Verses of the Senior Monks 2.32 The Book of the Twos Chapter Four Sivaka (THAG2.32)

1.1

“Aniccāni gahakāni,

Houses are impermanent—

1.2

tattha tattha punappunaṁ;

on and on, life after life.

1.3

Gahakāraṁ gavesanto,

I’ve been searching for the house-builder—

1.4

dukkhā jāti punappunaṁ.

painful is birth again and again.

2.1

Gahakāraka diṭṭhosi,

I’ve seen you, house-builder!

2.2

puna gehaṁ na kāhasi;

You won’t build a house again.

2.3

Sabbā te phāsukā bhaggā,

Your rafters are all broken,

2.4

thūṇikā ca vidālitā;

your ridgepole is shattered.

2.5

Vimariyādikataṁ cittaṁ,

My mind is without boundaries:

2.6

idheva vidhamissatī”ti.

in this very life it will dissipate.

2.7

… Sivako thero ….