Theragatha - The Verses of the Senior Monks

Chapter 15: Groups of Sixteen Verses

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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;
Kāmehi

692 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,