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Theragāthā 3.14 Verses of the Senior Monks 3.14
Tikanipāta The Book of the Threes
Paṭhamavagga Chapter One
Gotamattheragāthā Gotama (2nd)
“Saṁsaraṁ hi nirayaṁ agacchissaṁ, Transmigrating, I went to hell,
Petalokamagamaṁ punappunaṁ; and to the ghost realm time and again.
Dukkhamamhipi tiracchānayoniyaṁ, Many times I dwelt long
Nekadhā hi vusitaṁ ciraṁ mayā. in the animal realm, so full of pain.
Mānusopi ca bhavobhirādhito, I was also reborn as a human,
Saggakāyamagamaṁ sakiṁ sakiṁ; and from time to time I went to heaven.
Rūpadhātusu arūpadhātusu, I’ve stayed in realms of luminous form and formlessness,
Nevasaññisu asaññisuṭṭhitaṁ. among the neither-percipient-nor-non-percipient, and the non-percipient.
Sambhavā suviditā asārakā, I know well these created states are insubstantial—Sambhava means “creation, production”. The text is bridging the gap between bhava as the “states of existence” referred to above, and the “creation’ of those states, i.e. craving, referred to below.
Saṅkhatā pacalitā saderitā; conditioned, quivering, always in motion.
Taṁ viditvā mahamattasambhavaṁ, When I understood that this is created in myself,
Santimeva satimā samajjhagan”ti. mindful, I found peace.
… Gotamo thero ….