Therigatha - The Verses of the Elder Nuns
Chapter 6: Groups of Six Verses
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Pañcasatamattātherīgāthā
127 "Yassa maggaṃ na jānāsi,
āgatassa gatassa vā;
Taṃ kuto cāgataṃ sattaṃ,
‘mama putto’ti rodasi.128 Maggañca khossa jānāsi,
āgatassa gatassa vā;
Na naṃ samanusocesi,
evaṃdhammā hi pāṇino.129 Ayācito tatāgacchi,
nānuññāto ito gato;
Kutoci nūna āgantvā,
vasitvā katipāhakaṃ;
Itopi aññena gato,
tatopaññena gacchati.130 Peto manussarūpena,
saṃsaranto gamissati;
Yathāgato tathā gato,
kā tattha paridevanā".131 "Abbahī vata me sallaṃ,
duddasaṃ hadayassitaṃ;
Yā me sokaparetāya,
puttasokaṃ byapānudi.132 Sājja abbūḷhasallāhaṃ,
Nicchātā parinibbutā;
Buddhaṃ dhammañca saṃghañca,
Upemi saraṇaṃ muniṃ".
Vāseṭṭhītherīgāthā
133 "Puttasokenahaṃ aṭṭā,
khittacittā visaññinī;
Naggā pakiṇṇakesī ca,
tena tena vicārihaṃ.134 Vīthi sankārakūṭesu,
susāne rathiyāsu ca;
Acariṃ tīṇi vassāni,
khuppipāsāsamappitā.135 Athaddasāsiṃ sugataṃ,
nagaraṃ mithilaṃ pati;
Adantānaṃ dametāraṃ,
sambuddhamakutobhayaṃ.136 Sacittaṃ paṭiladdhāna,
vanditvāna upāvisiṃ;
So me dhammamadesesi,
anukampāya gotamo.137 Tassa dhammaṃ suṇitvāna,
pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;
Yuñjantī satthuvacane,
sacchākāsiṃ padaṃ sivaṃ.138 Sabbe sokā samucchinnā,
pahīnā etadantikā;
Pariññātā hi me vatthū,
yato sokāna sambhavo"ti.
Khemātherīgāthā
139 "Daharā tvaṃ rūpavatī,
ahampi daharo yuvā;
Pañcangikena turiyena,
ehi kheme ramāmase".140 "Iminā pūtikāyena,
āturena pabhangunā;
Aṭṭiyāmi harāyāmi,
kāmataṇhā samūhatā.141 Sattisūlūpamā kāmā,
khandhāsaṃ adhikuṭṭanā;
Yaṃ ‘tvaṃ kāmaratiṃ’ brūsi,
‘aratī’ dāni sā mama.142 Sabbattha vihatā nandī,
tamokhandho padālito;
Evaṃ jānāhi pāpima,
nihato tvamasi antaka.143 Nakkhattāni namassantā,
aggiṃ paricaraṃ vane;
Yathābhuccamajānantā,
bālā suddhimamaññatha.144 Ahañca kho namassantī,
sambuddhaṃ purisuttamaṃ;
Pamuttā sabbadukkhehi,
satthusāsanakārikā"ti.
Sujātātherīgāthā
145 "Alankatā suvasanā,
mālinī candanokkhitā;
Sabbābharaṇasañchannā,
dāsīgaṇapurakkhatā.146 Annaṃ pānañca ādāya,
khajjaṃ bhojjaṃ anappakaṃ;
Gehato nikkhamitvāna,
uyyānamabhihārayiṃ.147 Tattha ramitvā kīḷitvā,
āgacchantī sakaṃ gharaṃ;
Vihāraṃ daṭṭhuṃ pāvisiṃ,
sākete añjanaṃ vanaṃ.148 Disvāna lokapajjotaṃ,
vanditvāna upāvisiṃ;
So me dhammamadesesi,
anukampāya cakkhumā.149 Sutvā ca kho mahesissa,
saccaṃ sampaṭivijjhahaṃ;
Tattheva virajaṃ dhammaṃ,
phusayiṃ amataṃ padaṃ.150 Tato viññātasaddhammā,
pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;
Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
amoghaṃ buddhasāsanan"ti.
Anopamātherīgāthā
151 "Ucce kule ahaṃ jātā,
bahuvitte mahaddhane;
Vaṇṇarūpena sampannā,
dhītā majjhassa atrajā.152 Patthitā rājaputtehi,
seṭṭhiputtehi gijjhitā;
Pitu me pesayī dūtaṃ,
detha mayhaṃ anopamaṃ.153 Yattakaṃ tulitā esā,
tuyhaṃ dhītā anopamā;
Tato aṭṭhaguṇaṃ dassaṃ,
hiraññaṃ ratanāni ca.154 Sāhaṃ disvāna sambuddhaṃ,
lokajeṭṭhaṃ anuttaraṃ;
Tassa pādāni vanditvā,
ekamantaṃ upāvisiṃ.155 So me dhammamadesesi,
anukampāya gotamo;
Nisinnā āsane tasmiṃ,
phusayiṃ tatiyaṃ phalaṃ.156 Tato kesāni chetvāna,
pabbajiṃ anagāriyaṃ;
Ajja me sattamī ratti,
yato taṇhā visositā"ti.
Mahāpajāpatigotamītherīgāthā
157 "Buddha vīra namo tyatthu,
sabbasattānamuttama;
Yo maṃ dukkhā pamocesi,
aññañca bahukaṃ janaṃ.158 Sabbadukkhaṃ pariññātaṃ,
Hetutaṇhā visositā;maggo,
Bhāvito aṭṭhangiko
Nirodho phusito mayā.159 Mātā putto pitā bhātā,
ayyakā ca pure ahuṃ;
Yathābhuccamajānantī,
saṃsariṃhaṃ anibbisaṃ.160 Diṭṭho hi me so bhagavā,
antimoyaṃ samussayo;
Vikkhīṇo jātisaṃsāro,
natthi dāni punabbhavo.161 Āraddhavīriye pahitatte,
Niccaṃ daḷhaparakkame;
Samagge sāvake passe,
Esā buddhāna vandanā.162 Bahūnaṃ vata atthāya,
Māyā janayi gotamaṃ;
Byādhimaraṇatunnānaṃ,
Dukkhakkhandhaṃ byapānudī"ti.
Guttātherīgāthā
163 "Gutte yadatthaṃ pabbajjā,
hitvā puttaṃ vasuṃ piyaṃ;
Tameva anubrūhehi,
mā cittassa vasaṃ gami.164 Cittena vañcitā sattā,
mārassa visaye ratā;
Anekajātisaṃsāraṃ,
sandhāvanti aviddasū.165 Kāmacchandañca byāpādaṃ,
sakkāyadiṭṭhimeva ca;
Sīlabbataparāmāsaṃ,
vicikicchañca pañcamaṃ.166 Saṃyojanāni etāni,
pajahitvāna bhikkhunī;
Orambhāgamanīyāni,
nayidaṃ punarehisi.167 Rāgaṃ mānaṃ avijjañca,
uddhaccañca vivajjiya;
Saṃyojanāni chetvāna,
dukkhassantaṃ karissasi.168 Khepetvā jātisaṃsāraṃ,
pariññāya punabbhavaṃ;
Diṭṭheva dhamme nicchātā,
upasantā carissatī"ti.
Vijayātherīgāthā
169 "Catukkhattuṃ pañcakkhattuṃ,
vihārā upanikkhamiṃ;
Aladdhā cetaso santiṃ,
citte avasavattinī.170 Bhikkhuniṃ upasankamma,
sakkaccaṃ paripucchahaṃ;
Sā me dhammamadesesi,
dhātuāyatanāni ca.171 Cattāri ariyasaccāni,
indriyāni balāni ca;
Bojjhangaṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ,
uttamatthassa pattiyā.172 Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā,
karontī anusāsaniṃ;
Rattiyā purime yāme,
pubbajātimanussariṃ.173 Rattiyā majjhime yāme,
dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ;
Rattiyā pacchime yāme,
tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ.174 Pītisukhena ca kāyaṃ,
Pharitvā vihariṃ tadā;
Sattamiyā pāde pasāresiṃ,
Tamokhandhaṃ padāliyā"ti.