Satthā imaṃ tassa pubbakammaṃ kathetvā "bhikkhave moggallāno

Ettakaṃ kammaṃ katvā anekāni vassasatasahassāni niraye pacitvā vipākāvasesena attabhāvasate evameva koṭṭetvā sañcuṇṇito maraṇaṃ patto, evaṃ moggallānena attano kammānurūpameva maraṇaṃ laddhaṃ, pañcahi corasatehi saddhiṃ pañca titthiyasatāni mama puttassa appaduṭṭhassa padussitvā anurūpameva maraṇaṃ labhiṃsu; appaduṭṭhassa hi padussanto dasahi kāraṇehi anayabyasanaṃ pāpuṇātiyevāti vatvā anusandhiṃ ghaṭetvā dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi

"yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu appaduṭṭhesu dussati,

dasannamaññataraṃ ṭhānaṃ khippameva nigacchati: