Aparabhāge satthā sāvatthiṃ agamāsi. Thero bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā "bhante mayhaṃ puññabalaṃ vīmaṃsissāmi, pañcabhikkhusatāni dethā"ti. Gaṇha sīvalīti. So pañcasate bhikkhū gahetvā himavantābhimukhaṃ gacchanto aṭavimaggaṃ gacchati. Tassa paṭhamaṃ diṭṭhanigrodhe adhivatthā devatā satta divasāni dānaṃ adāsi, iti so:-

nigrodhaṃ paṭhamaṃ passi dutiyaṃ paṇḍavapabbataṃ

tatiyaṃ aciravatiyaṃ catutthaṃ varasāgaraṃ.

Pañcamaṃ himavantaṃ so chaṭṭhaṃ chaddantupāgami