31. The Monk who delights in heedfulness and looks with fear at heedlessness advances like fire, burning all fetters, small and large.
32. The Monk who delights in heedfulness and looks with fear at heedlessness will not fall. He is close to Nibbana.
ஞானசாரர் என்பவதவர் பேராம்
நாசம் விளைவிப்பதே அவர் கூறாம்
பானமருந்திப் பத்திரமுமின்றி வாகனம் ஓட்டியதால் மன்றில்
மானம் இழந்து நின்றானாம்!
கலபொட அத்த ஒரு தேரர்
கலபொல செய்வதில் கை தேர்ந்தார்
கள்ளமிலா முஸ்லிம்களைத் தொல்லையில் ஆழ்த்திவிட
கொள்ளை கொலை செய்திடுவார் பாரீர்!
காவியுடையில் திரியும் ஓர் பாவி
நாவு கூசாது பேசிக் குர்ஆனைப் பழிக்கும் மூதேவி
காவு கொள்ளும் எண்ணத்துடன் காடையரை ஏவியதால்
காவு கொண்டான் முஸ்லிம்களைப் பாவி!
29. Heedful among the heedless, wide-awake among the sleepy, the wise man advises like a swift horse leaving behind a weak jade.
30. By Heedfulness did Indra become the overlord of the gods. Heedfulness is ever praised, and heedlessness ever despised.
27. Do not give way to heedlessness. Do not indulge in sensual pleasures. Only the heedful and meditative attain great happiness. Continue reading
23. The wise ones, ever meditative and steadfastly persevering, alone experience Nibbana, the incomparable freedom from bondage.
24. Ever grows the glory of him who is energetic, mindful and pure in conduct, discerning and self-controlled, righteous and heedful!
21. Heedfulness is the path to the Deathlessness. Heedlessness is the path to death. The heedful die not. The heedless are as if dead already.
22. Clearly understanding this excellence of heedfulness, the wise exult therein and enjoy the resort of the Noble Ones.
19. Much though he recites the sacred facts, but act not accordingly, that heedless man is like a cowherd who only counts the cows of others — he does not partake of the blessings of the holy life. Continue reading
17. The evil-doer suffers here and hereafter; he suffers in both the worlds. The thought, “Evil have I done” torments him, and he suffers even more when gone to realms of woe.
18. The doer of good delights here and hereafter: he delights in both the worlds. The thought, “Good have I done,” delights him, and even more when gone to realms of Bliss.
15. The evil-doer grieves here and hereafter, he grieves in both worlds. He laments and is afflicted, recollecting his own impure deeds.
16. The doer of good rejoices here and hereafter, he rejoices in both worlds. He rejoices and exults, recollecting his own pure deeds.
Translated from Pali.
13. Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind!
14. Just as rain does not break through a well-thatched house, so passion never penetrates a well-developed mind!