Bhikkhunīnaṃ ārocesi. Bhikkhuniyo "cirassaṃ vata rūpanandāya satthu upaṭṭhānaṃ gantukāmatā uppannā, ajja satthā imaṃ nissāya vicittaṃ dhammadesanaṃ desessatīti tuṭṭhamānasā tamādāya nikkhamiṃsu. Sā nikkhantakālato paṭṭhāya "ahaṃ attānaṃ neva dassessāmīti cintesi. Satthā "ajja rūpanandā mayhaṃ upaṭṭhānaṃ āgamissati, kīdisī nu kho tassā dhammadesanā sappāyāti cintetvā "rūpagarukā esā attabhāve balavasinehā, kaṇṭakena kaṇṭakuddharaṇaṃ viya rūpenevassā rūpamadanimmadanaṃ sappāyanti sanniṭṭhānaṃ katvā tassā vihāraṃ pavisanasamaye ekaṃ abhirūpaṃ itthiṃ soḷasavassuddesikaṃ rattavatthanivatthaṃ sabbābharaṇapaṭimaṇḍitaṃ vījaniṃ gahetvā attano santike ṭhatvā vījamānaṃ iddhibalena abhinimmini. Taṃ kho pana itthiṃ satthā ceva passanti rūpanandā ca. Bhikkhunīhi saddhiṃ vihāraṃ pavisitvā bhikkhunīnaṃ piṭṭhipasse ṭhatvā pañcapatiṭṭhitena satthāraṃ vanditvā bhikkhunīnaṃ antare nisinnā pādato paṭṭhāya satthāraṃ olokentī lakkhaṇavicittaṃ anubyañjanasamujjalaṃ byāmappabhāparikkhittaṃ satthu sarīraṃ disvā puṇṇacandasassirikaṃ mukhaṃ olokentī samīpe ṭhitaṃ itthīrūpaṃ addasa. Sā taṃ oloketvā attabhāvaṃ olokentī suvaṇṇarājahaṃsiyā purato kākīsadisaṃ attānaṃ avamaññi. Iddhimayarūpaṃ diṭṭhakālato paṭṭhāyeva hi tassā akkhīni bhamiṃsu. Sā "aho imissā kesā sobhā, aho lalāṭaṃ sobhanti sabbesaṃ sarīrappadesānaṃ
Rūpasiriyā samākaḍḍhitacittā tasmiṃ rūpe balavasinehā ahosi. Satthā tassā tattha abhiratiṃ ñatvā dhammaṃ desentova taṃ rūpaṃ soḷasavassuddesikabhāvaṃ atikkamitvā vīsativassuddesikaṃ katvā dassesi. Rūpanandā oloketvā "na vatidaṃ rūpaṃ purimasadisanti thokaṃ virattacittā ahosi. Satthā anukkameneva tassā itthiyā sakiṃ vijātavaṇṇaṃ majjhimitthīvaṇṇaṃ mahallakitthīvaṇṇaṃ jarājiṇṇamahallakitthīvaṇṇanti. Sāpi anupubbeneva "idaṃpi antarahitaṃ, idaṃpi antarahitanti jarājiṇṇakāle taṃ virajjamānā khaṇḍadantaṃ palitasiraṃ obhaggaṃ gopānasivaṅkaṃ daṇḍaparāyanaṃ pavedhamānaṃ disvā ativiya virajji. Atha satthā taṃ byādhinā abhibhūtaṃ katvā dassesi. Sā taṃkhaṇaññeva daṇḍañca tālapaṇṇañca chaḍḍetvā mahāviravaṃ viravamānā bhūmiyaṃ patitvā sake muttakarīse nimuggā aparāparaṃ parivatti. Rūpanandā taṃ disvā ativiya virajji. Satthā tassā itthiyā maraṇaṃ dassesi. Sā taṃkhaṇaññeva uddhumātakabhāvaṃ āpajji. Navahi vaṇamukhehi pubbavaṭṭiyo ceva puḷavā ca pagghariṃsu. Kākādayo sannipatitvā vilumpiṃsu. Rūpanandā taṃ oloketvā "ayaṃ itthī imasmiṃyeva ṭhāne jaraṃ pattā byādhiṃ pattā maraṇaṃ pattā, imassāpi attabhāvassa evameva jarābyādhimaraṇāni āgamissantīti attabhāvaṃ aniccato passi. Aniccato diṭṭhattāeva pana dukkhato anattato diṭṭhoyeva hoti. Athassā tayo bhavā ādittā viya gīvāya baddhakuṇapaṃ viya ca upaṭṭhahiṃsu. Kammaṭṭhānābhimukhaṃ cittaṃ pakkhandi. Satthā tāya Aniccato diṭṭhabhāvaṃ ñatvā "sakkhissati nu kho sayameva attano patiṭṭhaṃ kātunti olokento "na sakkhissati, bahiddhā paccayaṃ laddhuṃ vaṭṭatīti cintetvā tassā sappāyavasena dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi