[548] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati tapodārāme . atha kho āyasmā samiddhi rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya yena tapodo tenupasaṅkami gattāni parisiñcituṃ . Tapode gattāni parisiñcitvā paccuttaritvā ekacīvaro aṭṭhāsi gattāni pubbāpayamāno . atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ tapodaṃ obhāsetvā yenāyasmā samiddhi tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

[549] Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā āyasmantaṃ samiddhiṃ etadavoca dhāresi tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcāti. Na kho ahaṃ āvuso dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca tvaṃ panāvuso dhāresi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcāti . ahampi kho bhikkhu na dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca dhāresi pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattiyo gāthāti . na kho ahaṃ āvuso dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā tvaṃ panāvuso dhāresi bhaddekarattiyo gāthāti . ahampi kho bhikkhu na dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā uggaṇhāhi tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca pariyāpuṇāhi tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca dhārehi tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca atthasañhito bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa Uddeso ca vibhaṅgo ca ādibrahmacariyakoti . idamavoca sā devatā idaṃ vatvā tatthevantaradhāyi.

[550] Atha kho āyasmā samiddhi tassā rattiyā accayena yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho āyasmā samiddhi bhagavantaṃ etadavoca idhāhaṃ bhante rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya yena tapodo tenupasaṅkamiṃ gattāni parisiñcituṃ . tapode gattāni parisiñcitvā paccuttaritvā ekacīvaro aṭṭhāsiṃ gattāni pubbāpayamāno . atha kho bhante aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ tapodaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā maṃ etadavoca dhāresi tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcāti. {550.1} Evaṃ vutte ahaṃ bhante taṃ devataṃ etadavocaṃ na kho ahaṃ āvuso dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca tvaṃ panāvuso dhāresi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañcāti . ahampi kho bhikkhu na dhāremi bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca dhāresi pana tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattiyo gāthāti . na kho ahaṃ āvuso dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā tvaṃ panāvuso dhāresi bhaddekarattiyo gāthāti . ahampi kho bhikkhu na dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā uggaṇhāhi tvaṃ bhikkhu Bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca pariyāpuṇāhi tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca dhārehi tvaṃ bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca atthasañhito bhikkhu bhaddekarattassa uddeso ca vibhaṅgo ca ādibrahmacariyakoti . idamavoca bhante sā devatā idaṃ vatvā tatthevantaradhāyi . sādhu me bhante bhagavā bhaddekarattassa uddesañca vibhaṅgañca desetūti . tenahi bhikkhu suṇāhi sādhukaṃ manasikarohi bhāsissāmīti . evambhanteti kho āyasmā samiddhi bhagavato paccassosi.