MahākāḷaMahākāḷattheragāthā

There’s a big black woman who looks like a crow.“Kāḷī itthī brahatī dhaṅkarūpā, She broke off thigh-bones, first one then another;Satthiñca bhetvā aparañca satthiṁ; she broke off arm-bones, first one then another;Bāhañca bhetvā aparañca bāhaṁ, she broke off a skull like a curd-bowl, and thenSīsañca bhetvā dadhithālakaṁva; arranged them and sat nearby.Esā nisinnā abhisandahitvā.

When an ignorant person builds up attachments,Yo ve avidvā upadhiṁ karoti, that dullard returns to suffering again and again.Punappunaṁ dukkhamupeti mando; So let one who understands <j>not build up attachments:Tasmā pajānaṁ upadhiṁ na kayirā, may I never again lie with a broken skull!Māhaṁ puna bhinnasiro sayissan”ti.