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Gotamattheragāthā

Gotama (2nd)

“Saṁsaraṁ hi nirayaṁ agacchissaṁ,
Transmigrating, I went to hell,

Petalokamagamaṁ punappunaṁ;
and to the ghost realm time and again.

Dukkhamamhipi tiracchānayoniyaṁ,
Many times I dwelt long

Nekadhā hi vusitaṁ ciraṁ mayā.
in the animal realm, so full of pain.

Mānusopi ca bhavobhirādhito,
I was also reborn as a human,

Saggakāyamagamaṁ sakiṁ sakiṁ;
and from time to time I went to heaven.

Rūpadhātusu arūpadhātusu,
I’ve stayed in realms of form and formlessness,

Nevasaññisu asaññisuṭṭhitaṁ.
among the neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient, <j>and the non-percipient.

Sambhavā suviditā asārakā,
I know well these created states are worthless—

Saṅkhatā pacalitā saderitā;
conditioned, unstable, always in motion.

Taṁ viditvā mahamattasambhavaṁ,
When I understood that this is created in myself,

Santimeva satimā samajjhagan”ti.
mindful, I found peace.

… Gotamo thero ….