1Standing to one side, the god Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:

2“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;
it’s filled with greed and tied up;
and it’s born from a bog. Great hero,
how am I supposed to live like this?”

3“Having cut the strap and harness—
wicked desire and greed—
and having plucked out craving, root and all:
that’s how you’re supposed to live like this.”

1Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

2"Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,
puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;
Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,
kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī"ti.

3"Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,
icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ;
Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,
evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī"ti.