1 Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate. Atha kho sakkanāmako yakkho yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

2 "Sabbaganthappahīnassa,
vippamuttassa te sato;
Samaṇassa na taṃ sādhu,
yadaññamanusāsasī"ti.

3 "Yena kenaci vaṇṇena,
saṃvāso sakka jāyati;
Na taṃ arahati sappañño,
manasā anukampituṃ.

4 Manasā ce pasannena,
yadaññamanusāsati;
Na tena hoti saṃyutto,
yānukampā anuddayā"ti.