Even though they do not hurry,“Api ataramānānaṁ,one who hopes for the fruit succeeds.phalāsāva samijjhati;I am one whose spiritual life has ripened:Vipakkabrahmacariyosmi,know this, chief.evaṁ jānāhi gāmaṇī”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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