Theragatha - The Verses of the Senior Monks
Chapter 15: Groups of Sixteen Verses
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Aññāsikoṇḍaññatheragāthā
673 "Esa bhiyyo pasīdāmi,
sutvā dhammaṃ mahārasaṃ;
Virāgo desito dhammo,
anupādāya sabbaso".674 "Bahūni loke citrāni,
asmiṃ pathavimaṇḍale;
Mathenti maññe sankappaṃ,
subhaṃ rāgūpasaṃhitaṃ.675 yathā meghopasammaye;
Evaṃ sammanti sankappā,
yadā paññāya passati.676 Sabbe sankhārā aniccāti,
yadā paññāya passati;
Atha nibbindati dukkhe,
esa maggo visuddhiyā.677 Sabbe sankhārā dukkhāti,
,
yadā paññāya passati;
Atha nibbindati dukkhe
esa maggo visuddhiyā.678 Sabbe dhammā anattāti,
yadā paññāya passati;
Atha nibbindati dukkhe,
esa maggo visuddhiyā.679 Buddhānubuddho yo thero,
koṇḍañño tibbanikkamo;
Pahīnajātimaraṇo,
brahmacariyassa kevalī.680 Oghapāso Pabbato duppadālayo;
Chetvā khilañca pāsañca,
Selaṃ Tiṇṇo pārangato jhāyī,
Mutto so mārabandhanā.681 Uddhato capalo bhikkhu,
mitte āgamma pāpake;
Saṃsīdati mahoghasmiṃ,
682 Anuddhato acapalo,
nipako saṃvutindriyo;
Kalyāṇamitto medhāvī,
dukkhassantakaro siyā.683 Kālapabbangasankāso,
kiso dhamanisanthato;
Mattaññū annapānasmiṃ,
adīnamanaso naro.684 Phuṭṭho ḍaṃsehi makasehi,
araññasmiṃ brahāvane;
Nāgo sangāmasīseva,
sato tatrādhivāsaye.685 Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṃ,
… pe …
nibbisaṃ bhatako yathā.686 Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṃ,
… pe …
sampajāno patissato.687 Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,
… pe …
bhavanetti samūhatā.688 agārasmānagāriyaṃ;
So me attho anuppatto,
kiṃ me saddhivihārinā"ti.
Udāyittheragāthā
689 "Manussabhūtaṃ sambuddhaṃ,
Attadantaṃ samāhitaṃ;
Iriyamānaṃ brahmapathe,
Cittassūpasame rataṃ.690 Yaṃ manussā namassanti,
sabbadhammāna pāraguṃ;
Devāpi taṃ namassanti,
iti me arahato sutaṃ.691 Sabbasaṃyojanātītaṃ,
vanā nibbanamāgataṃ;
Kāmehi692 Sa ve himavāvaññe siluccaye;
Sabbesaṃ nāganāmānaṃ,
saccanāmo anuttaro.693 Nāgaṃ vo kittayissāmi,
na hi āguṃ karoti so;
Soraccaṃ avihiṃsā ca,
pādā nāgassa te duve.694 Sati ca sampajaññañca,
caraṇā nāgassa tepare;
Saddhāhattho mahānāgo,
upekkhāsetadantavā.695 Sati gīvā siro paññā,
vīmaṃsā dhammacintanā;
Dhammakucchisamāvāso,
viveko tassa vāladhi.696 So jhāyī assāsarato,
ajjhattaṃ susamāhito;
Gacchaṃ samāhito nāgo,
ṭhito nāgo samāhito.697 Sayaṃ samāhito nāgo,
nisinnopi samāhito;
Sabbattha saṃvuto nāgo,
esā nāgassa sampadā.698 Bhuñjati anavajjāni,
sāvajjāni na bhuñjati;
Ghāsamacchādanaṃ laddhā,
sannidhiṃ parivajjayaṃ.699 Saṃyojanaṃ aṇuṃ thūlaṃ,
sabbaṃ chetvāna bandhanaṃ;
Yena yeneva gacchati,
anapekkhova gacchati.700 Yathāpi udake jātaṃ,
puṇḍarīkaṃ pavaḍḍhati;
Nopalippati toyena,
sucigandhaṃ manoramaṃ.701 Tatheva ca loke jāto,
buddho loke Nopalippati lokena,
toyena padumaṃ yathā.702 Mahāgini pajjalito,
anāhāropasammati;
Angāresu ca santesu,
nibbutoti pavuccati.703 Atthassāyaṃ viññāpanī,
upamā viññūhi desitā;
Viññissanti mahānāgā,
nāgaṃ nāgena desitaṃ.704 Vītarāgo vītadoso,
Vītamoho anāsavo;
Sarīraṃ vijahaṃ nāgo,