Dhammapada 18.6.p2

18.6.p2

So kira ekadivase vejjakammaṃ katvā paṇītabhojanaṃ labhitvā ādāya nikkhamanto antarāmagge theraṃ disvā, ‘‘bhante, idaṃ mayā vejjakammaṃ katvā laddhaṃ, tumhe aññattha evarūpaṃ bhojanaṃ na labhissatha, imaṃ bhuñjatha, ahaṃ te vejjakammaṃ katvā niccakālaṃ evarūpaṃ āhāraṃ āharissāmī’’ti āha. Thero tassa vacanaṃ sutvā tuṇhībhūtova pakkāmi. Bhikkhū vihāraṃ gantvā satthu tamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. Satthā, ‘‘bhikkhave, ahiriko nāma pagabbho kākasadiso hutvā ekavīsatividhāya anesanāya ṭhatvā sukhaṃ jīvati, hiriottappasampanno pana dukkhaṃ jīvatī’’ti vatvā imā gāthā abhāsi –

The story goes that one day this monk administered medical treatment, in return for which he received a portion of choice food. As he went out with this food, he met an Elder on the road and said to him, “Reverend Sir, here is some food which I received for administering medical treatment. Nowhere else will you receive food like this. Take it and eat it. Henceforth, whenever I receive such food as this in return for administering medical treatment, I will bring it to you.” The Elder listened to what he said, but departed without saying a word. The monks went to the monastery and reported the matter to the Teacher. Said the Teacher, “Monks, he that is shameless and impudent like a crow, he that practices the twenty-one varieties of impropriety, lives happily. But he that is endowed with modesty and fear of mortal sin, lives in sorrow.” So saying, he pronounced the following Stanzas,