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

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

Khaggavisāṇasutta

35 "Sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ,
Aviheṭhayaṃ aññatarampi tesaṃ;
Na puttamiccheyya kuto sahāyaṃ,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

36 "Saṃsaggajātassa bhavanti snehā,
Snehanvayaṃ dukkhamidaṃ pahoti;
Ādīnavaṃ snehajaṃ pekkhamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

37 "Mitte suhajje anukampamāno,
Hāpeti atthaṃ paṭibaddhacitto;
Etaṃ bhayaṃ santhave pekkhamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

38 "Vaṃso visālova yathā visatto,
Puttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā;
Vaṃsakkaḷīrova asajjamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".


39 "Migo araññamhi yathā abaddho,
Yenicchakaṃ gacchati gocarāya;
Viññū naro seritaṃ pekkhamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

40 "Āmantanā hoti sahāyamajjhe,
Vāse ṭhāne gamane cārikāya;
Anabhijjhitaṃ seritaṃ pekkhamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

41 "Khiḍḍā ratī hoti sahāyamajjhe,
Puttesu ca vipulaṃ hoti pemaṃ;
Piyavippayogaṃ vijigucchamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

42 "Cātuddiso appaṭigho ca hoti,
Santussamāno itarītarena;
Parissayānaṃ sahitā achambhī,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

43 "Dussangahā pabbajitāpi eke,
Atho gahaṭṭhā gharamāvasantā;
Appossukko paraputtesu hutvā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

44 "Oropayitvā gihibyañjanāni,
Sañchinnapatto yathā koviḷāro;
Chetvāna vīro gihibandhanāni,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

45 "Sace labhetha nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ,
Saddhiṃ caraṃ sādhuvihāridhīraṃ;
Abhibhuyya sabbāni parissayāni,
Careyya tenattamano satīmā".

46 "No ce labhetha nipakaṃ sahāyaṃ,
Saddhiṃ caraṃ sādhuvihāridhīraṃ;
Rājāva raṭṭhaṃ vijitaṃ pahāya,
Eko care mātangaraññeva nāgo".

47 "Addhā pasaṃsāma sahāyasampadaṃ,
Seṭṭhā samā sevitabbā sahāyā;
Ete aladdhā anavajjabhojī,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

48 "Disvā suvaṇṇassa pabhassarāni,
Kammāraputtena suniṭṭhitāni;
Sanghaṭṭamānāni duve bhujasmiṃ,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".


49 "Evaṃ dutīyena sahā mamassa,
Vācābhilāpo abhisajjanā vā;
Etaṃ bhayaṃ āyatiṃ pekkhamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

50 "Kāmā hi citrā madhurā manoramā,
Virūparūpena mathenti cittaṃ;
Ādīnavaṃ kāmaguṇesu disvā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

51 "Ītī ca gaṇḍo ca upaddavo ca,
Rogo ca sallañca bhayañca metaṃ;
Etaṃ bhayaṃ kāmaguṇesu disvā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

52 "Sītañca uṇhañca khudaṃ pipāsaṃ,
Vātātape ḍaṃsasarīsape ca;
Sabbānipetāni abhisambhavitvā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

53 "Nāgova yūthāni vivajjayitvā,
Sañjātakhandho padumī uḷāro;
Yathābhirantaṃ viharaṃ araññe,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

54 "Aṭṭhānataṃ sangaṇikāratassa,
Yaṃ phassaye sāmayikaṃ vimuttiṃ;
Ādiccabandhussa vaco nisamma,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

55 "Diṭṭhīvisūkāni upātivatto,
Patto niyāmaṃ paṭiladdhamaggo;
Uppannañāṇomhi anaññaneyyo,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

56 "Nillolupo nikkuho nippipāso,
Nimmakkho niddhantakasāvamoho;
Nirāsayo sabbaloke bhavitvā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

57 "Pāpaṃ sahāyaṃ parivajjayetha,
Anatthadassiṃ visame niviṭṭhaṃ;
Sayaṃ na seve pasutaṃ pamattaṃ,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

58 "Bahussutaṃ dhammadharaṃ bhajetha,
Mittaṃ uḷāraṃ paṭibhānavantaṃ;
Aññāya atthāni vineyya kankhaṃ,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".


59 "Khiḍḍaṃ ratiṃ kāmasukhañca loke,
Analankaritvā anapekkhamāno;
Vibhūsanaṭṭhānā virato saccavādī,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

60 "Puttañca dāraṃ pitarañca mātaraṃ,
Dhanāni dhaññāni ca bandhavāni;
Hitvāna kāmāni yathodhikāni,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

61 "Sango eso parittamettha sokhyaṃ,
Appassādo dukkhamettha bhiyyo;
Gaḷo eso iti ñatvā matīmā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

62 "Sandālayitvāna saṃyojanāni,
Jālaṃva bhetvā salilambucārī;
Aggīva daḍḍhaṃ anivattamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

63 "Okkhittacakkhu na ca pādalolo,
Guttindriyo rakkhitamānasāno;
Anavassuto apariḍayhamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

64 "Ohārayitvā gihibyañjanāni,
Sañchannapatto yathā pārichatto;
Kāsāyavattho abhinikkhamitvā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

65 "Rasesu gedhaṃ akaraṃ alolo,
Anaññaposī sapadānacārī;
Kule kule appaṭibaddhacitto,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

66 "Pahāya pañcāvaraṇāni cetaso,
Upakkilese byapanujja sabbe;
Anissito chetva sinehadosaṃ,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

67 "Vipiṭṭhikatvāna sukhaṃ dukhañca,
Pubbeva ca somanassadomanassaṃ;
Laddhānupekkhaṃ samathaṃ visuddhaṃ,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

68 "Āraddhaviriyo paramatthapattiyā,
Alīnacitto akusītavutti;
Daḷhanikkamo thāmabalūpapanno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".


69 "Paṭisallānaṃ jhānamariñcamāno,
Dhammesu niccaṃ anudhammacārī;
Ādīnavaṃ sammasitā bhavesu,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

70 "Taṇhakkhayaṃ patthayamappamatto,
Aneḷamūgo sutavā satīmā;
Sankhātadhammo niyato padhānavā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

71 "Sīhova saddesu asantasanto,
Vātova jālamhi asajjamāno;
Padumaṃva toyena alippamāno",
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo.

72 "Sīho yathā dāṭhabalī pasayha,
Rājā migānaṃ abhibhuyya cārī;
Sevetha pantāni senāsanāni,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

73 "Mettaṃ upekkhaṃ karuṇaṃ vimuttiṃ,
Āsevamāno muditañca kāle;
Sabbena lokena avirujjhamāno,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

74 "Rāgañca dosañca pahāya mohaṃ,
Sandālayitvāna saṃyojanāni;
Asantasaṃ jīvitasankhayamhi,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

75 "Bhajanti sevanti ca kāraṇatthā,
Nikkāraṇā dullabhā ajja mittā;
Attaṭṭhapaññā asucī manussā,
Eko care khaggavisāṇakappo".

Khaggavisāṇasuttaṃ tatiyaṃ.