Devatāsaṁyutta 81

Linked Discourses 1.81

8. Slain

Free of Strife

1 “Who in the world is free of strife?

Whose life is not wasted?

Who here completely understands desire?

Who always lives as their own master?

2 To whom do mother, father, and brothers

bow when they’re established?

Who here, though low born,

is bowed to even by aristocrats?”

3 “Ascetics are free of strife in the world.

The life of ascetics is not wasted.

Ascetics completely understand desire.

Ascetics always live as their own master.

4 Mother, father, and brothers

bow to ascetics when they’re established.

Even though an ascetic is low born,

they’re bowed to even by aristocrats.”

5 The Linked Discourses on Deities are complete.