1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi: 

2 "Ādittasmiṃ agārasmiṃ,
yaṃ nīharati bhājanaṃ;
Taṃ tassa hoti atthāya,
no ca yaṃ tattha ḍayhati.

3 Evaṃ ādittako loko,
jarāya maraṇena ca;
Nīharetheva dānena,
dinnaṃ hoti sunīhataṃ.

4 Dinnaṃ sukhaphalaṃ hoti,
nādinnaṃ hoti taṃ tathā;
Corā haranti rājāno,
aggi ḍahati nassati.

5 Atha antena jahati,
Sarīraṃ sapariggahaṃ;
Etadaññāya medhāvī,
Bhuñjetha ca dadetha ca;
Datvā ca bhutvā ca yathānubhāvaṃ,
Anindito saggamupeti ṭhānan"ti.