ßAnejaü måladassàviü, icc-àyasmà Puõõako,
ßTo the one who is unmoved, who sees the root,⁰¹ said venerable Puõõaka,

atthi paÿhena àgamaü:
I have come in need with a question:

kaccissu te Bhagavà yaÿÿapathe appamattà
O Gracious One, perhaps those heedful of the path of sacrifice

atàruü jàtiÿ-ca jaraÿ-ca màrisa?
have crossed over birth and old age, dear Sir?

Pucchàmi taü Bhagavà bråhi me taü.û [70 (1045) 33]
I ask you, Gracious One, please tell this to me.û

 

ßâsiüsanti thomayanti,   abhijappanti juhanti, Puõõakà ti Bhagavà,
ßThey yearn and they praise, they hunger, and they offer, said the Gracious One to Puõõaka,

Kàmàbhijappanti pañicca làbhaü,
They hunger for sense pleasures, because of gain

te yàjayogà bhavaràgarattà.
they engage in sacrifice, excited by the passion for existence.

Nàtariüsu jàtijaran-ti bråmi.û [71 (1046) 34]
They have not crossed over birth and old age, I say.û

 

ßTe ce nàtariüsu yàjayogà icc-àyasmà Puõõako,
ßIf those engaged in sacrifice have not crossed over, said venerable Puõõaka,

yaÿÿehi jàtiÿ-ca jaraÿ-ca màrisa,
birth and old age by their sacrifices, dear Sir,

atha ko carahi Devamanussaloke
then just who in the world of the Gods and men

atàri jàtiÿ-ca jaraÿ-ca màrisa?
has crossed over birth and old age, dear Sir?

Pucchàmi taü Bhagavà bråhi me taü.û [72 (1047) 35]
I ask you, Gracious One, please tell this to me.û

 

ßSaïkhàya lokasmiü paroparàni, Puõõakà ti Bhagavà,
ßThe one who has discerned far and near in the world, said the Gracious One to Puõõaka,

yass' iÿjitaü n' atthi kuhiÿci loke,
who has no turmoil anywhere in the world,

santo vidhåmo anãgho niràso,
who is peaceful, not incensed, not troubled, not yearning,

atàri so jàtijaran-ti bråmãû ti [73 (1048) 36]
he has crossed over birth and old age, I sayû