences contentment.
Aḍayhamānena kāyena,
Aḍayhamānena cetasā;
Divā vā yadi vā rattiṁ,
Sukhaṁ viharati tādiso”ti.
With a body |not burning::not tormented, not aflame, not suffering [aḍayhamānena]|,
with a mind not burning;
Whether by day or by night,
such a one dwells in contentment.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, as I have heard:
“Bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with two qualities lives |contented::easily, comfortably, pleasantly [sukhaṃ]| in this very life, without distress, without trouble, without burning [passion]; and upon the breaking up of the body, after death, a good destination is expected. What two? |Guarding of the sense doors::controlled in senses, having self-restraint [guttadvāratā]| and |moderation::knowing the limit [mattaññū]| in eating. Endowed with these two qualities, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu lives contented in this very life, without distress, without trouble, without burning [passion]; and upon the breaking up of the body, after death, a good destination is expected.”
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“The eye and the ear, and the nose,
the tongue, the body, and likewise the mind;
For a bhikkhu who has these doors,
well-guarded here —
Moderate in eating,
restrained in the senses;
He attains bodily and mental ease,
and experiences contentment.
With a body |not burning::not tormented, not aflame, not suffering [aḍayhamānena]|,
with a mind not burning;
Whether by day or by night,
such a one dwells in contentment.”
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.
Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
“Dvīhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharati avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā. Katamehi dvīhi? Indriyesu guttadvāratāya ca, bhojane mattaññutāya ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, dvīhi dhammehi samannāgato bhikkhu diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharati avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
“Cakkhu sotañca ghānañca,
jivhā kāyo tathā mano;
Etāni yassa dvārāni,
suguttāni ca bhikkhuno.
Bhojanamhi ca mattaññū,
indriyesu ca saṁvuto;
Kāyasukhaṁ cetosukhaṁ,
sukhaṁ so adhigacchati.
Aḍayhamānena kāyena,
Aḍayhamānena cetasā;
Divā vā yadi vā rattiṁ,
Sukhaṁ viharati tādiso”ti.
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.