Yathā hi deva mahājanassa paṭisaraṇabhūtā mahāpaṭhavī kumbhakārassa sīsaṃ bhindi evaṃ mahāpaṭhavīsame sabbalokassa paṭisaraṇe narinde uṭṭhāya corakammaṃ karonte ko paṭibāhissati sakkhissasi mahārāja evaṃ paṭicchādetvā kathitaṃ coraṃ jānitunti. Tāta mayhaṃ paṭicchanna- kāraṇaṃ natthi ayaṃ coroti evaṃ me coraṃ gahetvā dehīti. So rājānaṃ rakkhanto tvaṃ coroti avatvā aparampi udāharaṇaṃ āhari

mahārāja pubbe imasmiṃyeva nagare ekassa purisassa gehe āditte so anto pavisitvā bhaṇḍakaṃ nīharāti aññaṃ āṇāpesi. Tasmiṃ pavisitvā nīharante gehadvāraṃ pidahi. So dhūmandho hutvā nikkhamanamaggaṃ alabhanto uppannaḍāhadukkho hutvā anto ṭhito paridevanto gāthamāha

yena bhattāni paccanti sītaṃ yena vihaññati

so maṃ ḍahati gattāni jātaṃ saraṇato bhayanti.