Theragāthā 200

Verses of the Senior Monks 5.3

The Book of the Fives

Chapter One

Girimānanda

1 The heavens rain like a sweet song;

my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind.

I meditate there, peaceful:

so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

2 The heavens rain like a sweet song;

my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind.

I meditate there, my mind at peace:

so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

3 The heavens rain like a sweet song;

my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind.

I meditate there, free of greed:

so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

4 The heavens rain like a sweet song;

my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind.

I meditate there, free of hate:

so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

5 The heavens rain like a sweet song;

my hut is roofed and pleasant, sheltered from the wind.

I meditate there, free of delusion:

so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.