[705] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā kosalesu viharati aññatarasmiṃ Vanasaṇḍe . tena kho pana samayena navakammikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo tasmiṃ vanasaṇḍe kammantaṃ kārāpeti . addasā kho navakammikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ aññatarasmiṃ sālarukkhamūle nisinnaṃ pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā ujuṃ kāyaṃ paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā . Disvānassa etadahosi ahaṃ kho imasmiṃ vanasaṇḍe kammantaṃ kārāpento ramāmi ayaṃ samaṇopi kiṃ kārāpento ramatīti.

[706] Atha kho navakammikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi ke nu kammantā kayiranti bhikkhu sālavane bhava yadekako araññasmiṃ ratiṃ vindati gotamoti.

[707] Na ca me vanasmiṃ karaṇīyamatthi ucchinnamūlaṃ me vanaṃ visūkaṃ svāhaṃ vane nibbanatho visallo eko rame aratiṃ vippahāyāti.

[708] Evaṃ vutte navakammikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama .pe. Upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti.