Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho veṇḍu devaputto bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi:

“Sukhitāva te manujā,
sugataṃ payirupāsiya;
Yuñjaṃ gotamasāsane,
appamattā nu sikkhare”ti.

“Ye me pavutte siṭṭhipade, (veṇḍūti bhagavā)
Anusikkhanti jhāyino;
Kāle te appamajjantā,
Na maccuvasagā siyun”ti.