Sutta Nipata Chapter 4: The Eights - Atthakavagga

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

Guhaṭṭhakasutta

772 Satto guhāyaṃ bahunābhichanno,
Tiṭṭhaṃ naro mohanasmiṃ pagāḷho;
Dūre vivekā hi tathāvidho so,
Kāmā hi loke na hi suppahāyā.

773 Icchānidānā bhavasātabaddhā,
Te duppamuñcā na hi aññamokkhā;
Pacchā pure vāpi apekkhamānā,
Ime va kāme purime va jappaṃ.

774 Kāmesu giddhā pasutā pamūḷhā,
Avadāniyā te visame niviṭṭhā;
Dukkhūpanītā paridevayanti,
Kiṃsū bhavissāma ito cutāse.


775 Tasmā hi sikkhetha idheva jantu,
Yaṃ kiñci jaññā visamanti loke;
Na tassa hetū visamaṃ careyya,
Appañhidaṃ jīvitamāhu dhīrā.

776 Passāmi loke pariphandamānaṃ,
Pajaṃ imaṃ taṇhagataṃ bhavesu;
Hīnā narā maccumukhe lapanti,
Avītataṇhāse bhavābhavesu.

777 Mamāyite passatha phandamāne,
Maccheva appodake khīṇasote;
Etampi disvā amamo careyya,
Bhavesu āsattimakubbamāno.

778 Ubhosu antesu vineyya chandaṃ,
Phassaṃ pariññāya anānugiddho;
Yadattagarahī tadakubbamāno,
Na lippatī diṭṭhasutesu dhīro.

779 Saññaṃ pariññā vitareyya oghaṃ,
Pariggahesu muni nopalitto;
Abbūḷhasallo caramappamatto,
Nāsīsatī lokamimaṃ parañcāti.

Guhaṭṭhakasuttaṃ dutiyaṃ.