Vāraṇattheragāthā

Theragāthā 3.7

Verses of the Senior Monks 3.7

Tikanipāta

The Book of the Threes

Paṭhamavagga

Chapter One

Vāraṇattheragāthā

Vāraṇa

“Yodha koci manussesu,

Anyone among men

parapāṇāni hiṁsati;

who harms other creatures:

Asmā lokā paramhā ca,

that person will fall

ubhayā dhaṁsate naro.

both from this world and the next.

Yo ca mettena cittena,

But someone with a mind of love,

sabbapāṇānukampati;

sympathetic for all creatures:

Bahuñhi so pasavati,

a person like that

puññaṁ tādisako naro.

brims with much merit.

Subhāsitassa sikkhetha,

You should all train
to learn well-spoken words,

samaṇūpāsanassa ca;

to attend closely to ascetics,

Ekāsanassa ca raho,

to sit alone in hidden places,

cittavūpasamassa cā”ti.

and to settle the mind.

… Vāraṇo thero ….