The Lion’s Roar at the Monastery of Lady Udumbarikā 13.1-25

13.1

“Idha, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na attamano hoti na paripuṇṇasaṅkappo.

“Firstly, Nigrodha, a mortifier undertakes a practice of mortification. But they’re not happy with that, as they still haven’t got all they wished for.

13.2

Yampi, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na attamano hoti na paripuṇṇasaṅkappo.

13.3

Evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

So they’re pure on that point.

13.4

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na attānukkaṃseti na paraṃ vambheti …pe…

Furthermore, a mortifier undertakes a practice of mortification. They don’t glorify themselves or put others down on account of that.

13.5

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

So they’re pure on that point.

13.6

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā na majjati na mucchati na pamādamāpajjati …pe…

They don’t become indulgent …

13.7

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

13.8

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā lābhasakkārasilokaṃ abhinibbatteti, so tena lābhasakkārasilokena na attamano hoti na paripuṇṇasaṅkappo …pe…

Furthermore, a mortifier undertakes a practice of mortification. They generate possessions, honor, and popularity through that mortification. They’re not happy with that, as they still haven’t got all they wished for …

13.9

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

13.10

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā lābhasakkārasilokaṃ abhinibbatteti, so tena lābhasakkārasilokena na attānukkaṃseti na paraṃ vambheti …pe…

They don’t glorify themselves and put others down on account of possessions, honor, and popularity …

13.11

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

13.12

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī tapaṃ samādiyati, so tena tapasā lābhasakkārasilokaṃ abhinibbatteti, so tena lābhasakkārasilokena na majjati na mucchati na pamādamāpajjati …pe…

They don’t become indulgent because of it …

13.13

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

So they’re pure on that point.

13.14

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī bhojanesu na vodāsaṃ āpajjati:

Furthermore, a mortifier doesn’t become fussy about food, saying,

13.15

‘idaṃ me khamati, idaṃ me nakkhamatī’ti.

‘This is acceptable to me, this is not acceptable to me.’

13.16

So yañca khvassa nakkhamati, taṃ anapekkho pajahati.

What is not acceptable they give up without concern.

13.17

Yaṃ panassa khamati, taṃ agadhito amucchito anajjhāpanno ādīnavadassāvī nissaraṇapañño paribhuñjati …pe…

But what is acceptable they eat without being tied, infatuated, attached, seeing the drawbacks, and understanding the escape.

13.18

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

So they’re pure on that point.

13.19

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī na tapaṃ samādiyati lābhasakkārasilokanikantihetu:

Furthermore, a mortifier doesn’t undertake a practice of mortification out of longing for possessions, honor, and popularity …

13.20

‘sakkarissanti maṃ rājāno rājamahāmattā khattiyā brāhmaṇā gahapatikā titthiyā’ti …pe…

‘Kings, royal ministers, aristocrats, brahmins, householders, and sectarians will honor me!’

13.21

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

So they’re pure on that point.

13.22

Puna caparaṃ, nigrodha, tapassī aññataraṃ samaṇaṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā nāpasādetā hoti:

Furthermore, a mortifier doesn’t rebuke a certain ascetic or brahmin,

13.23

‘kiṃ panāyaṃ sambahulājīvo sabbaṃ sambhakkheti.

‘What is it with this one living in abundance, devouring everything—

13.24

Seyyathidaṃ—mūlabījaṃ khandhabījaṃ phaḷubījaṃ aggabījaṃ bījabījameva pañcamaṃ, asanivicakkaṃ dantakūṭaṃ, samaṇappavādenā’ti …pe…

plants propagated from roots, trunks, cuttings, or joints; and those from regular seeds as the fifth. According to this ascetic’s doctrine, the crown of the tooth is like forked lightning!’

13.25

evaṃ so tasmiṃ ṭhāne parisuddho hoti.

So they’re pure on that point.