[7] Then, at the end of seven days, the Blessed One, having emerged from that concentration (samādhi), went from the foot of the Rājāyatana tree to the Ajapāla banyan tree. There the Blessed One dwelt at the foot of the Ajapāla banyan tree. Then, while the Blessed One was alone in seclusion, this reflection arose in his mind: "This Dhamma that I have attained is deep, hard to see, hard to understand, peaceful, sublime, beyond the sphere of reasoning, subtle, to be experienced by the wise. But this population delights in attachment (ālaya), takes delight in attachment, rejoices in attachment. For a population delighting in attachment, taking delight in attachment, rejoicing in attachment, this matter is hard to see, namely, specific conditionality, dependent origination (idappaccayatā-paṭiccasamuppāda). And this matter too is exceedingly hard to see, namely, the stilling of all formations, the relinquishment of all acquisitions (upadhi), the destruction of craving (taṇhā), dispassion (virāga), cessation, Nibbāna. And if I were to teach the Dhamma, and others were not to understand me, that would be weariness for me, that would be vexation for me."
And then these verses, arising spontaneously (anacchariyā), never heard before, occurred to the Blessed One:
"What I attained with hardship —
enough now with proclaiming it!
This Dhamma is not easily awakened to
by those overcome by lust and hatred.
Those dyed in lust, enveloped by a mass of darkness,
will not see what goes against the stream —
subtle, deep, hard to see, fine."
As the Blessed One reflected in this way, his mind inclined to dwelling at ease, not to teaching the Dhamma.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.