[482] Iminā kho etaṃ mahārāja pariyāyena veditabbaṃ yathā ghosoyeveso lokasmiṃ brāhmaṇāva seṭṭho vaṇṇo hīno añño vaṇṇo brāhmaṇāva sukko vaṇṇo kaṇho añño vaṇṇo brāhmaṇāva sujjhanti no abrāhmaṇā brāhmaṇāva brahmuno puttā orasā mukhato jātā brahmajā brahmanimmitā brahmadāyādāti.

[483] Evaṃ vutte rājā madhuro avantiputto āyasmantaṃ mahākaccānaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bho kaccāna abhikkantaṃ bho kaccāna seyyathāpi [2]- kaccāna nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya andhakāre vā telapajjotaṃ dhāreyya cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantīti evameva bhotā kaccānena anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito esāhaṃ bhavantaṃ kaccānaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ kaccāno dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti.

[484] Mā kho maṃ tvaṃ mahārāja saraṇaṃ agamāsi tametaṃ Tvaṃ bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gaccha yamahaṃ saraṇaṃ gatoti . kahaṃ pana bho kaccāna etarahi so bhagavā viharati arahaṃ sammāsambuddhoti . Parinibbuto kho mahārāja etarahi so bhagavā arahaṃ sammāsambuddhoti.

[485] Sace hi mayaṃ bho kaccāna suṇeyyāma taṃ bhagavantaṃ dasasu yojanesu dasapi mayaṃ yojanāni gaccheyyāma taṃ bhagavantaṃ dassanāya arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ sace hi mayaṃ bho kaccāna suṇeyyāma taṃ bhagavantaṃ vīsatiyā yojanesu ... tiṃsāya yojanesu ... Cattāḷīsāya yojanesu ... paññāsāya yojanesu paññāsampi mayaṃ yojanāni gaccheyyāma taṃ bhagavantaṃ dassanāya arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ yojanasate cepi mayaṃ bho kaccāna suṇeyyāma taṃ bhagavantaṃ yojanasataṃpi mayaṃ gaccheyyāma taṃ bhagavantaṃ dassanāya arahantaṃ sammāsambuddhaṃ yato ca kho bho kaccāna parinibbuto so bhagavā parinibbutaṃpi mayaṃ [1]- bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāma dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ kaccāno dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti. Madhurasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ catutthaṃ. -----------