Vāsudattasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 262

[262] Standing to one side, the young deva (devaputta) Vāsudatta spoke this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: "As if smitten by a spear, as if his head were on fire, for the abandoning of sensual lust (kāmarāga) a bhikkhu should wander, mindful."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.