Thag 3.1

Aṅgaṇikabhāradvājattheragāthā

“Ayoni suddhimanvesaṁ, aggiṁ paricariṁ vane; Suddhimaggaṁ ajānanto, akāsiṁ amaraṁ tapaṁ.

Aṅgaṇikabhāradvāja

Seeking purity the wrong way, I served the sacred fire in a grove. Not knowing the path to purity, I practiced endless mortification.

Taṁ sukhena sukhaṁ laddhaṁ, passa dhammasudhammataṁ; Tisso vijjā anuppattā, kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

I’ve gained this happiness by means of happiness: behold the clear rightness of the teaching! I’ve attained the three knowledges and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.

Brahmabandhu pure āsiṁ, idāni khomhi brāhmaṇo; Tevijjo nhātako camhi, sottiyo camhi vedagū”ti.

I used to be brahmin only by kin, but now I really am a brahmin! I am master of the three knowledges, I’m a bathed initiate, I’m a scholar and a knowledge master.