Devatāsaṁyutta 6

Linked Discourses 1.6

1. A Reed

Awake

1 At Sāvatthī.

Standing to one side, that deity spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

2 “How many sleep among the waking?

How many wake among the sleeping?

By how many do you gather dust?

By how many are you cleansed?”

3 “Five sleep among the waking.

Five wake among the sleeping.

By five you gather dust.

By five you’re cleansed.”