1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati pubbārāme migāramātupāsāde. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā sāyanhasamayaṃ paṭisallānā vuṭṭhito pacchātape nisinno hoti piṭṭhiṃ otāpayamāno.

2 Atha kho āyasmā ānando yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā bhagavato gattāni pāṇinā anomajjanto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "acchariyaṃ, bhante, abbhutaṃ, bhante. Na cevaṃ dāni, bhante, bhagavato tāva parisuddho chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṃ aññathattaṃ – cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā"ti.

3 "Evañhetaṃ, ānanda, hoti – jarādhammo yobbaññe, byādhidhammo ārogye, maraṇadhammo jīvite. Na ceva tāva parisuddho hoti chavivaṇṇo pariyodāto, sithilāni ca honti gattāni sabbāni valiyajātāni, purato pabbhāro ca kāyo, dissati ca indriyānaṃ aññathattaṃ – cakkhundriyassa sotindriyassa ghānindriyassa jivhindriyassa kāyindriyassā"ti.

4 Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvā ca sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā: 

5 "Dhī taṃ jammi jare atthu,
dubbaṇṇakaraṇī jare;
Tāva manoramaṃ bimbaṃ,
jarāya abhimadditaṃ.

6 Yopi vassasataṃ jīve,
sopi maccuparāyaṇo;
Na kiñci parivajjeti,
sabbamevābhimaddatī"ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.