1.1“Pañcapaññāsavassāni,For fifty-five years1.2rajojallamadhārayiṁ;I wore dust and dirt.1.3Bhuñjanto māsikaṁ bhattaṁ,Eating one meal a month,1.4kesamassuṁ alocayiṁ.I tore out my hair and beard.

2.1Ekapādena aṭṭhāsiṁ,I stood on one foot;2.2āsanaṁ parivajjayiṁ;I shunned seats;2.3Sukkhagūthāni ca khādiṁ,I ate dried-out dung;2.4uddesañca na sādiyiṁ.I didn’t accept food set aside for me.

3.1Etādisaṁ karitvāna,I did many deeds of this kind,3.2bahuṁ duggatigāminaṁ;which lead to a bad destination.3.3Vuyhamāno mahoghena,Swept away by a great flood,3.4buddhaṁ saraṇamāgamaṁ.I went to the Buddha for refuge.

4.1Saraṇagamanaṁ passa,See the going for refuge!4.2passa dhammasudhammataṁ;Behold the clear rightness of the teaching!4.3Tisso vijjā anuppattā,I’ve attained the three knowledges4.4kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

4.5… Jambuko thero ….