Jātaka
Translators: sujato
Stories of Past Lives 2
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Apaṇṇakavagga
Unfailing
2. Vaṇṇupathajātaka
Sandy Waste: a past life story
“Akilāsuno vaṇṇupathe khaṇantā,
Digging untiringly in a sandy waste,
Udaṅgaṇe tattha papaṁ avinduṁ;
there at the underground stream he found water.
Evaṁ munī viriyabalūpapanno,
In the same way, a sage with strength aroused
Akilāsu vinde hadayassa santin”ti.
untiringly finds the peace of the heart.
Vaṇṇupathajātakaṁ dutiyaṁ.