Chakkanipāta

The Book of the Sixes

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Therīgāthā 6.2

Verses of the Senior Nuns 6.2

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Chakkanipāta

The Book of the Sixes

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Vāseṭṭhītherīgāthā

Vāseṭṭhī

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“Puttasokenahaṁ aṭṭā,

Struck down with grief for my son,

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khittacittā visaññinī;

deranged, out of my mind,

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Naggā pakiṇṇakesī ca,

nude, my hair flying,

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tena tena vicārihaṁ.

I wandered here and there.

2.1

Vīthi saṅkārakūṭesu,

I lived on rubbish heaps,

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susāne rathiyāsu ca;

in cemeteries and highways.

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Acariṁ tīṇi vassāni,

For three years I wandered,

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khuppipāsāsamappitā.

stricken by hunger and thirst.

3.1

Athaddasāsiṁ sugataṁ,

Then I saw the Holy One

3.2

nagaraṁ mithilaṁ pati;

back at the city of Mithilā.

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Adantānaṁ dametāraṁ,

Tamer of the untamed,

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sambuddhamakutobhayaṁ.

the Awakened One fears nothing from any quarter.

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Sacittaṁ paṭiladdhāna,

Regaining my mind,

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vanditvāna upāvisiṁ;

I paid homage and sat down.

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So me dhammamadesesi,

Out of compassion

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anukampāya gotamo.

Gotama taught me the Dhamma.

5.1

Tassa dhammaṁ suṇitvāna,

After hearing his teaching,

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pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ;

I went forth to homelessness.

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Yuñjantī satthuvacane,

Applying myself to the Teacher’s words,

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sacchākāsiṁ padaṁ sivaṁ.

I realized the state of grace.

6.1

Sabbe sokā samucchinnā,

All sorrows are cut off,

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pahīnā etadantikā;

given up, they end here.

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Pariññātā hi me vatthū,

I’ve fully understood the basis

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yato sokāna sambhavo”ti.

from which grief comes to be.

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… Vāseṭṭhī therī ….