Hatthārohaputtattheragāthā

Theragāthā 1.77

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 ….