[130] Then another devatā uttered this inspired utterance (udāna) in the presence of the Blessed One: "Behold his concentration (samādhi), so well developed,¹ and his mind (citta), so well liberated²—not bent forward³ and not bent back,⁴ and not held in check by forceful suppression!⁵ If anyone should think that such a nāga of a man, such a lion of a man, such a thoroughbred of a man, such a chief bull of a man, such a beast of burden of a man, such a tamed man, could be transgressed against—what would that be due to, other than lack of vision?"
Though brahmins versed in the five Vedas practise austerity for a hundred years,
yet their mind is not rightly liberated:
those of base nature do not reach the far shore.⁶
Seized by craving (taṇhā), bound to vows and rules,
practising coarse austerity for a hundred years,
yet their mind is not rightly liberated:
those of base nature do not reach the far shore.⁷
There is no taming here for one who delights in conceit,
nor is there sagehood (mona) for one unconcentrated:
dwelling alone in the forest, heedless,
one could not cross beyond the realm of Death.
Having abandoned conceit, well concentrated within,
of lofty mind, everywhere released,
dwelling alone in the forest, heedful,
that one could cross beyond the realm of Death.
Ninth: The First Pajjunnadhītu Sutta
[Variant readings noted in the Siam Raṭṭha edition — Sī = Sinhalese edition; Ma = Burmese edition; Yu = European (PTS) edition; A = the commentary:
¹ Sī: in some Sinhalese books the reading "samādhiṃ" is not found; Ma: "subhāvito." ² Yu: "vimuttaṃ." ³ Sī: "na vā pahiṇataṃ"; Yu, A: "abhiṇataṃ." ⁴ Sī, A: "upaṇataṃ." ⁵ Ma: "vāritagataṃ."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.