[658] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosalesu viharati sundarikāya nadiyā tīre . tena kho pana samayena sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo sundarikāya nadiyā tīre aggiṃ juhati aggihuttaṃ paricarati . atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo aggiṃ juhitvā aggihuttaṃ paricaritvā uṭṭhāyāsanā samantā catuddisā anuvilokesi ko nu kho imaṃ habyasesaṃ bhuñjeyyāti.

[659] Addasā kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ aññatarasmiṃ rukkhamūle sasīsaṃ pārutaṃ nisinnaṃ disvāna vāmena Hatthena habyasesaṃ gahetvā dakkhiṇena hatthena kamaṇḍaluṃ gahetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami . atha kho bhagavā sundarikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa padasaddena sīsaṃ vivari . atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo muṇḍo ayaṃ bhavaṃ muṇḍako ayaṃ bhavanti tatova puna nivattitukāmo ahosi . atha kho sundarikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa etadahosi muṇḍāpi hi idhekacce brāhmaṇā bhavanti yannūnāhaṃ taṃ upasaṅkamitvā jātiṃ puccheyyanti . atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca kiṃjacco bhavanti.

[660] Mā jātiṃ puccha caraṇañca puccha kaṭṭhā have jāyati jātavedo nīcākulīnopi muni dhitimā ājānīyo hoti hirinisedho saccena danto damasā upeto vedantagū vusitabrahmacariyo yaññūpanīto tamupavhayetha kālena so juhati dakkhiṇeyyeti.

[661] Addhā suyiṭṭhaṃ suhutaṃ mamayidaṃ yaṃ tādisaṃ vedagumaddasāmi Tumhādisānaṃ hi adassanena añño jano bhuñjati habyasesanti. Bhuñjatu bhavaṃ gotamo brāhmaṇo bhavanti.