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Sītavaniya Sītavaniyattheragāthā

The monk who went to the Cool Grove is solitary, “Yo sītavanaṁ upagā bhikkhu, content and serene, Eko santusito samāhitatto; victorious, with goosebumps vanished, Vijitāvī apetalomahaṁso, guarding mindfulness of the body, steadfast. Rakkhaṁ kāyagatāsatiṁ dhitimā”ti.

That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Sītavaniya. Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā sītavaniyo thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.