Theragāthā 1.2
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.2
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Paṭhamavagga
Chapter One
Mahākoṭṭhikattheragāthā
Mahākoṭṭhita
“Upasanto uparato,
Calm and still,
mantabhāṇī anuddhato;
thoughtful in counsel, not restless—
Dhunāti pāpake dhamme,
he shakes off bad qualities
dumapattaṁva māluto”ti.
as the gale shakes leaves off a tree.
Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Mahākoṭṭhita.