Evening Chanting (English)
Verses on the Burden
[ Ha꜓nda mayaṃ bhāra-su꜕tta-gāthā꜓yo bha꜕ṇāmase ]
Bhārā ha꜕ve pañcakkha꜓ndhā
bhāra-hāro ca pu꜓gga꜕lo
Bhā꜕r’ādānaṃ du꜕kkhaṃ loke꜓
bhāra-nikkhe꜓pa꜕naṃ su꜕khaṃ
The five aggregates inde꜕ed ar꜕e bu꜕rdens,
The beast of burden tho꜓ugh i꜕s man.
In this world to ta꜕ke u꜕p bu꜕rde꜕ns i꜕s du꜕kkha.
Putting the꜓m down brings ha꜓ppi꜕ness.
Nikkhipi꜕tvā ga꜕ruṃ bhā꜓raṃ
aññaṃ bhāraṃ anā꜓di꜕ya
Sa꜕mūlaṃ taṇhaṃ a꜕bbuyha
nicchāto pa꜕ri꜕nibbu꜕to
A heavy burden ca꜕st a꜕way,
Not taking on ano꜓th꜕er load,
With cravi꜓ng pulled out fro꜕m th꜕e root,
Desire꜓s stilled, on꜕e i꜕s re꜕leased.