[686] Atha kho devahito brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho devahito brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi kattha dajjā deyyadhammaṃ kattha dinnaṃ mahapphalaṃ kathaṃ hi yajamānassa kattha ijjhati dakkhiṇāti.

[687] Pubbenivāsaṃ yo vedi saggāpāyañca passati atho jātikkhayaṃ patto abhiññā vosito muni ettha dajjā deyyadhammaṃ ettha dinnaṃ mahapphalaṃ evaṃ hi yajamānassa evaṃ ijjhati dakkhiṇāti.

[688] Evaṃ vutte devahito brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama .pe. upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti.