1.1“Pāto majjhanhikaṁ sāyaṁ,Three times a day—1.2tikkhattuṁ divasassahaṁ;morning, midday, and evening—1.3Otariṁ udakaṁ sohaṁ,I plunged into the water at Gayā1.4gayāya gayaphagguyā.for the Gayā spring festival.

2.1‘Yaṁ mayā pakataṁ pāpaṁ,“Any bad things I’ve done2.2pubbe aññāsu jātisu;in previous lives,2.3Taṁ dānīdha pavāhemi’,I’ll now rinse away right here”—2.4evaṁdiṭṭhi pure ahuṁ.such was the view I used to hold.

3.1Sutvā subhāsitaṁ vācaṁ,Having heard the fine words,3.2dhammatthasahitaṁ padaṁ;a passage meaningful and principled,3.3Tathaṁ yāthāvakaṁ atthaṁ,I rationally reflected3.4yoniso paccavekkhisaṁ.on the true, essential goal.

4.1Ninhātasabbapāpomhi,I’ve washed away all bad things;4.2nimmalo payato suci;I’m stainless, clean, pristine;4.3Suddho suddhassa dāyādo,the pure heir of the pure one,4.4putto buddhassa oraso.a bosom son of the Buddha.

5.1Ogayhaṭṭhaṅgikaṁ sotaṁ,When I plunged into the eightfold stream,5.2sabbapāpaṁ pavāhayiṁ;all bad things were rinsed away.5.3Tisso vijjā ajjhagamiṁ,I’ve attained the three knowledges5.4kataṁ buddhassa sāsanan”ti.and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

5.5… Gayākassapo thero ….