Theragāthā 1.77
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.77
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Aṭṭhamavagga
Chapter Eight
Hatthārohaputtattheragāthā
Hatthārohaputta
“Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ,
In the past my mind wandered
Yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ;
how it wished, where it liked, as it pleased.
Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso,
Now I’ll carefully guide it,
Hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho”ti.
as a trainer with a hook guides a rutting elephant.
… Hatthārohaputto thero ….