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Verses of the Senior Monks 1.22

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Tatiyavagga
Chapter Three

Cittakattheragāthā

Cittaka

“Nīlā sugīvā sikhino,
Crested peacocks with beautiful blue necks

Morā kārambhiyaṁ abhinadanti;
cry out in Karaṁvī.

Te sītavātakīḷitā,
Stirred by a cool breeze,

Suttaṁ jhāyaṁ nibodhentī”ti.
they wake the sleeper to practice absorption.

… Cittako thero ….