Tattha bhagavā bhikkhūnaṃ bhattakiccapariyosānaṃ āgamento gandhamaṇḍalamāḷe nisīdati, bhikkhūhi bhattakiccaṃ katvā pattacīvaraṃ paṭisāmetvā āgamma vanditvā kāle ārocite bhagavā gandhakuṭiṃ pavisati, māṇavopi bhagavatā saddhiṃyeva gacchati. Bhagavā parivāretvā āgataṃ bhikkhusaṃghaṃ gandhakuṭippamukhe ṭhito ovaditvā uyyojetvā gandhakuṭiṃ pavisati, māṇavopi pavisati. Bhagavā khuddakamañce appamattakaṃ kālaṃ nisīdati, Māṇavopi avidūre olokento nisīdati. Bhagavā muhuttaṃ nisīditvā sīsokampanaṃ dassesi, "bhoto gotamassa vihāravelā bhavissatī"ti māṇavo gandhakuṭidvāraṃ pidahanto nikkhamitvā ekamantaṃ nisīdati. Manussā purebhattaṃ dānaṃ datvā bhuttapātarāsā samādinnauposathaṅgā suddhuttarāsaṅgā mālāgandhādihatthā dhammaṃ suṇissāmāti vihāraṃ āgacchanti, cakkavattino khandhāvāraṭṭhānaṃ viya hoti.
Bhagavā muhuttaṃ sīhaseyyaṃ kappetvā vuṭṭhāya pubbabhāgena paricchinditvā samāpattiṃ samāpajjati. Samāpattito vuṭṭhāya mahājanassa āgatabhāvaṃ ñatvā gandhakuṭito nikkhamma mahājanaparivuto gandhamaṇḍalamāḷaṃ gantvā puññattapavarabuddhāsanaṃ gato parisāya dhammaṃ desesi. Māṇavopi avidūre nisīditvā "kiṃ nu kho samaṇo gotamo gehassitavasena parisaṃ ussāpento vā apasādento vā dhammaṃ deseti, udāhu no"ti akkharaṃ akkharaṃ padaṃ padaṃ pariggaṇhāti, bhagavā tathāvidhaṃ kathaṃ akathetvāva kālaṃ ñatvā desanaṃ niṭṭhāpesi. Māṇavo iminā niyāmena pariggaṇhanto sattamāse ekato vicaritvā bhagavato kāyadvārādīsu anumattaṃpi avakkhalitaṃ na addasa. Anacchariyañcetaṃ, yaṃ buddhabhūtassa manussabhūto māṇavo na passeyya, yassa bodhisattabhūtassa chabbassāni padhānabhūmiyaṃ amanussabhūto māro devaputto gehassitavitakkamattaṃpi adisvā buddhabhūtaṃ ekasaṃvaccharaṃ anubandhitvā kiñci apassanto:-
"satta vassāni bhagavantaṃ anubandhiṃ padāpadaṃ
otāraṃ nādhigacchissaṃ sambuddhassa sirīmato"ti