A deity engages the Buddha in verse on provisions, exploring a teaching on suffering, liberation, and the law of kamma.
“Kiṁsu bandhati pātheyyaṁ,
kiṁsu bhogānamāsayo;
Kiṁsu naraṁ parikassati,
kiṁsu lokasmi dujjahaṁ;
Kismiṁ baddhā puthū sattā,
pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.
“Saddhā bandhati pātheyyaṁ,
sirī bhogānamāsayo;
Icchā naraṁ parikassati,
icchā lokasmi dujjahā;
Icchābaddhā puthū sattā,
pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Kiṁsu bandhati pātheyyaṁ,
“What binds the provisions for a journey?
kiṁsu bhogānamāsayo;
What’s the vault of wealth?
Kiṁsu naraṁ parikassati,
What drags a person around?
kiṁsu lokasmi dujjahaṁ;
What in the world is hard to give up?
Kismiṁ baddhā puthū sattā,
With what are ordinary beings bound,
pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.
like birds in a snare?”
“Saddhā bandhati pātheyyaṁ,
“Faith binds the provisions for a journey.
sirī bhogānamāsayo;
Majesty is the vault of wealth.
Icchā naraṁ parikassati,
Desire drags a person around.
icchā lokasmi dujjahā;
Desire in the world is hard to give up.
Icchābaddhā puthū sattā,
Ordinary beings are bound by desire,
pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.
like birds in a snare.”
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Last updated on July 27, 2026