sn.2.28 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

With Nandivisāla

Standing to one side, the god 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 am I supposed to live like this?”
“Having cut the strap and harness—
wicked desire and greed—
and having plucked out craving, root and all:
that’s how you’re supposed to live like this.”