[2176] Putto tavāyaṃ taruṇo sudhamme anukampako somanasso kumāro taṃ yācamāno na labhāmi svajja arahasi naṃ yācitave tuvampi.

[2177] Ramassu bhikkhācariyāya putta nisamma dhammesu paribbajassu sabbesu bhūtesu nidhāya daṇḍaṃ anindito brahmamupehi ṭhānaṃ. Acchariyarūpaṃ vata yādisañca Dukkhitaṃ maṃ dukkhāpayase sudhamme yācassu puttaṃ iti vuccamānā bhiyyova ussāhayase kumāraṃ.

[2178] Ye vippamuttā anavajjabhojino parinibbutā lokamimaṃ caranti tamariyamaggaṃ paṭipajjamānaṃ na ussahe vārayituṃ kumāraṃ.

[2179] Addhā have sevitabbā sapaññā bahussutā ye bahuṭhānacintino yesāyaṃ sutvāna subhāsitāni appossukkā vītasokā sudhammāti. Somanassajātakaṃ navamaṃ.