2.28. Nandivisàla:

Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho nandivisālo devaputto bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,

puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;

Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,

kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,

icchālobhañca pāpakaṁ;

Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,

evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

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

“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?”

“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.”