Ekaṃ samayaṃ Bhagavā Rājagahe viharati Gijjhakūṭe pabbate.
Atha kho Māgho māṇavo yena Bhagavā ten'
upasaṃkami, upasaṃkamitvā Bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi,
sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vitisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi.
Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho Māgho māṇavo
(087) Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca: "ahaṃ hi bho Gotama dāyako dānapati vadaññū yācayogo, dhammena bhoge pariyesāmi,
dhammena bhoge pariyesitvā dhammaladdhehi bhogehi dhammādhigatehi ekassa pi dadāmi, dvinnam pi dadāmi,
tiṇṇam pi dadāmi, catunnam pi dadāmi, pañcannam pi dadāmi, channam pi dadāmi, sattannam pi dadāmi,
aṭṭhannam pi dadāmi, navannam pi dadāmi, dasannam pi dadāmi, vīsāya pi dadāmi, tiṃsāya pi dadāmi, cattārīsāya pi dadāmi (paññāsāya pi dadāmi), satassa pi dadāmi,
bhiyyo pi dadāmi, -- kaccāhaṃ bho Gotama evaṃ dadanto evaṃ yajanto bahuṃ puññaṃ pasavāmī" ti. "Taggha tvaṃ mānava evaṃ dadanto evaṃ yajanto bahuṃ puññam pasavasi, yo kho māṇava dāyako kānapati vadaññū yācayogo dhammena bhoge pariyesati dhammena bhoge pariyesitvā dhammaladdhehi bhogehi dhammādhigatehi ekassa pi dadāti-pe-satassa pi dadāti bhiyyo pi dadāti,
bahuṃ so puññaṃ pasavatī" ti.
Atha kho Māgho māṇavo Bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
[F._87] 487. "Pucchām’ aham bho Gotamaṃ vadaññuṃ iti Māgho māṇavo kāsāyavāsiṃ agihaṃ carantaṃ:
yo yācayogo dānapatī gahaṭṭho puññatthiko yajati puññapekho|
(088) dadaṃ paresaṃ idha annapānaṃ,
kattha hutaṃ yajamānassa sujjhe". || Sn_III,5.1 ||