[635] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Assosi kho asurindakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhāradvājagotto kira brāhmaṇo samaṇassa gotamassa santike agārasmā anagāriyaṃ pabbajitoti kupito anattamano yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ asabbhāhi pharusāhi vācāhi akkosati paribhāsati . evaṃ vutte bhagavā tuṇhī ahosi . atha kho asurindakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca jitosi samaṇa jitosi samaṇāti.

[636] Jayaṃ ve maññati bālo vācāya pharusaṃ bhaṇaṃ jayañcevassa taṃ hoti yā titikkhā vijānato tasseva tena pāpiyo yo kuddhaṃ paṭikujjhati kuddhaṃ appaṭikujjhanto saṅgāmaṃ jeti dujjayaṃ ubhinnamatthaṃ carati attano ca parassa ca paraṃ saṅkupitaṃ ñatvā yo sato upasammati ubhinnaṃ tikicchantānaṃ attano ca parassa ca janā maññanti bāloti ye dhammassa akovidāti.

[637] Evaṃ vutte asurindakabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama .pe. Abbhaññāsi . aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṃ ahosīti.