Taṇhāvagga · Craving · Gāthā 343
Sabbakāmesu yogamānajino, kiñcanaṁ nādhiganhanto; Purakkhato andhabhūto taṇhakkhayaṁ yo visujjhati.
Sabbakāmesu yogamānajino, kiñcanaṁ nādhiganhanto; purakkhato andhabhūto taṇhakkhayaṁ yo visujjhati.
Victor in all pleasures, without taking possession of anything; preceded by darkness, one in whom thirst is exhausted is purified.
Yogamānajino — victor over bonds (yoga). Pleasures are not the enemy, the bonds they create in us are.
Andhabhūto — afflicted by darkness. Before purification there is darkness. It is not a permanent state, it is the precondition that makes liberation necessary.