Verses of the Senior Monks 2.39 The Book of the Twos Chapter Four Usabha (2nd) (THAG2.39)

1.1

“Ambapallavasaṅkāsaṁ,

Arranging a robe over my shoulder,

1.2

aṁse katvāna cīvaraṁ;

the color of young mango sprouts,

1.3

Nisinno hatthigīvāyaṁ,

I entered the village for alms

1.4

gāmaṁ piṇḍāya pāvisiṁ.

sitting on an elephant’s neck!

2.1

Hatthikkhandhato oruyha,

But when I dismounted from the elephant,

2.2

saṁvegaṁ alabhiṁ tadā;

I was struck with a sense of urgency.

2.3

Sohaṁ ditto tadā santo,

I burned with shame, but then I found peace,

2.4

patto me āsavakkhayo”ti.

and attained the ending of defilements.

2.5

… Usabho thero ….