[713] Sāvatthīnidānaṃ . atha kho mātuposako brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho mātuposako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ahañhi Bho gotama dhammena bhikkhaṃ pariyesāmi dhammena bhikkhaṃ pariyesitvā mātāpitaro posemi kaccāhaṃ bho gotama evaṃkārī kiccakārī homīti . taggha tvaṃ brāhmaṇa evaṃkārī kiccakārī ahosi yo kho brāhmaṇa dhammena bhikkhaṃ pariyesati dhammena bhikkhaṃ pariyesitvā mātāpitaro poseti bahuṃ so puññaṃ pasavatīti.

[714] Idamavoca .pe. Yo mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vā macco dhammena posati tāya naṃ pāricariyāya mātāpitūsu paṇḍitā idheva naṃ pasaṃsanti pecca sagge pamodatīti.

[715] Evaṃ vutte mātuposako brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bho gotama abhikkantaṃ bho gotama .pe. upāsakaṃ maṃ bhavaṃ gotamo dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti.