Atheko vāsiyā rukkhaṃ ākoṭetvā lohitacandanabhāvaṃ ñatvā āha "bho mayaṃ lābhatthāya parasamuddaṃ gacchāma, ito ca uttari lābho nāma natthi, caturaṅgulamattā ghaṭikā satasahassaṃ agghati, hāretabbakayuttaṃ bhaṇḍaṃ hāretvā candanassa pūremā"ti. Te tathā kariṃsu. Candanavane adhivatthā amanussā kujjhitvā "imehi amhākaṃ candanavanaṃ nāsitaṃ, ghātessāma ne"ti cintetvā "idheva
Atha tesaṃ nāvaṃ āruyha muhuttaṃ gatakāleyeva uppādikaṃ uṭṭhapetvā sayampi te amanussā bhayānakāni rūpāni dassayiṃsu. Bhītā manussā attano attano devatā namassanti. Therassa kaniṭṭho cūḷapuṇṇakuṭumbiko "mayhaṃ bhātā avassayo hotū"ti therassa namassamāno aṭṭhāsi.
Theropi kira tasmiṃyeva khaṇe āvajjitvā tasaṃ byasanuppattiṃ ñatvā vehāsaṃ uppatitvā abhimukhe aṭṭhāsi. Amanussā theraṃ disvā "ayyo puṇṇatthero etī"ti pakkamiṃsu, uppādikaṃ sannisīdi. Thero mā bhāyathāti te assāsetvā "kahaṃ gantukāmatthā"ti pucchi. Bhante amhākaṃ sakaṭṭhānameva gacchāmāti āhaṃsu. Thero nāvaṃ phale akkamitvā "etesaṃ icchitaṭṭhānaṃ gacchatū"ti adhiṭṭhāsi, vāṇijā sakaṭṭhānaṃ gantvā taṃ pavuttiṃ puttadārassa ārocetvā "etha theraṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmā"ti pañcasatā attano pañcamātugāmasatehi saddhiṃ tīsu saraṇesu patiṭṭhāya upāsakattaṃ paṭivedesuṃ. Tato nāvāya bhaṇḍaṃ otāretvā therassekaṃ koṭṭhāsaṃ katvā "ayaṃ bhante tumhākaṃ koṭṭhāso"ti āhaṃsu. Thero "mayhaṃ visuṃ koṭṭhāsakiccaṃ natthi, satthā pana tumhehi diṭṭhapubbo"ti. Na diṭṭhapubbo bhanteti. Tena hi iminā satthu maṇḍalamāḷaṃ karotha, evaṃ satthāraṃ passissathāti. Te sādhu bhanteti tena ca koṭṭhāsena attano ca koṭṭhāsehi maṇḍalamāḷaṃ kātuṃ ārabhiṃsu.
Satthāpi kira āraddhakālato paṭṭhāya paribhogaṃ akāsi. Ārakkhamanussā rattiṃ obhāsaṃ disvā "mahesakkhā devatā atthī"ti saññaṃ kariṃsu. Upāsakā maṇḍalamālañca bhikkhusaṃghassa ca senāsanāni niṭṭhapetvā dānasambhāraṃ sajjetvā "kataṃ bhante amhehi attano kiccaṃ, satthāraṃ pakkosathāti therassa ārocesuṃ. Thero sāyanhasamaye iddhiyā sāvatthiṃ patvā "bhante bāṇijagāmavāsino tumhe daṭṭhukāmā, tesaṃ anukampaṃ karothā"ti bhagavantaṃ yāci. Bhagavā adhivāsesi. Thero bhagavato adhivāsanaṃ viditvā sakaṭṭhānameva paccāgato.