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Sāṭimattiyattheragāthā

Sāṭimattiya

“Ahu tuyhaṁ pure saddhā,
In the past you had faith,

sā te ajja na vijjati;
today you have none.

Yaṁ tuyhaṁ tuyhamevetaṁ,
What’s yours is yours alone—

natthi duccaritaṁ mama.
I’ve done nothing wrong.

Aniccā hi calā saddhā,
Faith is impermanent, fickle:

evaṁ diṭṭhā hi sā mayā;
or so I have seen.

Rajjantipi virajjanti,
Passions wax and wane:

tattha kiṁ jiyyate muni.
why would a sage waste away on that account?

Paccati munino bhattaṁ,
The meal of a sage is cooked

Thokaṁ thokaṁ kule kule;
bit by bit in this family or that.

Piṇḍikāya carissāmi,
I’ll walk for alms,

Atthi jaṅghabalaṁ mamā”ti.
for my legs are strong.

… Sāṭimattiyo thero ….