Ja 9 - Maghadeva: a past life story
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
Source: https://suttacentral.net/ja9/en/sujato
License: CC0-1.0

Stories of Past Lives 9
The Book of the Ones
Sure Bet
Maghadeva: a past life story
Growing on top of my head,
these thieves of life have sprouted.
Messengers of the gods have appeared—
it is time for me to go forth.