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Balādisutta

Hard Work, Etc.

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyantī”ti
“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”

vitthāretabbaṁ.
(Tell in full as in SN 45.149–160.)

Balakaraṇīyavaggo aṭṭhamo.

Tassuddānaṁ

Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,
Hard work, seeds, and dragons,

rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
a tree, a pot, and a spike,

Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
the atmosphere, and two on clouds,

nāvā āgantukā nadīti.
a ship, a guest house, and a river.