3. Upacālātherīgāthā

189.

‘‘Satimatī cakkhumatī, bhikkhunī bhāvitindriyā;

Paṭivijjhiṃ padaṃ santaṃ, akāpurisasevitaṃ’’.

190.

‘‘Kiṃ nu jātiṃ na rocesi, jāto kāmāni bhuñjati;

Bhuñjāhi kāmaratiyo, māhu pacchānutāpinī’’.

191.

‘‘Jātassa maraṇaṃ hoti, hatthapādāna chedanaṃ;

Vadhabandhapariklesaṃ, jāto dukkhaṃ nigacchati.

192.

‘‘Atthi sakyakule jāto, sambuddho aparājito;

So me dhammamadesesi, jātiyā samatikkamaṃ.

193.

‘‘Dukkhaṃ dukkhasamuppādaṃ, dukkhassa ca atikkamaṃ;

Ariyaṃ caṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ, dukkhūpasamagāminaṃ.

194.

‘‘Tassāhaṃ vacanaṃ sutvā, vihariṃ sāsane ratā;

Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ.

195.

‘‘Sabbattha vihatā nandī, tamokhandho padālito;

Evaṃ jānāhi pāpima, nihato tvamasi antaka’’.

… Upacālā therī….

Sattakanipāto niṭṭhito.