1.1“Pare ambāṭakārāme,Bhaddiya has plucked out craving, root and all,1.2vanasaṇḍamhi bhaddiyo;and in a jungle thicket1.3Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,on the far side of the Wild Mango Monastery,1.4tattha bhaddova jhāyati.he practices absorption; he is truly well-favored.

2.1Ramanteke mudiṅgehi,Some delight in clay drums,2.2vīṇāhi paṇavehi ca;in arched harps, and in cymbals.2.3Ahañca rukkhamūlasmiṁ,But here, at the foot of a tree,2.4rato buddhassa sāsane.I delight in the Buddha’s teaching.

3.1Buddho ce me varaṁ dajjā,If the Buddha were to grant me one wish,3.2so ca labbhetha me varo;and I were to get what I wished for,3.3Gaṇhehaṁ sabbalokassa,I’d choose for the whole world3.4niccaṁ kāyagataṁ satiṁ.constant mindfulness of the body.

4.1Ye maṁ rūpena pāmiṁsu,Those who’ve judged me on appearance,¹4.2ye ca ghosena anvagū;and those swayed by my voice,4.3Chandarāgavasūpetā,are full of desire and greed;4.4na maṁ jānanti te janā.they don’t know me.

5.1Ajjhattañca na jānāti,Not knowing what’s inside,5.2bahiddhā ca na passati;nor seeing what’s outside,5.3Samantāvaraṇo bālo,the fool shut in on every side,5.4sa ve ghosena vuyhati.gets carried away by a voice.

6.1Ajjhattañca na jānāti,Not knowing what’s inside,6.2bahiddhā ca vipassati;but discerning what’s outside,6.3Bahiddhā phaladassāvī,seeing the fruit outside,6.4sopi ghosena vuyhati.they’re also carried away by a voice.

7.1Ajjhattañca pajānāti,Understanding what’s inside,7.2bahiddhā ca vipassati;and discerning what’s outside,7.3Anāvaraṇadassāvī,of unhindered vision,7.4na so ghosena vuyhatī”ti.they don’t get carried away by a voice.

7.5… Lakuṇḍakabhaddiyo thero ….