8. Dhammadevaputtacariyā

66. ‘‘Punāparaṃ yadā homi, mahāpakkho mahiddhiko;

Dhammo nāma mahāyakkho, sabbalokānukampako.

67. ‘‘Dasakusalakammapathe, samādapento mahājanaṃ;

Carāmi gāmanigamaṃ, samitto saparijjano.

68. ‘‘Pāpo kadariyo yakkho, dīpento dasa pāpake;

Sopettha mahiyā carati, samitto saparijjano.

69. ‘‘Dhammavādī adhammo ca, ubho paccanikā mayaṃ;

Dhure dhuraṃ ghaṭṭayantā, samimhā paṭipathe ubho.

70. ‘‘Kalaho vattatī bhesmā, kalyāṇapāpakassa ca;

Maggā okkamanatthāya, mahāyuddho upaṭṭhito.

71. ‘‘Yadihaṃ tassa kuppeyyaṃ, yadi bhinde tapoguṇaṃ;

Sahaparijanaṃ tassa, rajabhūtaṃ kareyyahaṃ.

72. ‘‘Apicāhaṃ sīlarakkhāya, nibbāpetvāna mānasaṃ;

Saha janenokkamitvā, pathaṃ pāpassa dāsahaṃ.

73. ‘‘Saha pathato okkante, katvā cittassa nibbutiṃ;

Vivaraṃ adāsi pathavī, pāpayakkhassa tāvade’’ti.

Dhammadevaputtacariyaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ.