Nandivisālasutta

Saṁyutta Nikāya 2.28

Linked Discourses 2.28

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Nandivisālasutta

With Nandivisāla

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Standing to one side, the godling Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:

“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,

“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;

puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;

it’s stuffed full, bound with greed,

Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,

and born from a bog.

kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

Great hero, how will I keep going?”

“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,

“Having cut the strap and harness—

icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ;

wicked desire and greed—

Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,

and having plucked out craving, root and all:

evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

that’s how you will keep going.”