Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate. Atha kho sakkanāmako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Sabbaganthappahīnassa, vippamuttassa te sato; Samaṇassa na taṁ sādhu, yadaññamanusāsasī”ti.

“Yena kenaci vaṇṇena, saṁvāso sakka jāyati; Na taṁ arahati sappañño, manasā anukampituṁ.

Manasā ce pasannena, yadaññamanusāsati; Na tena hoti saṁyutto, yānukampā anuddayā”ti.