"sukhakāmāni bhūtānīti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto sambahule kumārake ārabbha kathesi.

Ekasmiṃ hi divase satthā sāvatthiyaṃ piṇḍāya pavisanto Antarāmagge sambahule kumārake ekaṃ gharasappajātikaṃ ahiṃ daṇḍakena paharante disvā "kumārakā kiṃ karothāti pucchitvā, "ahiṃ bhante daṇḍena paharāmāti vutte, "kiṃ kāraṇāti puna pucchitvā, "ḍaṃsanabhayena bhanteti vutte, "tumhe `attano sukhaṃ karissāmāti imaṃ paharantā nibbattanibbattaṭṭhāne sukhalābhino na bhavissatha, attano sukhaṃ patthentena hi paraṃ paharituṃ na vaṭṭatīti vatvā anusandhiṃ ghaṭetvā dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi

"sukhakāmāni bhūtāni yo daṇḍena vihiṃsati

attano sukhamesāno, pecca so na labhate sukhaṃ.