ANANDA HI ANANDA

अप्पमादो अमतपदं , पमादो मच्‍चुनो पदं। अप्पमत्ता न मीयन्ति, ये पमत्ता यथा मता॥21 Mindfulness is the way to the Deathless (Nibbana); unmindfulness is the way to Death. Those who are mindful do not die; those who are not mindful are as if already dead. एवं  विसेसतो ञत्वा, अप्पमादम्हि पण्डिता। अप्पमादे पमोदन्ति, अरियानं गोचरे रता॥22 Fully comprehending this, the wise, who are mindful, rejoice in being mindful and find delight in the domain of the Noble Ones (Ariyas). ते झायिनो सा

There was a time when Lord Buddha was residing in Jetwana Monastery in Savatthi the Buddha uttered Verse 2 of Dhammapada, with reference to Matthakundali, a young Brahmin. Matthakundali was a young brahmin, whose father was Adinnapubbaka, the story says that he was not at all a man of charity, never gave anything anyone, he was such a person that you can’t expect from him even a glass of water. He was so much in love of money that he didn’t use most of it, the story says that