1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.

1.2Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho kassapo devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi:Standing to one side, the godling Kassapa spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

2.1“Bhikkhu siyā jhāyī vimuttacitto,“If a mendicant is a meditator, freed in mind,¹2.2Ākaṅkhe ce hadayassānupattiṁ;and if they desire the heart’s fulfillment—²2.3Lokassa ñatvā udayabbayañca,having known the arising and passing of the world,2.4Sucetaso anissito tadānisaṁso”ti.good-hearted, independent, that is their reward.”