Nandivisālasutta

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Standing to one side, the godling Nandivisāla addressed the Buddha in verse:

“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ, puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ; Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra, kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors; it’s stuffed full, bound with greed, and born from a bog. Great hero, how will I keep going?”

“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca, icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ; Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha, evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

“Having cut the strap and harness— wicked desire and greed— and having plucked out craving, root and all: that’s how you will keep going.”