1.1PTS 3.101“Pañcimāni, bhikkhave, anāgatabhayāni sampassamānena alameva āraññikena bhikkhunā appamattena ātāpinā pahitattena viharituṁ appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāya.“Mendicants, seeing these five future perils is quite enough for a wilderness mendicant to meditate diligently, keenly, and resolutely for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.

2.1Katamāni pañca?What five?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, āraññiko bhikkhu iti paṭisañcikkhati:Firstly, a wilderness mendicant reflects:2.3‘ahaṁ kho etarahi ekako araññe viharāmi.‘Currently I’m living alone in a wilderness.2.4Ekakaṁ kho pana maṁ araññe viharantaṁWhile living here alone2.5ahi vā maṁ ḍaṁseyya, vicchiko vā maṁ ḍaṁseyya, satapadī vā maṁ ḍaṁseyya,I might get bitten by a snake, a scorpion, or a centipede.2.6tena me assa kālaṅkiriyā, so mamassa antarāyo;And if I died from that it would be an obstacle to my progress.2.7handāhaṁ vīriyaṁ ārabhāmi appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāyā’ti.I’d better rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.’2.8Idaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamaṁ anāgatabhayaṁ sampassamānena alameva āraññikena bhikkhunā appamattena ātāpinā pahitattena viharituṁ appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāya.This is the first future peril …

3.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, āraññiko bhikkhu iti paṭisañcikkhati:Furthermore, a wilderness mendicant reflects:3.2‘ahaṁ kho etarahi ekako araññe viharāmi.‘Currently I’m living alone in a wilderness.3.3Ekako kho panāhaṁ araññe viharantoWhile living here alone3.4upakkhalitvā vā papateyyaṁ, bhattaṁ vā bhuttaṁ me byāpajjeyya, pittaṁ vā me kuppeyya, semhaṁ vā me kuppeyya, satthakā vā me vātā kuppeyyuṁ,I might stumble off a cliff, or get food poisoning, or suffer a disturbance of bile, phlegm, or piercing winds.3.5tena me assa kālaṅkiriyā, so mamassa antarāyo;And if I died from that it would be an obstacle to my progress.3.6handāhaṁ vīriyaṁ ārabhāmi appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāyā’ti.I’d better rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.’3.7Idaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyaṁ anāgatabhayaṁ sampassamānena alameva āraññikena bhikkhunā appamattena ātāpinā pahitattena viharituṁ appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāya.This is the second future peril …

4.1PTS 3.102Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, āraññiko bhikkhu iti paṭisañcikkhati:Furthermore, a wilderness mendicant reflects:4.2‘ahaṁ kho etarahi ekako araññe viharāmi.‘Currently I’m living alone in a wilderness.4.3Ekako kho panāhaṁ araññe viharantoWhile living here alone4.4vāḷehi samāgaccheyyaṁ, sīhena vā byagghena vā dīpinā vā acchena vā taracchena vā, te maṁ jīvitā voropeyyuṁ,I might encounter wild beasts—a lion, a tiger, a leopard, a bear, or a hyena—which might take my life.4.5tena me assa kālaṅkiriyā, so mamassa antarāyo;And if I died from that it would be an obstacle to my progress.4.6handāhaṁ vīriyaṁ ārabhāmi appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāyā’ti.I’d better rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.’4.7Idaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyaṁ anāgatabhayaṁ sampassamānena alameva āraññikena bhikkhunā appamattena ātāpinā pahitattena viharituṁ appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāya.This is the third future peril …

5.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, āraññiko bhikkhu iti paṭisañcikkhati:Furthermore, a wilderness mendicant reflects:5.2‘ahaṁ kho etarahi ekako araññe viharāmi.‘Currently I’m living alone in a wilderness.5.3Ekako kho panāhaṁ araññe viharantoWhile living here alone5.4māṇavehi samāgaccheyyaṁ katakammehi vā akatakammehi vā, te maṁ jīvitā voropeyyuṁ,I might encounter youths escaping a crime or on their way to commit one, and they might take my life.5.5tena me assa kālaṅkiriyā, so mamassa antarāyo;And if I died from that it would be an obstacle to my progress.5.6handāhaṁ vīriyaṁ ārabhāmi appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāyā’ti.I’d better rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.’5.7Idaṁ, bhikkhave, catutthaṁ anāgatabhayaṁ sampassamānena alameva āraññikena bhikkhunā appamattena ātāpinā pahitattena viharituṁ appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāya.This is the fourth future peril …

6.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, āraññiko bhikkhu iti paṭisañcikkhati:Furthermore, a wilderness mendicant reflects:6.2‘ahaṁ kho etarahi ekako araññe viharāmi.‘Currently I’m living alone in a wilderness.6.3Santi kho panāraññe vāḷā amanussā, te maṁ jīvitā voropeyyuṁ,But in a wilderness there are savage monsters who might take my life.6.4tena me assa kālaṅkiriyā, so mamassa antarāyo;And if I died from that it would be an obstacle to my progress.6.5handāhaṁ vīriyaṁ ārabhāmi appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāyā’ti.I’d better rouse up energy for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.’6.6Idaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamaṁ anāgatabhayaṁ sampassamānena alameva āraññikena bhikkhunā appamattena ātāpinā pahitattena viharituṁ appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāya.This is the fifth future peril …

7.1Imāni kho, bhikkhave, pañca anāgatabhayāni sampassamānena alameva āraññikena bhikkhunā appamattena ātāpinā pahitattena viharituṁ appattassa pattiyā anadhigatassa adhigamāya asacchikatassa sacchikiriyāyā”ti.These are the five future perils, seeing which is quite enough for a wilderness mendicant to meditate diligently, keenly, and resolutely for attaining the unattained, achieving the unachieved, and realizing the unrealized.”

7.2Sattamaṁ.