Theragāthā 1.119 Ekakanipāta Dvādasamavagga Vajjiputtattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.119 The Book of the Ones Chapter Twelve Vajjiputta (2nd)

1.1

“Rukkhamūlagahanaṁ pasakkiya,

You’ve left for the jungle, the root of a tree,

1.2

Nibbānaṁ hadayasmiṁ opiya;

having laid extinguishment in your heart.

1.3

Jhāya gotama mā ca pamādo,

Meditate, Gotama, don’t be negligent!

1.4

Kiṁ te biḷibiḷikā karissatī”ti.

What use is this hullabaloo to you?

1.5

… Vajjiputto thero ….