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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 1.4 Linked Discourses 1.4
1. Naįø·avagga 1. A Reed
Accentisutta Time Flies Time Flies By
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«. At Savatthi.
Ekamantaį¹ į¹hitÄ kho sÄ devatÄ bhagavato santike imaį¹ gÄthaį¹ abhÄsi: Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddhaās presence: Standing to one side, that devatÄ recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
āAccenti kÄlÄ tarayanti rattiyo, āTime flies, nights pass by, āTime flies by, the nights swiftly pass;
Vayoguį¹Ä anupubbaį¹ jahanti; the stages of life leave us one by one. The stages of life successively desert us.
Etaį¹ bhayaį¹ maraį¹e pekkhamÄno, Seeing this peril in death, Seeing clearly this danger in death,
PuƱƱÄni kayirÄtha sukhÄvahÄnÄ«āti. do good deeds that bring you joy.ā One should do deeds of merit that bring happiness. ā
āAccenti kÄlÄ tarayanti rattiyo, āTime flies, nights pass by, āTime flies by, the nights swiftly pass;
Vayoguį¹Ä anupubbaį¹ jahanti; the stages of life leave us one by one. The stages of life successively desert us.
Etaį¹ bhayaį¹ maraį¹e pekkhamÄno, Seeing this peril in death, Seeing clearly this danger in death,
LokÄmisaį¹ pajahe santipekkhoāti. a seeker of peace would drop the worldās bait.ā A seeker of peace should drop the worldās bait. ā