Therigatha - The Verses of the Elder Nuns

Chapter 7: Groups of Seven Verses

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).
Uttarātherīgāthā

175 "Musalāni gahetvāna,
dhaññaṃ koṭṭenti māṇavā;
Puttadārāni posentā,
dhanaṃ vindanti māṇavā.

176 Ghaṭetha buddhasāsane,
yaṃ katvā nānutappati;
Khippaṃ pādāni dhovitvā,
ekamantaṃ nisīdatha.

177 Cittaṃ upaṭṭhapetvāna,
ekaggaṃ susamāhitaṃ;
Paccavekkhatha sankhāre,
parato no ca attato".

178 "Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā,
paṭācārānusāsaniṃ;
Pāde pakkhālayitvāna,
ekamante upāvisiṃ.

179 Rattiyā purime yāme,
pubbajātimanussariṃ;
Rattiyā majjhime yāme,
dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ.

180 Rattiyā pacchime yāme,
tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ;
Tevijjā atha vuṭṭhāsiṃ,
katā te anusāsanī.

181 Sakkaṃva devā tidasā,
sangāme aparājitaṃ;
Purakkhatvā vihassāmi,
tevijjāmhi anāsavā".

Cālātherīgāthā

182 "Satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvāna,
bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā;
Paṭivijjhi padaṃ santaṃ,
sankhārūpasamaṃ sukhaṃ".

183 "Kaṃ nu uddissa muṇḍāsi,
samaṇī viya dissasi;
Na ca rocesi pāsaṇḍe,
kimidaṃ carasi momuhā".

184 "Ito bahiddhā pāsaṇḍā,
diṭṭhiyo upanissitā;
Na te dhammaṃ vijānanti,
na te dhammassa kovidā.

185 Atthi sakyakule jāto,
buddho appaṭipuggalo;
So me dhammamadesesi,
diṭṭhīnaṃ samatikkamaṃ.

186 Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ,
Dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ;
Ariyaṃ caṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ,
Dukkhūpasamagāminaṃ.

187 Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā,
vihariṃ sāsane ratā;
Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

188 Sabbattha vihatā nandī,
tamokhandho padālito;
Evaṃ jānāhi pāpima,
nihato tvamasi antaka".

Upacālātherīgāthā

189 "Satimatī cakkhumatī,
bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā;
Paṭivijjhi padaṃ santaṃ,
akāpurisasevitaṃ".

190 "Kiṃ nu jātiṃ na rocesi,
jāto kāmāni bhuñjati;
Bhuñjāhi kāmaratiyo,
māhu pacchānutāpinī".

191 "Jātassa maraṇaṃ hoti,
hatthapādāna chedanaṃ;
Vadhabandhapariklesaṃ,
jāto dukkhaṃ nigacchati.

192 Atthi sakyakule jāto,
sambuddho aparājito;
So me dhammamadesesi,
jātiyā samatikkamaṃ.

193 Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ,
dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ;
Ariyaṃ caṭṭhangikaṃ maggaṃ,
dukkhūpasamagāminaṃ.

194 Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā,
vihariṃ sāsane ratā;
Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

195 Sabbattha vihatā nandī,
tamokhandho padālito;
Evaṃ jānāhi pāpima,
nihato tvamasi antaka".