1 Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankamiṃsu; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

2 "Na santi kāmā manujesu niccā,
Santīdha kamanīyāni yesu baddho;
Yesu pamatto apunāgamanaṃ,
Anāgantā puriso maccudheyyā"ti.

3 "Chandajaṃ aghaṃ chandajaṃ dukkhaṃ,
Chandavinayā aghavinayo;
Aghavinayā dukkhavinayo"ti.

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4 "Na te kāmā yāni citrāni loke,
Sankapparāgo purisassa kāmo;
Tiṭṭhanti citrāni tatheva loke,
Athettha dhīrā vinayanti chandaṃ.

5 Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ,
Saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya;
Taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ,
Akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti dukkhā.

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6 Pahāsi sankhaṃ na vimānamajjhagā,
Acchecchi taṇhaṃ idha nāmarūpe;
Taṃ chinnaganthaṃ anighaṃ nirāsaṃ,
Pariyesamānā nājjhagamuṃ;
Devā manussā idha vā huraṃ vā,
Saggesu vā sabbanivesanesū"ti.

7 "Tañce hi nāddakkhuṃ tathāvimuttaṃ, (iccāyasmā mogharājā)
Devā manussā idha vā huraṃ vā;
Naruttamaṃ atthacaraṃ narānaṃ,
Ye taṃ namassanti pasaṃsiyā te"ti.

8 "Pasaṃsiyā tepi bhavanti bhikkhū, (mogharājāti bhagavā)
Ye taṃ namassanti tathāvimuttaṃ;
Aññāya dhammaṃ vicikicchaṃ pahāya,
Sangātigā tepi bhavanti bhikkhū"ti.