1.1“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,“Then again when I was1.2campeyyako mahiddhiko;Campeyyaka, a dragon of great psychic power,¹1.3Tadāpi dhammiko āsiṁ,I was just,1.4sīlabbatasamappito.furnished with precepts and vows.

2.1Tadāpi maṁ dhammacāriṁ,Then the snake-charmer who caught me2.2upavutthaṁ uposathaṁ;lived righteously,2.3Ahituṇḍiko gahetvāna,observing the Sabbath,2.4rājadvāramhi kīḷati.and he made me perform at the royal gate.

3.1Yaṁ yaṁ so vaṇṇaṁ cintayi,Whatever color he thought of—3.2nīlaṁva pītalohitaṁ;blue, yellow, or red—3.3Tassa cittānuvattanto,I conformed to his wish,3.4homi cintitasannibho.taking the appearance of his thought.

4.1Thalaṁ kareyyamudakaṁ,I could turn dry land to water,4.2udakampi thalaṁ kare;and water to dry land.4.3Yadihaṁ tassa pakuppeyyaṁ,If I were upset with him4.4khaṇena chārikaṁ kare.I could reduce him to ash in an instant.

5.1Yadi cittavasī hessaṁ,If I was under the sway of my thoughts,5.2parihāyissāmi sīlato;I would have fallen from my ethics.5.3Sīlena parihīnassa,But one who has fallen from their ethics5.4uttamattho na sijjhati.does not succeed at the highest goal.

6.1Kāmaṁ bhijjatuyaṁ kāyo,Gladly, let this body be broken!6.2idheva vikirīyatu;Let it be scattered in this very place!6.3Neva sīlaṁ pabhindeyyaṁ,Not even for that would I break my ethics,6.4vikirante bhusaṁ viyā”ti.if it were being scattered like hay.”

7.1Campeyyanāgacariyaṁ tatiyaṁ.