1.1“Upasanto uparato,Calm and still,1.2mantabhāṇī anuddhato;thoughtful in counsel, not restless—1.3Dhunāti pāpake dhamme,he shakes off bad qualities1.4dumapattaṁva māluto”ti.as the gale shakes leaves off a tree.

1.5Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā mahākoṭṭhiko thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Mahākoṭṭhita.