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Candana

Candanattheragāthā

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

  • 0.1Theragāthā 4.9Verses of the Senior Monks 4.9
  • 0.2CatukkanipātaThe Book of the Fours
  • 0.3PaṭhamavaggaChapter One

0.4CandanattheragāthāCandana

1.1“Jātarūpena sañchannā,Covered over with gold,1.2dāsīgaṇapurakkhatā;surrounded by all her maids,1.3Aṅkena puttamādāya,with my son upon her hip,1.4bhariyā maṁ upāgami.my wife came to me.

2.1Tañca disvāna āyantiṁ,I saw her coming,2.2sakaputtassa mātaraṁ;the mother of my son,2.3Alaṅkataṁ suvasanaṁ,adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,2.4maccupāsaṁva oḍḍitaṁ.set up like a snare of death.

3.1Tato me manasīkāro,Then the realization3.2yoniso udapajjatha;came upon me—3.3Ādīnavo pāturahu,the danger became clear,3.4nibbidā samatiṭṭhatha.and I was firmly disillusioned.

4.1Tato cittaṁ vimucci me,Then my mind was freed—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… Candano thero ….