Nadīkassapattheragāthā

Theragāthā 5.6

Verses of the Senior Monks 5.6

Pañcakanipāta

The Book of the Fives

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Nadīkassapattheragāthā

Nadīkassapa

“Atthāya vata me buddho,

It was truly for my benefit

nadiṁ nerañjaraṁ agā;

that the Buddha went to the Nerañjara River.

Yassāhaṁ dhammaṁ sutvāna,

When I heard his teaching,

micchādiṭṭhiṁ vivajjayiṁ.

I shunned wrong view.

Yajiṁ uccāvace yaññe,

I used to perform a diverse spectrum of sacrifices;

aggihuttaṁ juhiṁ ahaṁ;

I served the sacred flame,

‘Esā suddhī’ti maññanto,

imagining, “This is purity.”

andhabhūto puthujjano.

I was a blind, ordinary person.

Diṭṭhigahanapakkhando,

Caught in the thicket of wrong view,

parāmāsena mohito;

deluded by misapprehension.

Asuddhiṁ maññisaṁ suddhiṁ,

Thinking impurity was purity,

andhabhūto aviddasu.

I was blind and ignorant.

Micchādiṭṭhi pahīnā me,

I’ve abandoned wrong view;

bhavā sabbe padālitā;

all rebirths are shattered.

Juhāmi dakkhiṇeyyaggiṁ,

I serve the fire for those
worthy of a religious donation:

namassāmi tathāgataṁ.

I bow to the Realized One.

Mohā sabbe pahīnā me,

I’ve given up all delusion;

bhavataṇhā padālitā;

craving for continued existence is shattered;

Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,

transmigration through births is finished;

natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.

now there’ll be no more future lives.

… Nadīkassapo thero ….