1 Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati isigilipasse kāḷasilāyaṃ mahatā bhikkhusanghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sabbeheva arahantehi. Tesaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mahāmoggallāno cetasā cittaṃ samannesati vippamuttaṃ nirupadhiṃ. Atha kho āyasmato vangīsassa etadahosi:  "ayaṃ kho bhagavā rājagahe viharati isigilipasse kāḷasilāyaṃ mahatā bhikkhusanghena saddhiṃ pañcamattehi bhikkhusatehi sabbeheva arahantehi. Tesaṃ sudaṃ āyasmā mahāmoggallāno cetasā cittaṃ samannesati vippamuttaṃ nirupadhiṃ. Yannūnāhaṃ āyasmantaṃ mahāmoggallānaṃ bhagavato sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthaveyyan"ti.

2 Atha kho āyasmā vangīso uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsangaṃ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "paṭibhāti maṃ, bhagavā, paṭibhāti maṃ, sugatā"ti. "Paṭibhātu taṃ, vangīsā"ti bhagavā avoca. Atha kho āyasmā vangīso āyasmantaṃ mahāmoggallānaṃ bhagavato sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi: 

3 "Nagassa passe āsīnaṃ,
muniṃ dukkhassa pāraguṃ;
Sāvakā payirupāsanti,
tevijjā maccuhāyino.

4 Te cetasā anupariyeti,
Moggallāno mahiddhiko;
Cittaṃ nesaṃ samannesaṃ,
Vippamuttaṃ nirūpadhiṃ.

5 Evaṃ sabbangasampannaṃ,
Muniṃ dukkhassa pāraguṃ;
Anekākārasampannaṃ,
Payirupāsanti gotaman"ti.