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Uttamātherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Uttamā Uttamā

“Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ,
“Four times, five times,
Four or five times

vihārā upanikkhamiṁ;
I went outside.
I left my dwelling.

Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ,
I had not attained peace of mind
I had failed to find peace of heart,

citte avasavattinī.
and I had no power over the mind.
or any control over my mind.

Sā bhikkhuniṁ upagacchiṁ,
I approached a bhikkhunī
I approached a nun

yā me saddhāyikā ahu;
whom I trusted.
in whom I had faith.

Sā me dhammamadesesi,
She taught me the Dhamma:
She taught me the Dhamma:

khandhāyatanadhātuyo.
the khandhas, elements, and sense domains.
the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.

Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna,
I listened to her Dhamma,
When I had heard her teaching,

Yathā maṁ anusāsi sā;
followed her instructions,
in accordance with her instructions,

Sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena,
and sat cross-legged for seven days,
I sat cross-legged for seven days without moving,

Nisīdiṁ pītisukhasamappitā;
dedicated to bliss and happiness.
given over to rapture and bliss.

Aṭṭhamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ,
On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,
On the eighth day I stretched out my feet,

Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.
having destroyed this mass of darkness.”
having shattered the mass of darkness.

… Uttamā therī ….
The Elder Uttamā