1Standing to one side, the god Nanda recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

2“Time flies, nights pass by,
the stages of life leave us one by one.
Seeing this peril in death,
you should do good deeds that bring happiness.”

3“Time flies, nights pass by,
the stages of life leave us one by one.
Seeing this peril in death,
one looking for peace would drop the world’s bait.”

1Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nando devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: 

2"Accenti kālā tarayanti rattiyo,
Vayoguṇā anupubbaṁ jahanti;
Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,
Puññāni kayirātha sukhāvahānī"ti.

3"Accenti kālā tarayanti rattiyo,
Vayoguṇā anupubbaṁ jahanti;
Etaṁ bhayaṁ maraṇe pekkhamāno,
Lokāmisaṁ pajahe santipekkho"ti.