Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sākete viharati añjanavane migadāye. Atha kho kakudho devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkan­ta­vaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ añjanavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho kakudho devaputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “nandasi, samaṇā”ti? “Kiṃ laddhā, āvuso”ti? “Tena hi, samaṇa, socasī”ti? “Kiṃ jīyittha, āvuso”ti? “Tena hi, samaṇa, neva nandasi na ca socasī”ti? “Evamāvuso”ti.

“Kacci tvaṃ anagho bhikkhu,
kacci nandī na vijjati;
Kacci taṃ ekamāsīnaṃ,
aratī nābhikīratī”ti.

“Anagho ve ahaṃ yakkha,
atho nandī na vijjati;
Atho maṃ ekamāsīnaṃ,
aratī nābhikīratī”ti.

“Kathaṃ tvaṃ anagho bhikkhu,
kathaṃ nandī na vijjati;
Kathaṃ taṃ ekamāsīnaṃ,
aratī nābhikīratī”ti.

“Aghajātassa ve nandī,
nandījātassa ve aghaṃ;
Anandī anagho bhikkhu,
evaṃ jānāhi āvuso”ti.

“Cirassaṃ vata passāmi,
brāhmaṇaṃ parinibbutaṃ;
Anandiṃ anaghaṃ bhikkhuṃ,
tiṇṇaṃ loke visattikan”ti.