Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalanda­ka­nivāpe. Tena kho pana samayena aññataro upāsako sukkāya bhikkhuniyā bhojanaṃ adāsi. Atha kho sukkāya bhikkhuniyā abhippasanno yakkho rājagahe rathikāya rathikaṃ siṅghāṭakena siṅghāṭakaṃ upasaṅkamitvā tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

“Puññaṃ vata pasavi bahuṃ,
Sappañño vatāyaṃ upāsako;
Yo sukkāya adāsi bhojanaṃ,
Sabbaganthehi vippamuttiyā”ti.