ENAt Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse: “Living in the wilderness, peaceful spiritual practitioners
PLSāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: “Araññe viharantānaṁ, santānaṁ brahmacārinaṁ;
ENeat just one meal a day: so why is their complexion so clear?” “They don’t grieve for the past, nor do they pray for the future;
PLEkabhattaṁ bhuñjamānānaṁ, kena vaṇṇo pasīdatī”ti. “Atītaṁ nānusocanti, nappajappanti nāgataṁ;
ENthey feed on whatever comes that day, that’s why their complexion’s so clear. Because they pray for the future, and grieve for the past,
PLPaccuppannena yāpenti, tena vaṇṇo pasīdati. Anāgatappajappāya, atītassānusocanā;
ENfools wither away, like a green reed mowed down.”
PLEtena bālā sussanti, naḷova harito luto”ti. Naḷavaggo paṭhamo. Tassuddānaṁ
PLOghaṁ nimokkhaṁ upaneyyaṁ, Accenti katichindi ca; Jāgaraṁ appaṭividitā, Susammuṭṭhā mānakāminā;
PLAraññe dasamo vutto, Vaggo tena pavuccati.
Sutraya