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64.Evaṃ me sutaṃ – ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
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I have heard that on one occasion the Blessed One was staying near Sāvatthī at Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
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Tena kho pana samayena sāvatthiyā manussā yebhuyyena kāmesu sattā ( ) [(honti) (bahūsu) aṭṭhakathāya saṃsandetabbaṃ] rattā giddhā gadhitā mucchitā ajjhopannā andhīkatā sammattakajātā kāmesu viharanti.
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And on that occasion, most of the people in Sāvatthī were excessively attached to sensual pleasures. They lived infatuated with, greedy for, addicted to, fastened to, absorbed in sensual pleasures.
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Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya sāvatthiṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi.
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Then early in the morning the Blessed One adjusted his under robe and–carrying his bowl & robes–went into Sāvatthī for alms.
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Addasā kho bhagavā sāvatthiyā te manusse yebhuyyena kāmesu satte ratte giddhe gadhite mucchite ajjhopanne andhīkate sammattakajāte kāmesu viharante.
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He saw that most of the people in Sāvatthī were excessively attached to sensual pleasures, that they live infatuated with, greedy for, addicted to, fastened to, absorbed in sensual pleasures.
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Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi –
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Then, on realizing the significance of that, the Blessed One on that occasion exclaimed:
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