sn8.2:1.1 At one time Venerable Vaṅgīsa was staying near Āḷavī, at Āḷavī’s premier shrine, together with his mentor, Venerable Nigrodhakappa.
sn8.2:1.2 Now at that time after Venerable Nigrodhakappa had finished his meal, on his return from almsround, he would enter his dwelling and not emerge for the rest of that day, or the next.
sn8.2:1.3 And at that time Venerable Vaṅgīsa became dissatisfied, as lust infected his mind.
sn8.2:1.4 Then he thought,
sn8.2:1.5 “It’s my loss, my misfortune,
sn8.2:1.6 that I’ve become dissatisfied, with lust infecting my mind. How is it possible for someone else to dispel my discontent and give rise to satisfaction?
sn8.2:1.7 Why don’t I do it myself?”
sn8.2:1.8 Then, on the occasion of dispelling his own discontent and giving rise to satisfaction, he recited these verses: