Evam me sutam
Ekam samayam bhagava savatthiyam viharati jetavane anathapindikassa arame. Atha kho annatara devata abhikkantaya rattiya abhikkantavanna kevalakappam jetavanam obhasetva yena bhagava tenupasankami.
Upasankamitva bhagavantam abhivadetva ekamantam atthasi.
Ekamantam thita kho sa devata bhagavantam gathaya ajjhabhasi:
Bahū deva manussa ca, mangalani acintayum;
akankhamana sotthanam, brūhi mangalamuttamam.
Bhagava etadavoca:
Asevana ca balanam, panditananca sevana;
pūja ca pujaniyanam, etam mangalamuttamam.
Patirūpadesavaso ca, pubbe ca katapunnata;
atta-sammapanidhi ca, etam mangalamuttamam.
Bahusaccanca sippanca, vinayo ca susikkhito;
subhasita ca ya vaca, etam mangalamuttamam.
Mata-pitu-upatthanam, puttadarassa sangaho;
anakula ca kammanta, etam mangalamuttamam.
Dananca dhammacariya ca, natakananca sangaho;
anavajjani kammani, etam mangalamuttamam.
arati virati papa, majjapana ca samyamo;
appamado ca dhammesu, etam mangalamuttamam.
Garavo ca nivato ca, santutthi ca katannuta;
kalena dhammassavanam, etam mangalamuttamam.
Khanti ca sovacassata, samanananca dassanam;
kalena dhammasakaccha, etam mangalamuttamam.
Tapo ca brahmacariyanca, ariyasaccana-dassanam;
nibbanasacchikiriya ca, etam mangalamuttamam.
Phutthassa lokadhammehi cittam yassa na kampati;
asokam virajam khemam, etam mangalamuttamam.
Etadisani katvana, sabbatthamaparajita;
sabbatthasotthim gacchanti, tam tesam mangalamuttamam.