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Psalms of the Brethren CXLIV: Valliya
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
All that by earnest work has to be done,
All that one fain to wake to truth must do,
All that shall be my work nor shall I fail.
O see my forward strides in energy!
And do thou show me how and where to go —
The Path that’s founded on Ambrosia—
So I in silent study pondering
Shall to the silence of the seers attain,
As glides great Ganga s river to the main.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXLIV: Valliya.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/143/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXLIV: Valliya.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/143/.
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