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Candanattheragāthā

Candana

“Jātarūpena sañchannā,
Covered over with gold,

dāsīgaṇapurakkhatā;
surrounded by all her maids,

Aṅkena puttamādāya,
with my son upon her hip,

bhariyā maṁ upāgami.
my wife came to me.

Tañca disvāna āyantiṁ,
I saw her coming,

sakaputtassa mātaraṁ;
the mother of my son,

Alaṅkataṁ suvasanaṁ,
adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,

maccupāsaṁva oḍḍitaṁ.
like a snare of death laid down.

Tato me manasīkāro,
Then the realization

yoniso udapajjatha;
came upon me—

Ādīnavo pāturahu,
the danger became clear,

nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.
and I was firmly disillusioned.

Tato cittaṁ vimucci me,
Then my mind was freed—

passa dhammasudhammataṁ;
see the excellence of the teaching!

Tisso vijjā anuppattā,
I’ve attained the three knowledges

kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

… Candano thero ….