1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā yāguyā.“Mendicants, there are these five benefits of porridge.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Khuddaṁ paṭihanati, pipāsaṁ paṭivineti, vātaṁ anulometi, vatthiṁ sodheti, āmāvasesaṁ pāceti.It wards off hunger, quenches thirst, settles the wind, cleans the bladder, and helps digestion.1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā yāguyā”ti.These are the five benefits of porridge.”

1.5Sattamaṁ.