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Sundarīnandātherīgāthā

Sundarīnandā Verses of the Elder Sundarīnandā

“Āturaṁ asuciṁ pūtiṁ,
“Nandā, see this bag of bones as
“Nandā, see this body as diseased,

passa nande samussayaṁ;
diseased, filthy, and rotten.
impure, and rotten.

Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi,
With mind unified and serene,
Cultivate awareness of the unattractive,

ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ.
meditate on the ugly aspects of the body:
with a well-collected, one-pointed mind.

Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ,
as this is, so is that,
As this is, so is that,

yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ;
as that is, so is this.
as that is, so is this.

Duggandhaṁ pūtikaṁ vāti,
A foul stink wafts from it,
Only fools enjoy

bālānaṁ abhinanditaṁ.
it is the fools’ delight.”
the vile smell of rotten winds.”

Evametaṁ avekkhantī,
Reflecting in such a way,
“I looked at it in this way

rattindivamatanditā;
tireless all day and night,
relentlessly, by day and by night,

Tato sakāya paññāya,
having broken through
saw it for myself with wisdom,

abhinibbijjha dakkhisaṁ”.
with my own wisdom, I saw.
and had a breakthrough.

“Tassā me appamattāya,
Being diligent,
I heedfully investigated

vicinantiyā yoniso;
rationally investigating,
the origin of things

Yathābhūtaṁ ayaṁ kāyo,
I truly saw this body
to accurately see this body

diṭṭho santarabāhiro.
both inside and out.
inside and out.

Atha nibbindahaṁ kāye,
Then, growing disillusioned with the body,
Then I was disenchanted by the body,

ajjhattañca virajjahaṁ;
I became dispassionate within.
and I became dispassionate.

Appamattā visaṁyuttā,
Diligent, detached,
Heedful, unbound,

upasantāmhi nibbutā”ti.
I’m quenched and at peace.
I am quenched and at peace.”

… Sundarīnandā therī ….
The Elder Sundarīnandā