[819] Ekaṃ samayaṃ āyasmā anuruddho sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . tena kho pana samayena āyasmā anuruddho rattiyā paccūsasamayaṃ paccuṭṭhāya dhammapadāni bhāsati.

[820] Atha kho piyaṅkaramātā yakkhinī puttakaṃ evaṃ tosesi mā saddamakarī piyaṅkara bhikkhu dhammapadāni bhāsati apica dhammapadaṃ vijāniya paṭipajjema hitāya no siyāti.

[821] Pāṇesu ca saññamāmase sampajānamusā na bhaṇāmase sikkhema susīlyamattano api muccema pisācayoniyāti.