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Selātherīgāthā

Selā Verses of the Elder Selā

“Natthi nissaraṇaṁ loke,
“There’s no escape in the world,
“There is no escape in the world,

kiṁ vivekena kāhasi;
so what will seclusion do for you?
so what will you do in seclusion?

Bhuñjāhi kāmaratiyo,
Enjoy erotic delights;
Enjoy sensual pleasures,

māhu pacchānutāpinī”.
don’t regret it later.”
do not regret it later.”

“Sattisūlūpamā kāmā,
“Sensual pleasures are like swords and spears
“Sensual pleasures are like the handle of an axe,

khandhāsaṁ adhikuṭṭanā;
the aggregates are their chopping block.
and one’s khandhas the executioner’s block.

Yaṁ tvaṁ ‘kāmaratiṁ’ brūsi,
What you call erotic delight
The appealing sensual pleasures that you talk about

‘aratī’ dāni sā mama.
is now no delight for me.
are no longer appealing to me.

Sabbattha vihatā nandī,
Relishing is destroyed in every respect,
In this way all fixation is annihilated,

Tamokhandho padālito;
and the mass of darkness is shattered.
and the mass of darkness destroyed.

Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima,
So know this, Wicked One:
Thus be aware, Wicked One,

Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti.
you’re beaten, terminator!”
Death—you are destroyed!”

… Selā therī ….
The Elder Selā