Theragāthā 144

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.24

The Book of the Twos

Chapter Three

Valliya (3rd)

1 The duty of one whose energy is strong;

the duty of one who longs to wake up:

that I’ll do, I won’t fail—

see my energy and vigor!

2 Teach me the path,

the direct route whose objective is freedom from death.

I’ll know it with wisdom,

as the Ganges knows the ocean.