๔. สัมพหุลสูตร

Ekaṃ samayaṃ sambahulā bhikkhū kosalesu viharanti aññatarasmiṃ vanasaṇḍe . atha kho te bhikkhū vassaṃ vutthā temāsaccayena cārikaṃ pakkamiṃsu.

Atha kho yā tasmiṃ vanasaṇḍe adhivatthā devatā te bhikkhū apassantī paridevamānā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi arati viya mejjaṃ khāyati bahuke disvāna vivitte āsane te cittakathā bahussutā kome gotamasāvakā gatāti.

Evaṃ vutte aññatarā devatā taṃ devataṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi magadhaṃ gatā kosalaṃ gatā ekacciyā pana vajjibhūmiyā makaṭā 1- viya saṅghacārino 2- aniketā viharanti bhikkhavoti.