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From:
Theragāthā 5.10 Verses of the Senior Monks 5.10
Pañcakanipāta The Book of the Fives
Paṭhamavagga Chapter One
Yasadattattheragāthā Yasadatta
“Upārambhacitto dummedho, With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; listens to the victor’s instruction.
Ārakā hoti saddhammā, They’re as far from the true teaching
nabhaso pathavī yathā. as the earth is from the sky.
Upārambhacitto dummedho, With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; listens to the victor’s instruction.
Parihāyati saddhammā, They fall away from the true teaching,
kāḷapakkheva candimā. like the moon in the waning fortnight.
Upārambhacitto dummedho, With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; listens to the victor’s instruction.
Parisussati saddhamme, They wither away in the true teaching,
maccho appodake yathā. like a fish in a little puddle.
Upārambhacitto dummedho, With fault-finding mind, the simpleton
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; listens to the victor’s instruction.
Na virūhati saddhamme, They don’t thrive in the true teaching,
khette bījaṁva pūtikaṁ. like a rotten seed in a field.
Yo ca tuṭṭhena cittena, But one with contented mind
suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; who listens to the victor’s instruction—
Khepetvā āsave sabbe, having wiped out all defilements;
sacchikatvā akuppataṁ; having witnessed the unshakable;
Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ, having arrived at ultimate peace—
parinibbātināsavo”ti. the undefiled are fully extinguished.”
… Yasadatto thero ….