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Sumaṅgalamātātherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Sumaṅgala’s Mother Sumaṅgala’s Mother

“Sumuttikā sumuttikā,
“Well released, well released,
I’m well freed, well freed,

Sādhumuttikāmhi musalassa;
I am well released and free from the pestle.
so very well freed from the pestle!

Ahiriko me chattakaṁ vāpi,
I am shielded from my shameless husband
My shameless husband popped up like a mushroom,

Ukkhalikā me deḍḍubhaṁ vāti.
and from the kettle that hisses like a water snake.
my mortar wafted like eels.

Rāgañca ahaṁ dosañca,
Hiss! Hiss! I destroy
Greed and hate sizzle and hiss

Cicciṭi cicciṭīti vihanāmi;
passion and aversion.
as I squelch them.

Sā rukkhamūlamupagamma,
Having gone to the root of a tree,
Having gone to the root of a tree,

Aho sukhanti sukhato jhāyāmī”ti.
‘O bliss!’ I happily meditate.”
I meditate happily, thinking, “Oh, what bliss!”

… Sumaṅgalamātā therī ….
The Elder Sumaṅgala’s Mother