[731] Now on that occasion dissatisfaction (anabhirati) had arisen in the Venerable Vaṅgīsa; lust (rāga) was assailing his mind (citta). Then this thought occurred to the Venerable Vaṅgīsa: "It is a loss for me indeed! It is indeed no gain for me! It is ill-gotten for me indeed! It is indeed not well-gotten for me, in that dissatisfaction has arisen in me and lust assails my mind. How could this be obtained here — that others, having dispelled my dissatisfaction, should arouse delight in me? What if I, by my very self, were to dispel my own dissatisfaction and arouse delight!"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.