koyaṃ majjhe samuddasmiṃ apassantīramāyuhe

kiṃ tavaṃ atthavasaṃ ñatvā evaṃ vāyāmase bhusanti.

Tattha apassantīranti tīraṃ apassantova. Āyuheti viriyaṃ karoti.

Atha mahāsatto ajja me sattamo divaso samuddaṃ tarantassa na me dutiyo satto diṭṭhapubbo ko nukho esa maṃ vadatīti Ākāsaṃ olokento taṃ disvā dutiyagāthamāha