Ito pubbe nāradassa kira sammāsambuddhassa kāle ayaṃ dīpo aññatarena nāmena pākaṭo ahosi, so panekasmiṃ kāle dubbhikkho ahosi dussasso, mahāchātakabhayaṃ satte pīḷeti. Tasmiṃ samaye nāradassa bhagavato eko sāsaniko sāvako aññatarasmiṃ gāme piṇḍāya caritvā yathā dhotapattova nikkhami. Athaññatarasmiṃ gehe manussā ekaṃ taṇḍulanāḷiṃpoṭalikāya bandhitvā udake pakkhipitvā pacitvā udakaṃ gahetvā pivanto jīvanti, tadā theraṃ disvā vanditvā pattaṃ gahetvā tena taṇḍulena bhattaṃ pacitvā patte pakkhipitvā therassa adaṃsu. Atha tesaṃ saddhābalena sā ukkhali bhattena paripuṇṇā ahosi, te taṃ abbhutaṃ disvā ayyassa dinnadāne vipāko ajjeva no diṭṭhoti somanassajātā mahājanaṃ sannipātetvā te bhattaṃ bhojetvā pacchā sayaṃ bhuñjiṃsu. Bhattassa gahitagahitaṭṭhānaṃ pūrateva. Tato paṭṭhāya te sampattamahājanassa dānaṃ dadantā āyupariyosāne devaloke nibbattiṃsu, atha so thero bhattaṃ ādāya gantvā aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle nisīditvā bhuñjitumārati. Tasmiṃ kira rukkhe nibbatto eko devaputto āhārena kilanto bhuñjamānaṃ theraṃ disvā attabhāvaṃ vijahitvā mahallakavesena tassa samīpe aṭṭhāsi. Thero anāvajjitvāva bhuñjati. Devaputto carimālopaṃ ṭhapetvā bhuttakāle ukkāsitvā attānaṃ ṭhitabhāvaṃ jānāpesi. Thero taṃ disvā vippaṭisāri hutvā carimaṃ bhatthapiṇḍaṃ tassa hatthe ṭhapesi, tato so bhattapiṇḍaṃ gahetvā ṭhito cintesi. Ito kira mayā pubbe samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ vā kapaṇaddhikānaṃ vā antamaso kākasunakhā dīnampi āhāraṃ adinnapubbaṃ bhavissati, tenavāhaṃ devo hutvāpi bhattaṃ na labhāmi. Handāhaṃ imaṃ bhattapiṇḍaṃ therasseva dassāmi, taṃ me bhavissati dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya cāti. Evañca pana cintetvā bhattapiṇḍe āsaṃ pahāya theraṃ upasaṅkamma sāmi dāsassa vo alaṃ idha lokena saṅgahaṃ. Paralokena me saṅgahaṃ karothāti vatvā tassa patte okiri. Athassa bhatthapiṇḍaṃ patte patitamatteyeva tigāvutaṭṭhāne dibbamayāni bhattabhājanānipaññāyiṃsu. Devaputto theraṃ pañcapatiṭṭhitena vanditvā tato dibbabhojanaṃ gahetvā pathamaṃ dānaṃ datvā pacchā sayaṃ bhuñci. Tato deputto dutiyadivasato paṭṭhāya therassa ca sampattamahājanassa ca mahādānaṃ dento āyupariyosāne 0 devaloke nibbattitvā chasu kāmasaggesu aparāparaṃ dibbasampatti manubhavamāno padumuttarassa bhagavato kāle tato cuto bārāṇasiyaṃ anekavibhavassa micchādiṭṭhikassa kuṭumbikassa gehe nibbatti. Devotissa nāmaṃ akaṃsu. Aparabhāge viññutaṃ pattassa tassa mātāpitaro kālamakaṃsu. Sovaṇṇamaṇimuttādipūritakoṭṭhāgārādayo oloketvā mama mātāpitaro micchādiṭṭhikattā ito dānādikiñcikammaṃ akaritvā paralokaṃ gacchantā kākaṇikamattampi agahetvā gatā, ahaṃ pana taṃ gahetvāva gamissāmīti sanniṭṭhānaṃ katvā bheriṃ carāpetvā kapaṇaddhikavanibbake sannipātetvā sattāhabbhantare sabbaṃ sāpateyyaṃ dānamukhena datvā araññaṃ pavisitvā isippabbajjaṃ pabbajitvā kasiṇaparikammaṃ katvā pañca bhiññā aṭṭha samāpattiyo nibbattetvā ākāsacārī ahosi. Atha tasmiṃsamaye padumuttaro nāma bhagavā haṃsavatīnagare paṭivasanto devabrahmādiparivuto catusaccapaṭisaṃyuttaṃ dhammaṃ desento nisinno hoti, tadā so tāpaso ākāsena gacchanto mahājanasamāgamañca bhagavato sarīrato nikkhantachabbaṇṇaraṃsiyo ca disvā kimetaṃti vimhito ākāsā otaritvā mahatiyā buddhalīḷāya nisīditvā dhammaṃ desentaṃ bhagavantaṃ disvā pasannamānaso parisantare nisinno dhammaṃ sutvā bhagavantaṃ vanditvā attano assamameva agamāsi. Atha so tattha yāvatāyukaṃ ṭhatvā āyupariyosāne tāvatiṃsabhavane nibbatto tiṃsakappe dibbasampattimanubhavanto chasu kāmasaggesu aparāpariyavasena saṃsari. Ekapaññāsaattabhāve sakko devarājā ahosi, ekakavīsatiattabhāve cakkavatti hutvā manussasampatti manubhavitvā imasmiṃbuddhuppāde bhagavati parinibbute sāvatthiyaṃ aññatarasmiṃ kulagehe nibbattitvā sattavassiko ekaṃ bhikkhuṃ dhammaṃ desentaṃ addasa. Disvā taṃ upasaṅkamitvā dhammaṃ sutvā aniccasaññaṃ paṭilabhitvā tattha nisinnova arahattaṃ pāpuṇi, tato so pattapaṭisambhido attanā katapuññakammaṃ olokento taṃ pubbacariyaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ majjhe pakāsento āha. Tasmā.
Nārado kira sambuddho, pubbe āsi naruttamo;
Lokaṃ dukkhā pamocento, dadanto amataṃ padaṃ.
Tasmiṃ tu samaye tassa, sāvako chinnabandhano;
Bhikkhitvā dīpake laddha, māhāraṃ paribhuñjituṃ.
Rukkhamūla mupā gañchi, tatthāsiṃ rukkhadevatā;
Bubhukkhitā udikkhantī, aṭṭhāsiṃ tassa santike.
Adāsi me bhattapiṇḍaṃ, karuṇāpūritantaro;
Gahetvāna ṭhito piṇḍaṃ, sahamāno khudaṃ tadā.
Adinnattā mayā pubbe, kiñci dānaṃ supesale;
Jighacchāpīḷito homi, jātopi devayoniyaṃ.
Ajja khettaṃ suladdhaṃme, deyyadhammopi vijjati;
Bījamettha ca ropemi, bhavato parimuttiyā.
Iti cintiya vanditvā, dāsassa sāmi vo alaṃ;
Saṅgahaṃ idha lokasmiṃ, karotha pāralokikaṃ.
Iti vatvā adāsāhaṃ, bhuñci sopi dayāparo;
Tenāhaṃ puññakammena, sudhannamalabhiṃ khaṇe.
Tato cuto chadevesu, vindanto mahatiṃsiriṃ;
Cirakālaṃ vasiṃ tattha, deviddhīhi samaṅgitā.
Satasahasse ito kappe, padumuttaranāmako;
Uppajji lokanāyako, dhammarājā tathāgato.
Mahiddhiko tadā āsiṃ, tāpaso kānane vane;
Sampattapañcā bhiññāṇo, ākāsena carāmahaṃ.
Tadā kāsena gacchanto, ramme haṃsavatīpure;
Buddharaṃsiparikkhittaṃ, ketumālāvilāsitaṃ.
Devasaṅghaparibbūḷhaṃ, desentaṃ addasaṃ jinaṃ;
So taṃ disvāna nabhasā, ṭhitohaṃ parisantare.
Dhammaṃ sutvā udaggohaṃ, kālaṃ katvāna satthuno;
Tato cuto papannosmi, tāvatiṃse manorame.
Tiṃsakappasahassāni, caranto devamānuse;
Duggatiṃ nābhijānāmi, labhāmi vipulaṃ sukhaṃ.
Ekapaññāsatikkhattuṃ, devarajjamakārayiṃ;
Athekavīsatikkhattuṃ, cakkavattī ahosahaṃ.
Padesarajjaṃ kāsāhaṃ, bahukkhattuṃ tahiṃ tahiṃ;
Imasmiṃ bhaddake kappe, nibbutetu tathāgate.
Codito puññakammena, sāvatthipuramuttame;
Uppajjitvā kule seṭṭhe, jātiyā sattavassiko.
Sutvā dhammaṃ kathentassa, bhikkhussaññatarassahaṃ;
Bhavassantaṃ karitvāna, arahattamapāpuṇiṃ.
Sudinnaṃ me tadā dānaṃ, sussutaṃ dhammamuttamaṃ;
Dukkhassantaṃ akāsāhaṃ, tassa kammassa vāhasāti.
Evañca pana vatvā bahū jane kusalakamme niyojesīti.
Dānenapevaṃ carimāya piṇḍiyā,
Savaṇāya dhammassa muhuttakena;
Labhanti sattā tividhampi sampadaṃ,
Phalaṃ vade ko bahudāyakassa bho.
Devaputtassa vatthuṃ navamaṃ.