Verses of the Senior Monks 2.25 The Book of the Twos Chapter Three Vītasoka (THAG2.25)

1.1

“Kese me olikhissanti,

The barber approached

1.2

kappako upasaṅkami;

to shave my head.

1.3

Tato ādāsamādāya,

I picked up a mirror

1.4

sarīraṁ paccavekkhisaṁ.

and examined my body.

2.1

Tuccho kāyo adissittha,

My body appeared hollow;

2.2

andhakāro tamo byagā;

I once was blind, but the darkness disappeared.

2.3

Sabbe coḷā samucchinnā,

My fancy hairdo has been cut off:

2.4

natthi dāni punabbhavo”ti.

now there’ll be no more future lives.

2.5

… Vītasoko thero ….