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Pātheyyasutta

Provisions for a Journey Provisions

“Kiṁsu bandhati pātheyyaṁ,
“What secures provisions for a journey?
“How should provisions be tied up?

kiṁsu bhogānamāsayo;
What is the abode of wealth?
What’s the lair of wealth?

Kiṁsu naraṁ parikassati,
What drags a person around?
What drags a person around?

kiṁsu lokasmi dujjahaṁ;
What in the world is hard to discard?
What in the world is hard to give up?

Kismiṁ baddhā puthū sattā,
By what are many beings bound
What are many beings tied up with,

pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.
Like birds caught in a snare?”
like birds in a snare?”

“Saddhā bandhati pātheyyaṁ,
“Faith secures provisions for a journey;
“Provisions should be tied up with faith.

sirī bhogānamāsayo;
Fortune is the abode of wealth;
Glory is the lair of wealth.

Icchā naraṁ parikassati,
Desire drags a person around;
Desire drags a person around.

icchā lokasmi dujjahā;
Desire is hard to discard in the world.
Desire in the world is hard to give up.

Icchābaddhā puthū sattā,
By desire many beings are bound
Many beings are tied up with desire,

pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.
Like birds caught in a snare. ”
like birds in a snare.”