Sabbakāmittheragāthā

Theragāthā 6.14

Verses of the Senior Monks 6.14

Chakkanipāta

The Book of the Sixes

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Sabbakāmittheragāthā

Sabbakāmi

“Dvipādakoyaṁ asuci,

This two-legged body is dirty and stinking,

duggandho parihīrati;

full of different carcasses,

Nānākuṇapaparipūro,

and oozing all over the place—

vissavanto tato tato.

but still it is cherished!

Migaṁ nilīnaṁ kūṭena,

Like a lurking deer by a trick,

baḷiseneva ambujaṁ;

like a fish by a hook,

Vānaraṁ viya lepena,

like a langur by tar—

bādhayanti puthujjanaṁ.

they trap an ordinary person.

Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,

Sights, sounds, tastes, smells,

phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā;

and touches so delightful:

Pañca kāmaguṇā ete,

these five kinds of sensual stimulation

itthirūpasmi dissare.

are seen in a woman’s body.

Ye etā upasevanti,

Those ordinary people, their minds full of lust,

rattacittā puthujjanā;

who pursue those women:

Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṁ ghoraṁ,

they swell the horrors of the charnel ground,

ācinanti punabbhavaṁ.

piling up future lives.

Yo cetā parivajjeti,

One who, being mindful,

sappasseva padā siro;

avoids them

Somaṁ visattikaṁ loke,

like a snake’s head with their foot,

sato samativattati.

gets over clinging to the world.

Kāmesvādīnavaṁ disvā,

Seeing the danger in sensual pleasures,

nekkhammaṁ daṭṭhu khemato;

seeing renunciation as sanctuary,

Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi,

I’ve escaped all sensual pleasures,

patto me āsavakkhayo”ti.

and attained the ending of defilements.

… Sabbakāmitthero ….

Chakkanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṁ

Uruveḷakassapo ca,

thero tekicchakāri ca;

Mahānāgo ca kullo ca,

mālukyo sappadāsako;

Kātiyāno migajālo,

jento sumanasavhayo;

Nhātamuni brahmadatto,

sirimaṇḍo sabbakāmī ca;

Gāthāyo caturāsīti,

therā cettha catuddasāti.