Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anātha­piṇḍi­kassa ārāme. Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinnaṃ kho anāthapiṇḍikaṃ gahapatiṃ bhagavā etadavoca: “pañcime, gahapati, bhogānaṃ ādiyā. Katame pañca? Idha, gahapati, ariyasāvako uṭṭhā­na­vīriyā­dhi­gatehi bhogehi bāhā­bala­pari­citehi sedā­vak­khit­tehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi attānaṃ sukheti pīṇeti sammā sukhaṃ pariharati; mātāpitaro sukheti pīṇeti sammā sukhaṃ pariharati; putta­dāra­dā­sakam­ma­ka­ra­porise sukheti pīṇeti sammā sukhaṃ pariharati. Ayaṃ paṭhamo bhogānaṃ ādiyo.

Puna caparaṃ, gahapati, ariyasāvako uṭṭhā­na­vīriyā­dhi­gatehi bhogehi bāhā­bala­pari­citehi sedā­vak­khit­tehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi mittāmacce sukheti pīṇeti sammā sukhaṃ pariharati. Ayaṃ dutiyo bhogānaṃ ādiyo.

Puna caparaṃ, gahapati, ariyasāvako uṭṭhā­na­vīriyā­dhi­gatehi bhogehi bāhā­bala­pari­citehi sedā­vak­khit­tehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi yā tā honti āpadā—aggito vā udakato vā rājato vā corato vā appiyato vā dāyādato— tathārūpāsu āpadāsu bhogehi pariyodhāya vattati, sotthiṃ attānaṃ karoti. Ayaṃ tatiyo bhogānaṃ ādiyo.

Puna caparaṃ, gahapati, ariyasāvako uṭṭhā­na­vīriyā­dhi­gatehi bhogehi bāhā­bala­pari­citehi sedā­vak­khit­tehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi pañcabaliṃ kattā hoti. Ñātibaliṃ, atithibaliṃ, pubbapetabaliṃ, rājabaliṃ, devatābaliṃ—ayaṃ catuttho bhogānaṃ ādiyo.

Puna caparaṃ, gahapati, ariyasāvako uṭṭhā­na­vīriyā­dhi­gatehi bhogehi bāhā­bala­pari­citehi sedā­vak­khit­tehi dhammikehi dhammaladdhehi ye te samaṇabrāhmaṇā madappamādā paṭiviratā khantisoracce niviṭṭhā ekamattānaṃ damenti ekamattānaṃ samenti ekamattānaṃ parinibbāpenti, tathārūpesu samaṇab­rāhma­ṇesu uddhaggikaṃ dakkhiṇaṃ patiṭṭhāpeti sovaggikaṃ sukhavipākaṃ sagga­saṃ­vatta­ni­kaṃ. Ayaṃ pañcamo bhogānaṃ ādiyo. Ime kho, gahapati, pañca bhogānaṃ ādiyā.

Tassa ce, gahapati, ariyasāvakassa ime pañca bhogānaṃ ādiye ādiyato bhogā parikkhayaṃ gacchanti, tassa evaṃ hoti: ‘ye vata bhogānaṃ ādiyā te cāhaṃ ādiyāmi bhogā ca me parikkhayaṃ gacchantī’ti. Itissa hoti avippaṭisāro. Tassa ce, gahapati, ariyasāvakassa ime pañca bhogānaṃ ādiye ādiyato bhogā abhivaḍḍhanti, tassa evaṃ hoti: ‘ye vata bhogānaṃ ādiyā te cāhaṃ ādiyāmi bhogā ca me abhivaḍḍhantī’ti. Itissa hoti ubhayeneva avippaṭisāroti.

Bhuttā bhogā bhatā bhaccā,
vitiṇṇā āpadāsu me;
Uddhaggā dakkhiṇā dinnā,
atho pañcabalīkatā;
Upaṭṭhitā sīlavanto,
saññatā brahmacārayo.

Yadatthaṃ bhogaṃ iccheyya,
paṇḍito gharamāvasaṃ;
So me attho anuppatto,
kataṃ ananutāpiyaṃ.

Etaṃ anussaraṃ macco,
ariyadhamme ṭhito naro;
Idheva naṃ pasaṃsanti,
pecca sagge pamodatī”ti.

Paṭhamaṃ.