2.27 Nandaka#
Just as a fine thoroughbred steed
stumbling, regains its stance,
feeling all the more urgency,
& draws its burden
undaunted.
In the same way, remember me:
consummate in vision,
a disciple of the Rightly
Self-awakened One,
the Awakened One’s thoroughbred child,
his son.
Notes#
See also: MN 146
Translation © Thanissaro Bhikkhu, from dhammatalks.org, licensed under CC BY 4.0.