Thag 3.12

Uttarapālattheragāthā

“Paṇḍitaṁ vata maṁ santaṁ, alamatthavicintakaṁ; Pañca kāmaguṇā loke, sammohā pātayiṁsu maṁ.

Uttarapāla

I was, indeed, an astute scholar, competent to think on the meaning. The five kinds of sensual stimulation in the world, so delusory, were my downfall.

Pakkhando māravisaye, daḷhasallasamappito; Asakkhiṁ maccurājassa, ahaṁ pāsā pamuccituṁ.

Leaping into Māra’s domain, I was struck by a powerful dart. But I was able to free myself from the trap laid by the King of Death.

Sabbe kāmā pahīnā me, bhavā sabbe padālitā; Vikkhīṇo jātisaṁsāro, natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.

I have given up all sensual pleasures; all rebirths are shattered; transmigration through births is finished; now there’ll be no more future lives.