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Cittātherīgāthā

Cittā Verses of the Elder Cittā

“Kiñcāpi khomhi kisikā,
Though I’m skinny,
“I was skin and bones,

gilānā bāḷhadubbalā;
sick, and very feeble,
sick, and very weak;

Daṇḍamolubbha gacchāmi,
I climb the mountain,
but, leaning on a stick,

pabbataṁ abhirūhiya.
leaning on a staff.
I climbed the mountain.

Saṅghāṭiṁ nikkhipitvāna,
Having laid down my outer robe,
I laid down the outer robe

pattakañca nikujjiya;
and overturned my bowl,
and overturned the bowl;

Sele khambhesimattānaṁ,
propping myself against a rock,
settled on a stone,

tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.
I shattered the mass of darkness.
I destroyed this mass of darkness.”

… Cittā therī ….
The Elder Cittā