Atha kho meṇḍako gahapati bhariyaṁ āṇāpesi— “tena hi caturaṅginiṁ senaṁ bhattena parivisā”ti. Atha kho meṇḍakassa gahapatissa bhariyā ekaṁyeva āḷhakathālikaṁ upanisīditvā ekañca sūpabhiñjanakaṁ caturaṅginiṁ senaṁ bhattena parivisi, na tāva taṁ khiyyati, yāva sā na vuṭṭhāti. “Diṭṭho te, gahapati, bhariyāyapi iddhānubhāvo. Puttassa te iddhānubhāvaṁ passissāmā”ti. Atha kho meṇḍako gahapati puttaṁ āṇāpesi— “tena hi caturaṅginiyā senāya chamāsikaṁ vetanaṁ dehī”ti. Atha kho meṇḍakassa gahapatissa putto ekaṁyeva sahassathavikaṁ gahetvā caturaṅginiyā senāya chamāsikaṁ vetanaṁ adāsi, na tāva taṁ khiyyati, yāvassa hatthagatā. “Diṭṭho te, gahapati, puttassapi iddhānubhāvo. Suṇisāya te iddhānubhāvaṁ passissāmā”ti. Atha kho meṇḍako gahapati suṇisaṁ āṇāpesi— “tena hi caturaṅginiyā senāya chamāsikaṁ bhattaṁ dehī”ti. Atha kho meṇḍakassa gahapatissa suṇisā ekaṁyeva catudoṇikaṁ piṭakaṁ upanisīditvā caturaṅginiyā senāya chamāsikaṁ bhattaṁ adāsi, na tāva taṁ khiyyati yāva sā na vuṭṭhāti. “Diṭṭho te, gahapati, suṇisāyapi iddhānubhāvo. Dāsassa te iddhānubhāvaṁ passissāmā”ti. “Mayhaṁ kho, sāmi, dāsassa iddhānubhāvo khette passitabbo”ti. “Alaṁ, gahapati, diṭṭho te dāsassapi iddhānubhāvo”ti. Atha kho so mahāmatto caturaṅginiyā senāya punadeva rājagahaṁ paccāgañchi. Yena rājā māgadho seniyo bimbisāro tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā rañño māgadhassa seniyassa bimbisārassa etamatthaṁ ārocesi.