Dhammapada - Chapter 18: Malavagga - Impurity

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

235 Paṇḍupalāsova dānisi,
Yamapurisāpi ca te upaṭṭhitā;
Uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi,
Pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.

236 So karohi dīpamattano,
Khippaṃ vāyama paṇḍito bhava;
Niddhantamalo anangaṇo,
Dibbaṃ ariyabhūmiṃ upehisi.

237 Upanītavayo ca dānisi,
Sampayātosi yamassa santikaṃ;
Vāso te natthi antarā,
Pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.

238 So karohi dīpamattano,
Khippaṃ vāyama paṇḍito bhava;
Niddhantamalo anangaṇo,
Na punaṃ jātijaraṃ upehisi.

239 Anupubbena medhāvī,
thokaṃ thokaṃ khaṇe khaṇe;
Kammāro rajatasseva,
niddhame malamattano.

240 Ayasāva malaṃ samuṭṭhitaṃ,
Tatuṭṭhāya tameva khādati;
Evaṃ atidhonacārinaṃ,
Sāni kammāni nayanti duggatiṃ.

241 Asajjhāyamalā mantā,
anuṭṭhānamalā gharā;
Malaṃ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṃ,
pamādo rakkhato malaṃ.

242 Malitthiyā duccaritaṃ,
maccheraṃ dadato malaṃ;
Malā ve pāpakā dhammā,
asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.

243 Tato malā malataraṃ,
avijjā paramaṃ malaṃ;
Etaṃ malaṃ pahantvāna,
nimmalā hotha bhikkhavo.

244 Sujīvaṃ ahirikena,
kākasūrena dhaṃsinā;
Pakkhandinā pagabbhena,
sankiliṭṭhena jīvitaṃ.

245 Hirīmatā ca dujjīvaṃ,
niccaṃ sucigavesinā;
Alīnenāppagabbhena,
suddhājīvena passatā.

246 Yo pāṇamatipāteti,
musāvādañca bhāsati;
Loke adinnamādiyati,
paradārañca gacchati.

247 Surāmerayapānañca,
yo naro anuyuñjati;
Idheva meso lokasmiṃ,
mūlaṃ khaṇati attano.


248 Evaṃ bho purisa jānāhi,
pāpadhammā asaññatā;
Mā taṃ lobho adhammo ca,
ciraṃ dukkhāya randhayuṃ.

249 Dadāti ve yathāsaddhaṃ,
yathāpasādanaṃ jano;
Tattha yo ca manku bhavati,
paresaṃ pānabhojane;
Na so divā vā rattiṃ vā,
samādhimadhigacchati.

250 Yassa cetaṃ samucchinnaṃ,
mūlaghaccaṃ samūhataṃ;
Sa ve divā vā rattiṃ vā,
samādhimadhigacchati.

251 Natthi rāgasamo aggi,
natthi dosasamo gaho;
Natthi mohasamaṃ jālaṃ,
natthi taṇhāsamā nadī.

252 Sudassaṃ vajjamaññesaṃ,
attano pana duddasaṃ;
Paresaṃ hi so vajjāni,
opunāti yathā bhusaṃ;
Attano pana chādeti,
kaliṃva kitavā saṭho.

253 Paravajjānupassissa,
niccaṃ ujjhānasaññino;
Āsavā tassa vaḍḍhanti,
ārā so āsavakkhayā.

254 Ākāseva padaṃ natthi,
samaṇo natthi bāhire;
Papañcābhiratā pajā,
nippapañcā tathāgatā.

255 Ākāseva padaṃ natthi,
samaṇo natthi bāhire;
Sankhārā sassatā natthi,
natthi buddhānamiñjitaṃ.

Malavaggo aṭṭhārasamo.