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Vimalātherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Vimalā Vimalā, the Former Courtesan

“Mattā vaṇṇena rūpena,
“Intoxicated with this beautiful body,
Intoxicated by my appearance,

sobhaggena yasena ca;
as well as glory, success,
my figure, my beauty, my fame,

Yobbanena cupatthaddhā,
and my youth,
and owing to my youth,

aññāsamatimaññihaṁ.
I despised anyone who was not my equal.
I despised other women.

Vibhūsetvā imaṁ kāyaṁ,
Dressed in flashy clothes,
I adorned this body,

sucittaṁ bālalāpanaṁ;
prattling on,
so fancy, cooed over by fools,

Aṭṭhāsiṁ vesidvāramhi,
I stood at the entrance of the pleasure house,
and stood at the brothel door,

luddo pāsamivoḍḍiya.
like a hunter setting traps.
like a hunter laying a snare.

Piḷandhanaṁ vidaṁsentī,
I flaunted my assets
I stripped for them,

guyhaṁ pakāsikaṁ bahuṁ;
and often exposed my private parts;
revealing my many hidden treasures.

Akāsiṁ vividhaṁ māyaṁ,
I made fun of many people,
Creating an intricate illusion,

ujjagghantī bahuṁ janaṁ.
and deceived them in many ways.
I laughed, teasing those men.

Sājja piṇḍaṁ caritvāna,
Today I walk for alms,
Today, having wandered for alms,

muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā;
with a shaven-head, wrapped in a robe.
my head shaven, wearing the outer robe,

Nisinnā rukkhamūlamhi,
Seated at the root of a tree,
I sat at the root of a tree to meditate;

avitakkassa lābhinī.
I attain absence of thought.
I've gained freedom from thought.

Sabbe yogā samucchinnā,
All bonds have been cut off,
All yokes are severed,

ye dibbā ye ca mānusā;
both divine and human.
both human and divine.

Khepetvā āsave sabbe,
Having cast away all influences,
Having wiped out all defilements,

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

… Vimalā purāṇagaṇikā therī ….
The Elder Vimalā, a Former Courtesan.