Pāli · Sutta Piṭaka (Pāli, Mahāsaṅgīti)
Ātumattheragāthā
“Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo, Dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto; Evaṁ ahaṁ bhariyāyānitāya, Anumaññaṁ maṁ pabbajitomhi dānī”ti.
English · Bhikkhu Sujato
Ātuma
A young bamboo is hard to extract when the point is grown and become all woody. That’s how I feel with the wife who was arranged for me. Give me permission—now I’ve gone forth.