Standing to one side, that deity addressed the Buddha in verse:Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“When what is slain do you sleep at ease?“Kiṁsu chetvā sukhaṁ seti,When what is slain is there no sorrow?kiṁsu chetvā na socati;What is the one thing, Gotama,Kissassu ekadhammassa,whose killing you approve?”vadhaṁ rocesi gotamā”ti.
“When anger’s slain you sleep at ease.“Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti,When anger’s slain there is no sorrow.kodhaṁ chetvā na socati;Anger has a poisonous rootKodhassa visamūlassa,and a sweet tip, O deity.madhuraggassa devate;The noble ones praise its killing,Vadhaṁ ariyā pasaṁsanti,for when it’s slain there is no sorrow.”tañhi chetvā na socatī”ti.
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