“Ahañhi, bho gotama, dāyako dānapati vadaññū yācayogo; dhammena bhoge pariyesāmi; dhammena bhoge pariyesitvā dhammaladdhehi bhogehi dhammādhigatehi ekassapi dadāmi dvinnampi tiṇṇampi catunnampi pañcannampi channampi sattannampi aṭṭhannampi navannampi dasannampi dadāmi, vīsāyapi tiṁsāyapi cattālīsāyapi paññāsāyapi dadāmi, satassapi dadāmi, bhiyyopi dadāmi. Kaccāhaṁ, bho gotama, evaṁ dadanto evaṁ yajanto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavāmī”ti? “Taggha tvaṁ, māṇava, evaṁ dadanto evaṁ yajanto bahuṁ puññaṁ pasavasi. Yo kho, māṇava, dāyako dānapati vadaññū yācayogo; dhammena bhoge pariyesati; dhammena bhoge pariyesitvā dhammaladdhehi bhogehi dhammādhigatehi ekassapi dadāti …pe… satassapi dadāti, bhiyyopi dadāti, bahuṁ so puññaṁ pasavatī”ti. Atha kho māgho māṇavo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi— “Pucchāmahaṁ gotamaṁ vadaññuṁ, (iti māgho māṇavo) Kāsāyavāsiṁ agahaṁ carantaṁ; Yo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho, Puññatthiko yajati puññapekkho; Dadaṁ paresaṁ idha annapānaṁ, Kathaṁ hutaṁ yajamānassa sujjhe”. “Yo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho, (māghāti bhagavā) Puññatthiko yajati puññapekkho; Dadaṁ paresaṁ idha annapānaṁ, Ārādhaye dakkhiṇeyyebhi tādi”. “Yo yācayogo dānapati gahaṭṭho, (iti māgho māṇavo) Puññatthiko yajati puññapekkho; Dadaṁ paresaṁ idha annapānaṁ, Akkhāhi me bhagavā dakkhiṇeyye”.