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Senakattheragāthā

Senaka

“Svāgataṁ vata me āsi,
It was so welcome for me

gayāyaṁ gayaphagguyā;
during the Gayā spring festival

Yaṁ addasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ,
to see the Awakened One

desentaṁ dhammamuttamaṁ.
teaching the supreme Dhamma.

Mahappabhaṁ gaṇācariyaṁ,
He was glorious, the teacher of a community,

aggapattaṁ vināyakaṁ;
a leader who had realized the highest.

Sadevakassa lokassa,
In all the world with its gods,

jinaṁ atuladassanaṁ.
he was the victor of unequaled vision.

Mahānāgaṁ mahāvīraṁ,
A great giant, a great hero,

mahājutimanāsavaṁ;
a great light free of defilement.

Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇaṁ,
With the utter ending of all defilements,

satthāramakutobhayaṁ.
the teacher fears nothing from any quarter.

Cirasaṅkiliṭṭhaṁ vata maṁ,
For a long time, sadly, I was corrupted,

diṭṭhisandānabandhitaṁ;
fettered by the bond of wrong view.

Vimocayi so bhagavā,
That Blessed One, Senaka,

sabbaganthehi senakan”ti.
released me from all ties.

… Senako thero ….