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JÄtaka Stories of Past Lives 19
EkakanipÄta The Book of the Ones
SÄ«lavagga Ethics
9. ÄyÄcitabhattajÄtaka The Vowed Feast: a past life story
āSace mucce pecca mucce, If you would be released, after death might you be released, The story is that a merchant makes a sacrifice to ensure the success of his voyage, vowing that on his return he will perform another sacrifice, freeing him from his vow. The verse is riddling, so I translate literally and paraphrase in the comments. | āIf you want to be released from your vow, only in some future life might you find release.ā
MuccamÄno hi bajjhati; because releasing binds. āBecause releasing yourself from a vow by sacrificing an animal only binds you to suffering.ā
Na hevaį¹ dhÄ«rÄ muccanti, Thatās not how the attentive are released;
Mutti bÄlassa bandhananāti. such release is the foolās bondage.
ÄyÄcitabhattajÄtakaį¹ navamaį¹.