evaṃ mayā śrutam ekasamayaṃ bhagavāñ śrāvastyāṃ viharati jetavana anāthapiṇḍadārāme /

tena khalu samayena rāhuṇā asurendreṇa sarvaṃ candramaṇḍalam āvṛtam*/

atha yā devatā tasmiṃś candramaṇḍala adhyuṣitā sā bhītā trastā saṃvignā āhṛṣṭaromakūpā yena bhagavāṃs tenopajagāma / upetya bhagavatpādau śirasā vanditvaikāṃte 'sthād ekāntasthitā sā devatā tasyāṃ velāyāṃ gāthā babhāṣe //

buddhavīra namas te 'stu vipramuktāya sarvataḥ saṃbādhapratipannāsmi tasya me śaraṇaṃ bhava :

arhantaṃ sugataṃ loke candramāḥ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ rāhoś candramasaṃ muñca buddhā lokānukampakāḥ //

bhagavān āha //

tamonudaṃ taṃ nabhasi prabhākaraṃ virocanaṃ śuklaviśuddhavarcasam* rāho śaśāṅkaṃ grasa māntarīkṣe prajāpradīpaṃ drutam utsṛjainam* //

atha rāhuṇā asurendreṇa tvaritatvaritaṃ candramaṇḍalam utsṛṣṭam* ⟨/⟩ tataḥ saṃtvaramāṇo 'sau rāhuś candram avāsṛjat* saṃsvinnagātro vyathitaḥ saṃbhrānta āturo yathā //

adrākṣīd baḍir vairocano rāhuṇā asurendreṇa tvaritatvaritaṃ candramaṇḍalam utsṛṣṭam* / dṛṣṭvā ca baḍir gāthāṃ babhāṣe //

kiṃ nu saṃtvaramāṇas tvaṃ rāhuś candraṃ vimuñcasi · saṃsvinnagātro vyathitaḥ saṃbhrānta āturo yathā //

rāhur avocat* //

saptadhā me sphalen mūrdhā jīvan na sukham āpnuyāṃ tatra buddhābhigītena muñceyaṃ śaśinaṃ na cet*

baḍir vairocano 'vocat* / x x x x x - - - x x x x madarśināṃ teṣāṃ gāthābhigītena rāhuś candraṃ vimuñcati //

candrasūtraṃ samāptam* //