1Standing to one side, the god Vāsudatta recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

2“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant should go forth mindfully,
to give up sensual desire.”

3“Like they’re struck by a sword,
like their head was on fire,
a mendicant should go forth mindfully,
to give up identity view.”

1Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho vāsudatto devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: 

2"Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,
ḍayhamānova matthake;
Kāmarāgappahānāya,
sato bhikkhu paribbaje"ti.

3"Sattiyā viya omaṭṭho,
ḍayhamānova matthake;
Sakkāyadiṭṭhippahānāya,
sato bhikkhu paribbaje"ti.