1 Sāvatthiyaṃ. "Bhūtapubbaṃ, bhikkhave, sambahulā isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā samuddatīre paṇṇakuṭīsu sammanti. Tena kho pana samayena devāsurasangāmo samupabyūḷho ahosi. Atha kho, bhikkhave, tesaṃ isīnaṃ sīlavantānaṃ kalyāṇadhammānaṃ etadahosi:  ‘dhammikā kho devā, adhammikā asurā. Siyāpi no asurato bhayaṃ. Yannūna mayaṃ sambaraṃ asurindaṃ upasankamitvā abhayadakkhiṇaṃ yāceyyāmā’ti. Atha kho, bhikkhave, te isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā – seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evameva – samuddatīre paṇṇakuṭīsu antarahitā sambarassa asurindassa sammukhe pāturahesuṃ. Atha kho, bhikkhave, te isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā sambaraṃ asurindaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsiṃsu: 

2 ‘Isayo sambaraṃ pattā,
yācanti abhayadakkhiṇaṃ;
Kāmankaro hi te dātuṃ,
bhayassa abhayassa vā’ti.

3 ‘Isīnaṃ abhayaṃ natthi,
duṭṭhānaṃ sakkasevinaṃ;
Abhayaṃ yācamānānaṃ,
bhayameva dadāmi vo’ti.

4 ‘Abhayaṃ yācamānānaṃ,
bhayameva dadāsi no;
Paṭiggaṇhāma te etaṃ,
akkhayaṃ hotu te bhayaṃ.

5 Yādisaṃ vapate bījaṃ,
tādisaṃ harate phalaṃ;
Kalyāṇakārī kalyāṇaṃ,
pāpakārī ca pāpakaṃ;
Pavuttaṃ tāta te bījaṃ,
phalaṃ paccanubhossasī’ti.

6 Atha kho, bhikkhave, te isayo sīlavanto kalyāṇadhammā sambaraṃ asurindaṃ abhisapitvā – seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso samiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ samiñjeyya; evameva – sambarassa asurindassa sammukhe antarahitā samuddatīre paṇṇakuṭīsu pāturahesuṃ. Atha kho, bhikkhave, sambaro asurindo tehi isīhi sīlavantehi kalyāṇadhammehi abhisapito rattiyā sudaṃ tikkhattuṃ ubbijjī"ti.

Paṭhamo vaggo.

7 Suvīraṃ susīmañceva,
dhajaggaṃ vepacittino;
Subhāsitaṃ jayañceva,
kulāvakaṃ nadubbhiyaṃ;
Verocana asurindo,
isayo araññakañceva;
Isayo ca samuddakāti.