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thag.4.9 Theragatha

Candana

Covered over with gold,
surrounded by all her maids,
with my son upon her hip,
my wife came to me.
I saw her coming,
the mother of my son,
adorned with jewelry and all dressed up,
like a snare of death laid down.
Then the realization
came upon me—
the danger became clear,
and I was firmly disillusioned.
Then my mind was freed—
see the excellence of the teaching!
I’ve attained the three knowledges
and fulfilled the Buddha’s instructions.