Taṃ sutvā mittavinduko iminā devaputtena mayā katakammaṃ tattato ñātaṃ ayaṃ mayhaṃ paccanappamāṇaṃpi jānissati pucchāmi nanti cintetvā navamaṃ gāthamāha
kīva ciraṃ nu me yakkha cakkaṃ sirasi ṭhassati
kati vassasahassāni taṃ me akkhāhi pucchitoti.
Athassa kathento mahāsatto dasamaṃ gāthamāha