1.1“Sabbhireva samāsetha,Associate only with the virtuous,1.2paṇḍitehatthadassibhi;the astute ones who see the goal.1.3Atthaṁ mahantaṁ gambhīraṁ,The attentive ones, diligent and clear-seeing,1.4duddasaṁ nipuṇaṁ aṇuṁ;realize the goal1.5Dhīrā samadhigacchanti,so great and profound,1.6appamattā vicakkhaṇā”ti.hard to see, subtle, and very fine.

1.7Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā puṇṇo mantāṇiputto thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī.¹