Somamittattheragāthā

Theragāthā 2.14

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.14

Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

Somamittattheragāthā

Somamitta

“Parittaṁ dārumāruyha,

If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea,

yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;

and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.

Evaṁ kusītamāgamma,

So too, a person who lives well

sādhujīvīpi sīdati;

sinks by relying on a lazy person.

Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya,

Hence you should avoid such

kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.

a lazy person who lacks energy.

Pavivittehi ariyehi,

Dwell with the noble ones

pahitattehi jhāyibhi;

who are secluded and determined

Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi,

and always energetic;

paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.

the astute who practice absorption.

… Somamitto thero ….