Verses on Dhamma 25.10.p3

25.10.p3

Bhikkhū tena saddhiṃ keḷiṃ karontā āhaṃsu – ‘‘āvuso naṅgalatthera, tava vicaraṇamaggo avaḷañjo viya jāto, ācariyassa santikaṃ na gacchasi maññe’’ti. Āma, bhante, mayaṃ saṃsagge sati agamimhā, idāni pana so saṃsaggo chinno, tena na gacchāmāti. Taṃ sutvā bhikkhū ‘‘esa abhūtaṃ vatvā aññaṃ byākarotī’’ti satthu tamatthaṃ ārocesuṃ. Satthā ‘‘āma, bhikkhave, mama putto attanāva attānaṃ codetvā pabbajitakiccassa matthakaṃ patto’’ti vatvā dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi –