Theragatha - The Verses of the Senior Monks
Chapter 3: Groups of Three Verses
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Angaṇikabhāradvājatheragāthā
219 "Ayoni suddhimanvesaṃ,
aggiṃ paricariṃ vane;
Suddhimaggaṃ ajānanto,
220 Taṃ sukhena sukhaṃ laddhaṃ,
passa dhammasudhammataṃ;
Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.221 Brahmabandhu pure āsiṃ,
idāni khomhi brāhmaṇo;
Tevijjo sottiyo camhi vedagū"ti.
Paccayattheragāthā
222 "Pañcāhāhaṃ pabbajito,
sekho appattamānaso;
Vihāraṃ me paviṭṭhassa,
cetaso paṇidhī ahu.223 Nāsissaṃ na pivissāmi,
Napi passaṃ nipātessaṃ,
taṇhāsalle anūhate.224 Tassa mevaṃ viharato,
passa vīriyaparakkamaṃ;
Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanan"ti.
Bākulatheragāthā
225 "Yo pubbe karaṇīyāni,
pacchā so kātumicchati;
Sukhā so dhaṃsate ṭhānā,
pacchā ca manutappati.226 Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade,
yaṃ na kayirā na taṃ vade;
Akarontaṃ bhāsamānaṃ,
parijānanti paṇḍitā.227 Susukhaṃ vata nibbānaṃ,
sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;
Asokaṃ virajaṃ khemaṃ,
yattha dukkhaṃ nirujjhatī"ti.
Dhaniyattheragāthā
228 "Sukhañce jīvituṃ icche,
sāmaññasmiṃ apekkhavā;
Saṃghikaṃ nātimaññeyya,
cīvaraṃ pānabhojanaṃ.229 Sukhañce jīvituṃ icche,
sāmaññasmiṃ apekkhavā;
Ahi mūsikasobbhaṃva,
sevetha sayanāsanaṃ.230 Sukhañce jīvituṃ icche,
sāmaññasmiṃ apekkhavā;
Itarītarena tusseyya,
ekadhammañca bhāvaye"ti.
Mātangaputtattheragāthā
231 "Atisītaṃ atiuṇhaṃ,
atisāyamidaṃ ahu;
Iti vissaṭṭhakammante,
khaṇā accenti māṇave.232 Yo ca sītañca uṇhañca,
tiṇā bhiyyo na maññati;
Karaṃ purisakiccāni,
so sukhā na vihāyati.233 Dabbaṃ kusaṃ poṭakilaṃ,
usīraṃ muñjapabbajaṃ;
Urasā vivekamanubrūhayan"ti.
Khujjasobhitattheragāthā
234 "Ye cittakathī bahussutā,
Samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino;
Tesaññataroyamāyuvā,
Dvāre tiṭṭhati khujjasobhito".235 "Ye cittakathī bahussutā,
Samaṇā pāṭaliputtavāsino;
Tesaññataroyamāyuvā,
Dvāre tiṭṭhati māluterito".236 "Suyuddhena suyiṭṭhena,
sangāmavijayena ca;
Brahmacariyānuciṇṇena,
evāyaṃ sukhamedhatī"ti.
Vāraṇattheragāthā
237 "Yodha koci manussesu,
parapāṇāni hiṃsati;
Asmā lokā paramhā ca,
ubhayā dhaṃsate naro.238 Yo ca mettena cittena,
sabbapāṇānukampati;
Bahuñhi so pasavati,
puññaṃ tādisako naro.239 Subhāsitassa sikkhetha,
Ekāsanassa ca raho,
cittavūpasamassa cā"ti.
Vassikatheragāthā
240 "Ekopi saddho medhāvī,
assaddhānīdha ñātinaṃ;
Dhammaṭṭho sīlasampanno,
hoti atthāya bandhunaṃ.241 Niggayha anukampāya,
coditā ñātayo mayā;
Ñātibandhavapemena,
kāraṃ katvāna bhikkhusu.242 Te abbhatītā kālankatā,
pattā te tidivaṃ sukhaṃ;
Bhātaro mayhaṃ mātā ca,
modanti kāmakāmino"ti.
Yasojattheragāthā
243 "Kālapabbangasankāso,
kiso Mattaññū annapānamhi,
adīnamānaso naro".244 "Phuṭṭho ḍaṃsehi makasehi,
araññasmiṃ brahāvane;
Nāgo sangāmasīseva,
sato tatrādhivāsaye.245 Yathā brahmā tathā eko,
yathā devo tathā duve;
Yathā gāmo tathā tayo,
kolāhalaṃ tatuttarin"ti.
Sāṭimattiyattheragāthā
246 "Ahu tuyhaṃ pure saddhā,
sā te ajja na vijjati;
Yaṃ tuyhaṃ tuyhamevetaṃ,
natthi duccaritaṃ mama.247 Aniccā hi calā saddhā,
evaṃ diṭṭhā hi sā mayā;
Rajjantipi virajjanti,
tattha kiṃ jiyyate muni.248 Paccati munino bhattaṃ,
Thokaṃ thokaṃ kule kule;
Piṇḍikāya carissāmi,
Atthi
Upālittheragāthā
249 "Saddhāya abhinikkhamma,
navapabbajito navo;
Mitte bhajeyya kalyāṇe,
suddhājīve atandite.250 Saddhāya abhinikkhamma,
navapabbajito navo;
Saṃghasmiṃ viharaṃ bhikkhu,
sikkhetha vinayaṃ budho.251 Saddhāya abhinikkhamma,
navapabbajito navo;
Kappākappesu kusalo,
careyya apurakkhato"ti.
Uttarapālattheragāthā
252 "Paṇḍitaṃ vata maṃ santaṃ,
alamatthavicintakaṃ;
Pañca kāmaguṇā loke,
sammohā pātayiṃsu maṃ.253 Pakkhando māravisaye,
daḷhasallasamappito;
Asakkhiṃ maccurājassa,
ahaṃ pāsā pamuccituṃ.254 Sabbe kāmā pahīnā me,
bhavā sabbe Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro,
natthi dāni punabbhavo"ti.
Abhibhūtattheragāthā
255 "Suṇātha ñātayo sabbe,
yāvantettha samāgatā;
Dhammaṃ vo desayissāmi,
dukkhā jāti punappunaṃ.256 Yuñjatha buddhasāsane;
Dhunātha maccuno senaṃ,
Naḷāgāraṃva kuñjaro.257 Yo imasmiṃ dhammavinaye,
appamatto Pahāya jātisaṃsāraṃ,
dukkhassantaṃ karissatī"ti.
Gotamattheragāthā
258 "Saṃsaraṃ hi nirayaṃ agacchissaṃ,
Petalokamagamaṃ punappunaṃ;
Dukkhamamhipi Nekadhā hi vusitaṃ ciraṃ mayā.259 Mānusopi ca bhavobhirādhito,
Saggakāyamagamaṃ sakiṃ sakiṃ;
Rūpadhātusu arūpadhātusu,
Nevasaññisu asaññisuṭṭhitaṃ.260 Sambhavā suviditā asārakā,
Sankhatā pacalitā saderitā;
Taṃ viditvā mahamattasambhavaṃ,
Santimeva satimā samajjhagan"ti.
Hāritattheragāthā
261 "Yo pubbe karaṇīyāni,
pacchā so kātumicchati;
Sukhā so dhaṃsate ṭhānā,
pacchā ca manutappati.262 Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade,
yaṃ na kayirā na taṃ vade;
Akarontaṃ bhāsamānaṃ,
parijānanti paṇḍitā.263 Susukhaṃ vata nibbānaṃ,
sammāsambuddhadesitaṃ;
Asokaṃ virajaṃ khemaṃ,
yattha dukkhaṃ nirujjhatī"ti.
Vimalattheragāthā
264 "Pāpamitte vivajjetvā,
bhajeyyuttamapuggalaṃ;
Ovāde cassa tiṭṭheyya,
patthento acalaṃ sukhaṃ.265 Parittaṃ dārumāruyha,
yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;
Evaṃ kusītamāgamma,
sādhujīvīpi sīdati;
Tasmā taṃ parivajjeyya,
kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ.266 Pavivittehi ariyehi,
pahitattehi jhāyibhi;
Niccaṃ āraddhavīriyehi,
paṇḍitehi sahāvase"ti.