- Verses of the Senior Monks 1.77 Theragāthā 1.77
- The Book of the Ones Ekakanipāta
- Chapter Eight Aṭṭhamavagga
Hatthārohaputta Hatthārohaputtattheragāthā
In the past my mind wandered “Idaṁ pure cittamacāri cārikaṁ, how it wished, where it liked, as it pleased. Yenicchakaṁ yatthakāmaṁ yathāsukhaṁ; Now I’ll carefully guide it, Tadajjahaṁ niggahessāmi yoniso, as a trainer with a hook guides a rutting elephant. Hatthippabhinnaṁ viya aṅkusaggaho”ti.
… Hatthārohaputto thero ….