1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.1.3Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā cūḷapanthako bhagavato avidūre nisinno hoti pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.Now at that time Venerable Cūḷapanthaka was sitting not far from the Buddha, cross-legged, his body set straight, and mindfulness brought to the present.

2.1Addasā kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ cūḷapanthakaṁ avidūre nisinnaṁ pallaṅkaṁ ābhujitvā ujuṁ kāyaṁ paṇidhāya parimukhaṁ satiṁ upaṭṭhapetvā.The Buddha saw him meditating there.

3.1Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:

4.1“Ṭhitena kāyena ṭhitena cetasā,∥“Steady in body, steady in mind,4.2Tiṭṭhaṁ nisinno uda vā sayāno;standing, sitting or lying down:4.3Etaṁ satiṁ bhikkhu adhiṭṭhahāno,a mendicant focusing on this mindfulness4.4Labhetha pubbāpariyaṁ visesaṁ;gains an ever higher distinction.4.5Laddhāna pubbāpariyaṁ visesaṁ,And when they have done so,4.6Adassanaṁ maccurājassa gacche”ti.they vanish from the King of Death.”

4.7Dasamaṁ.

4.8Soṇavaggo pañcamo.

5.0Tassuddānaṁ

5.1Piyo appāyukā kuṭṭhī,5.2kumārakā uposatho;5.3Soṇo ca revato bhedo,5.4sadhāya panthakena cāti.