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".