[254] Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho veṇḍu devaputto bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi sukhitā vata te manujā sugataṃ payirupāsiya yuñja gotamasāsane appamattānusikkhareti.

[255] Ye me vutte satthipade [veṇḍūti bhagavā] anusikkhanti jhāyino kāle te appamajjantā na maccuvasagā siyunti.