Verses of the Senior Monks 2.2 The Book of the Twos Chapter One Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer (THAG2.2)

1.1

“Nayidaṁ anayena jīvitaṁ,

You can’t live by fasting,

1.2

Nāhāro hadayassa santiko;

but food doesn’t lead to peace of heart.

1.3

Āhāraṭṭhitiko samussayo,

Seeing how this bag of bones is sustained by food,

1.4

Iti disvāna carāmi esanaṁ.

I wander, seeking.

2.1

Paṅkoti hi naṁ pavedayuṁ,

They know it’s just a swamp,

2.2

Yāyaṁ vandanapūjanā kulesu;

this homage and veneration in respectable families.

2.3

Sukhumaṁ sallaṁ durubbahaṁ,

Honor is a subtle dart, hard to extract,

2.4

Sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho”ti.

and hard for a reprobate to give up.

2.5

Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā piṇḍolabhāradvājo thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

That is how these verses were recited by the senior venerable Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer.