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Vāseṭṭhītherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Vāseṭṭhi Vāseṭṭhī

“Puttasokenahaṁ aṭṭā,
“When I lost my child I was taken over by grief;
Struck down with grief for my son,

khittacittā visaññinī;
I went deranged, I lost my mind.
deranged, out of my mind,

Naggā pakiṇṇakesī ca,
Naked and with disheveled hair,
naked, my hair flying,

tena tena vicārihaṁ.
I wandered here and there,
I wandered here and there.

Vīthi saṅkārakūṭesu,
living in middens,
I lived on rubbish heaps,

susāne rathiyāsu ca;
roadsides, and cemeteries.
in cemeteries and highways.

Acariṁ tīṇi vassāni,
I wandered for three years,
For three years I wandered,

khuppipāsāsamappitā.
afflicted by hunger and thirst.
stricken by hunger and thirst.

Athaddasāsiṁ sugataṁ,
When I arrived at the town of Mithilā,
Then I saw the Holy One

nagaraṁ mithilaṁ pati;
and I saw the one who fares well -
back at the city of Mithilā.

Adantānaṁ dametāraṁ,
tamer of the untamed,
Tamer of the untamed,

sambuddhamakutobhayaṁ.
the self-enlightened one, fearless everywhere -
the Awakened One fears nothing from any quarter.

Sacittaṁ paṭiladdhāna,
I returned to sanity.
Regaining my mind,

vanditvāna upāvisiṁ;
I paid respects and sat down.
I paid homage and sat down.

So me dhammamadesesi,
Gotama taught me the Dhamma
Out of compassion

anukampāya gotamo.
out of compassion.
Gotama taught me the Dhamma.

Tassa dhammaṁ suṇitvāna,
After I heard his Dhamma,
After hearing his teaching,

pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ;
I went forth into homelessness.
I went forth to homelessness.

Yuñjantī satthuvacane,
I bound myself to the words of the Teacher;
Applying myself to the Teacher’s words,

sacchākāsiṁ padaṁ sivaṁ.
I realized the path of joy.
I realized the state of grace.

Sabbe sokā samucchinnā,
All woes have been cut off,
All sorrows are cut off,

pahīnā etadantikā;
abandoned, finished.
given up, they end here.

Pariññātā hi me vatthū,
Now I have fully understood
I've fully understood the basis

yato sokāna sambhavo”ti.
how grief comes into being.”
from which grief comes to be.

… Vāseṭṭhī therī ….
The Elder Vāseṭṭhī