Theragāthā 1.77 Ekakanipāta Aṭṭhamavagga Hatthārohaputtattheragāthā

Verses of the Senior Monks 1.77 The Book of the Ones Chapter Eight Hatthārohaputta

1.1

“Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ,

In the past my mind wandered

1.2

Yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ;

how it wished, where it liked, as it pleased.

1.3

Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso,

Now I’ll carefully guide it,

1.4

Hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho”ti.

as a trainer with a hook guides a rutting elephant.

1.5

… Hatthārohaputto thero ….