Therigatha - The Verses of the Elder Nuns
Chapter 12: The Group of Sixteen Verses
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Puṇṇātherīgāthā
236 "Udahārī ahaṃ sīte,
sadā udakamotariṃ;
Ayyānaṃ daṇḍabhayabhītā,
vācādosabhayaṭṭitā.237 Kassa brāhmaṇa tvaṃ bhīto,
sadā udakamotari;
Vedhamānehi gattehi,
sītaṃ vedayase bhusaṃ".238 "Jānantī vata maṃ bhoti,
puṇṇike paripucchasi;
Karontaṃ kusalaṃ kammaṃ,
rundhantaṃ katapāpakaṃ.239 Yo ca vuḍḍho daharo vā,
pāpakammaṃ pakubbati;
Dakābhisecanā sopi,
pāpakammā pamuccati".240 "Ko nu te idamakkhāsi,
ajānantassa ajānako;
Dakābhisecanā nāma,
pāpakammā pamuccati.241 Saggaṃ nūna gamissanti,
sabbe maṇḍūkakacchapā;
Nāgā ca susumārā ca,
ye caññe udake carā.242 Orabbhikā sūkarikā,
macchikā migabandhakā;
Corā ca vajjhaghātā ca,
ye caññe pāpakammino;
Dakābhisecanā tepi,
pāpakammā pamuccare.243 Sace imā nadiyo te,
pāpaṃ pubbe kataṃ vahuṃ;
Puññampimā vaheyyuṃ te,
tena tvaṃ paribāhiro.244 Yassa brāhmaṇa tvaṃ bhīto,
sadā udakamotari;
Tameva brahme mā kāsi,
mā te sītaṃ chaviṃ hane".245 "Kummaggapaṭipannaṃ maṃ,
ariyamaggaṃ samānayi;
Dakābhisecanā bhoti,
imaṃ sāṭaṃ dadāmi te".246 "Tuyheva sāṭako hotu,
nāhamicchāmi sāṭakaṃ;
Sace bhāyasi dukkhassa,
sace te dukkhamappiyaṃ.247 Mākāsi pāpakaṃ kammaṃ,
āvi vā yadi vā raho;
Sace ca pāpakaṃ kammaṃ,
karissasi karosi vā.248 Na te dukkhā pamutyatthi,
upeccāpi palāyato;
Sace bhāyasi dukkhassa,
sace te dukkhamappiyaṃ.249 Upehi saraṇaṃ buddhaṃ,
dhammaṃ saṃghañca tādinaṃ;
Samādiyāhi sīlāni,
taṃ te atthāya hehiti".250 "Upemi saraṇaṃ buddhaṃ,
dhammaṃ saṃghañca tādinaṃ;
Samādiyāmi sīlāni,
taṃ me atthāya hehiti.251 Brahmabandhu pure āsiṃ,
ajjamhi saccabrāhmaṇo;
Tevijjo vedasampanno,
sottiyo camhi nhātako"ti.