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Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.21 Linked Discourses 1.21
3. Sattivagga 3. A Sword
Sattisutta A Sword The Sword
Sāvatthinidānaṁ. At Sāvatthī. At Savatthi.
Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: Standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence: Standing to one side, that devatā recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, “Like they’re struck by a sword, “As if smitten by a sword,
ḍayhamānova matthake; like their head was on fire, As if his head were on fire,
Kāmarāgappahānāya, a mendicant, mindful, should go forth, To abandon sensual lust.
sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti. to give up sensual desire.” A bhikkhu should wander mindfully ”
“Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, “Like they’re struck by a sword, “As if smitten by a sword,
ḍayhamānova matthake; like their head was on fire, As if his head were on fire,
Sakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya, a mendicant, mindful, should go forth, To abandon identity view.
sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti. to give up substantialist view.” A bhikkhu should wander mindfully ”