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Sundarīnandātherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Sundarīnandā Sundarīnandā

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

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

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

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

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,
Only fools enjoy
A foul stink wafts from it,

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

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

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

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

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

“Tassā me appamattāya,
I heedfully investigated
Being diligent,

vicinantiyā yoniso;
the origin of things
rationally investigating,

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

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

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

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

Appamattā visaṁyuttā,
Heedful, unbound,
Diligent, detached,

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

… Sundarīnandā therī ….
The Elder Sundarīnandā