ProvisionsPātheyyasutta

“What binds the provisions for a journey?“Kiṁsu bandhati pātheyyaṁ, What’s the vault of wealth?kiṁsu bhogānamāsayo; What drags a person around?Kiṁsu naraṁ parikassati, What in the world is hard to give up?kiṁsu lokasmi dujjahaṁ; With what are ordinary beings bound,Kismiṁ baddhā puthū sattā, like birds in a snare?”pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.

“Faith binds the provisions for a journey.“Saddhā bandhati pātheyyaṁ, Majesty is the vault of wealth.sirī bhogānamāsayo; Desire drags a person around.Icchā naraṁ parikassati, Desire in the world is hard to give up.icchā lokasmi dujjahā; Ordinary beings are bound by desire,Icchābaddhā puthū sattā, like birds in a snare.”pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.