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Ja 49

Constellations: a past life story

9. Nakkhattajātaka

Wanting to Help

Constellations: a past life story

Waiting for a constellation,
a fool lets the good pass them by.
The good is the constellation of the good;
for what do the stars matter?

Translation: German (Julius Dutoit, 1872–1958), published 1908–1916 · in copyright until the end of 2028, source palikanon.com. Pāli and English (SuttaCentral / Bilara, public domain, CC0). See Sources & Thanks. The title and the verse are additionally available in the German translation by Ayyā Sabbamittā (SuttaCentral / Bilara, public domain, CC0).

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