1.1“Sindhuyā nadiyā tīre,1.2sukato assamo mama;1.3Tattha vācemahaṁ sisse,1.4itihāsaṁ salakkhaṇaṁ.

2.1Dhammakāmā vinītā te,2.2sotukāmā susāsanaṁ;2.3Chaḷaṅge pāramippattā,2.4sindhukūle vasanti te.

3.1Uppātagamane ceva,3.2lakkhaṇesu ca kovidā;3.3Uttamatthaṁ gavesantā,3.4vasanti vipine tadā.

4.1Sumedho nāma sambuddho,4.2loke uppajji tāvade;4.3Amhākaṁ anukampanto,4.4upāgacchi vināyako.

5.1Upāgataṁ mahāvīraṁ,5.2sumedhaṁ lokanāyakaṁ;5.3Tiṇasanthārakaṁ katvā,5.4lokajeṭṭhassadāsahaṁ.

6.1Vipināto madhuṁ gayha,6.2buddhaseṭṭhassadāsahaṁ;6.3Sambuddho paribhuñjitvā,6.4idaṁ vacanamabravi.

7.1‘Yo taṁ adāsi madhuṁ me,7.2pasanno sehi pāṇibhi;7.3Tamahaṁ kittayissāmi,7.4suṇātha mama bhāsato.

8.1Iminā madhudānena,8.2tiṇasanthārakena ca;8.3Tiṁsa kappasahassāni,8.4devaloke ramissati.

9.1Tiṁsa kappasahassamhi,9.2okkākakulasambhavo;9.3Gotamo nāma gottena,9.4satthā loke bhavissati.

10.1Tassa dhammesu dāyādo,10.2oraso dhammanimmito;10.3Sabbāsave pariññāya,10.4nibbāyissatināsavo’.

11.1Devalokā idhāgantvā,11.2mātukucchiṁ upāgate;11.3Madhuvassaṁ pavassittha,11.4chādayaṁ madhunā mahiṁ.

12.1Mayi nikkhantamattamhi,12.2kucchiyā ca suduttarā;12.3Tatrāpi madhuvassaṁ me,12.4vassate niccakālikaṁ.

13.1PTS 1.326Agārā abhinikkhamma,13.2pabbajiṁ anagāriyaṁ;13.3Lābhī annassa pānassa,13.4madhudānassidaṁ phalaṁ.

14.1Sabbakāmasamiddhohaṁ,14.2bhavitvā devamānuse;14.3Teneva madhudānena,14.4pattomhi āsavakkhayaṁ.

15.1Vuṭṭhamhi deve caturaṅgule tiṇe,15.2Sampupphite dharaṇīruhe sañchanne;15.3Suññe ghare maṇḍaparukkhamūlake,15.4Vasāmi niccaṁ sukhito anāsavo.

16.1Majjhe mahante hīne ca,16.2bhave sabbe atikkamiṁ;16.3Ajja me āsavā khīṇā,16.4natthi dāni punabbhavo.

17.1Tiṁsakappasahassamhi,17.2yaṁ dānamadadiṁ tadā;17.3Duggatiṁ nābhijānāmi,17.4madhudānassidaṁ phalaṁ.

18.1Kilesā jhāpitā mayhaṁ,18.2bhavā sabbe samūhatā;18.3Sabbāsavā parikkhīṇā,18.4natthi dāni punabbhavo.

19.1Svāgataṁ vata me āsi,19.2…pe…19.3kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ.

20.1Paṭisambhidā catasso,20.2…pe…20.3kataṁ buddhassa sāsanaṁ”.

21.1Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā madhudāyako thero imā gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.

22.1Madhudāyakattherassāpadānaṁ catutthaṁ.