चिराय यत्कृतं सौम्य चिरमस्मिन् दुःखितः । गाथाश्चाप्यब्रवीद्विद्वान्गौतमो मुनिसत्तमः
cirāya yatkṛtaṃ saumya ciramasmin duḥkhitaḥ | gāthāścāpyabravīdvidvāngautamo munisattamaḥ
«កូនអើយ ព្រោះការធ្វើនោះបានពន្យារពេល ខ្ញុំបានសោកសៅយូរៗ»។ ដូច្នេះ ព្រះមុនីគោតម អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ ជាមុនីឧត្តម ក៏បានពោលគាថា (gāthā) ផងដែរ។
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating; Gautama is quoted within the narration
Scene: Gautama, the venerable sage, speaks with a trace of sorrow about the pain caused by delay; disciples listen as he begins to recite gāthās.
Delay can create prolonged suffering; dharma requires discernment to know when patience is virtue and when timely action is needed.
No tīrtha is mentioned; it introduces Gautama’s moral verses.
None.