Hatthārohaputtattheragāthā

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu · Petavatthu · Theragāthā · Therīgāthā · Vol. 26 · Section 214

[214] 7. Formerly this mind (citta) wandered on its wanderings wherever it wished, where it desired, as it pleased; today I shall restrain it thoroughly, as a holder of the goad restrains an elephant in musth. (Thus spoke) the Elder Hatthārohaputta. #1 Burmese (M.) and European (Yu./PTS) editions read: suvihitā.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.