Candanattheragāthā

Theragāthā 4.9

Verses of the Senior Monks 4.9

Catukkanipāta

The Book of the Fours

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Candanattheragāthā

Candana

“Jātarūpena sañchannā,

Covered over with gold,

dāsīgaṇapurakkhatā;

surrounded by all her maids,

Aṅkena puttamādāya,

with my son upon her hip,

bhariyā maṁ upāgami.

my wife came to me.

Tañca disvāna āyantiṁ,

I saw her coming,

sakaputtassa mātaraṁ;

the mother of my son,

Alaṅkataṁ suvasanaṁ,

adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,

maccupāsaṁva oḍḍitaṁ.

set up like a snare of death.

Tato me manasīkāro,

Then the realization

yoniso udapajjatha;

came upon me—

Ādīnavo pāturahu,

the danger became clear,

nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.

and I was firmly disillusioned.

Tato cittaṁ vimucci me,

Then my mind was freed—

passa dhammasudhammataṁ;

behold the clear rightness of the teaching!

Tisso vijjā anuppattā,

I’ve attained the three knowledges

kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.

and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

… Candano thero ….