ĀtumaĀtumattheragāthā

A young bamboo is hard to extract“Yathā kaḷīro susu vaḍḍhitaggo, when the point is grown and become all woody.Dunnikkhamo hoti pasākhajāto; That’s how I feel with the wife <j>who was arranged for me.Evaṁ ahaṁ bhariyāyānitāya, Give me permission—now I’ve gone forth.Anumaññaṁ maṁ pabbajitomhi dānī”ti.