(OPRC) Lesson 25 (November 16, 2023) | Nidhikaṇḍa Sutta (the Reserve Fund) 3-4 | Bhante Dr. G. Chandima

 

Khuddakapāṭha 8
(Minor Texts)

Nidhikaṇḍa Sutta
(the Reserve Fund)

3.Tāvassunihito santo,
Although it is well stored

gambhīre udakantike;
in a deep pit, close to water,

Na sabbo sabbadā eva,
in all things on every occasion

tassa taṁ upakappati.
still, it cannot help him

4.Nidhi vā ṭhānā cavati,
for perhaps those savings are removed from that place,

saññā vāssa vimuyhati;
or he forgets the signs telling where they lie,

Nāgā vā apanāmenti,
or nāgas take them away,

yakkhā vāpi haranti naṁ.
or yakkhas carry them off,