Thag 5.10

Yasadattattheragāthā

“Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; Ārakā hoti saddhammā, nabhaso pathavī yathā.

Yasadatta

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton listens to the victor’s instruction. They’re as far from the true teaching as the earth is from the sky.

Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; Parihāyati saddhammā, kāḷapakkheva candimā.

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton listens to the victor’s instruction. They fall away from the true teaching, like the moon in the waning fortnight.

Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; Parisussati saddhamme, maccho appodake yathā.

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton listens to the victor’s instruction. They wither away in the true teaching, like a fish in a little puddle.

Upārambhacitto dummedho, suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; Na virūhati saddhamme, khette bījaṁva pūtikaṁ.

With fault-finding mind, the simpleton listens to the victor’s instruction. They don’t thrive in the true teaching, like a rotten seed in a field.

Yo ca tuṭṭhena cittena, suṇāti jinasāsanaṁ; Khepetvā āsave sabbe, sacchikatvā akuppataṁ; Pappuyya paramaṁ santiṁ, parinibbātināsavo”ti.

But one with contented mind who listens to the victor’s instruction— having wiped out all defilements; having witnessed the unshakable; having arrived at ultimate peace— the undefiled are fully extinguished.