Theragāthā 2.28
Translators: sujato
Verses of the Senior Monks 2.28
Dukanipāta
The Book of the Twos
Tatiyavagga
Chapter Three
Bharatattheragāthā
Bharata
“Ehi nandaka gacchāma,
Come, Nandaka, let’s go
upajjhāyassa santikaṁ;
to visit our preceptor.
Sīhanādaṁ nadissāma,
We’ll roar our lion’s roar
buddhaseṭṭhassa sammukhā.
before the best of Buddhas.
Yāya no anukampāya,
The sage gave us the going forth
amhe pabbājayī muni;
out of compassion, so we could realize
So no attho anuppatto,
the ending of all fetters—
sabbasaṁyojanakkhayo”ti.
now we have reached that goal.
… Bharato thero ….