SabbakāmiSabbakāmittheragāthā

This two-legged body is dirty and stinking,“Dvipādakoyaṁ asuci, full of different carcasses,duggandho parihīrati; and oozing all over the place—Nānākuṇapaparipūro, but still it is cherished!vissavanto tato tato.

Like a lurking deer by a trick,Migaṁ nilīnaṁ kūṭena, like a fish by a hook,baḷiseneva ambujaṁ; like a langur by tar—Vānaraṁ viya lepena, they trap an ordinary person.bādhayanti puthujjanaṁ.

Sights, sounds, tastes, smells,Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā, and touches so delightful:phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā; these five kinds of sensual stimulationPañca kāmaguṇā ete, are seen in a woman’s body.itthirūpasmi dissare.

Those ordinary people, their minds full of lust,Ye etā upasevanti, who pursue those women:rattacittā puthujjanā; they swell the horrors of the charnel ground,Vaḍḍhenti kaṭasiṁ ghoraṁ, piling up future lives.ācinanti punabbhavaṁ.

One who, being mindful,Yo cetā parivajjeti, avoids themsappasseva padā siro; like a snake’s head with their foot,Somaṁ visattikaṁ loke, gets over clinging to the world.sato samativattati.

Seeing the danger in sensual pleasures,Kāmesvādīnavaṁ disvā, seeing renunciation as sanctuary,nekkhammaṁ daṭṭhu khemato; I’ve escaped all sensual pleasures,Nissaṭo sabbakāmehi, and attained the ending of defilements.patto me āsavakkhayo”ti.