Verses of the Senior Monks 3.7 The Book of the Threes Chapter One Vāraṇa (THAG3.7)

1.1

“Yodha koci manussesu,

Anyone among men

1.2

parapāṇāni hiṁsati;

who harms other creatures:

1.3

Asmā lokā paramhā ca,

that person will fall

1.4

ubhayā dhaṁsate naro.

both from this world and the next.

2.1

Yo ca mettena cittena,

But someone with a mind of love,

2.2

sabbapāṇānukampati;

sympathetic for all creatures:

2.3

Bahuñhi so pasavati,

a person like that

2.4

puññaṁ tādisako naro.

brims with much merit.

3.1

Subhāsitassa sikkhetha,

You should all train <j>to learn well-spoken words,

3.2

samaṇūpāsanassa ca;

to attend closely to ascetics,

3.3

Ekāsanassa ca raho,

to sit alone in hidden places,

3.4

cittavūpasamassa cā”ti.

and to settle the mind.

3.5

… Vāraṇo thero ….