Thag 6.7

Kātiyānattheragāthā

“Uṭṭhehi nisīda kātiyāna, Mā niddābahulo ahu jāgarassu; Mā taṁ alasaṁ pamattabandhu, Kūṭeneva jinātu maccurājā.

Kātiyāna

Get up, Kātiyāna, and sit! Don’t sleep too much, be wakeful. Don’t be lazy and let the kinsman of the negligent, the King of Death, catch you in his trap.

Seyyathāpi mahāsamuddavego, Evaṁ jātijarātivattate taṁ; So karohi sudīpamattano tvaṁ, Na hi tāṇaṁ tava vijjateva aññaṁ.

Like a wave in the mighty ocean, rebirth and old age sweep you under. Make a safe island of yourself, for you have no other shelter.

Satthā hi vijesi maggametaṁ, Saṅgā jātijarābhayā atītaṁ; Pubbāpararattamappamatto, Anuyuñjassu daḷhaṁ karohi yogaṁ.

The teacher has mastered this path, which transcends chains, and the fear of birth and old age. Be diligent in the first and final watches of the night, and dedicate yourself to practice.

Purimāni pamuñca bandhanāni, Saṅghāṭikhuramuṇḍabhikkhabhojī; Mā khiḍḍāratiñca mā niddaṁ, Anuyuñjittha jhāya kātiyāna.

Free yourself from your former bonds! Wearing your outer robe, with shaven head, eating almsfood, don’t delight in play or sleep, dedicate yourself to absorption, Kātiyāna.

Jhāyāhi jināhi kātiyāna, Yogakkhemapathesu kovidosi; Pappuyya anuttaraṁ visuddhiṁ, Parinibbāhisi vārināva joti.

Meditate and conquer, Kātiyāna, you’re an expert in the path to sanctuary from the yoke. Having arrived at unexcelled purity, you’ll be extinguished as a flame by water.

Pajjotakaro parittaraṁso, Vātena vinamyate latāva; Evampi tuvaṁ anādiyāno, Māraṁ indasagotta niddhunāhi; So vedayitāsu vītarāgo, Kālaṁ kaṅkha idheva sītibhūto”ti.

A lamp of feeble flame is bent down by the wind, like a creeper; just so, kinsman of Indra, shake off Māra, without grasping. Free of lust for feelings, await your time here, cooled.