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Dhammapada 209–220

Piyavagga

16. The Beloved · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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Ayoge yuñjamattānaṁ,
yogasmiñca ayojayaṁ;
Atthaṁ hitvā piyaggāhī,
pihetattānuyoginaṁ.

Applying yourself where you ought not, neglecting what you should be doing, forgetting your goal, you cling to what you hold dear, jealous of those devoted to their heart’s goal.

Mā piyehi samāgañchi,
appiyehi kudācanaṁ;
Piyānaṁ adassanaṁ dukkhaṁ,
appiyānañca dassanaṁ.

Don’t ever get too close to those you like or dislike. For not seeing the liked is suffering, and so is seeing the disliked.

Tasmā piyaṁ na kayirātha,
piyāpāyo hi pāpako;
Ganthā tesaṁ na vijjanti,
yesaṁ natthi piyāppiyaṁ.

Therefore don’t hold anything dear, for it’s bad to lose those you love. No ties are found in they who hold nothing loved or loathed.

Piyato jāyatī soko,
piyato jāyatī bhayaṁ;
Piyato vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

Sorrow springs from what we hold dear, fear springs from what we hold dear; one free from holding anything dear has no sorrow, let alone fear.

Pemato jāyatī soko,
pemato jāyatī bhayaṁ;
Pemato vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

Sorrow springs from attachment, fear springs from attachment; one free from attachment has no sorrow, let alone fear.

Ratiyā jāyatī soko,
ratiyā jāyatī bhayaṁ;
Ratiyā vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

Sorrow springs from relishing, fear springs from relishing; one free from relishing has no sorrow, let alone fear.

Kāmato jāyatī soko,
kāmato jāyatī bhayaṁ;
Kāmato vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

Sorrow springs from desire, fear springs from desire; one free from desire has no sorrow, let alone fear.

Taṇhāya jāyatī soko,
taṇhāya jāyatī bhayaṁ;
Taṇhāya vippamuttassa,
natthi soko kuto bhayaṁ.

Sorrow springs from craving, fear springs from craving; one free from craving has no sorrow, let alone fear.

Sīladassanasampannaṁ,
dhammaṭṭhaṁ saccavedinaṁ;
Attano kamma kubbānaṁ,
taṁ jano kurute piyaṁ.

One accomplished in virtue and vision, firmly principled, and truthful, doing oneself what ought be done: that’s who the people love.

Chandajāto anakkhāte,
Manasā ca phuṭo siyā;
Kāmesu ca appaṭibaddhacitto,
Uddhaṁsototi vuccati.

One eager to realize the ineffable would be filled with awareness. Their mind not bound to pleasures of sense, they’re said to be heading upstream.

Cirappavāsiṁ purisaṁ,
dūrato sotthimāgataṁ;
Ñātimittā suhajjā ca,
abhinandanti āgataṁ.

When a man returns safely after a long time spent abroad, family, friends, and loved ones celebrate his return.

Tatheva katapuññampi,
asmā lokā paraṁ gataṁ;
Puññāni paṭigaṇhanti,
piyaṁ ñātīva āgataṁ.
Piyavaggo soḷasamo.

Just so, when one who has done good goes from this world to the next, their good deeds receive them there, as family welcomes home one they love.

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