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Abhayamātutherīgāthā

To Abhayā’s Mother From Her Daughter Verses of the Elder Abhayā

“Uddhaṁ pādatalā amma,
My dear mother, examine this body,
“Mother, I contemplated the body

adho ve kesamatthakā;
up from the soles of the feet,
from the soles of the feet

Paccavekkhassumaṁ kāyaṁ,
and down from the tips of the hairs,
all the way to the top of the head,

asuciṁ pūtigandhikaṁ.
so impure and foul-smelling.
seeing it as impure and fetid.

Evaṁ viharamānāya,
Meditating like this,
Dwelling in this way,

sabbo rāgo samūhato;
all my lust is eradicated.
I uprooted all passion

Pariḷāho samucchinno,
The fever of passion is cut off,
and extinguished all heat:

sītibhūtāmhi nibbutā”ti.
I’m cooled and quenched.
I have become cool and quenched.”

… Abhayamātā therī ….
The Elder Abhayā