Sutta Nipata Chapter 1: The Chapter of the Snake - Uragavagga

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

Munisutta

207 Santhavāto bhayaṃ jātaṃ,
niketā jāyate rajo;
Aniketamasanthavaṃ,
etaṃ ve munidassanaṃ.

208 Yo jātamucchijja na ropayeyya,
Jāyantamassa nānuppavecche;
Tamāhu ekaṃ muninaṃ carantaṃ,
Addakkhi so santipadaṃ mahesi.

209 Sankhāya vatthūni pamāya bījaṃ,
Sinehamassa nānuppavecche;
Sa ve munī jātikhayantadassī,
Takkaṃ pahāya na upeti sankhaṃ.

210 Aññāya sabbāni nivesanāni,
Anikāmayaṃ aññatarampi tesaṃ;
Sa ve munī vītagedho agiddho,
Nāyūhatī pāragato hi hoti.


211 Sabbābhibhuṃ sabbaviduṃ sumedhaṃ,
Sabbesu dhammesu anūpalittaṃ;
Sabbañjahaṃ taṇhakkhaye vimuttaṃ,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

212 Paññābalaṃ sīlavatūpapannaṃ,
Samāhitaṃ jhānarataṃ satīmaṃ;
Sangā pamuttaṃ akhilaṃ anāsavaṃ,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

213 Ekaṃ carantaṃ munimappamattaṃ,
Nindāpasaṃsāsu avedhamānaṃ;
Sīhaṃva saddesu asantasantaṃ,
Vātaṃva jālamhi asajjamānaṃ;
Padmaṃva toyena alippamānaṃ,
Netāramaññesamanaññaneyyaṃ;
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

214 Yo ogahaṇe thambhorivābhijāyati,
Yasmiṃ pare vācāpariyantaṃ vadanti;
Taṃ vītarāgaṃ susamāhitindriyaṃ,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

215 Yo ve ṭhitatto tasaraṃva ujju,
Jigucchati kammehi pāpakehi;
Vīmaṃsamāno visamaṃ samañca,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

216 Yo saññatatto na karoti pāpaṃ,
Daharo majjhimo ca muni yatatto;
Arosaneyyo na so roseti kañci,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.


217 Yadaggato majjhato sesato vā,
Piṇḍaṃ labhetha paradattūpajīvī;
Nālaṃ thutuṃ nopi nipaccavādī,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

218 Muniṃ carantaṃ virataṃ methunasmā,
Yo yobbane nopanibajjhate kvaci;
Madappamādā virataṃ vippamuttaṃ,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

219 Aññāya lokaṃ paramatthadassiṃ,
Oghaṃ samuddaṃ atitariya tādiṃ;
Taṃ chinnaganthaṃ asitaṃ anāsavaṃ,
Taṃ vāpi dhīrā muni vedayanti.

220 Asamā ubho dūravihāravuttino,
Gihī dāraposī amamo ca subbato;
Parapāṇarodhāya gihī asaññato,
Niccaṃ munī rakkhati pāṇine yato.

221 Sikhī yathā nīlagīvo vihangamo,
Haṃsassa nopeti javaṃ kudācanaṃ;
Evaṃ gihī nānukaroti bhikkhuno,
Munino vivittassa vanamhi jhāyatoti.

Munisuttaṃ dvādasamaṃ.

Uragavaggo paṭhamo.

Urago dhaniyo ceva,
visāṇañca tathā kasi;
Cundo parābhavo ceva,
vasalo mettabhāvanā.

Sātāgiro āḷavako,
Vijayo ca tathā muni;
Dvādasetāni suttāni,
Uragavaggoti vuccatīti.