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