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Straight to the north from here
the river Khemā flows forth from the Himavant;
upon its bank stands my delightful hermitage —
oh, may the good sir see my hermitage!
Mangoes and sāl trees, tilakas and rose-apples,
uddālakas and pāṭalis all in bloom,
with kiṃpurisas singing on every side —
oh, may the good sir see my hermitage!
Palms and roots and fruits are mine here;
endowed it is with color and with fragrance,
endowed as well with lovely stretches of ground —
oh, may the good sir see my hermitage!
Fruits and roots are here in abundance,
endowed with color, with fragrance, and with taste;
but hunters come to that region —
let them not carry off my roots and fruits from there!
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.