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Sakulātherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Sakulā Sakulā

“Agārasmiṁ vasantīhaṁ,
“I was a householder
While staying at home

dhammaṁ sutvāna bhikkhuno;
when I heard the Dhamma from a bhikkhu.
I heard the teaching from a monk.

Addasaṁ virajaṁ dhammaṁ,
I saw the stainless Dhamma,
I saw the stainless Dhamma,

nibbānaṁ padamaccutaṁ.
the path to Nirvana, that which never dies.
extinguishment, the imperishable state.

Sāhaṁ puttaṁ dhītarañca,
I left behind daughter and son,
Leaving behind my son and my daughter,

dhanadhaññañca chaḍḍiya;
wealth and grain.
my riches and my grain,

Kese chedāpayitvāna,
I had my hair cut off,
I had my hair cut off,

pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ.
and went forth into homelessness.
and went forth to homelessness.

Sikkhamānā ahaṁ santī,
I trained myself peacefully,
As a trainee nun,

bhāventī maggamañjasaṁ;
cultivating the path forward.
I developed the direct path.

Pahāsiṁ rāgadosañca,
I discarded passion and aversion,
I gave up greed and hate,

tadekaṭṭhe ca āsave.
and all other influences.
along with associated defilements.

Bhikkhunī upasampajja,
As an ordained bhikkhunī
When I was fully ordained as a nun,

pubbajātimanussariṁ;
I have remembered my previous lives.
I recollected my past lives,

Dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ,
My divine eye is purified,
and purified my clairvoyance,

vimalaṁ sādhubhāvitaṁ.
flawless, and well-developed.
immaculate and fully developed.

Saṅkhāre parato disvā,
I have seen formations as alien,
Conditions are born of causes, crumbling;

hetujāte palokite;
arisen due to conditions, and subject to decay.
having seen them as other,

Pahāsiṁ āsave sabbe,
I have eliminated all the influences,
I gave up all defilements,

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

… Sakulā therī ….
The Elder Sakulā