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Theragāthā 1.42
Verses of the Senior Monks 1.42
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Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones
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Pañcamavagga
Chapter Five
Khadiravaniyattheragāthā
Revata of the Acacia Wood
“Cāle upacāle sīsūpacāle (…),
Cāla, Upacāla, and Sīsupacāla
Patissatā nu kho viharatha;
meditate mindfully!
Āgato vo vālaṁ viya vedhī”ti. I’ve come to you like a hair-splitter.