Mahakhandhako, The Great Chapter sections 1-4

The Great Chapter - 38
Sele yathā pabbatamuddhaniṭṭhito
As one who is standing on a rock on the top of a mountain
Yathā pi passe janataṁ samantato
Can see the people on all sides
Tathūpamaṁ Dhammamayaṁ Sumedha
In the same way, One of Great Wisdom, having ascended
Pāsādam-āruyha Samantacakkhu,
The Palace made from Dhamma, Visionary One,
Sokāvatiṇṇaṁ janataṁ Apetasoko
° Look down on the people overcome by grief,
Avekkhassu, jātijarābhibhūtaṁ.
One Free of Grief, on those overcome by birth and old-age.
Uṭṭhehi Vīra Vijitasaṅgāma,
Rise up, O Hero, Victorious in Battle,
Satthavāha Anaṇa vicara loke.
Caravan-Leader, Debtless One, travel through the world.
Desassu Bhagavā Dhammaṁ, aññātāro bhavissantī” ti.
Let the Gracious One teach the Dhamma, there will be those who understand.”
Atha kho Bhagavā Brahmuno ca ajjhesanaṁ viditvā,
Then the Gracious One, having understood Brahmā’s request,
sattesu ca kāruññataṁ paṭicca Buddhacakkhunā lokaṁ volokesi.
out of kindness looked at beings around the world with his Buddha-eye. 88
Addasā kho Bhagavā Buddhacakkhunā lokaṁ volokento
While looking around the world with his Buddha-eye the Gracious One saw
satte apparajakkhe mahārajakkhe tikkhindriye mudindriye,
beings having little dust on the eyes, having great dust on the eyes, having sharp
faculties, having undeveloped faculties,
svākāre dvākāre suviññāpaye duviññāpaye,
having good conditions, having poor conditions, easy to instruct, hard to instruct,
88 Comm: Buddhacakkhunā ti indriyaparopariyattañāṇena ca āsayānusayañāṇena ca;
Buddha-eye (here) means with his knowledge of the disposition of others’ faculties and with
his knowledge of their underlying tendencies.