thig5.10:0.1Verses of the Senior Nuns 5.10
thig5.10:0.2The Book of the Fives
thig5.10:0.3Paṭācārā
thig5.10:1.1Plowing the fields,
thig5.10:1.2sowing seeds in the ground,
thig5.10:1.3providing for partners and children,
thig5.10:1.4young men acquire wealth.
thig5.10:2.1I am accomplished in ethics,
thig5.10:2.2and I do the Teacher’s bidding,
thig5.10:2.3being neither lazy nor restless—
thig5.10:2.4why then do I not achieve quenching?
thig5.10:3.1Having washed my feet,
thig5.10:3.2I took note of the water,
thig5.10:3.3seeing the foot-washing water
thig5.10:3.4flowing from high ground to low.
thig5.10:4.1My mind became serene,
thig5.10:4.2like a fine thoroughbred steed.
thig5.10:4.3Then, taking a lamp,
thig5.10:4.4I entered my dwelling,
thig5.10:4.5inspected the bed,
thig5.10:4.6and sat on my cot.
thig5.10:5.1Then, grabbing the pin,
thig5.10:5.2I drew out the wick.
thig5.10:5.3The liberation of my heart
thig5.10:5.4was like the quenching of the lamp.