Sutta Nipata Chapter 2: The Minor Chapter - Culavagga

  • A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text (coming sooner or later).

Snp 2.3: Hirisutta

253 Hiriṃ tarantaṃ vijigucchamānaṃ,
Tavāhamasmi iti bhāsamānaṃ;
Sayhāni kammāni anādiyantaṃ,
Neso mamanti iti naṃ vijaññā.

254 Ananvayaṃ piyaṃ vācaṃ,
yo mittesu pakubbati;
Akarontaṃ bhāsamānaṃ,
parijānanti paṇḍitā.

255 Na so mitto yo sadā appamatto,
Bhedāsankī randhamevānupassī;
Yasmiñca seti urasīva putto,
Sa ve mitto yo parehi abhejjo.

256 Pāmujjakaraṇaṃ ṭhānaṃ,
pasaṃsāvahanaṃ sukhaṃ;
Phalānisaṃso bhāveti,
vahanto porisaṃ dhuraṃ.

257 Pavivekarasaṃ pitvā,
Rasaṃ upasamassa ca;
Niddaro hoti nippāpo,
Dhammapītirasaṃ pivanti.

Hirisuttaṃ tatiyaṃ.