Leaving my day’s meditation “Divāvihārā nikkhamma, on Vulture’s Peak Mountain, gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate; I saw an elephant on the riverbank Nāgaṁ ogāhamuttiṇṇaṁ, having just come up from his bath. nadītīramhi addasaṁ.

A man, taking a pole with a hook, Puriso aṅkusamādāya, asked the elephant, “Give me your foot.” ‘dehi pādan’ti yācati; The elephant presented his foot, Nāgo pasārayī pādaṁ, and the man mounted him. puriso nāgamāruhi.

Seeing a wild beast so tamed, Disvā adantaṁ damitaṁ, submitting to human control, manussānaṁ vasaṁ gataṁ; my mind became serene: Tato cittaṁ samādhesiṁ, <em>that</em> is why I’ve gone to the forest! khalu tāya vanaṁ gatā”ti.

… Dantikā therī ….