[10] Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "To whom, now, should I teach the Dhamma first? Who will understand this Dhamma quickly?" Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "This Āḷāra Kālāma is wise, competent, intelligent; he has long been of a nature with little dust in his eyes. Suppose I were to teach the Dhamma first to Āḷāra Kālāma; he will understand this Dhamma quickly." Then a deity (devatā), invisible, informed the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, Āḷāra Kālāma died seven days ago." And in the Blessed One too the knowledge (ñāṇa) arose: "Āḷāra Kālāma died seven days ago." Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "Great indeed is the loss of Āḷāra Kālāma; for if he had heard this Dhamma, he would have understood it quickly."
Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "To whom, now, should I teach the Dhamma first? Who will understand this Dhamma quickly?" Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "This Uddaka Rāmaputta is wise, competent, intelligent; he has long been of a nature with little dust in his eyes. Suppose I were to teach the Dhamma first to Uddaka Rāmaputta; he will understand this Dhamma quickly." Then a deity, invisible, informed the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, Uddaka Rāmaputta died last evening." And in the Blessed One too the knowledge arose: "Uddaka Rāmaputta died last evening." Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "Great indeed is the loss of Uddaka Rāmaputta; for if he had heard this Dhamma, he would have understood it quickly."
Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "To whom, now, should I teach the Dhamma first? Who will understand this Dhamma quickly?" Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "The bhikkhus of the group of five were of great service to me: they attended upon me while I was resolute in striving. Suppose I were to teach the Dhamma first to the bhikkhus of the group of five." Then it occurred to the Blessed One: "Where are the bhikkhus of the group of five now dwelling?" And the Blessed One saw with the divine eye, purified and surpassing the human, the bhikkhus of the group of five dwelling at Bārāṇasī, in the Deer Park at Isipatana. Then the Blessed One, having dwelt at Uruvelā for as long as he pleased, set out on tour toward Bārāṇasī.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.