Theragatha - The Verses of the Senior Monks
Chapter 8: Groups of Eight Verses
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
8.1 Mahākaccāyanattheragāthā
494 "Kammaṃ bahukaṃ na kāraye,
Parivajjeyya janaṃ na uyyame;
So ussukko rasānugiddho,
Atthaṃ riñcati yo495 Pankoti hi naṃ avedayuṃ,
Yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu;
Sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ,
Sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho.496 Na parassupanidhāya,
kammaṃ maccassa pāpakaṃ;
Attanā taṃ na seveyya,
kammabandhū hi mātiyā.497 Na pare vacanā coro,
na pare vacanā muni;
Attā devāpi naṃ tathā vidū.498 Pare ca na vijānanti,
mayamettha yamāmase;
Ye ca tattha vijānanti,
tato sammanti medhagā.499 Jīvate vāpi sappañño,
api vittaparikkhayo;
Paññāya ca alābhena,
vittavāpi na jīvati.500 Sabbaṃ suṇāti sotena,
sabbaṃ passati cakkhunā;
Na ca diṭṭhaṃ sutaṃ dhīro,
sabbaṃ ujjhitumarahati.501 Cakkhumāssa yathā andho,
sotavā badhiro yathā;
Paññavāssa yathā mūgo,
balavā dubbaloriva;
8.2 Sirimittattheragāthā
502 "Akkodhanonupanāhī,
amāyo rittapesuṇo;
Sa ve tādisako bhikkhu,
evaṃ pecca na socati.503 Akkodhanonupanāhī,
amāyo rittapesuṇo;
Guttadvāro sadā bhikkhu,
evaṃ pecca na socati.504 Akkodhanonupanāhī,
amāyo rittapesuṇo;
Kalyāṇasīlo evaṃ pecca na socati.505 Akkodhanonupanāhī,
amāyo rittapesuṇo;
Kalyāṇamitto evaṃ pecca na socati.506 Akkodhanonupanāhī,
amāyo rittapesuṇo;
Kalyāṇapañño evaṃ pecca na socati.507 Yassa saddhā tathāgate,
acalā suppatiṭṭhitā;
Sīlañca yassa kalyāṇaṃ,
ariyakantaṃ pasaṃsitaṃ.508 Saṃghe pasādo yassatthi,
ujubhūtañca dassanaṃ;
‘Adaliddo’ti taṃ āhu,
amoghaṃ tassa jīvitaṃ.509 Tasmā saddhañca sīlañca,
pasādaṃ dhammadassanaṃ;
Anuyuñjetha medhāvī,
saraṃ buddhāna sāsanan"ti.
8.3 Mahāpanthakattheragāthā
510 "Yadā paṭhamamaddakkhiṃ,
satthāramakutobhayaṃ;
Tato me ahu saṃvego,
passitvā purisuttamaṃ.511 Siriṃ hatthehi pādehi,
yo paṇāmeyya āgataṃ;
Etādisaṃ so satthāraṃ,
ārādhetvā virādhaye.512 Tadāhaṃ puttadārañca,
dhanadhaññañca chaḍḍayiṃ;
Kesamassūni chedetvā,
pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ.513 Sikkhāsājīvasampanno,
indriyesu susaṃvuto;
Namassamāno sambuddhaṃ,
vihāsiṃ aparājito.514 Tato me paṇidhī āsi,
cetaso abhipatthito;
Na nisīde muhuttampi,
taṇhāsalle anūhate.515 Tassa mevaṃ viharato,
passa vīriyaparakkamaṃ;
Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.516 Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi,
dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;
Arahā dakkhiṇeyyomhi,
vippamutto nirūpadhi.517 Tato ratyā Sabbaṃ taṇhaṃ visosetvā,
pallankena upāvisin"ti.