Theragāthā 1.23 Ekakanipāta Tatiyavagga Gosālattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.23 The Book of the Ones Chapter Three Gosāla

1.1

“Ahaṁ kho veḷugumbasmiṁ,

I’ll eat honey and milk-rice

1.2

bhutvāna madhupāyasaṁ;

in Veḷugumba.

1.3

Padakkhiṇaṁ sammasanto,

And then, dexterously probing

1.4

khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ;

the rise and fall of the aggregates,

1.5

Sānuṁ paṭigamissāmi,

I’ll return to my forest hill

1.6

vivekamanubrūhayan”ti.

and foster seclusion.

1.7

… Gosālo thero ….