Provisions

Pātheyyasutta

Provisions

Pātheyyasutta

EN
“What binds the provisions for a journey? What’s the vault of wealth? What drags a person around? What in the world is hard to give up?
PL
“Kiṁsu bandhati pātheyyaṁ, kiṁsu bhogānamāsayo; Kiṁsu naraṁ parikassati, kiṁsu lokasmi dujjahaṁ;
EN
With what are ordinary beings bound, like birds in a snare?” “Faith binds the provisions for a journey. Majesty is the vault of wealth.
PL
Kismiṁ baddhā puthū sattā, pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti. “Saddhā bandhati pātheyyaṁ, sirī bhogānamāsayo;
EN
Desire drags a person around. Desire in the world is hard to give up. Ordinary beings are bound by desire, like birds in a snare.”
PL
Icchā naraṁ parikassati, icchā lokasmi dujjahā; Icchābaddhā puthū sattā, pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

Source