[168] Then the Blessed One addressed the Venerable Ānanda: "It may be, Ānanda, that someone might arouse remorse (vippaṭisāra) in Cunda the smith's son (kammāraputta), saying: 'This is a loss for you, friend Cunda; it is ill-gotten for you, that the Tathāgata attained final Nibbāna (parinibbuta) after eating his last almsfood (piṇḍapāta) — yours.' Ānanda, the remorse of Cunda the smith's son should be dispelled thus: 'This is a gain for you, friend Cunda; it is well-gotten for you, that the Tathāgata attained final Nibbāna after eating his last almsfood — yours. Face to face with the Blessed One, friend Cunda, I heard this; face to face I received it: "These two almsfoods are exactly equal in fruit, exactly equal in result (vipāka), of far greater fruit and far greater benefit than any other almsfoods. Which two? The almsfood after eating which the Tathāgata awakens to the unsurpassed perfect enlightenment (anuttarā sammāsambodhi), and the almsfood after eating which he attains final Nibbāna in the Nibbāna element without residue remaining (anupādisesā nibbānadhātu) — these two almsfoods are exactly equal in fruit, exactly equal in result, of far greater fruit and far greater benefit than any other almsfoods. The Venerable Cunda the smith's son has accumulated kamma conducive to long life; the Venerable Cunda the smith's son has accumulated kamma conducive to beauty; the Venerable Cunda the smith's son has accumulated [kamma] conducive to happiness; the Venerable Cunda the smith's son has accumulated kamma conducive to heaven; the Venerable Cunda the smith's son has accumulated kamma conducive to fame; the Venerable Cunda the smith's son has accumulated kamma conducive to sovereignty (ādhipateyya)." ' In this way, Ānanda, the remorse of Cunda the smith's son should be dispelled."
Then the Blessed One, understanding this matter, on that occasion uttered this inspired utterance (udāna):
For one who gives, merit (puñña) increases;
for one who restrains himself, enmity is not heaped up;
and one who is skillful abandons evil;
with the destruction of lust (rāga), hatred (dosa), and delusion (moha), he has attained final Nibbāna.
The Fifth.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.