597“What good does it do you to be in the grove, my dear?
You’re like a little bird in the monsoon!
The city of Verambhā is nice for you—
seclusion is for meditators.”

598“Just as the wind in Verambhā
scatters the monsoon clouds as they pour down,
so the city scatters
my perception of seclusion.”

599“It’s all black and born of an egg—
the crow whose abode is the charnel ground
rouses my mindfulness,
based on dispassion for the body.

600Not protected by others,
nor protecting others:
such a monk sleeps at ease,
without concern for sensual pleasures.

601The water’s clear and the rocks are broad,
monkeys and deer are all around;
festooned with dewy moss,
these rocky crags delight me!

602I’ve stayed in the wilderness,
in caves and caverns
and remote lodgings
frequented by beasts of prey.

603‘May these beings be killed!
May they be slaughtered! May they suffer!’—
I’m not aware of having any such
ignoble, hateful thoughts.

604I’ve served the teacher
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.
The heavy burden is laid down,
the conduit to rebirth is eradicated.

605I’ve attained the goal
for the sake of which I went forth
from the lay life to homelessness—
the ending of all fetters.

606I don’t long for death;
I don’t long for life;
I await my time,
like a worker waiting for their wages.

607I don’t long for death;
I don’t long for life;
I await my time,
aware and mindful.”

597 p_19Th1_910"Kiṁ tavattho vane tāta,
ujjuhānova pāvuse;
Verambhā ramaṇīyā te,
paviveko hi jhāyinaṁ".

598p_19Th1_911"Yathā abbhāni verambho,
vāto nudati pāvuse;
Saññā me abhikiranti,
vivekapaṭisaññutā.

599p_19Th1_912Apaṇḍaro aṇḍasambhavo,
Sīvathikāya niketacāriko;
Uppādayateva me satiṁ,
Sandehasmiṁ virāganissitaṁ.

600p_19Th1_913Yañca aññe na rakkhanti,
yo ca aññe na rakkhati;
Sa ve bhikkhu sukhaṁ seti,
kāmesu anapekkhavā.

601p_19Th1_914Acchodikā puthusilā,
gonaṅgulamigāyutā;
Ambusevālasañchannā,
te selā ramayanti maṁ.

602p_19Th1_915Vasitaṁ me araññesu,
kandarāsu guhāsu ca;
Senāsanesu pantesu,
vāḷamiganisevite.

603p_19Th1_916‘Ime haññantu vajjhantu,
dukkhaṁ pappontu pāṇino’;
Saṅkappaṁ nābhijānāmi,
anariyaṁ dosasaṁhitaṁ.

604p_19Th1_917Pariciṇṇo mayā satthā,
kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ;
Ohito garuko bhāro,
bhavanetti samūhatā.

605p_19Th1_918Yassa catthāya pabbajito,
agārasmānagāriyaṁ;
So me attho anuppatto,
sabbasaṁyojanakkhayo.

606p_19Th1_919Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ,
nābhinandāmi jīvitaṁ;
Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi,
nibbisaṁ bhatako yathā.

607p_19Th1_920Nābhinandāmi maraṇaṁ,
nābhinandāmi jīvitaṁ;
Kālañca paṭikaṅkhāmi,
sampajāno patissato"ti.