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Vijayātherīgāthā

Vijayā Verses of the Elder Vijayā

“Catukkhattuṁ pañcakkhattuṁ,
Four or five times
“Four times, five times,

vihārā upanikkhamiṁ;
I left my dwelling;
I went outside,

Aladdhā cetaso santiṁ,
I had failed to find peace of heart,
I had not attained peace of mind,

citte avasavattinī.
or any control over my mind.
and I had no power over the mind.

Bhikkhuniṁ upasaṅkamma,
I approached a nun
I approached a bhikkhunī,

sakkaccaṁ paripucchahaṁ;
and politely questioned her.
and respectfully asked questions.

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

dhātuāyatanāni ca.
the elements and sense fields,
the elements, the sense domains,

Cattāri ariyasaccāni,
the four noble truths,
the Four Noble Truths,

indriyāni balāni ca;
the faculties and the powers,
the faculties, the powers,

Bojjhaṅgaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ maggaṁ,
the awakening factors, and the eightfold path
the enlightenment factors, and the Eightfold Path,

uttamatthassa pattiyā.
for the attainment of the highest goal.
for the attainment of the highest aim.

Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,
After hearing her words,
I heard and

karontī anusāsaniṁ;
I did her bidding.
followed her instructions.

Rattiyā purime yāme,
In the first watch of the night,
In the first watch of the night,

pubbajātimanussariṁ.
I recollected my past lives.
I remembered my previous lives.

Rattiyā majjhime yāme,
In the middle watch of the night,
In the second watch of the night,

dibbacakkhuṁ visodhayiṁ;
I purified my clairvoyance.
I purified the divine eye.

Rattiyā pacchime yāme,
In the last watch of the night,
In the third watch of the night,

tamokhandhaṁ padālayiṁ.
I shattered the mass of darkness.
I destroyed this mass of darkness.

Pītisukhena ca kāyaṁ,
I then meditated pervading my body
Then I dwelled permeating the body

Pharitvā vihariṁ tadā;
with rapture and bliss.
with bliss and happiness.

Sattamiyā pāde pasāresiṁ,
On the seventh day I stretched out my feet,
On the seventh day I stretched out my feet,

Tamokhandhaṁ padāliyā”ti.
having shattered the mass of darkness.
I destroyed this mass of darkness.”

… Vijayā therī ….
… The Elder Vijayā

Chakkanipāto niṭṭhito.
The Chapter of the Sixes is finished.