Mahāparinibbānasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Dīghanikāya · Mahāvagga · Vol. 10 · Section 119

[119] Then the Blessed One turned aside from the road and approached the foot of a certain tree. Having approached, he addressed the Venerable Ānanda: "Come, Ānanda, fold the outer robe (saṅghāṭi) in four and spread it out for me. I am weary, Ānanda; I will sit down." "Yes, venerable sir," the Venerable Ānanda replied to the Blessed One, and he spread out the outer robe folded in four. The Blessed One sat down on the seat prepared. Having sat down, the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Ānanda: "Come, Ānanda, bring me some water to drink. I am thirsty, Ānanda; I will drink." When this was said, the Venerable Ānanda said to the Blessed One: "Just now, venerable sir, some five hundred carts have passed across; that water, cut up by the wheels, flows shallow, stirred up, and turbid. Venerable sir, this Kakudhā River is not far off, its water clear, its water sweet, its water cool, its water white, with good fords, delightful. There the Blessed One may drink the water and cool his limbs." A second time the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Ānanda: "Come, Ānanda, bring me some water to drink. I am thirsty, Ānanda; I will drink." A second time the Venerable Ānanda said to the Blessed One: "Just now, venerable sir, some five hundred carts have passed across; that water, cut up by the wheels, flows shallow, stirred up, and turbid. Venerable sir, this Kakudhā River is not far off, its water clear, its water sweet, its water cool, its water white, with good fords, delightful. There the Blessed One may drink the water and cool his limbs." A third time the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Ānanda: "Come, Ānanda, bring me some water to drink. I am thirsty, Ānanda; I will drink." "Yes, venerable sir," the Venerable Ānanda replied to the Blessed One, and taking the bowl he approached that little stream. Then that little stream, which, cut up by the wheels, had been flowing shallow, stirred up, and turbid, as the Venerable Ānanda approached, flowed clear, limpid, and unturbid. Then it occurred to the Venerable Ānanda: "It is wonderful indeed, sir, it is marvelous indeed, sir—the great psychic power and great majesty of the Tathāgata! For this little stream, which, cut up by the wheels, was flowing shallow, stirred up, and turbid, as I approached flowed clear, limpid, and unturbid." Having taken drinking water in the bowl, he approached the Blessed One; having approached, he said to the Blessed One: "It is wonderful, venerable sir, it is marvelous, venerable sir—the great psychic power and great majesty of the Tathāgata! Just now, venerable sir, that little stream, which, cut up by the wheels, was flowing shallow, stirred up, and turbid, as I approached flowed clear, limpid, and unturbid. Let the Blessed One drink the water; let the Sugata drink the water." Then the Blessed One drank the water.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.