[85] Athakho bhagavā bhaddiye yathābhirantaṃ viharitvā meṇḍakaṃ gahapatiṃ anāpucchā yena aṅguttarāpo tena cārikaṃ pakkāmi mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ aḍḍhaterasehi bhikkhusatehi . assosi Kho meṇḍako gahapati bhagavā kira yena aṅguttarāpo tena cārikaṃ pakkanto mahatā bhikkhusaṅghena saddhiṃ aḍḍhaterasehi bhikkhusatehīti . Athakho meṇḍako gahapati dāse ca kammakare ca āṇāpesi tenahi bhaṇe bahuṃ loṇaṃpi telaṃpi taṇḍulaṃpi khādanīyaṃpi sakaṭesu āropetvā āgacchatha aḍḍhaterasāni ca gopālakasatāni aḍḍhaterasāni dhenusatāni ādāya āgacchantu yattha bhagavantaṃ passissāma tattha dhāruṇhena khīrena bhojessāmāti. {85.1} Athakho meṇḍako gahapati bhagavantaṃ antarāmagge kantāre sambhāvesi . athakho meṇḍako gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi . ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho meṇḍako gahapati bhagavantaṃ etadavoca adhivāsetu me bhante bhagavā svātanāya bhattaṃ saddhiṃ bhikkhusaṅghenāti . adhivāsesi bhagavā tuṇhībhāvena . athakho meṇḍako gahapati bhagavato adhivāsanaṃ viditvā uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā pakkāmi . athakho meṇḍako gahapati tassā rattiyā accayena paṇītaṃ khādanīyaṃ bhojanīyaṃ paṭiyādāpetvā bhagavato kālaṃ ārocāpesi kālo bhante niṭṭhitaṃ bhattanti. {85.2} Athakho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya yena meṇḍakassa gahapatissa parivesanā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi saddhiṃ bhikkhusaṅghena . athakho meṇḍako gahapati aḍḍhaterasāni gopālakasatāni Āṇāpesi tenahi bhaṇe ekamekaṃ dhenuṃ gahetvā ekamekassa bhikkhuno upatiṭṭhatha dhāruṇhena khīrena bhojessāmāti . athakho meṇḍako gahapati buddhappamukhaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappesi sampavāresi dhāruṇhena ca khīrena . Bhikkhū kukkuccāyantā khīraṃ nappaṭiggaṇhanti . paṭiggaṇhatha bhikkhave paribhuñjathāti. {85.3} Athakho meṇḍako gahapati buddhappamukhaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ paṇītena khādanīyena bhojanīyena sahatthā santappetvā sampavāretvā dhāruṇhena ca khīrena bhagavantaṃ bhuttāviṃ onītapattapāṇiṃ ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho meṇḍako gahapati bhagavantaṃ etadavoca santi bhante maggā kantārā appodakā appabhakkhā na sukarā apātheyyena gantuṃ sādhu bhante bhagavā bhikkhūnaṃ pātheyyaṃ anujānātūti . athakho bhagavā meṇḍakaṃ gahapatiṃ dhammiyā kathāya sandassetvā samādapetvā samuttejetvā sampahaṃsetvā uṭṭhāyāsanā pakkāmi. {85.4} Athakho bhagavā etasmiṃ nidāne etasmiṃ pakaraṇe dhammiṃ kathaṃ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi anujānāmi bhikkhave pañca gorase khīraṃ dadhiṃ takkaṃ navanītaṃ sappiṃ . santi bhikkhave maggā kantārā appodakā appabhakkhā na sukarā apātheyyena gantuṃ . anujānāmi bhikkhave pātheyyaṃ pariyesituṃ taṇḍulo taṇḍulatthikena muggo muggatthikena māso māsatthikena loṇaṃ Loṇatthikena guḷo guḷatthikena telaṃ telatthikena sappi sappitthikena . Santi bhikkhave manussā saddhā pasannā te kappiyakārakānaṃ hatthe hiraññasuvaṇṇaṃ upanikkhipanti iminā yaṃ ayyassa kappiyaṃ taṃ dethāti. Anujānāmi bhikkhave yaṃ tato kappiyaṃ taṃ sādituṃ na tvevāhaṃ bhikkhave kenaci pariyāyena jātarūparajataṃ sāditabbaṃ pariyesitabbanti vadāmīti.