Udanavarga 2.63

2.63

截流自恃，逝心却欲，仁不割欲，
一意猶走。為之！為之！必強自制，
捨家而懈，意猶復染。行懈緩者，
勞意弗除？非淨梵行，焉致大寶？
沙門何行？如意不禁，步步著粘，
但隨思走。袈裟披肩，為惡不損，
惡惡行者，斯墮惡道。不調難誡，
如風枯樹，作自為身，曷不精進？
息心非剔，慢訑無戒，捨貪思道，
乃應息心；息心非剔，放逸無信，
能滅眾苦，為上沙門。

Cut off the stream and rely on yourself; banish the mind and repel desires;
If a benevolent person does not sever desires, even a focused mind will still run wild.
Act! Act! One must strongly restrain oneself;
Leaving home yet being lax, the mind will still be stained again.
If one's practice is lax and slow, how could wearying thoughts be removed?
Without pure brahmacarya, how could one attain the great treasure?
What conduct is that of a śramaṇa? If the mind is not restrained,
At every step clinging to stickiness, merely running after thoughts.
With the kāṣāya draped over the shoulder, doing evil without lessening it,
Those who perform evil deeds will fall into bad destinies.
Untamed and hard to admonish, like a withered tree in the wind;
Since one acts for oneself, why not be vigorous?
Resting the mind does not mean shaving the head; arrogant and deceitful, without śīla,
Abandoning greed and contemplating the Way—only then does one conform to resting the mind;
Resting the mind does not mean shaving the head; indolent and without faith,
One who can extinguish all suffering is a supreme śramaṇa.