1.1“Yo sītavanaṁ upagā bhikkhu,The monk who went to the Cool Grove is solitary,1.2Eko santusito samāhitatto;content and serene,1.3Vijitāvī apetalomahaṁso,victorious, with goosebumps vanished,1.4Rakkhaṁ kāyagatāsatiṁ dhitimā”ti.guarding mindfulness of the body, steadfast.

1.5Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā sītavaniyo thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Sītavaniya.