- Verses of the Senior Monks 1.23Theragāthā 1.23
- The Book of the OnesEkakanipāta
- Chapter ThreeTatiyavagga
GosālaGosālattheragāthā
I’ll eat honey and milk-rice“Ahaṁ kho veḷugumbasmiṁ, in Veḷugumba.bhutvāna madhupāyasaṁ; And then, dexterously probingPadakkhiṇaṁ sammasanto, the rise and fall of the aggregates,khandhānaṁ udayabbayaṁ; I’ll return to my forest hillSānuṁ paṭigamissāmi, and foster seclusion.vivekamanubrūhayan”ti.