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Uttamātherīgāthā

Uttamā Verses of the Elder Uttamā

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 shattered the mass of darkness.
having destroyed this mass of darkness.”

… Uttamā therī ….
The Elder Uttamā