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Soṇātherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Soṇā Soṇā

“Dasa putte vijāyitvā,
“I gave birth to ten children
I gave birth to ten sons

asmiṁ rūpasamussaye;
from this same body.
in this form, this bag of bones.

Tatohaṁ dubbalā jiṇṇā,
Then when I was old and feeble,
Then, when feeble and old,

bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamiṁ.
I approached a bhikkhunī.
I approached a nun.

Sā me dhammamadesesi,
She taught me the Dhamma:
She taught me the Dhamma:

khandhāyatanadhātuyo;
the khandhas, elements, and sense domains.
the aggregates, sense fields, and elements.

Tassā dhammaṁ suṇitvāna,
After I listened to her Dhamma,
When I heard her teaching,

kese chetvāna pabbajiṁ.
I cut off my hair and went forth.
I shaved off my hair and went forth.

Tassā me sikkhamānāya,
From training with her,
When I was a trainee nun,

dibbacakkhu visodhitaṁ;
my divine eye was purified.
my clairvoyance was clarified,

Pubbenivāsaṁ jānāmi,
I know my past lives,
and I knew my past lives,

yattha me vusitaṁ pure.
where I dwelt previously.
the places I used to live.

Animittañca bhāvemi,
I cultivate objectless meditation
I meditate on the signless,

ekaggā susamāhitā;
with a well-collected and one-pointed mind.
my mind unified and serene.

Anantarāvimokkhāsiṁ,
I was immediately liberated,
I achieved the immediate liberation,

anupādāya nibbutā.
quenched because of non-grasping.
extinguished by not grasping.

Pañcakkhandhā pariññātā,
The five khandhas are fully understood,
The five aggregates are fully understood;

tiṭṭhanti chinnamūlakā;
they remain with roots destroyed.
they remain, but their root is cut.

Dhi tavatthu jare jamme,
What does it matter that I am decrepit?
Curse you, wretched old age!

natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.
There is now no coming back to any state of being.”
now there’ll be no more future lives.

… Soṇā therī ….
The Elder Soṇā