Tattha āsiṃsethevāti evāhaṃ viriyaṃ ārabhanto imamhā dukkhā muccissāmīti attano viriyabalena āsaṃ karotheva. Na nibbindeyya paṇḍitoti upāyakusalo yuttappayuttaṭṭhāne viriyaṃ karonto ahaṃ imassa viriyassa phalaṃ na labhissāmīti na ukkaṇṭheyya āsācchedakammaṃ na kareyyāti attho. Passāmi vohaṃ attānanti ettha voti nipātamattaṃ ahaṃ ajja attānaṃ passāmi. Yathā icchiṃ tathā ahūti ahaṃ hi āvāṭe nikkhāto tamhā dukkhā muccitvā puna attano rajjasampattiṃ icchiṃ sohaṃ imaṃ sampattiṃ pattaṃ attānaṃ passāmi yathevāhaṃ pubbe icchiṃ tatheva me attā jātoti.

Evaṃ bodhisatto aho vata bho sīlasampannānaṃ viriyaphalaṃ nāma samijjhatīti imāya gāthāya udānaṃ udānetvā yāvajīvaṃ puññāni karitvā yathākammaṅgato.

Satthāpi imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ āharitvā saccāni pakāsesi. Saccapariyosāne ossaṭṭhaviriyo bhikkhu arahatte patiṭṭhāsi. Satthā anusandhiṃ ghaṭetvā jātakaṃ samodhānesi tadā duṭṭhāmacco devadatto ahosi amaccasahassā buddhaparisā sīlavamahārājā pana ahamevāti.

Mahāsīlavajātakaṃ paṭhamaṃ.