Selātherīgāthā

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Vimānavatthu · Petavatthu · Theragāthā · Therīgāthā · Vol. 26 · Section 436

[436] 7. "There is no escape (nissaraṇa) in the world — what will you do with seclusion (viveka)? #1 Po., Ma.: samādhesiṃ. 2 Ma.: abbahī. Enjoy the delights of sensual pleasures (kāmā); do not be one who repents afterwards." "Sensual pleasures are like spears and stakes; the aggregates (khandhā) are their chopping block. What you call delight in sensual pleasures — for me that is now non-delight. Delight (nandī) has been destroyed in every way; the mass of darkness has been shattered. Know thus, Evil One: you are struck down, End-maker (Antaka)!" Selā.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.