From the VRI Chaṭṭa Saṅgāyana edition. PTS: SN, I, 018. This is part of the text-cluster of BZA (T.100) sutra 286.
Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane
anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi–
“Maccherā ca pamādā ca, evaṃ dānaṃ na dīyati [var] ;
puññaṃ ākaṅkhamānena, deyyaṃ hoti vijānatā”ti.
Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi–
“Yasseva bhīto na dadāti maccharī, tadevādadato bhayaṃ;
jighacchā ca pipāsā ca, yassa bhāyati maccharī;
tameva bālaṃ phusati, asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.
“Tasmā vineyya maccheraṃ, dajjā dānaṃ malābhibhū;
puññāni paralokasmiṃ, patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan”ti.
Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi–
“Te matesu na mīyanti, panthānaṃva sahabbajaṃ;
appasmiṃ ye pavecchanti, esa dhammo sanantano.
“Appasmeke pavecchanti, bahuneke na dicchare;
appasmā dakkhiṇā dinnā, sahassena samaṃ mitā”ti.
Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi–
“Duddadaṃ dadamānānaṃ, dukkaraṃ kamma kubbataṃ;
asanto nānukubbanti, sataṃ dhammo duranvayo [var] .
“Tasmā satañca asataṃ [var] , nānā hoti ito gati;
asanto nirayaṃ yanti, santo saggaparāyanā”ti.
Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike etadavoca– “kassa nu kho, bhagavā, subhāsitan”ti?
“Sabbāsaṃ vo subhāsitaṃ pariyāyena; api ca mamapi suṇātha–
“Dhammaṃ care yopi samuñjakaṃ care,
dārañca posaṃ dadamappakasmiṃ;
sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ,
kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te”ti.
Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi–
“Kenesa yañño vipulo mahaggato,
samena dinnassa na agghameti;
kathaṃ [var] sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ,
kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te”ti.
“Dadanti heke visame niviṭṭhā,
chetvā vadhitvā atha socayitvā;
sā dakkhiṇā assumukhā sadaṇḍā,
samena dinnassa na agghameti.
“Evaṃ sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ;
kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te”ti.
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