[662] Gāthābhigītaṃ me abhojaneyyaṃ sampassataṃ brāhmaṇa nesa dhammo gāthābhigītaṃ panudanti buddhā dhamme sati brāhmaṇa vutti resā aññena ca kevalinaṃ mahesiṃ khīṇāsavaṃ kukkuccavūpasantaṃ annena pānena upaṭṭhahassu khettañhi taṃ puññapekkhassa hotīti.

[663] Atha kassa cāhaṃ bho gotama imaṃ habyasesaṃ dammīti . Na khvāhantaṃ brāhmaṇa passāmi sadevake loke samārake sabrahmake sassamaṇabrāhmaṇiyā pajāya sadevamanussāya yasseso habyaseso bhutto sammāpariṇāmaṃ gaccheyya aññatra tathāgatassa vā tathāgatasāvakassa vā tenahi tvaṃ brāhmaṇa taṃ habyasesaṃ apaharite vā chaḍḍehi appāṇake vā udake opilāpehīti.

[664] Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo taṃ habyasesaṃ appāṇake udake opilāpesi . Atha kho so habyaseso udake pakkhitto viciṭāyati viṭiciṭāyati sandhūpāyati sampadhūpāyati . seyyathāpi Nāma phālo divasasantatto udake pakkhitto viciṭāyati viṭiciṭāyati sandhūpāyati sampadhūpāyati evameva so habyaseso udake pakkhitto viciṭāyati viṭiciṭāyati sandhūpāyati sampadhūpāyati . atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo saṃviggo lomahaṭṭhajāto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

[665] Ekamantaṃ ṭhitaṃ kho sundarikabhāradvājaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ bhagavā gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi mā brāhmaṇa dārusamādahāno suddhiṃ amaññī bahiddhā hi etaṃ na hi tena suddhiṃ kusalā vadanti yo bāhirena parisuddhimicche hitvā ahaṃ brāhmaṇa dārudāhaṃ ajjhattameva jalayāmi jotiṃ niccagginī niccasamāhitatto arahaṃ ahaṃ brahmacariyaṃ carāmi māno hi te brāhmaṇa khāribhāro kodho dhūmo bhasmanimmosavajjaṃ jivhā sujā hadayaṃ jotiṭhānaṃ attā sudanto purisassa joti Dhammo rahado brāhmaṇa sīlatittho anāvilo sabbhi sataṃ pasattho yattha have vedaguno sinātā anallagattāva taranti pāraṃ saccaṃ dhammo saṃyamo brahmacariyaṃ majjhesitā brāhmaṇa brahmapatti satujjubhūtesu namo karohi tamahaṃ naraṃ dhammasārīti brūmīti.