[322] Kiñcāpi bhavaṃ kassapo evamāha athakho nevāhaṃ sakkomi idaṃ pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ paṭinissajjituṃ rājāpi maṃ pasenadi kosalo jānāti tirorājānopi pāyāsi rājañño evaṃvādī evaṃdiṭṭhī itipi natthi paro loko natthi sattā opapātikā natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipākoti sacāhaṃ bho kassapa idaṃ pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ paṭinissajjissāmi bhavissanti me vattāro yāva bālo pāyāsi rājañño abyatto duggahitagāhīti kopenapi naṃ harissāmi makkhenapi naṃ harissāmi paḷāsenapi naṃ harissāmīti.

[323] Tenahi rājañña upamante karissāmi upamāyapīdhekacce viññū purisā bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānanti . bhūtapubbaṃ rājañña dve akkhadhuttā akkhehi dibbiṃsu . eko akkhadhutto āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilati . addasā kho dutiyo akkhadhutto taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilantaṃ disvā taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ etadavoca tvaṃ kho samma ekantikena jināsi dehi me samma akkhe pajoharissāmīti . {323.1} Evaṃ sammāti kho so akkhadhutto tassa akkhadhuttassa akkhe pādāsi . athakho so akkhadhutto akkhe visena paribhāvetvā taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ etadavoca ehi kho samma akkhehi dibbissāmāti . Evaṃ sammāti kho so akkhadhutto tassa akkhadhuttassa paccassosi . Dutiyampi kho te akkhadhuttā akkhehi dibbiṃsu . dutiyampi kho So akkhadhutto āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilati . addasā kho dutiyo akkhadhutto taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ dutiyampi āgatāgataṃ kaliṃ gilantaṃ disvā taṃ akkhadhuttaṃ etadavoca

[324] Littaṃ paramena tejasā gilamakkhaṃ puriso na bujjhati gilare pāpadhuttā kapaṇā te kaṭukaṃ bhavissatīti.

[325] Evameva kho tvaṃ rājañña akkhadhuttakūpamo maññe paṭibhāsi paṭinissajjetaṃ rājañña pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ paṭinissajjetaṃ rājañña pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ mā te ahosi dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāyāti.