Dhammapada 3.5.p5

3.5.p5

Athassa anantaragehe ṭhitā sassu taṃ tathā gacchantaṃ disvā, ‘‘ayaṃ paṭiukkaṇṭhito bhavissati, idāneva araññato āgantvā kāsāvaṃ udare bandhitvāva gehā nikkhanto vihārābhimukho gacchati, kiṃ nu kho’’ti gehaṃ pavisitvā niddāyamānaṃ dhītaraṃ passitvā ‘‘imaṃ disvā so vippaṭisārī hutvā gato’’ti ñatvā dhītaraṃ paharitvā ‘‘uṭṭhehi kāḷakaṇṇi, sāmiko te taṃ niddāyamānaṃ disvā vippaṭisārī hutvā gato, natthi so ito paṭṭhāya tuyha’’nti āha. ‘‘Apehi apehi, amma, kuto tassa gamanaṃ atthi, katipāheneva punāgamissatī’’ti āha. Sopi ‘‘aniccaṃ dukkha’’nti vatvā gacchanto gacchantova sotāpattiphalaṃ pāpuṇi. So gantvā bhikkhū vanditvā pabbajjaṃ yāci. ‘‘Na sakkhissāma maṃyaṃ taṃ pabbājetuṃ, kuto tuyhaṃ samaṇabhāvo, satthakanisānapāsāṇasadisaṃ tava sīsa’’nti. ‘‘Bhante, idāni maṃ anukampāya ekavāraṃ pabbājethā’’ti. Te taṃ upakāravasena pabbājayiṃsu. So katipāheneva saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi.

Now his mother-in-law lived in the same house with him. When she saw him departing in this wise, she said to herself, “This renegade, who but this moment returned from the forest, is running from the house, binding his yellow robe about him as he runs, and is making for the monastery. What does this mean?” Entering the house and seeing her daughter asleep, she knew at once, “It was because he saw her asleep that he became disgusted and went away.” So she shook her daughter and said to her, “Rise, hag. Your husband saw you asleep, became disgusted, and went away. You will have him no more for your husband henceforth.” “Begone, mother. What matters it whether he has gone or not? He will be back again in but a few days.”

As Cittahattha proceeded on his way, repeating the words, “All that is in this world is transitory, is involved in suffering,” he obtained the Fruit of Conversion. Continuing his journey, he went to the monks, bowed to them, and asked to be received into the Order. “No,” said the monks, “we cannot receive you into the Order. Why should you become a monk? Your head is like a grindstone.” “Reverend Sirs, receive me into the Order just this once.” Because he had helped them, they received him into the Order. After a few days he attained Arahatship, together with the Supernatural Faculties.