Verse 1

¹King, the pleasure that comes through the senses reaches embodied beings in heaven and in hell alike, coming of itself as pain comes. So a man who knows does not go looking for it. ²Tasty or tasteless, a large mouthful or a small one, let him swallow whatever falls to him of its own accord, doing nothing to get it, like the python. ³If no mouthful comes his way, let him lie for many days without food and without setting anything in motion, like the great snake that eats what is allotted. ⁴Carrying a body full of vigour, endurance and strength, he does no work with it. Lying down, yet not asleep, he makes no effort, though his senses are sound.