"ārogyaparamā lābhāti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto rājānaṃ pasenadikosalaṃ ārabbha kathesi.

Ekasmiṃ hi samaye rājā taṇḍuladoṇassa odanaṃ tadupiyena sūpabyañjanena bhuñjati. So ekadivasaṃ bhuttapātarāso bhattasammadaṃ avinodetvā va satthu santikaṃ gantvā kilantarūpo ito cito ca samparivattanto niddāya abhibhuyyamānopi ujukaṃ nipajjituṃ asakkonto ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Atha naṃ satthā āha "kiṃ mahārāja

Avissamitvā va āgatosīti. "āma bhante, bhuttakālato paṭṭhāya me mahādukkhaṃ hotīti. Atha naṃ satthā "mahārāja atibahubhojanaṃ evaṃ dukkhaṃ hotīti vatvā

"middhī yadā hoti mahagghaso ca