Thag 4.6

Senakattheragāthā

“Svāgataṁ vata me āsi, gayāyaṁ gayaphagguyā; Yaṁ addasāsiṁ sambuddhaṁ, desentaṁ dhammamuttamaṁ.

Senaka

It was so welcome for me during the Gayā spring festival to see the Awakened One teaching the supreme Dhamma.

Mahappabhaṁ gaṇācariyaṁ, aggapattaṁ vināyakaṁ; Sadevakassa lokassa, jinaṁ atuladassanaṁ.

He was glorious, the tutor of a community, a leader who had realized the highest. In all the world with its gods, he was the victor of unequaled vision.

Mahānāgaṁ mahāvīraṁ, mahājutimanāsavaṁ; Sabbāsavaparikkhīṇaṁ, satthāramakutobhayaṁ.

A great giant, a great hero, a great light free of defilement. With the utter ending of all defilements, the Teacher fears nothing from any quarter.

Cirasaṅkiliṭṭhaṁ vata maṁ, diṭṭhisandānabandhitaṁ; Vimocayi so bhagavā, sabbaganthehi senakan”ti.

For a long time, sadly, I was corrupted, fettered by the bond of wrong view. That Blessed One, Senaka, released me from all ties.