1 "Cattārome, bhikkhave, puññābhisandā, kusalābhisandā, sukhassāhārā. Katame cattāro? Idha, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti – itipi so bhagavā … pe … satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavāti. Ayaṃ paṭhamo puññābhisando, kusalābhisando, sukhassāhāro.

2 Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako dhamme … pe … sanghe … pe … .

3 Puna caparaṃ, bhikkhave, ariyasāvako ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi … pe … samādhisaṃvattanikehi. Ayaṃ catuttho puññābhisando, kusalābhisando, sukhassāhāro. Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puññābhisandā, kusalābhisandā, sukhassāhārā.

4 Imehi kho, bhikkhave, catūhi puññābhisandehi kusalābhisandehi samannāgatassa ariyasāvakassa na sukaraṃ puññassa pamāṇaṃ gaṇetuṃ:  ‘ettako puññābhisando, kusalābhisando, sukhassāhāro’ti. Atha kho asankhyeyyo appameyyo mahāpuññakkhandhotveva sankhyaṃ gacchati.

5 Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāsamudde na sukaraṃ udakassa pamāṇaṃ gaṇetuṃ:  ‘ettakāni udakāḷhakānī’ti vā ‘ettakāni udakāḷhakasatānī’ti vā ‘ettakāni udakāḷhakasahassānī’ti vā ‘ettakāni udakāḷhakasatasahassānī’ti vāti. Atha kho asankhyeyyo appameyyo mahāudakakkhandhotveva sankhyaṃ gacchati. Evameva kho, bhikkhave, imehi catūhi puññābhisandehi kusalābhisandehi samannāgatassa ariyasāvakassa na sukaraṃ puññassa pamāṇaṃ gaṇetuṃ:  ‘ettako puññābhisando, kusalābhisando, sukhassāhāro’ti. Atha kho asankhyeyyo appameyyo mahāpuññakkhandhotveva sankhyaṃ gacchatī"ti.

6 Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā: 

7 "Mahodadhiṃ aparimitaṃ mahāsaraṃ,
Bahubheravaṃ ratanagaṇānamālayaṃ;
Najjo yathā naragaṇasanghasevitā,
Puthū savantī upayanti sāgaraṃ.

8 Evaṃ naraṃ annapānavatthadadaṃ,
Seyyāni paccattharaṇassa dāyakaṃ;
Puññassa dhārā upayanti paṇḍitaṃ,
Najjo yathā vārivahāva sāgaran"ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.