Imasmiṃ kira bhaddakappamhi amhākaṃ kira bhagavato pubbe kassaponāma satthā loke uppajjitvā sadevakaṃ lokaṃ saṃsārasāgarā tāretvā sabbabuddhakiccāni niṭṭhapetvā atthaṃ gato divasakaroviya setabyamhi anupādisesāya nibbāṇadhātuyā parinibbāyi, tadā sakalajambudīpavāsino manussā sannipatitvā ekekaṃ suvaṇṇiṭṭhakaṃ koṭiagghanakaṃ ratanavicittaṃ bahicinanatthāya ekekaṃ aḍḍhakoṭiagghanakaṃ abbhantarūpapūraṇatthaṃ manosilāya mattikākiccaṃ karontā yojanabbedhaṃ thūpaṃ katvā mahantaṃ sakkāraṃ karonti. Tadā eko ahituṇḍiko gāmanigamarājadhānīsu sappe kīḷāpetvā jīvikaṃ kappento ekaṃ gāmakaṃ patvā tattha sappe kīḷāpetvā santuṭṭhehi gāmavāsīhi dinnavividhopāyano khādanīyabhojanīyaṃ khā di tvā bhuñjitvā tattheva nivāsaṃ gahetvā nisīdi. Tasmiṃ kira gāmake manussā yebhuyyena ratanattayamāmakā. Tasmā te rattibhāge sayantā ‘‘namo buddhāyāti’’ evamādiṃ vadanti. So pana ahituṇḍiko micchādiṭṭhiko tiṇṇaṃ ratanānaṃ guṇaṃ na jānāti. Tasmā tesaṃ taṃ vacanaṃ sutvā sayampi ke ḷiṃ kurumāno parihāsavasena ‘‘namo buddhāyāti’’ vadati, athekadivasaṃ so attano kīḷāpanasamatthaṃ ekaṃ sappaṃ bhattha tattha pariyesamāno āhiṇḍati. Tadā eko nāgarājā kassapadasabalassa thū paṃ ga ntvā vanditvā ekaṃ vammikaṃ pavisati. Taṃ di svā ahituṇḍiko vegenā gantvā nāgarājaṃ gaṇhituṃ mantaṃ parijapi, so mantaṃ sutvā kujjhitvā taṃ māretukāmo anubandhi, taṃ di svā ahituṇḍiko ve ge na palāyanto ekasmiṃ pāsāṇe pakkhalitvā patamāno pubbevuttaparihāsa vacanaparicayena ‘‘namo buddhāyāti’’ vadanto pati. Tassa taṃ vacanaṃ anubandhantassa nāgarañño sotapathe amataṃviya pati. Atha so ratanattayagāravena tasmiṃ kodhaṃ nibbāpetvā samma mā bhāyi. Ahaṃ ratanattayamantānubhāvapāsena baddho. Tasmā tu vaṃ ḍasituṃ mayhaṃ ananurūpaṃ. Ajja ta yi pasannomhi, paṇṇākāraṃ tedammi, gaṇhāti tīṇi suvaṇṇapupphāni adāsi. Evaṃ ratanattayaṃ nāma ghorāsivisānampi sappānaṃ manaṃ pīṇeti. Honti cettha.
Buddhoti vacanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, buddhoti pada muttamaṃ;
Natthi tena samaṃ loke, aññaṃ sotarasāyanaṃ.
Dhammotivacanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, dhammoti padamuttamaṃ;
Natthi tena samaṃ loke, aññaṃ sotarasāyanaṃ.
Saṅghoti vacanaṃ seṭṭhaṃ, saṅghoti padamuttamaṃ;
Natthi tena samaṃ loke, aññaṃ sotarasāyanaṃ.
Tassa mukhaṃ mukhaṃ nāma, yaṃ vattati mukhe sadā;
Dullabhaṃ buddhavacanaṃ, sabbasampattidāyakaṃ.
Tassa mano mano nāma, yaṃ ce manasi vattati;
Dullabhaṃ buddhavacanaṃ, sabbasampattidāyakaṃ.
Tameva kavacaṃ dehe, tameva maṇi kāmado;
Tameva surabhī dhenu, tameva surapādapo.
Tasseva sotaṃ sotaṃva, yaṃ suṇāti jano ayaṃ
Dullabhaṃ buddhavacanaṃ, sabbasampattidāyakaṃ.
Evaṃ vidho rago ghoro, haḷāhaḷaviso sadā;
Buddhoti vacanaṃ sutvā, santuṭṭho dāsi jīvitaṃ.
Soṇṇapupphattayaṃcāpi, mahagghaṃ bahalaṃ adā;
Passa buddhoti vācāya, ānubhāvamahantatanti.
Atha nāgarājā tassa tāni suvaṇṇapupphāni datvā evamāha. Samma etesu ekaṃ tava puññattāya ekaṃ mama puññatthāya pūjehi. Itarena yāvajīvaṃ sukhena jīvanto puttadāre posento dānādīsu appamajjanto jīvikaṃ kappehi. Mā hīnakamme byavaṭo hohi, micchādiṭṭhiñca pajahāti ovaditvā pakkāmi. Ahituṇḍikopi somanassappatto tena vuttanayeneva dvihi pupphehi cetiyaṃ pūjetvā ekena sa ha ssaṃ labhitvā te na puttadāre posento kapaṇaddhikavaṇibbakādīnaṃ dānaṃ dento ahituṇḍikakammaṃ pahāha kusalameva upacinanto āyupariyosāne saggaparāyano ahosi.
Iti aviditasatto kiñci buddhānubhāvaṃ,
Labhati dhanavisesaṃ yassa nāmappakāsā;
Viditajananikāyo kinnu tassānubhāvaṃ,
Na lapati jinanāmaṃ kicca maññappahāyāti.
Ahituṇḍikassa vatthuṃ pañcamaṃ.