A deity engages the Buddha in verse on four wheels, exploring a teaching on suffering, liberation, and the law of kamma.

SN 1.29 Four Wheels

“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,
puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;
Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,
kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,
icchā lobhañca pāpakaṁ;
Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,
evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).

“Catucakkaṁ navadvāraṁ,

“Four are its wheels, and nine its doors;

puṇṇaṁ lobhena saṁyutaṁ;

it’s stuffed full, bound with greed,

Paṅkajātaṁ mahāvīra,

and born from a bog.

kathaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

Great hero, how will I keep going?”

“Chetvā naddhiṁ varattañca,

“Having cut the strap and harness—

icchā lobhañca pāpakaṁ;

the wicked desire and greed—

Samūlaṁ taṇhamabbuyha,

and having plucked out craving, root and all:

evaṁ yātrā bhavissatī”ti.

that’s how you will keep going.”