Thag 1.22 — Cittaka

English translation by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

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Thag 1:22 Cittaka

    Peacocks,
crested, blue, with gorgeous necks,
    cry out
in the Kāraṁvī woods,
thrilled by the cold wind.
They awaken the sleeper
    to meditate.