Mahājano kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesi "sākiyānaṃ maraṇaṃ ayuttaṃ evannāma Koṭṭetvā koṭṭetvā sākiyā māretabbāti anucchavikametanati. Satthā taṃ kathaṃ sutvā "bhikkhave imasmiṃ attabhāve kiñcāpi sākiyānaṃ evaṃ maraṇaṃ ayuttaṃ, pubbe katapāpakammavasena pana yuttameva etehi laddhanti āha. "kiṃ pana bhante ete pubbe akaṃsūti. "pubbe ekato hutvā nadiyaṃ visaṃ pakkhipiṃsūti.
Punekadivasaṃ bhikkhū dhammasabhāyaṃ kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ "viḍūḍabho ettake sākiye māretvā āgacchanto attano manorathe matthakaṃ appatte eva, ettakaṃ janaṃ ādāya samuddamacchakacchapabhakkho jātoti. Satthā āgantvā "kāya nuttha bhikkhave etarahi kathāya sannisinnāti pucchitvā, "imāya nāmāti vutte, "bhikkhave imesaṃ sattānaṃ manorathe matthakaṃ appatte eva, maccurājā suttaṃ gāmaṃ ajjhottharanto mahogho viya jīvitindriyaṃ chinditvā caturāpāyasamudde nimujjāpetīti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha
"pupphāni heva pacinantaṃ byāsattamanasaṃ naraṃ
suttaṃ gāmaṃ mahoghova maccu ādāya gacchatīti.