Evaṃ me sutaṃ – ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi –
91.
‘‘Parābhavantaṃ purisaṃ, mayaṃ pucchāma gotama [gotamaṃ (sī. syā.)];
Bhagavantaṃ [bhavantaṃ (syā. ka.)] puṭṭhumāgamma, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
92.
‘‘Suvijāno bhavaṃ hoti, suvijāno [duvijāno (syā. ka.)] parābhavo;
Dhammakāmo bhavaṃ hoti, dhammadessī parābhavo’’.
93.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, paṭhamo so parābhavo;
Dutiyaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
94.
‘‘Asantassa piyā honti, sante na kurute piyaṃ;
Asataṃ dhammaṃ roceti, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
95.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, dutiyo so parābhavo;
Tatiyaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
96.
‘‘Niddāsīlī sabhāsīlī, anuṭṭhātā ca yo naro;
Alaso kodhapaññāṇo, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
97.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, tatiyo so parābhavo;
Catutthaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
98.
‘‘Yo mātaraṃ [yo mātaraṃ vā (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)] pitaraṃ vā, jiṇṇakaṃ gatayobbanaṃ;
Pahu santo na bharati, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
99.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, catuttho so parābhavo;
Pañcamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
100.
‘‘Yo brāhmaṇaṃ [yo brāhmaṇaṃ vā (sī. syā. kaṃ. pī.)] samaṇaṃ vā, aññaṃ vāpi vanibbakaṃ;
Musāvādena vañceti, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
101.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, pañcamo so parābhavo;
Chaṭṭhamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
102.
‘‘Pahūtavitto puriso, sahirañño sabhojano;
Eko bhuñjati sādūni, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
103.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, chaṭṭhamo so parābhavo;
Sattamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
104.
‘‘Jātitthaddho dhanatthaddho, gottatthaddho ca yo naro;
Saññātiṃ atimaññeti, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
105.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, sattamo so parābhavo;
Aṭṭhamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
106.
‘‘Itthidhutto surādhutto, akkhadhutto ca yo naro;
Laddhaṃ laddhaṃ vināseti, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
107.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, aṭṭhamo so parābhavo;
Navamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
108.
‘‘Sehi dārehi asantuṭṭho [dārehyasantuṭṭho (ka.)], vesiyāsu padussati [padissati (sī.)];
Dussati [dissati (sī. pī.)] paradāresu, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
109.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, navamo so parābhavo;
Dasamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
110.
‘‘Atītayobbano poso, āneti timbarutthaniṃ;
Tassā issā na supati, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
111.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, dasamo so parābhavo;
Ekādasamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
112.
‘‘Itthiṃ soṇḍiṃ vikiraṇiṃ, purisaṃ vāpi tādisaṃ;
Issariyasmiṃ ṭhapeti [ṭhāpeti (sī. pī.), thapeti (ka.)], taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
113.
‘‘Iti hetaṃ vijānāma, ekādasamo so parābhavo;
Dvādasamaṃ bhagavā brūhi, kiṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
114.
‘‘Appabhogo mahātaṇho, khattiye jāyate kule;
So ca rajjaṃ patthayati, taṃ parābhavato mukhaṃ’’.
115.
‘‘Ete parābhave loke, paṇḍito samavekkhiya;
Ariyo dassanasampanno, sa lokaṃ bhajate siva’’nti.
Parābhavasuttaṃ chaṭṭhaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ.