Patna Dhamma Verses (Patna Dhammapada)

Patna Dharma Verses - 167
365. Taṁ puttapaśusammattaṁ vyāsattamanasaṁ naraṁ,
suttaṁ ggrāmaṁ mahogho vā maccu-r-ādāya gacchati.
That person whose mind is attached and besotted
by cattle and children,
is snatched away by death
just as a sleeping village by a great flood.
366. Na santi puttā ttāṇāya, na pitā no pi bhātaro,
Antakenādhibhūtassa nāsti ñātīsu ttāṇatā.
Children are not a refuge, nor fathers, not even brothers,
for one afflicted by the End-Maker there is no refuge in relatives.
367. Krandatām eva ñātīnaṁ vilapatāṁ cevam ekato
janā antarahīyanti, asakāmā jahanti naṁ.
Relatives cry and wail together in this way
people still depart, against their desires they give him up.
368. Etaṁ vidiya medhāvī,
praññavā vītamaccharī,
taṁ saggagamanaṁ māggaṁ niccam eva viśodhaye.
Understanding this the sage, wise, free of selfishness,
should constantly purify the path that is leading to heaven.