The monk who went to the Cool Grove is solitary,“Yo sītavanaṁ upagā bhikkhu,content and serene,Eko santusito samāhitatto;victorious, with goosebumps vanished,Vijitāvī apetalomahaṁso,guarding mindfulness of the body, steadfast.Rakkhaṁ kāyagatāsatiṁ dhitimā”ti.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Sītavaniya.Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā sītavaniyo thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.
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