[652] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Tena kho pana samayena aggikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa sappinā pāyāso sannihito hoti aggiṃ juhissāmi aggihuttaṃ paricarissāmīti.

[653] Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi rājagahe sapadānaṃ piṇḍāya caramāno yena aggikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa nivesanaṃ tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

[654] Addasā kho aggikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ piṇḍāya ṭhitaṃ disvāna bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi tīhi vijjāhi sampanno jātimā sutavā bahū vijjācaraṇasampanno somaṃ bhuñjeyya pāyasanti.

[655] Bahumpi palapaṃ jappaṃ na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo anto kasambusaṅkliṭṭho kuhanā parivārito pubbenivāsaṃ yo vedi saggāpāyañca passati atho jātikkhayaṃ patto abhiññāvosito muni etāhi tīhi vijjāhi tevijjo hoti brāhmaṇo vijjācaraṇasampanno somaṃ bhuñjeyya pāyasanti. Bhuñjatu bhavaṃ gotamo brāhmaṇo bhavanti.