Karaṇīyamatthakusalena,
Yanta santaṁ padaṁ abhisamecca;
Sakko ujū ca suhujū ca,
Sūvaco cassa mudu anatimānī.
“This should be done by one skilled in goodness,
having realized the state of peace:
Let them be capable, upright, and truly honest,
easy to speak to, gentle, and humble.
Santussako ca subharo ca,
Appakicco ca sallahukavutti;
Santindriyo ca nipako ca,
Appagabbho kulesvananugiddho.
Content and easy to support,
with few duties, living lightly;
with calm faculties, prudent,
unassuming, and not greedy for supporters.
Na ca khuddamācare kiñci,
Yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṁ;
Sukhino va khemino hontu,
Sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.
Let them not engage in the slightest act
that the wise might find fault with;
wishing: In gladness and in safety,
may all beings be at ease.
Ye keci pāṇabhūtatthi,
Tasā vā thāvarā vanavasesā;
Dīghā vā ye va mahantā,
Majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā.
Whatever living beings there may be,
whether frail or firm, without exception,
long or large,
medium, short, subtle, or gross.
Diṭṭhā vā ye va adiṭṭhā,
Ye va dūre vasanti avidūre;
Bhūtā va sambhavesī va,
Sabbasattā bhavantu sukhitattā.
Those seen and those unseen,
those dwelling far and those near,
those born as well as those seeking birth,
may all beings be at ease.
Na paro paraṁ nikubbetha,
Nātimaññetha katthaci na kañci;
Byārosanā paṭighasañña,
Nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.
One should not deceive another,
nor despise anyone anywhere.
In anger or in aversion,
let one not wish suffering upon another.
Mātā yathā niyaṁ puttam
Āyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe;
Evampi sabbabhūtesu,
Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ.
Just as a mother would protect
her only child at the risk of her own life;
so too, towards all beings,
one should cultivate a boundless heart.
Mettañca sabbalokasmi,
Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ;
Uddhaṁ adho ca tiriyañca,
Asambādhaṁ averamasapattaṁ.
With loving-kindness towards the entire world,
one should cultivate a boundless heart:
above, below, and all around,
unobstructed, free from animosity and hostility.
Tiṭṭhaṁ caraṁ nisinno va,
Sayāno yāvatāssa vitamiddho;
Etaṁ satiṁ adhiṭṭheyya,
Brahmametaṁ vihāramidhamāhu.
Whether standing, walking, sitting,
or lying down, free from drowsiness,
one should sustain this recollection,
this here is said to be the divine abiding.
Diṭṭhiñca anupaggamma,
Sīlavā dassanena sampanno;
Kāmesu vinaya gedhaṁ,
Na hi jātuggabbhaseyya punaretīti.
Without holding on to fixed views,
virtuous and accomplished in vision,
having subdued the yearning for sense pleasures,
one does not come back to a womb ever again.”