Cullanāradakassapajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 1770

[1770] The fermented brew (āsava), dear boy, is in the world called liquor (surā) — agreeable, fragrant, delightful, in taste like the honey of the small bee; that, Nārada, the noble ones have declared a poison for the holy life (brahmacariya).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.