[Verse 1]
Every action leaves a trace,
Every heart must face its place.
Choose your path with care and grace,
Let compassion guide your pace.
Keep good friends who speak the truth,
Honor age and care for youth.
Plant good seeds in all you do,
Let your heart stay kind and true.
[Chorus]
Let wisdom lead the way,
Let kindness fill each day.
Give with a heart that's pure,
Let patience help endure.
No harm, no hate, no pride,
Let truth become our guide.
Through joy and grief we stand,
With compassion hand in hand.
[Verse 2]
Care for those who gave you life,
Bring them comfort through their strife.
Share your bread and share your care,
Lift the weight another bears.
When the tears of loss appear,
Meet the pain with wisdom clear.
Though the past cannot return,
Love can help the heart to learn.
[Chorus]
Let wisdom lead the way,
Let kindness fill each day.
Give with a heart that's pure,
Let patience help endure.
No harm, no hate, no pride,
Let truth become our guide.
Through joy and grief we stand,
With compassion hand in hand.
[Bridge]
Words may charm, but deeds reveal
What is false and what is real.
Think before you choose or speak,
Be the strength the lost ones seek.
[Final Chorus]
Let wisdom lead the way,
Let kindness fill each day.
The seeds of good we sow
Are gifts that help us grow.
With gratitude and care,
Let peace be ours to share.
In every step we take,
Choose goodness for its sake.
The Dasaka Nipata Jataka: 16 Stories on Karma, Gratitude, Compassion and Wisdom
The Dasaka Nipata Jataka in Volume 27 of the Tipitaka presents sixteen stories that explore the consequences of actions, the importance of choosing good companions, caring for parents, giving generously and overcoming grief. Their moral lessons continue to offer guidance for everyday life.
The Dasaka Nipata Jataka is a section of Volume 27 of the Tipitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Khuddaka Nikaya, Jataka, Part One. It contains sixteen stories: Catu-dvara Jataka, Kanha Jataka, Catu-posatha Jataka, Sankha Jataka, Culla-bodhi Jataka, Mandavya Jataka, Nigrodha Jataka, Takkala Jataka, Maha-dhammapala Jataka, Kukkuta Jataka, Mattha-kundali Jataka, Bilara-kosiya Jataka, Cakkavaka Jataka, Bhuri-panha Jataka, Maha-mangala Jataka and Ghata-pandita Jataka. Each story offers a distinct narrative and moral reflection, while collectively emphasizing ethical conduct and the importance of examining one’s actions with wisdom.
Catu-dvara Jataka presents the suffering associated with wrongdoing through the image of a sharp wheel spinning above a person’s head. It serves as a reminder that actions have consequences and that people should take moral responsibility for their conduct.
Nigrodha Jataka contrasts a grateful and virtuous person with someone who is ungrateful and betrays a friend. It emphasizes the importance of choosing good companions and suggests that kindness shown to virtuous people is not wasted, while trusting the wicked can lead to harm.
Takkala Jataka addresses the duty to care for parents. When a father considers burying his own elderly and ill father in a pit, his son challenges this decision and reminds him that abandoning or harming one’s parents is wrong. Caring for one’s parents is presented as an important moral responsibility.
Maha-dhammapala Jataka describes a family committed to righteous conduct: avoiding falsehood and wrongdoing, giving alms, helping those in need and remaining faithful in marriage. The story conveys the principle that Dhamma protects those who live by Dhamma, highlighting the value of ethical conduct within families and society.
Kukkuta Jataka warns against false friends and people with hidden motives. Readers are encouraged not to trust flattering words or friendly appearances alone, but to examine a person’s actions and intentions. Mindfulness and alertness can help people avoid being deceived or harmed.
Mattha-kundali Jataka reflects on the grief caused by the loss of a son and the role of wisdom in easing sorrow. It suggests that clinging to what cannot be brought back intensifies suffering, while reflecting on the realities of life can help a grieving person gradually find relief.
Bilara-kosiya Jataka identifies miserliness and heedlessness as obstacles to generosity. The value of giving is not measured solely by the amount donated; intention and ethical conduct also matter. Giving without harming others is more worthy than generosity associated with cruelty or suffering.
Cakkavaka Jataka contrasts a bird that does not harm other creatures with those who live by injuring others. It emphasizes virtue, non-harming and goodwill toward living beings. Those who do not create enmity can live with greater peace and less fear of the consequences of their actions.
Ghata-pandita Jataka portrays wisdom and compassion as ways to help someone overcome grief. It reminds readers that a wise person can not only care for their own mind but also support others through difficult times.
The remaining stories in this collection—Kanha Jataka, Catu-posatha Jataka, Sankha Jataka, Culla-bodhi Jataka, Mandavya Jataka, Bhuri-panha Jataka and Maha-mangala Jataka—should be studied in their own textual contexts, alongside the traditional commentaries, to understand their particular narratives and teachings accurately. The lesson of one story should not be assumed to replace the specific meaning of another.
Taken as a whole, the Dasaka Nipata Jataka encourages responsibility for one’s actions, wise choices in friendship, gratitude toward parents, moral discipline, generosity with a sincere heart, non-harming and the use of wisdom to ease suffering.
These teachings remain applicable to family life, workplaces and difficult personal decisions. Studying the Jataka is therefore more than learning about stories from the past; it is an opportunity to reflect on whether our own actions create well-being or suffering for ourselves and others.
Source: Tipitaka, Volume 27, Sutta Pitaka, Khuddaka Nikaya, Jataka, Part One, Dasaka Nipata Jataka, 84000.org.
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