DantikāDantikātherīgāthā

Leaving my day’s meditation“Divāvihārā nikkhamma, on Vulture’s Peak Mountain,gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate; I saw an elephant on the riverbankNāgaṁ ogāhamuttiṇṇaṁ, having just come up from his bath.nadītīramhi addasaṁ.

A man, taking a pole with a hook,Puriso aṅkusamādāya, asked the elephant, “Give me your foot.”‘dehi pādan’ti yācati; The elephant presented his foot,Nāgo pasārayī pādaṁ, and the man mounted him.puriso nāgamāruhi.

Seeing a wild beast so tamed,Disvā adantaṁ damitaṁ, submitting to human control,manussānaṁ vasaṁ gataṁ; my mind became serene:Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ, <em>that</em> is why I’ve gone to the forest!khalu tāya vanaṁ gatā”ti.