1.1“Purato pacchato vāpi,If no one else is found1.2aparo ce na vijjati;before or behind,1.3Atīva phāsu bhavati,it’s extremely pleasant1.4ekassa vasato vane.to be dwelling alone in a forest grove.

2.1Handa eko gamissāmi,Come now, I’ll go alone2.2araññaṁ buddhavaṇṇitaṁ;to the wilderness praised by the Buddha.2.3Phāsu ekavihārissa,It’s pleasant for a mendicant2.4pahitattassa bhikkhuno.to be dwelling alone and resolute.

3.1Yogi-pītikaraṁ rammaṁ,Alone and self-disciplined,3.2mattakuñjarasevitaṁ;I’ll quickly enter the delightful forest,3.3Eko attavasī khippaṁ,which gives joy to meditators,3.4pavisissāmi kānanaṁ.and is frequented by rutting elephants.

4.1Supupphite sītavane,In the Cool Grove, so full of flowers,4.2sītale girikandare;in a cool mountain cave,4.3Gattāni parisiñcitvā,I’ll bathe my limbs4.4caṅkamissāmi ekako.and walk mindfully alone.

5.1Ekākiyo adutiyo,When will I dwell alone,5.2ramaṇīye mahāvane;without a companion,5.3Kadāhaṁ viharissāmi,in the great wood, so delightful,5.4katakicco anāsavo.my task complete, free of defilements?

6.1Evaṁ me kattukāmassa,This is what I want to do:6.2adhippāyo samijjhatu;may my wish succeed!6.3Sādhayissāmahaṁyeva,I’ll make it happen myself,6.4nāñño aññassa kārako.for no one can do another’s duty.

7.1Esa bandhāmi sannāhaṁ,Fastening my armor,7.2pavisissāmi kānanaṁ;I’ll enter the forest.7.3Na tato nikkhamissāmi,I won’t leave7.4appatto āsavakkhayaṁ.without attaining the end of defilements.

8.1Mālute upavāyante,As the cool gale blows8.2sīte surabhigandhike;with fragrant scent,8.3Avijjaṁ dālayissāmi,I’ll split ignorance apart,8.4nisinno nagamuddhani.sitting on the mountain-peak.

9.1Vane kusumasañchanne,In a forest grove covered with blossoms,9.2pabbhāre nūna sītale;in a cave so very cool,9.3Vimuttisukhena sukhito,I take pleasure in the Mountainfold,9.4ramissāmi giribbaje.happy with the happiness of freedom.

10.1Sohaṁ paripuṇṇasaṅkappo,I’ve got all I wished for10.2cando pannaraso yathā;like the moon on the fifteenth day.10.3Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇo,With the utter ending of all defilements,10.4natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.now there’ll be no more future lives.

10.5… Ekavihāriyo thero ….