Theragāthā 1.99
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.99
Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
Dasamavagga
Chapter Ten
Uttiyattheragāthā
Uttiya (3rd)
“Saddaṁ sutvā sati muṭṭhā,
When you hear a sound, mindfulness is lost
Piyaṁ nimittaṁ manasikaroto;
as you focus on a pleasant feature.
Sārattacitto vedeti,
Experiencing it with a mind full of desire,
Tañca ajjhosa tiṭṭhati;
you keep clinging to it.
Tassa vaḍḍhanti āsavā,
Your defilements grow,
Saṁsāraṁ upagāmino”ti.
leading to transmigration.
… Uttiyo thero ….