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: 

“Api nu te, gahapati, kule dānaṃ dīyatī”ti? “Dīyati me, bhante, kule dānaṃ; tañca kho lūkhaṃ kaṇājakaṃ biḷaṅgadutiyan”ti. “Lūkhañcepi, gahapati, dānaṃ deti paṇītaṃ vā; tañca asakkaccaṃ deti, acittīkatvā deti, asahatthā deti, apaviddhaṃ deti, anāgama­na­diṭṭhiko deti. Yattha yattha tassa tassa dānassa vipāko nibbattati, na uḷārāya bhattabhogāya cittaṃ namati, na uḷārāya vatthabhogāya cittaṃ namati, na uḷārāya yānabhogāya cittaṃ namati, na uḷāresu pañcasu kāmaguṇesu bhogāya cittaṃ namati. Yepissa te honti puttāti vā dārāti vā dāsāti vā pessāti vā kammakarāti vā, tepi na sussūsanti na sotaṃ odahanti na aññā cittaṃ upaṭṭhapenti. Taṃ kissa hetu? Evañhetaṃ, gahapati, hoti asakkaccaṃ katānaṃ kammānaṃ vipāko.

Lūkhañcepi, gahapati, dānaṃ deti paṇītaṃ vā; tañca sakkaccaṃ deti, cittīkatvā deti, sahatthā deti, anapaviddhaṃ deti, āgama­na­diṭṭhiko deti. Yattha yattha tassa tassa dānassa vipāko nibbattati, uḷārāya bhattabhogāya cittaṃ namati, uḷārāya vatthabhogāya cittaṃ namati, uḷārāya yānabhogāya cittaṃ namati, uḷāresu pañcasu kāmaguṇesu bhogāya cittaṃ namati. Yepissa te honti puttāti vā dārāti vā dāsāti vā pessāti vā kammakarāti vā, tepi sussūsanti sotaṃ odahanti aññā cittaṃ upaṭṭhapenti. Taṃ kissa hetu? Evañhetaṃ, gahapati, hoti sakkaccaṃ katānaṃ kammānaṃ vipāko.

Bhūtapubbaṃ, gahapati, velāmo nāma brāhmaṇo ahosi. So evarūpaṃ dānaṃ adāsi mahādānaṃ. Caturāsīti suvaṇ­ṇa­pāti­sahas­sāni adāsi rūpiyapūrāni, caturāsīti rūpiya­pāti­sahas­sāni adāsi suvaṇṇapūrāni, caturāsīti kaṃsa­pāti­sahas­sāni adāsi hiraññapūrāni, caturāsīti hatthi­sahas­sāni adāsi sovaṇ­ṇā­laṅkā­rāni sovaṇṇadhajāni hema­jālap­pa­ṭicchan­nāni, caturāsīti rathasahassāni adāsi sīha­camma­pari­vārāni byag­gha­camma­pari­vārāni dīpi­camma­pari­vārāni ­paṇḍukam­bala­pari­vārāni sovaṇ­ṇā­laṅkā­rāni sovaṇṇadhajāni hema­jālap­pa­ṭicchan­nāni, caturāsīti dhenusahassāni adāsi dukūla­sandha­nāni kaṃ­sū­padhāra­ṇāni, caturāsīti kaññāsahassāni adāsi āmutta­maṇi­kuṇḍa­lāyo, caturāsīti ­pallaṅ­ka­sahas­sāni adāsi gonakatthatāni paṭikatthatāni paṭali­kat­thatāni kadali­miga­pavara­pac­cattha­ra­ṇāni saut­tarac­cha­dāni ubhato­lohita­kūpa­dhā­nāni, caturāsīti vattha­koṭi­sahas­sāni adāsi kho­ma­su­khumā­naṃ koseyya­su­khumā­naṃ ­kamba­la­su­khumā­naṃ kappā­si­ka­su­khumā­naṃ, ko pana vādo annassa pānassa khajjassa bhojjassa leyyassa peyyassa, najjo maññe vissandanti.

Siyā kho pana te, gahapati, evamassa: ‘añño nūna tena samayena velāmo brāhmaṇo ahosi, so taṃ dānaṃ adāsi mahādānan’ti. Na kho panetaṃ, gahapati, evaṃ daṭṭhabbaṃ. Ahaṃ tena samayena velāmo brāhmaṇo ahosiṃ. Ahaṃ taṃ dānaṃ adāsiṃ mahādānaṃ. Tasmiṃ kho pana, gahapati, dāne na koci dakkhiṇeyyo ahosi, na taṃ koci dakkhiṇaṃ visodheti.

Yaṃ, gahapati, velāmo brāhmaṇo dānaṃ adāsi mahādānaṃ, yo cekaṃ diṭṭhi­sam­pannaṃ bhojeyya, idaṃ tato mahap­phala­taraṃ.

() Yo ca sataṃ diṭṭhi­sam­pannā­naṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ sakadāgāmiṃ bhojeyya, idaṃ tato mahap­phala­taraṃ.

() Yo ca sataṃ sakadāgāmīnaṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ anāgāmiṃ bhojeyya … pe … yo ca sataṃ anāgāmīnaṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ arahantaṃ bhojeyya … pe … yo ca sataṃ arahantānaṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ paccekabuddhaṃ bhojeyya … pe … yo ca sataṃ pac­ce­ka­buddhā­naṃ bhojeyya, yo ca tathāgataṃ arahantaṃ sammā­sambud­dhaṃ bhojeyya … pe … yo ca buddhap­pamu­khaṃ bhikkhusaṃghaṃ bhojeyya … pe … yo ca cātuddisaṃ saṃghaṃ uddissa vihāraṃ kārāpeyya … pe … yo ca pasannacitto buddhañca dhammañca saṃghañca saraṇaṃ gaccheyya … pe … yo ca pasannacitto sikkhāpadāni samādiyeyya—pāṇātipātā veramaṇiṃ, adinnādānā veramaṇiṃ, kāmesu­micchā­cārā veramaṇiṃ, musāvādā veramaṇiṃ, surā­meraya­majja­pa­mā­daṭṭhānā veramaṇiṃ, yo ca antamaso gandho­ha­namattampi mettacittaṃ bhāveyya, () idaṃ tato mahap­phala­taraṃ.

Yañca, gahapati, velāmo brāhmaṇo dānaṃ adāsi mahādānaṃ, yo cekaṃ diṭṭhi­sam­pannaṃ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṃ diṭṭhi­sam­pannā­naṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ sakadāgāmiṃ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṃ sakadāgāmīnaṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ anāgāmiṃ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṃ anāgāmīnaṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ arahantaṃ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṃ arahantānaṃ bhojeyya, yo cekaṃ paccekabuddhaṃ bhojeyya … yo ca sataṃ pac­ce­ka­buddhā­naṃ bhojeyya, yo ca tathāgataṃ arahantaṃ sammā­sambud­dhaṃ bhojeyya … yo ca buddhap­pamu­khaṃ bhikkhusaṅghaṃ bhojeyya, yo ca cātuddisaṃ saṅghaṃ uddissa vihāraṃ kārāpeyya … yo ca pasannacitto buddhañca dhammañca saṅghañca saraṇaṃ gaccheyya, yo ca pasannacitto sikkhāpadāni samādiyeyya—pāṇātipātā veramaṇiṃ … pe … surā­meraya­majja­pa­mā­daṭṭhānā veramaṇiṃ, yo ca antamaso gandho­ha­namattampi mettacittaṃ bhāveyya, yo ca accha­rā­saṅghā­ta­mattampi aniccasaññaṃ bhāveyya, idaṃ tato mahap­phala­taran”ti.

Dasamaṃ.

Sīhanādavaggo dutiyo.

Nādo saupādiseso ca,
koṭṭhikena samiddhinā;
Gaṇḍasaññā kulaṃ mettā,
devatā velāmena cāti.