Satthā idaṃ tassa pubbakammaṃ kathetvā "bhikkhave moggallāno ettakaṃ kammaṃ katvā anekavassasatasahassāni niraye paccitvā tāva pakkāvasesena attabhāvasate evameva koṭṭetvā sañcuṇṇo maraṇaṃ patto, evaṃ moggallānena attano kammānurūpameva maraṇaṃ laddhaṃ. Pañcahi corasatehi saddhiṃ pañcatitthiyasatānipi mama puttaṃ appaduṭṭhaṃ dussetvā anurūpameva maraṇaṃ labhiṃsu, appaduṭṭhesu hi padussanto dasahi kāraṇehi anayabyasanaṃ pāpuṇātiyevā"ti anusandhiṃ ghaṭetvā dhammaṃ desento imā gāthā abhāsi:-

"yo daṇḍena adaṇḍesu appaduṭṭhesu dussati

dasannamaññataraṃ ṭhānaṃ khippameva nigacchati.

Vedanaṃ pharusaṃ jāniṃ sarīrassava bhedanaṃ