[526] Friends (āvuso), for just as long as I wish, quite secluded from sensual pleasures, secluded from unwholesome states (akusalā dhammā), I enter upon and dwell in the first jhāna, which is accompanied by thought (vitakka) and examination (vicāra), with rapture and pleasure born of seclusion. Friends, for just as long as I wish … [For the nine successive dwelling attainments (anupubbavihārasamāpatti) and the five direct knowledges (abhiññā), the elision runs thus.]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.