7. The Perfected OnesArahantavagga

At journey’s end, rid of sorrow;Gataddhino visokassa, everywhere free,vippamuttassa sabbadhi; all ties given up,Sabbaganthappahīnassa, no fever is found in them.pariḷāho na vijjati.

The mindful apply themselves;Uyyuñjanti satīmanto, they delight in no abode.na nikete ramanti te; Like a swan gone from the marsh,Haṁsāva pallalaṁ hitvā, they leave home after home behind.okamokaṁ jahanti te.

Those with nothing stored up,Yesaṁ sannicayo natthi, who have understood their food,ye pariññātabhojanā; whose domain is the liberationSuññato animitto ca, of the signless and the empty:vimokkho yesaṁ gocaro; their path is hard to trace,Ākāseva sakuntānaṁ, like birds in the sky.gati tesaṁ durannayā.

One whose defilements have ended;Yassāsavā parikkhīṇā, who’s not attached to food;āhāre ca anissito; whose domain is the liberationSuññato animitto ca, of the signless and the empty:vimokkho yassa gocaro; their track is hard to trace,Ākāseva sakuntānaṁ, like birds in the sky.padaṁ tassa durannayaṁ.

Whose faculties have become serene,Yassindriyāni samathaṅgatāni, like horses tamed by a charioteer,Assā yathā sārathinā sudantā; who has abandoned conceit and defilements;Pahīnamānassa anāsavassa, the unaffected one is envied by even the gods.Devāpi tassa pihayanti tādino.

Undisturbed like the earth,Pathavisamo no virujjhati, true to their vows, steady as Indra’s pillar,Indakhilupamo tādi subbato; like a lake clear of mud;Rahadova apetakaddamo, such a one does not transmigrate.Saṁsārā na bhavanti tādino.

Their mind is peaceful,Santaṁ tassa manaṁ hoti, peaceful are their speech and deeds.santā vācā ca kamma ca; Such a one is at peace,Sammadaññāvimuttassa, rightly freed through enlightenment.upasantassa tādino.

Lacking faith, a house-breaker,Assaddho akataññū ca, one who acknowledges nothing,sandhicchedo ca yo naro; purged of hope, they’ve wasted their chance:Hatāvakāso vantāso, that is indeed the supreme person!sa ve uttamaporiso.

Whether in village or wilderness,Gāme vā yadi vāraññe, in a valley or the uplands,Ninne vā yadi vā thale; wherever the perfected ones liveYattha arahanto viharanti, is a delightful place.Taṁ bhūmirāmaṇeyyakaṁ.

Delightful are the wildernessesRamaṇīyāni araññāni, where no people delight.yattha na ramatī jano; Those free of greed will delight there,Vītarāgā ramissanti, not those who seek sensual pleasures.na te kāmagavesino.