ENAt Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence: “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire,
PLSāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: “Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, ḍayhamānova matthake;
ENa mendicant, mindful, should go forth, to give up sensual desire.” “Like they’re struck by a sword, like their head was on fire,
PLKāmarāgappahānāya, sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti. “Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho, ḍayhamānova matthake;
ENa mendicant, mindful, should go forth, to give up substantialist view.”
PLSakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya, sato bhikkhu paribbaje”ti.