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 yo

495 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.