The SerpentUragasutta

When anger surges, they drive it out,Yo uppatitaṁ vineti kodhaṁ, as with medicine a cobra’s spreading venom.Visaṭaṁ sappavisaṁva osadhehi; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They’ve cut off greed entirely,Yo rāgamudacchidā asesaṁ, like a lotus plucked flower and stalk.Bhisapupphaṁva saroruhaṁ vigayha; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They’ve cut off craving entirely,Yo taṇhamudacchidā asesaṁ, drying up that swift-flowing stream.Saritaṁ sīghasaraṁ visosayitvā; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They’ve swept away conceit entirely,Yo mānamudabbadhī asesaṁ, as a fragile bridge of reeds by a great flood.Naḷasetuṁva sudubbalaṁ mahogho; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

In future lives they find no worth,Yo nājjhagamā bhavesu sāraṁ, as an inspector of fig trees finds no flower.Vicinaṁ pupphamivā udumbaresu; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They hide no anger within,Yassantarato na santi kopā, passed beyond any kind of existence.Itibhavābhavatañca vītivatto; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

Their mental vibrations are cleared away,Yassa vitakkā vidhūpitā, internally clipped off entirely.Ajjhattaṁ suvikappitā asesā; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back,Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī, but have gone beyond all this proliferation.Sabbaṁ accagamā imaṁ papañcaṁ; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back,Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī, for they know that nothing in the world <j>is what it seems.Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti ñatva loke; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back,Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of greed.Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītalobho; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back,Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of lust.Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītarāgo; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back,Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of hate.Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītadoso; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have not run too far nor run back,Yo nāccasārī na paccasārī, knowing nothing is what it seems, free of delusion.Sabbaṁ vitathamidanti vītamoho; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have no underlying tendencies at all,Yassānusayā na santi keci, and are rid of unskillful roots,Mūlā ca akusalā samūhatāse; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They have nothing born of distress at allYassa darathajā na santi keci, to make them to return to the near shore.Oraṁ āgamanāya paccayāse; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

No snarl grows in them at all,Yassa vanathajā na santi keci, that would shackle them to a new life.Vinibandhāya bhavāya hetukappā; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇaṁ.

They’ve given up the five hindrances,Yo nīvaraṇe pahāya pañca, untroubled, rid of indecision, free of thorns.Anigho tiṇṇakathaṅkatho visallo; Such a mendicant sheds the near shore and the far,So bhikkhu jahāti orapāraṁ, as a serpent its old worn-out skin.Urago jiṇṇamivattacaṁ purāṇanti.