1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā mahākaccāno bhagavato avidūre nisinno hoti pallankaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya kāyagatāya satiyā ajjhattaṃ parimukhaṃ sūpaṭṭhitāya.

2 Addasā kho bhagavā āyasmantaṃ mahākaccānaṃ avidūre nisinnaṃ pallankaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya kāyagatāya satiyā ajjhattaṃ parimukhaṃ sūpaṭṭhitāya.

3 Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṃ viditvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi: 

4 "Yassa siyā sabbadā sati,
Satataṃ kāyagatā upaṭṭhitā;
No cassa no ca me siyā,
Na bhavissati na ca me bhavissati;
Anupubbavihāri tattha so,
Kāleneva tare visattikan"ti.

Aṭṭhamaṃ.