Therigatha - The Verses of the Elder Nuns
Chapter 11: The Group of Twelve Verses
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Uppalavaṇṇātherīgāthā
224 "Ubho mātā ca dhītā ca,
mayaṃ āsuṃ sapattiyo;
Tassā me ahu saṃvego,
abbhuto lomahaṃsano.225 Dhiratthu kāmā asucī,
duggandhā bahukaṇṭakā;
Yattha mātā ca dhītā ca,
sabhariyā mayaṃ ahuṃ.226 Kāmesvādīnavaṃ disvā,
nekkhammaṃ daṭṭhu khemato;
Sā pabbajjiṃ rājagahe,
agārasmānagāriyaṃ.227 Pubbenivāsaṃ jānāmi,
dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ;
Cetopariccañāṇañca,
sotadhātu visodhitā.228 Iddhīpi me sacchikatā,
patto me āsavakkhayo;
Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā,
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.229 Iddhiyā abhinimmitvā,
caturassaṃ rathaṃ ahaṃ;
Buddhassa pāde vanditvā,
lokanāthassa tādino".230 "Supupphitaggaṃ upagamma pādapaṃ,
Ekā tuvaṃ tiṭṭhasi sālamūle;
Na cāpi te dutiyo atthi koci,
Bāle na tvaṃ bhāyasi dhuttakānaṃ".231 "Sataṃ sahassānipi dhuttakānaṃ,
Samāgatā edisakā bhaveyyuṃ;
Lomaṃ na iñje napi sampavedhe,
Kiṃ me tuvaṃ māra karissaseko.232 Esā antaradhāyāmi,
kucchiṃ vā pavisāmi te;
Bhamukantare tiṭṭhāmi,
tiṭṭhantiṃ maṃ na dakkhasi.233 Cittamhi vasībhūtāhaṃ,
iddhipādā subhāvitā;
Chaḷabhiññā sacchikatā,
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.234 Sattisūlūpamā kāmā,
khandhāsaṃ adhikuṭṭanā;
Yaṃ tvaṃ ‘kāmaratiṃ’ brūsi,
‘āratī’ dāni sā mama.235 Sabbattha vihatā nandī,
Tamokhandho padālito;
Evaṃ jānāhi pāpima,
Nihato tvamasi antakā"ti.