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Vimala (1st)

Vimalattheragāthā

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

0.1Theragāthā 1.50Verses of the Senior Monks 1.50
0.2EkakanipātaThe Book of the Ones
0.3PañcamavaggaChapter Five

0.4VimalattheragāthāVimala (1st)

1.1“Dharaṇī ca siñcati vāti,The celestial lake Dharaṇī pours, <j>the heavenly gale blows,¹1.2Māluto vijjutā carati nabhe;and lightning flashes across the sky!1.3Upasamanti vitakkā,But my thoughts are stilled,1.4Cittaṁ susamāhitaṁ mamā”ti.my mind is serene.

1.5… Vimalo thero …

1.6vaggo pañcamo.

2.0Tassuddānaṁ

2.1Sirīvaḍḍho revato thero,2.2sumaṅgalo sānusavhayo;2.3Ramaṇīyavihārī ca,2.4samiddhiujjayasañjayā;2.5Rāmaṇeyyo ca so thero,2.6vimalo ca raṇañjahoti.

Translator’s notes

Dharaṇī is an allusion to the celestial lake from which the rains come (DN 32:7.48).
Māluto is a poetic word for the “breeze”, derived from the Vedic deities the Maruts, windy gods of the thunderstorm.
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