1.1“Punāparaṁ yadā homi,“Then again when I was1.2kaṇhadīpāyano isi;the seer Dark Light,¹1.3Paropaññāsavassāni,for more than fifty years1.4anabhiratocariṁ ahaṁ.I lived dissatisfied.

2.1Na koci etaṁ jānāti,No one knew of this2.2Anabhiratimanaṁ mama;dissatisfaction of mine,2.3Ahañhi kassaci nācikkhiṁ,for I mentioned it to no one,2.4Arati me carati mānase.it only went on in my mind.

3.1Sabrahmacārī maṇḍabyo,Maṇḍabya, a spiritual companion3.2sahāyo me mahāisi;and friend of mine was a great seer.3.3Pubbakammasamāyutto,Bound to a deed in a past life,3.4sūlamāropanaṁ labhi.he got impaled on a stake.

4.1Tamahaṁ upaṭṭhahitvāna,I nursed him4.2ārogyamanupāpayiṁ;and brought him back to health.4.3Āpucchitvāna āgañchiṁ,Asking leave, I returned4.4yaṁ mayhaṁ sakamassamaṁ.to my own hermitage.

5.1Sahāyo brāhmaṇo mayhaṁ,A brahmin friend of mine,5.2bhariyaṁ ādāya puttakaṁ;bringing wife and child,5.3Tayo janā samāgantvā,came to me, all three of them,5.4āgañchuṁ pāhunāgataṁ.as my guests.

6.1Sammodamāno tehi saha,As I exchanged greetings with them,6.2nisinno sakamassame;seated in my own hermitage,6.3Dārako vaṭṭamanukkhipaṁ,the boy threw a ball6.4āsīvisamakopayi.and angered a viper.

7.1Tato so vaṭṭagataṁ maggaṁ,Then the boy, looking which way7.2anvesanto kumārako;the ball had gone,7.3Āsīvisassa hatthena,touched the viper’s head7.4uttamaṅgaṁ parāmasi.with his hand.

8.1Tassa āmasane kuddho,Angered at his touch,8.2sappo visabalassito;the cobra, relying on its potent poison,8.3Kupito paramakopena,completely enraged,8.4aḍaṁsi dārakaṁ khaṇe.bit the boy right away.

9.1Sahadaṭṭho āsīvisena,When bitten by the viper,9.2dārako papati bhūmiyaṁ;the boy fainted on the ground.9.3Tenāhaṁ dukkhito āsiṁ,It made me distraught,9.4mama vāhasi taṁ dukkhaṁ.the pain became as if mine.

10.1Tyāhaṁ assāsayitvāna,Comforting the parents,10.2dukkhite sokasallite;in their suffering and sorrow,10.3Paṭhamaṁ akāsiṁ kiriyaṁ,I made the first act,10.4aggaṁ saccaṁ varuttamaṁ.the original, supreme declaration of truth:

11.1‘Sattāhamevāhaṁ pasannacitto,‘For just seven days with a mind of faith11.2Puññatthiko acariṁ brahmacariyaṁ;I led the spiritual life seeking merit.11.3Athāparaṁ yaṁ caritaṁ mamedaṁ,My life since then,11.4Vassāni paññāsasamādhikāni.for fifty years or more,

12.1Akāmako vāhi ahaṁ carāmi,I have lived unwillingly.12.2Etena saccena suvatthi hotu;By this truth, may he be well!12.3Hataṁ visaṁ jīvatu yaññadatto’.May the poison die! May Yaññadatta live!’

13.1Saha sacce kate mayhaṁ,As I declared this truth,13.2visavegena vedhito;the boy trembling with poison,13.3Abujjhitvāna vuṭṭhāsi,awoke and got up,13.4arogo cāsi māṇavo;the brahmin youth was well.13.5Saccena me samo natthi,There is no one to equal my truthfulness:13.6esā me saccapāramī”ti.this is my perfection of truth.”

14.1Kaṇhadīpāyanacariyaṁ ekādasamaṁ.