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Verses of the Senior Monks 1.53

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Chaṭṭhavagga
Chapter Six

Valliyattheragāthā

Valliya (1st)

“Vassati devo yathā sugītaṁ,
The heavens rain like a sweet song.

Channā me kuṭikā sukhā nivātā;
My little hut is roofed and pleasant, <j>sheltered from the wind.

Tassaṁ viharāmi appamatto,
I meditate there, diligent:

Atha ce patthayasi pavassa devā”ti.
so rain forth, heavens, if you wish.

… Valliyo thero ….