1.1“Āturaṁ asuciṁ pūtiṁ,“Nandā, see this bag of bones as1.2passa nande samussayaṁ;diseased, filthy, and rotten.1.3Asubhāya cittaṁ bhāvehi,With mind unified and serene,1.4ekaggaṁ susamāhitaṁ.meditate on the ugly aspects of the body:

2.1Yathā idaṁ tathā etaṁ,as this is, so is that,2.2yathā etaṁ tathā idaṁ;as that is, so is this.2.3Duggandhaṁ pūtikaṁ vāti,A foul stink wafts from it,2.4bālānaṁ abhinanditaṁ.it is the fools’ delight.”

3.1Evametaṁ avekkhantī,Reflecting in such a way,3.2rattindivamatanditā;tireless all day and night,3.3Tato sakāya paññāya,having broken through3.4abhinibbijjha dakkhisaṁ”.with my own wisdom, I saw.

4.1“Tassā me appamattāya,Being diligent,4.2vicinantiyā yoniso;rationally investigating,4.3Yathābhūtaṁ ayaṁ kāyo,I truly saw this body4.4diṭṭho santarabāhiro.both inside and out.

5.1Atha nibbindahaṁ kāye,Then, growing disillusioned with the body,5.2ajjhattañca virajjahaṁ;I became dispassionate within.5.3Appamattā visaṁyuttā,Diligent, detached,5.4upasantāmhi nibbutā”ti.I’m quenched and at peace.

6.1… Sundarīnandā therī ….