Catukkanipāta

The Book of the Fours

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Theragāthā 4.9

Verses of the Senior Monks 4.9

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Catukkanipāta

The Book of the Fours

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Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

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Candanattheragāthā

Candana

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“Jātarūpena sañchannā,

Covered over with gold,

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dāsīgaṇapurakkhatā;

surrounded by all her maids,

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Aṅkena puttamādāya,

with my son upon her hip,

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bhariyā maṁ upāgami.

my wife came to me.

2.1

Tañca disvāna āyantiṁ,

I saw her coming,

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sakaputtassa mātaraṁ;

the mother of my son,

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Alaṅkataṁ suvasanaṁ,

adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,

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maccupāsaṁva oḍḍitaṁ.

set up like a snare of death.

3.1

Tato me manasīkāro,

Then the realization

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yoniso udapajjatha;

came upon me—

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Ādīnavo pāturahu,

the danger became clear,

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nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

and I was firmly disillusioned.

4.1

Tato cittaṁ vimucci me,

Then my mind was freed—

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passa dhammasudhammataṁ;

behold the clear rightness of the teaching!

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Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

I’ve attained the three knowledges

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kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

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… Candano thero ….