“Punāparaṁ yadā homi, campeyyako mahiddhiko;“Then again when I was campeyyaka, a dragon of great psychic power, Tadāpi dhammiko āsiṁ, sīlabbatasamappito.I was just, furnished with precepts and vows.

Tadāpi maṁ dhammacāriṁ, upavutthaṁ uposathaṁ;Then the snake-charmer who caught me lived righteously, Ahituṇḍiko gahetvāna, rājadvāramhi kīḷati.observing the Sabbath, and he made me perform at the royal gate.

Yaṁ yaṁ so vaṇṇaṁ cintayi, nīlaṁva pītalohitaṁ;Whatever color he thought of— blue, yellow, or red— Tassa cittānuvattanto, homi cintitasannibho.I conformed to his wish, taking the appearance of his thought.

Thalaṁ kareyyamudakaṁ, udakampi thalaṁ kare;I could turn dry land to water, and water to dry land. Yadihaṁ tassa pakuppeyyaṁ, khaṇena chārikaṁ kare.If I were upset with him I could reduce him to ash in an instant.

Yadi cittavasī hessaṁ, parihāyissāmi sīlato;If I was under the sway of my thoughts, I would have fallen from my ethics. Sīlena parihīnassa, uttamattho na sijjhati.But one who has fallen from their ethics does not succeed at the highest goal.

Kāmaṁ bhijjatuyaṁ kāyo, idheva vikirīyatu;Gladly, let this body be broken! let it be scattered in this very place! Neva sīlaṁ pabhindeyyaṁ, vikirante bhusaṁ viyā”ti.Not even for that would I break my ethics, if it were being scattered like hay.”

Campeyyanāgacariyaṁ tatiyaṁ.
Campeyyanāgacariyaṁ → campeyyacariyaṁ (sya1ed, sya2ed)