At Sāvatthi.
While standing to one side, that deity recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
“How many are asleep among those awake,
How many are awake among those asleep;
By how many is the dust stirred up,
And by how many is it purified?”
[The Blessed One]: “Five are asleep among those awake,
Five are awake among those asleep;
By five is the dust stirred up,
And by five is it purified.”