Verses of the Senior Monks 2.35 The Book of the Twos Chapter Four Sambulakaccāna (THAG2.35)

1.1

“Devo ca vassati, devo ca gaḷagaḷāyati,

The heavens rain, the heavens pour,

1.2

Ekako cāhaṁ bherave bile viharāmi;

I’m staying alone in a frightful hole.

1.3

Tassa mayhaṁ ekakassa bherave bile viharato,

But while I’m staying alone in that frightful hole,

1.4

Natthi bhayaṁ vā chambhitattaṁ vā lomahaṁso vā.

I’ve no fear, no dread, no goosebumps.

2.1

Dhammatā mamesā yassa me,

This is my normal state

2.2

Ekakassa bherave bile;

while staying alone in a frightful hole:

2.3

Viharato natthi bhayaṁ vā,

I’ve no fear,

2.4

Chambhitattaṁ vā lomahaṁso vā”ti.

no dread, no goosebumps.

2.5

… Sambulakaccāno thero ….