[607] Evaṃ vutte keṇiyo jaṭilo dakkhiṇaṃ bāhaṃ paggahetvā selaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ etadavoca yenesā bho sela nīlavanarājīti . Atha kho selo brāhmaṇo tīhi māṇavakasatehi saddhiṃ yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami . atha kho selo brāhmaṇo te māṇavake āmantesi appasaddā bhonto āgacchantu pade padaṃ nikkhipantā durā sadā hi te bhavanto sīhāva ekacarā yadā cāhaṃ bhotā samaṇena gotamena saddhiṃ manteyyaṃ mā me bhonto antarantarā kathaṃ opātetha kathāpariyosānaṃ ca me bhavanto āgamentūti . atha kho selo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho selo brāhmaṇo bhagavato kāye dvattiṃsa mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni sammannesi. {607.1} Addasā kho selo brāhmaṇo bhagavato kāye dvattiṃsa mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni yebhuyyena ṭhapetvā dve dvīsu mahāpurisalakkhaṇesu kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na saṃpasīdati kosohite ca vatthaguyhe pahutajivhatāya ca.
[608] Atha kho bhagavato etadahosi passati kho me ayaṃ selo brāhmaṇo dvattiṃsa mahāpurisalakkhaṇāni yebhuyyena ṭhapetvā dve dvīsu mahāpurisalakkhaṇesu kaṅkhati vicikicchati nādhimuccati na saṃpasīdati kosohite ca vatthaguyhe pahutajivhatāya cāti . atha kho bhagavā tathārūpaṃ iddhābhisaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkhāresi yathā addasa selo brāhmaṇo bhagavato kosohitaṃ vatthaguyhaṃ . atha kho bhagavā jivhaṃ ninnāmetvā ubhopi kaṇṇasotāni anumasi paṭimasi ubhopi nāsikasotāni anumasi paṭimasi kevalakappaṃ nalāṭamaṇḍalaṃ jivhāya chādesi.
[609] Atha kho selassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi samannāgato kho samaṇo gotamo dvattiṃsamahāpurisalakkhaṇehi paripuṇṇehi no apparipuṇṇehi no ca kho naṃ jānāmi buddho vā no vā sutaṃ pana metaṃ brāhmaṇānaṃ vuḍḍhānaṃ mahallakānaṃ ācariyapācariyānaṃ bhāsamānānaṃ ye te bhavanti arahanto sammāsambuddhā te sake vaṇṇe bhaññamāne attānaṃ pātukarontīti yannūnāhaṃ samaṇaṃ gotamaṃ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthaveyyanti. {609.1} Atha kho selo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ sammukhā sāruppāhi gāthāhi abhitthavi paripuṇṇakāyo surucī sujāto cārudassano suvaṇṇavaṇṇosi bhagavā susukkadāṭho saviriyavā narassa hi sujātassa ye bhavanti vissuñjanā sabbe te tava kāyasmiṃ mahāpurisalakkhaṇā Pasannanetto sumukho brahmā uju patāpavā majjhe samaṇasaṅghassa ādiccova virocasi kalyāṇadassano bhikkhu kañcanasannibhattaco kiṃ te samaṇabhāvena evaṃ uttamavaṇṇino rājā arahasi bhavituṃ cakkavatti rathesabho cāturanto vijitāvī jambusaṇḍassa issaro khattiyā bhojarājāno anuyuttā bhavantu te rājābhirājā manujindo rajjaṃ kārehi gotama rājāhamasmi selāti [bhagavā] dhammarājā anuttaro dhammena cakkaṃ vattemi cakkaṃ appaṭivattiyaṃ sambuddho paṭijānāsi [iti selo brāhmaṇo] dhammarājā anuttaro dhammena cakkaṃ vattemi iti bhāsasi gotama ko nu senāpati bhoto sāvako satthu danvayo ko nomaṃ anuvatteti dhammacakkaṃ pavattitaṃ mayā pavattitaṃ cakkaṃ [selāti bhagavā] dhammacakkaṃ anuttaraṃ sārīputto anuvatteti anujāto tathāgataṃ abhiññeyyaṃ abhiññātaṃ bhāvetabbañca bhāvitaṃ pahātabbaṃ pahīnaṃ me tasmā buddhosmi brāhmaṇa vinayassu mayi kaṅkhaṃ adhimuccassu brāhmaṇa dullabhaṃ dassanaṃ hoti sambuddhānaṃ abhiṇhaso Yesaṃ ve dullabho loke pātubhāvo abhiṇhaso sohaṃ brāhmaṇa sambuddho sallakatto anuttaro brahmabhūto atitulo mārasenappamaddano sabbāmitte vasīkatvā modāmi akutobhayo imaṃ bhonto nisāmetha yathā bhāsati cakkhumā sallakatto mahāvīro sīhova nadatī vane brahmabhūtaṃ atitulaṃ mārasenappamaddanaṃ ko disvā nappasīdeyya api kaṇhābhijātiko yo maṃ icchati anvetu yo ca nicchati acchatu idhāhaṃ pabbajissāmi varapaññassa santike evañce ruccati bhoto sammāsambuddhasāsanaṃ mayaṃpi pabbajissāma varapaññassa santike brāhmaṇāti sattā ime yācantipañjalikatā brahmacariyaṃ carissāma bhagavā tava santike svākkhātaṃ brahmacariyaṃ [selāti bhagavā] sandiṭṭhikamakālikaṃ yattha amoghā pabbajjā appamattassa sikkhatoti. Alattha kho selo brāhmaṇo sapariso bhagavato santike pabbajjaṃ alattha upasampadaṃ.