"Crow, you have erred in all the world by sins of former lives,
You have no pleasure in your food; 'tis this your colour gives.

"But, friend, I eat and do no hurt, not anxious, at my ease,
Having no trouble, fearing nought from any enemies.

"Thus you should do, and mighty grow, renounce your evil ways,
Walk in the world and do no hurt; then all will love and praise.

"Who to all creatures kindly is, nor wounds nor makes to wound,
Who harries not, none harry him, gainst him no hate is found."

[72] "Therefore if you wish to be beloved by the world, abstain from all evil passions;" so said the Ruddy Goose, declaring righteousness. The Crow replied, "Don't prate to me of your manner of feeding!" and crying "Caw! Caw!" flew away through the air to the dunghill of Benares.

When the Master had ended this discourse, he declared the Truths: (now at the conclusion of the Truths, the greedy Brother was established in the fruit of the Third Path): "At that time, the greedy Brother was the Crow, Rahula's mother was the mate of the Ruddy Goose, and I was the Ruddy Goose myself."

Footnotes

^44:1 Cf. No. 434, vol. iii.

^45:1 cakkavako, Anas Casarca.

^45:2 The fish named are: pavusa, valaja, munja, rohita (Cyprinus Rohita), and pathina (Silvans Boalis).