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Dhammapada 235–255

Malavagga

18. Stains · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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like a withered leafPaṇḍupalāsova now you aredānisi,
Yama's men tooYamapurisāpi andca for youte have arrivedupaṭṭhitā;
at the departure gateUyyogamukhe andca you standtiṭṭhasi,
and supplies for the road tooPātheyyampi andca for youte notna is foundvijjati.

youSo makekarohi an island of yourselfdīpamattano,
swiftlyKhippaṁ strivevāyama wisepaṇḍito becomebhava;
purged of stainsNiddhantamalo flawlessanaṅgaṇo,
heavenlyDibbaṁ the realm of the noble onesariyabhūmiṁ you will goupehisi.

with life spentUpanītavayo andca now you aredānisi,
you have set outSampayātosi of Yamayamassa to the presencesantikaṁ;
dwellingVāso for youte there is notnatthi in betweenantarā,
provisions evenPātheyyampi andca for youte notna existvijjati.

youSo make!karohi an island for yourselfdīpamattano,
quicklyKhippaṁ strive!vāyama wisepaṇḍito become!bhava;
purged of stainsNiddhantamalo flawlessanaṅgaṇo,
notNa againpunaṁ to rebirth and old agejātijaraṁ you will comeupehisi.

graduallyAnupubbena a wise onemedhāvī,
bit by bitthokaṁ bit by bitthokaṁ moment by momentkhaṇe moment by moment;khaṇe;
a smithKammāro like silver,rajatasseva,
would purgeniddhame his own stain.malamattano.

indeed on ironAyasāva stainmalaṁ arisensamuṭṭhitaṁ,
from that placeTatuṭṭhāya that very onetameva eatskhādati;
soEvaṁ one living overly austereatidhonacārinaṁ,
ownSāni deedskammāni leadnayanti to a bad destinationduggatiṁ.

non-rehearsing is the stainAsajjhāyamalā of hymnsmantā,
neglect is the stainanuṭṭhānamalā of housesgharā;
stainMalaṁ of beautyvaṇṇassa lazinesskosajjaṁ,
negligencepamādo of one guardingrakkhato stainmalaṁ.

a woman's stainMalitthiyā misconductduccaritaṁ,
stinginessmaccheraṁ of a giverdadato stainmalaṁ;
stainsMalā indeedve badpāpakā qualitiesdhammā,
in thisasmiṁ worldloke in the nextparamhi andca.

than theseTato stainmalā a worse stainmalataraṁ,
ignoranceavijjā the worstparamaṁ stainmalaṁ;
thatEtaṁ stainmalaṁ having given uppahantvāna,
stainlessnimmalā behotha mendicantsbhikkhavo.

easy to liveSujīvaṁ for the shamelessahirikena,
with the courage of a crowkākasūrena rudedhaṁsinā;
pushyPakkhandinā impudentpagabbhena,
corruptsaṅkiliṭṭhena lifejīvitaṁ.

for one possessing conscienceHirīmatā andca life is harddujjīvaṁ,
alwaysniccaṁ for one seeking puritysucigavesinā;
for one neither clinging nor rudeAlīnenāppagabbhena,
of pure livelihoodsuddhājīvena for one discerningpassatā.

whoeverYo kills living creaturespāṇamatipāteti,
speaks falsely andmusāvādañca speaksbhāsati;
in the worldLoke stealsadinnamādiyati,
another's wife andparadārañca goes togacchati.

and drinking beer and wineSurāmerayapānañca,
whoyo personnaro indulges inanuyuñjati;
right hereIdheva thismeso in the worldlokasmiṁ,
rootmūlaṁ digs upkhaṇati of their own selfattano.

thusEvaṁ my manbho manpurisa knowjānāhi,
wickedpāpadhammā unrestrainedasaññatā;
do notMā thattaṁ greedlobho unrighteousnessadhammo andca,
for longciraṁ for paindukkhāya inflictrandhayuṁ.

givesDadāti indeedve according to faithyathāsaddhaṁ,
according to confidenceyathāpasādanaṁ peoplejano;
thereTattha whoeveryo andca upsetmaṅku becomesbhavati,
of othersparesaṁ food and drinkpānabhojane;
notNa heso by daydivā orvā by nightrattiṁ orvā,
becomes immersed in samādhisamādhimadhigacchati.

whoseYassa and thiscetaṁ cut offsamucchinnaṁ,
dug up at the rootmūlaghaccaṁ eradicatedsamūhataṁ;
heSa indeedve by daydivā orvā by nightrattiṁ orvā,
becomes immersed in samādhisamādhimadhigacchati.

there is notNatthi like greedrāgasamo fireaggi,
there is notnatthi like hatedosasamo crimegaho;
there is notNatthi like delusionmohasamaṁ netjālaṁ,
there is notnatthi like cravingtaṇhāsamā rivernadī.

easy to seeSudassaṁ fault of othersvajjamaññesaṁ,
one's ownattano butpana hard to seeduddasaṁ;
of othersParesaṁ forhi heso faultsvajjāni,
tosses highopunāti likeyathā haybhusaṁ;
one's ownAttano butpana hideschādeti,
as a bad handkaliṁva a cheatkitavā deceitfulsaṭho.

for one who watches others' faultsParavajjānupassissa,
alwaysniccaṁ for one perceiving faultsujjhānasaññino;
defilementsĀsavā of that onetassa growvaḍḍhanti,
farārā heso from ending defilementsāsavakkhayā.

in the atmosphere, indeed noĀkāseva trackpadaṁ there is nonatthi,
true asceticsamaṇo there is nonatthi outside herebāhire;
delighting in proliferationPapañcābhiratā peoplepajā,
free of proliferationnippapañcā the Realized Onestathāgatā.

in the atmosphere indeedĀkāseva trackpadaṁ there is notnatthi,
true asceticsamaṇo there is notnatthi outside herebāhire;
conditionsSaṅkhārā everlastingsassatā there are notnatthi,
there is notnatthi shaking of the awakened onesbuddhānamiñjitaṁ.
chapter on stainsMalavaggo eighteenthaṭṭhārasamo.

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