1At Sāvatthī.

Then, late at night, the glorious god Candimasa, lighting up the entire Jeta’s Grove, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

2“Like deer in a mosquito-free marsh,
they will reach a safe place
having entered the absorptions,
unified, alert, and mindful.”

3“Like fish when the net is cut,
they will reach the far shore
having entered the absorptions,
diligent, with vices discarded.”

1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.

Atha kho candimaso devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṁ jetavanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho candimaso devaputto bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: 

2"Te hi sotthiṁ gamissanti,
kacchevāmakase magā;
Jhānāni upasampajja,
ekodi nipakā satā"ti.

3"Te hi pāraṁ gamissanti,
chetvā jālaṁva ambujo;
Jhānāni upasampajja,
appamattā raṇañjahā"ti.