Dhammapada - Chapter 13: Lokavagga - The World

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

167 Hīnaṃ dhammaṃ na seveyya,
pamādena na saṃvase;
Micchādiṭṭhiṃ na seveyya,
na siyā lokavaḍḍhano.

168 Uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya,
dhammaṃ sucaritaṃ care;
Dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti,
asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.

169 Dhammaṃ care sucaritaṃ,
na naṃ duccaritaṃ care;
Dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti,
asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.

170 Yathā pubbuḷakaṃ passe,
yathā passe marīcikaṃ;
Evaṃ lokaṃ avekkhantaṃ,
maccurājā na passati.

171 Etha passathimaṃ lokaṃ,
cittaṃ rājarathūpamaṃ;
Yattha bālā visīdanti,
natthi sango vijānataṃ.

172 Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā,
pacchā so nappamajjati;
Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti,
abbhā muttova candimā.

173 Yassa pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ,
kusalena pidhīyati;
Somaṃ lokaṃ pabhāseti,
abbhā muttova candimā.

174 Andhabhūto ayaṃ loko,
tanukettha vipassati;
Sakuṇo jālamuttova,
appo saggāya gacchati.

175 Haṃsādiccapathe yanti,
ākāse yanti iddhiyā;
Nīyanti dhīrā lokamhā,
jetvā māraṃ savāhiniṃ.

176 Ekaṃ dhammaṃ atītassa,
musāvādissa jantuno;
Vitiṇṇaparalokassa,
natthi pāpaṃ akāriyaṃ.

177 Na ve kadariyā devalokaṃ vajanti,
Bālā have nappasaṃsanti dānaṃ;
Dhīro ca dānaṃ anumodamāno,
Teneva so hoti sukhī parattha.

178 Pathabyā ekarajjena,
saggassa gamanena vā;
Sabbalokādhipaccena,
sotāpattiphalaṃ varaṃ.

Lokavaggo terasamo.

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