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From:
Theragāthā 1.72 Verses of the Senior Monks 1.72
Ekakanipāta The Book of the Ones
Aṭṭhamavagga Chapter Eight
Ātumattheragāthā Ātuma
“Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo, A young bamboo is hard to extract
Dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto; when the point is grown and become all woody.
Evaṁ ahaṁ bhariyāyānitāya, That’s how I feel with the wife who was arranged for me.
Anumaññaṁ maṁ pabbajitomhi dānī”ti. Give me permission—now I’ve gone forth.
… Ātumo thero ….