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Sivakattheragāthā

Sivaka

“Aniccāni gahakāni,
Houses are impermanent—

tattha tattha punappunaṁ;
on and on, life after life.

Gahakāraṁ gavesanto,
I’ve been searching for the house-builder—

dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.
painful is birth again and again.

Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi,
I’ve seen you, house-builder!

puna gehaṁ na kāhasi;
You won’t build a house again.

Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā,
Your rafters are all broken,

thūṇikā ca vidālitā;
your ridgepole is shattered.

Vimariyādikataṁ cittaṁ,
My mind is released from limits:

idheva vidhamissatī”ti.
in this very life it will dissipate.

… Sivako thero ….