Susū yathā sakkharadhotapāṇī, Tāsesi maṁ selamāyācamāno; Taṁ te na dassaṁ atiyācakosi, Na cāpi te assamamāgamissan’ti. Atha kho, bhikkhave, maṇikaṇṭho nāgarājā— ‘bhikkhu maṇiṁ yācati, bhikkhussa maṇinā attho’ti pakkāmi. Tathā pakkantova ahosi, na puna paccāgañchi. Atha kho, bhikkhave, kaniṭṭho isi tassa nāgassa dassanīyassa adassanena bhiyyoso mattāya kiso ahosi lūkho dubbaṇṇo, uppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajāto dhamanisanthatagatto. Addasa kho, bhikkhave, jeṭṭho isi kaniṭṭhaṁ isiṁ bhiyyoso mattāya kisaṁ lūkhaṁ dubbaṇṇaṁ uppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajātaṁ dhamanisanthatagattaṁ. Disvāna kaniṭṭhaṁ isiṁ etadavoca— ‘kissa tvaṁ, bho, bhiyyoso mattāya kiso lūkho dubbaṇṇo uppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajāto dhamanisanthatagatto’ti? ‘Tassāhaṁ, bho, nāgassa dassanīyassa adassanena bhiyyoso mattāya kiso lūkho dubbaṇṇo uppaṇḍuppaṇḍukajāto dhamanisanthatagatto’ti. Atha kho, bhikkhave, jeṭṭho isi kaniṭṭhaṁ isiṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi—