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.