Theragāthā 5.10
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 5.10
Pañcakanipāta
The Book of the Fives
Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Yasadattattheragāthā
Yasadatta
“Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
Ārakā hoti saddhammā,
They’re as far from the true teaching
nabhaso pathavī yathā.
as the earth is from the sky.
Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
Parihāyati saddhammā,
They fall away from the true teaching,
kāḷapakkheva candimā.
like the moon in the waning fortnight.
Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
Parisussati saddhamme,
They wither away in the true teaching,
maccho appodake yathā.
like a fish in a little puddle.
Upārambhacitto dummedho,
With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
listens to the victor’s instruction.
Na virūhati saddhamme,
They don’t thrive in the true teaching,
khette bījaṁva pūtikaṁ.
like a rotten seed in a field.
Yo ca tuṭṭhena cittena,
But one with contented mind
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ;
who listens to the victor’s instruction—
Khepetvā āsave sabbe,
having wiped out all defilements;
sacchikatvā akuppataṁ;
having witnessed the unshakable;
Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ,
having arrived at ultimate peace—
parinibbātināsavo”ti.
the undefiled are fully extinguished.”
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