1.1“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,“Then again when I was1.2jaṭilo uggatāpano;a matted-hair ascetic of severe penance,1.3Mātaṅgo nāma nāmena,Mātaṅga was my name,1.4sīlavā susamāhito.I was virtuous and serene.

2.1Ahañca brāhmaṇo eko,A brahmin and I both lived2.2gaṅgākūle vasāmubho;on a bank of the Ganges.2.3Ahaṁ vasāmi upari,I stayed upstream,2.4heṭṭhā vasati brāhmaṇo.the brahmin downstream.

3.1Vicaranto anukūlamhi,Wandering along the riverbank,3.2uddhaṁ me assamaddasa;he saw my hermitage upstream.3.3Tattha maṁ paribhāsetvā,Then he abused and cursed me,3.4abhisapi muddhaphālanaṁ.that my head would split in seven.

4.1Yadihaṁ tassa pakuppeyyaṁ,If I were upset with him4.2yadi sīlaṁ na gopaye;and if I were not taking care of my ethics,4.3Oloketvānahaṁ tassa,then just with a glance4.4kareyyaṁ chārikaṁ viya.I could have reduced him to ashes.

5.1Yaṁ so tadā maṁ abhisapi,But when he cursed me then,5.2kupito duṭṭhamānaso;so angry and bitter-hearted,5.3Tasseva matthake nipati,it fell right back on his own head:5.4yogena taṁ pamocayiṁ.I freed him from that yoke.¹

6.1Anurakkhiṁ mama sīlaṁ,I guarded my ethics,6.2nārakkhiṁ mama jīvitaṁ;not my life.6.3Sīlavā hi tadā āsiṁ,For then I was ethical,6.4bodhiyāyeva kāraṇā”ti.because it was solely for awakening.”

7.1Mātaṅgacariyaṁ sattamaṁ.