Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā anuruddho kosalesu viharati aññatarasmiṁ vanasaṇḍe.
At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying in the land of the Kosalans in a certain forest grove.
Atha kho aññatarā tāvatiṁsakāyikā devatā jālinī nāma āyasmato anuruddhassa purāṇadutiyikā yenāyasmā anuruddho tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
Then a certain deity of the company of the thirty-three named Penelope had been Anuruddha’s partner in a former life. She went up to Anuruddha, and recited these verses:
“Tattha cittaṁ paṇidhehi,
“Set your heart there,
yattha te vusitaṁ pure;
where you used to live:
Tāvatiṁsesu devesu,
among the gods of the thirty-three,
sabbakāmasamiddhisu;
whose every desire is granted!
Purakkhato parivuto,
At the fore of a retinue
devakaññāhi sobhasī”ti.
of divine maidens, you’ll shine!”
“Duggatā devakaññāyo,
“Divine maidens are in a sorry state,
sakkāyasmiṁ patiṭṭhitā;
stuck in substantial reality.
Te cāpi duggatā sattā,
And those beings too are in a sorry state,
devakaññāhi patthitā”ti.
who are attached to divine maidens.”
“Na te sukhaṁ pajānanti,
“They don’t know pleasure
ye na passanti nandanaṁ;
who don’t see the Garden of Delight!
Āvāsaṁ naradevānaṁ,
It’s the abode of lordly gods,
tidasānaṁ yasassinan”ti.
the glorious host of Thirty!”
“Na tvaṁ bāle vijānāsi,
“Fool, don’t you understand
yathā arahataṁ vaco;
the saying of the perfected ones:
Aniccā sabbasaṅkhārā,
all conditions are impermanent,
uppādavayadhammino;
their nature is to rise and fall;
Uppajjitvā nirujjhanti,
having arisen, they cease;
tesaṁ vūpasamo sukho.
their settling is such bliss.
Natthi dāni punāvāso,
O Penelope, weaver of the web—
devakāyasmi jālini;
there are no more abodes for me in the host of gods.
Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,
Transmigration through births is finished,
natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.
now there’ll be no more future lives.”
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At one time Venerable Anuruddha was staying in the land of the Kosalans in a certain forest grove.
Then a certain deity of the company of the thirty-three named Penelope had been Anuruddha’s partner in a former life. She went up to Anuruddha, and recited these verses:
“Set your heart there,
where you used to live:
among the gods of the thirty-three,
whose every desire is granted!
At the fore of a retinue
of divine maidens, you’ll shine!”
“Divine maidens are in a sorry state,
stuck in substantial reality.
And those beings too are in a sorry state,
who are attached to divine maidens.”
“They don’t know pleasure
who don’t see the Garden of Delight!
It’s the abode of lordly gods,
the glorious host of Thirty!”
“Fool, don’t you understand
the saying of the perfected ones:
all conditions are impermanent,
their nature is to rise and fall;
having arisen, they cease;
their settling is such bliss.
O Penelope, weaver of the web—
there are no more abodes for me in the host of gods.
Transmigration through births is finished,
now there’ll be no more future lives.”
Ekaṁ samayaṁ āyasmā anuruddho kosalesu viharati aññatarasmiṁ vanasaṇḍe.
Atha kho aññatarā tāvatiṁsakāyikā devatā jālinī nāma āyasmato anuruddhassa purāṇadutiyikā yenāyasmā anuruddho tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā āyasmantaṁ anuruddhaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“Tattha cittaṁ paṇidhehi,
yattha te vusitaṁ pure;
Tāvatiṁsesu devesu,
sabbakāmasamiddhisu;
Purakkhato parivuto,
devakaññāhi sobhasī”ti.
“Duggatā devakaññāyo,
sakkāyasmiṁ patiṭṭhitā;
Te cāpi duggatā sattā,
devakaññāhi patthitā”ti.
“Na te sukhaṁ pajānanti,
ye na passanti nandanaṁ;
Āvāsaṁ naradevānaṁ,
tidasānaṁ yasassinan”ti.
“Na tvaṁ bāle vijānāsi,
yathā arahataṁ vaco;
Aniccā sabbasaṅkhārā,
uppādavayadhammino;
Uppajjitvā nirujjhanti,
tesaṁ vūpasamo sukho.
Natthi dāni punāvāso,
devakāyasmi jālini;
Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro,
natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.