Chetvāsutta

Sāvatthinidānaṁ. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

At Sāvatthī. Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:

“Kiṁsu chetvā sukhaṁ seti, kiṁsu chetvā na socati; Kissassu ekadhammassa, vadhaṁ rocesi gotamā”ti.

“When what is slain do you sleep at ease? When what is slain is there no sorrow? What is the one thing, Gotama, whose killing you approve?”

“Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti, kodhaṁ chetvā na socati; Kodhassa visamūlassa, madhuraggassa devate; Vadhaṁ ariyā pasaṁsanti, tañhi chetvā na socatī”ti.

“When anger’s slain you sleep at ease. When anger’s slain there is no sorrow. Anger has a poisonous root and a sweet tip, O deity. The noble ones praise its killing, for when it’s slain there is no sorrow.”