Dhammapada 3.1.p2

3.1.p2

Tassa vatthuṃ vibhāvanatthaṃ sabbaṃ meghiyasuttantaṃ (udā. 31) vitthāretabbaṃ. Satthā pana tīhi vitakkehi anvāsattatāya tasmiṃ ambavane padhānaṃ anuyuñjituṃ asakkuṇitvā āgataṃ meghiyattheraṃ āmantetvā, ‘‘atibhāriyaṃ te, meghiya, kataṃ ‘āgamehi tāva, meghiya, ekakomhi yāva aññopi koci bhikkhu āgacchatī’ti maṃ yācantaṃ ekakaṃ pahāya gacchantena bhikkhunā nāma evaṃ cittavasikena bhavituṃ na vaṭṭati, cittaṃ nāmetaṃ lahukaṃ, taṃ attano vase vattetuṃ vaṭṭatī’’ti vatvā imā dve gāthā abhāsi –

Once upon a time, by reason of attachment to the Three Evil Thoughts, Lust, Hatred, Delusion, Elder Meghiya was unable to practice Exertion in this mango-grove and returned to the Teacher. The Teacher addressed him as follows, “Meghiya, you committed a grievous fault. I asked you to remain, saying to you, ‘I am now alone, Meghiya. Just wait until some other monk appears.’ But despite my request, you went your way. A monk should never leave me alone and go his way when I ask him to remain. A monk should never be controlled thus by his thoughts. As for thoughts, they are flighty, and a man ought always to keep them under his own control.” So saying, the Teacher pronounced the two following Stanzas,