“Gutte yadatthaṁ pabbajjā,
hitvā puttaṁ vasuṁ piyaṁ;
Tameva anubrūhehi,
mā cittassa vasaṁ gami.Guttā, the aspiration for which you went forth –
Giving up motherhood, wealth and all that you cherished –
Devote yourself to that.
Don’t let your mind take you for a ride. 1 Literally “not take a journey of mind’s control”
Cittena vañcitā sattā,
mārassa visaye ratā;
Anekajātisaṁsāraṁ,
sandhāvanti aviddasū.Deceived by the mind
Delighting in Māra’s stomping grounds,
Sentient beings journey through countless rebirths
Fools wander on.
Kāmacchandañca byāpādaṁ,
sakkāyadiṭṭhimeva ca;
Sīlabbataparāmāsaṁ,
vicikicchañca pañcamaṁ.
Sense desires, ill-will
And belief in a self
Rites & rituals wrongly clutched
And doubt as the fifth;
Saṁyojanāni etāni,
pajahitvāna bhikkhunī;
Orambhāgamanīyāni,
nayidaṁ punarehisi.
Having abandoned These fetters, Bhikkhunī,
Which lead downwards,
You’ll not return again.
Rāgaṁ mānaṁ avijjañca,
uddhaccañca vivajjiya;
Saṁyojanāni chetvāna,
dukkhassantaṁ karissasi.
Forsaking desire (for existence),
Conceit, ignorance and restlessness;
Having cut these (final) fetters
You’ll be done with suffering.
Khepetvā jātisaṁsāraṁ,
pariññāya punabbhavaṁ;
Diṭṭheva dhamme nicchātā,
upasantā carissatī”ti.
Finished with the cycle of rebirths
Fully understanding renewed existence
With a mind free from hunger 2 Literally “Having, on-the-spot, seen hungerless dhammas”
You will go in peace.
