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Nandivisālasutta

With Nandivisāla Nandivisāla

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
Standing to one side, the god Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:
Standing to one side, the young deva Nandivisāla addressed the Blessed One in verse:

“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,
“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;
“Having four wheels and nine doors,

puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;
it’s stuffed full, bound with greed,
Filled up and bound with greed,

Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,
and born from a bog.
Born from a bog, O great hero!

kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.
Great hero, how am I supposed to live like this?”
How does one escape from it?”

“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,
“Having cut the strap and harness—
“Having cut the thong and the strap,

icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ;
wicked desire and greed—
Having cut off evil desire and greed,

Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,
and having plucked out craving, root and all:
Having drawn out craving with its root:

evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.
that’s how you’re supposed to live like this.”
Thus one escapes from it. ”