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323. There, having understood the True Dhamma, he embraced renunciation; Sujāta, in three nights, attained the three knowledges. 324. “Come, charioteer, go, take this chariot back; Tell the brahmin lady of my well-being, ‘The brahmin has now gone forth; Sujāta, in three nights, attained the three knowledges.’” 325. Then, taking the chariot, and the thousand (coins) too, the charioteer; Told the brahmin lady of his well-being, “The brahmin has now gone forth; Sujāta, in three nights, attained the three knowledges.” 326. “This horse-chariot, and the thousand (coins) too, charioteer; Having heard of the brahmin with the three knowledges, I give you a full bowl.” 327. “Let the horse-chariot be yours, and the thousand (coins) too, brahmin lady; I too will go forth, in the presence of the one of excellent wisdom.” 328. “Leaving elephants, cows, horses, and jeweled earrings, and this abundant household wealth; Your father has gone forth, enjoy the possessions, beautiful one; You are the heir in the family.” 329. “Leaving elephants, cows, horses, and jeweled earrings, and this delightful household wealth; My father has gone forth, afflicted by sorrow for his son; I too will go forth, afflicted by sorrow for my brother.” 330. “May that resolve of yours succeed, which you desire, beautiful one; Food from alms, and gleanings, and a robe made of rags; Accomplishing these, you will be taintless in the other world.” 331. “While training, venerable lady, my divine eye was purified; I know my past abodes, where I dwelt before. 332. “Relying on you, virtuous one, venerable lady beautiful for the Saṅgha. The three knowledges have been attained, the Buddha's teaching has been fulfilled. 333. "Permit me, venerable one, I wish to go to Sāvatthī; I will roar a lion's roar, in the presence of the best of Buddhas." 334. "Behold, Sundarī, the Teacher, golden-hued, with skin like gold; The tamer of the untamed, the Fully Awakened One, fearless from all quarters." 335. "Behold Sundarī approaching, completely liberated, without substratum; Free from passion, disjoined, her task done, without defilements. 336. "Having departed from Bārāṇasī, she has come to your presence; Your disciple, Great Hero, Sundarī bows at your feet." 337. "You are the Buddha, you are the Teacher, I am your daughter, Brāhmaṇa; Born from your mouth, legitimate, her task done, without defilements." 338. "Welcome to you, good lady, you have come from not far away; For thus do the tamed come, bowing at the Teacher's feet; Free from passion, disjoined, their task done, without defilements." ... Sundarī the Elder ... 5. The Verses of Subhā the Goldsmith's Daughter, the Elder 339. "Young was I, in pure white clothes, when I first heard the Dhamma; For me, being diligent, there was an awakening to the truth. 340. "Then I found great aversion to all sensual pleasures; Seeing fear in the personality, I longed only for renunciation. 341. "Having abandoned my relatives, and servants and workers; Villages and fields, prosperous, delightful and pleasing. 342. "Having given up, I went forth, a not insignificant inheritance; Thus, having gone forth with faith, in the well-proclaimed True Dhamma. 343. "It would not be fitting for me, who yearns for nothingness; To abandon gold and silver, and then take them up again. 344. "Silver or gold, is not for awakening, not for peace; It is not suitable for a recluse, it is not an Aryan treasure. 345. "It is enticing, intoxicating, deluding, increasing defilement; It is fraught with danger, much trouble, there is no lasting stability in it. 346. Here attached, heedless, People with defiled minds, Quarreling with one another, They cause much strife. Slaughter, bondage, distress, Loss, sorrow, lamentation; For those overcome by sensual pleasures, Much suffering is seen. Why do you, my relatives, like enemies, Urge me towards sensual pleasures? Know me as one gone forth, Seeing danger in sensual pleasures. Not by gold and silver Are the defilements exhausted. Sensual pleasures are enemies, murderers, Rivals, bonds of darts. Why do you, my relatives, like enemies, Urge me towards sensual pleasures? Know me as one gone forth, Shaven, wrapped in a patched robe. Food from alms-rounds, gleaning, And robes from rag-heaps; This indeed is suitable for me, The support of one homeless. Sensual pleasures, divine and human, Have been vomited by great sages. Released in the place of safety, They have attained unmoving happiness. May I not associate with sensual pleasures, In which no refuge is found. Sensual pleasures are enemies, murderers, Like a mass of fire, painful. This is a dangerous path, fearful, Full of obstacles, thorny. This craving is very uneven, A great snare of delusion. A terrifying affliction, Sensual pleasures are like a snake's head. Which fools delight in, Ordinary people, blind. Indeed, many in the world, ignorant, Are stuck in the mud of sensual pleasures. They do not know the end Of birth and death. The path leading to a bad destination, Humans, for the sake of sensual pleasures, Indeed undertake much, Bringing sickness to themselves. Thus generating enemies, Causing torment, defiling; Worldly baits, binding, Sensual pleasures are bonds to death. Maddening, deluding, Sensual pleasures crush the mind. For the defilement of beings, Quickly spread by Māra. Sensual pleasures have endless drawbacks, Much suffering, great poison. Little enjoyment, causing strife, Drying up the wholesome side. Having done such a thing, A misfortune due to sensual pleasures; Not that... I will come, always delighting in Nibbāna. 362. Having made war with desires, longing for coolness; Diligent, I will dwell, in the destruction of all fetters. 363. Sorrowless, dustless, secure, the noble eightfold, straight; That path I follow, by which the great sages have crossed over. 364. See this one firm in Dhamma, Subhā, the blacksmith's daughter; Having attained freedom from craving, she meditates at the root of a tree. 365. Today, the eighth day, she went forth, faithful, adorned by the True Dhamma; Having overcome Uppalavaṇṇā, she is threefold knowledge, having abandoned death. 366. Free in the evening, debtless, a bhikkhunī with developed faculties; Disjoined from all yokes, her task done, taintless. 367. Her, Sakka with the host of devas, having approached with psychic power; The lord of beings bows down, to Subhā, the blacksmith's daughter. … The elder Subhā, the blacksmith's daughter…. The Twentieth Nipāta is finished.