{"id":"thig9.1","title":"Vaḍḍha’s Mother","languageCodes":["en","pi"],"languageNotes":{"en":"Bhikkhu Sujato · CC0","pi":"Mahāsaṅgīti edition · SuttaCentral"},"chapters":[{"id":"thig9.1","title":"Vaḍḍha’s Mother","units":[{"id":"thig9.1:0","sourceIds":["thig9.1:0.1","thig9.1:0.2","thig9.1:0.3"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Therīgāthā 9.1\nNavakanipāta\nVaḍḍhamātutherīgāthā","en":"Verses of the Senior Nuns 9.1\nThe Book of the Nines\nVaḍḍha’s Mother"}},{"id":"thig9.1:1","sourceIds":["thig9.1:1.1","thig9.1:1.2","thig9.1:1.3","thig9.1:1.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Mā su te vaḍḍha lokamhi,\nvanatho āhu kudācanaṁ;\nMā puttaka punappunaṁ,\nahu dukkhassa bhāgimā.","en":"“Vaḍḍha, please never ever\nget snarled in the world.\nMy child, do not partake\nin suffering again and again."}},{"id":"thig9.1:2","sourceIds":["thig9.1:2.1","thig9.1:2.2","thig9.1:2.3","thig9.1:2.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sukhañhi vaḍḍha munayo,\nanejā chinnasaṁsayā;\nSītibhūtā damappattā,\nviharanti anāsavā.","en":"For happy dwell the sages, Vaḍḍha,\nunstirred, their doubts cut off,\ncooled and tamed,\nand free of defilements."}},{"id":"thig9.1:3","sourceIds":["thig9.1:3.1","thig9.1:3.2","thig9.1:3.3","thig9.1:3.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tehānuciṇṇaṁ isībhi,\nmaggaṁ dassanapattiyā;\nDukkhassantakiriyāya,\ntvaṁ vaḍḍha anubrūhaya”.","en":"Vaḍḍha, foster the path\nthat the seers have walked,\nfor the attainment of vision,\nand for making an end of suffering.”"}},{"id":"thig9.1:4","sourceIds":["thig9.1:4.1","thig9.1:4.2","thig9.1:4.3","thig9.1:4.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Visāradāva bhaṇasi,\netamatthaṁ janetti me;\nMaññāmi nūna māmike,\nvanatho te na vijjati”.","en":"“Mother, you speak with such assurance\nto me on this matter.\nMy dear mom, I can’t help thinking\nthat no snarls are found in you.”"}},{"id":"thig9.1:5","sourceIds":["thig9.1:5.1","thig9.1:5.2","thig9.1:5.3","thig9.1:5.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Ye keci vaḍḍha saṅkhārā,\nhīnā ukkaṭṭhamajjhimā;\nAṇūpi aṇumattopi,\nvanatho me na vijjati.","en":"“Vaḍḍha, not a jot or a skerrick\nof snarl is found in me\nfor any conditions at all,\nwhether low, high, or middling."}},{"id":"thig9.1:6","sourceIds":["thig9.1:6.1","thig9.1:6.2","thig9.1:6.3","thig9.1:6.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sabbe me āsavā khīṇā,\nappamattassa jhāyato;\nTisso vijjā anuppattā,\nkataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.","en":"All defilements are ended for me,\nmeditating and diligent.\nI’ve attained the three knowledges\nand fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.”"}},{"id":"thig9.1:7","sourceIds":["thig9.1:7.1","thig9.1:7.2","thig9.1:7.3","thig9.1:7.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"“Uḷāraṁ vata me mātā,\npatodaṁ samavassari;\nParamatthasañhitā gāthā,\nyathāpi anukampikā.","en":"“Oh so excellent was the goad\nmy mother spurred me with!\nOwing to her compassion, she spoke\nverses on the ultimate goal."}},{"id":"thig9.1:8","sourceIds":["thig9.1:8.1","thig9.1:8.2","thig9.1:8.3","thig9.1:8.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Tassāhaṁ vacanaṁ sutvā,\nanusiṭṭhiṁ janettiyā;\nDhammasaṁvegamāpādiṁ,\nyogakkhemassa pattiyā.","en":"On hearing her words,\nadvised by my mother,\nI was struck with righteous urgency\nfor the sake of sanctuary from the yoke."}},{"id":"thig9.1:9","sourceIds":["thig9.1:9.1","thig9.1:9.2","thig9.1:9.3","thig9.1:9.4"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Sohaṁ padhānapahitatto,\nrattindivamatandito;\nMātarā codito santo,\naphusiṁ santimuttamaṁ”.","en":"Striving, resolute,\ntireless all day and night,\nurged on by my mother,\nI realized supreme peace."}},{"id":"thig9.1:10","sourceIds":["thig9.1:10.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"… Vaḍḍhamātā therī …."}},{"id":"thig9.1:11","sourceIds":["thig9.1:11.1"],"kind":"text","text":{"pi":"Navakanipāto niṭṭhito."}}]}],"sourceRevision":"afdafa92450cfe7573b280da50382888323666d2","sourceUrl":"https://suttacentral.net/thig9.1/en/sujato","licence":"CC0 1.0","licenceUrl":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/","editionNote":"Full supplied source file; inherited abbreviations are preserved. Not a reconstructed expansion of every repetition. No Malay or Mandarin translation is implied."}