[183] And I, Sāriputta, plunged deep into a certain awe-inspiring forest thicket and dwelt there. And this, Sāriputta, was the awe-inspiring quality of that awe-inspiring forest thicket: whoever, not free from lust, enters that forest thicket—for the most part his hair stands on end. And I, Sāriputta, on those cold winter nights, in the eight-day interval between the months, the season of snowfall—on such nights I dwelt by night in the open air and by day in the forest thicket; and in the last month of the hot season I dwelt by day in the open air and by night in the forest thicket. And then, Sāriputta, there occurred to me this verse, spontaneous (anacchariyā), never heard before:
Scorched and frozen, alone,
alone in the awe-inspiring forest,
naked, not sitting by a fire,
the sage (muni) is intent upon his quest.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.