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Mahākāḷa

Mahākāḷattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 2.16Verses of the Senior Monks 2.16
  • 0.2DukanipātaThe Book of the Twos
  • 0.3DutiyavaggaChapter Two

0.4MahākāḷattheragāthāMahākāḷa

1.1“Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā,There’s a big black woman who looks like a crow.1.2Satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṁ;She broke off thigh-bones, first one then another;1.3Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṁ,she broke off arm-bones, first one then another;1.4Sīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṁva;she broke off a skull like a curd-bowl, and then1.5Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā.arranged them and sat nearby.

2.1Yo ve avidvā upadhiṁ karoti,When an ignorant person builds up attachments,2.2Punappunaṁ dukkhamupeti mando;that dullard returns to suffering again and again.2.3Tasmā pajānaṁ upadhiṁ na kayirā,So let one who understands <j>not build up attachments:2.4Māhaṁ puna bhinnasiro sayissan”ti.may I never again lie with a broken skull!

2.5… Mahākāḷo thero ….