Thig 3.7

Selātherīgāthā

“Natthi nissaraṇaṁ loke, kiṁ vivekena kāhasi; Bhuñjāhi kāmaratiyo, māhu pacchānutāpinī”.

Selā

“There’s no escape in the world, so what will seclusion do for you? Enjoy erotic delights; don’t regret it later.”

“Sattisūlūpamā kāmā, khandhāsaṁ adhikuṭṭanā; Yaṁ tvaṁ ‘kāmaratiṁ’ brūsi, ‘aratī’ dāni sā mama.

“Sensual pleasures are like swords and spears the aggregates are their chopping block. What you call erotic delight is now no delight for me.

Sabbattha vihatā nandī, Tamokhandho padālito; Evaṁ jānāhi pāpima, Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti.

Relishing is banished in every respect, and the mass of darkness is shattered. So know this, Wicked One: you’re beaten, terminator!”