"kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāyāti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto āgantukabhikkhū ārabbha kathesi.

Kosalaraṭṭhe kira pañcasatā bhikkhū vassaṃ vasitvā vutthavassā "satthāraṃ passissāmāti jetavanaṃ gantvā satthāraṃ vanditvā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Satthā tesaṃ cariyapaṭipakkhaṃ nisāmetvā dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi

"kaṇhaṃ dhammaṃ vippahāya sukkaṃ bhāvetha paṇḍito

okā anokamāgamma, viveke yattha dūramaṃ,