[973] |973.1| Evaṃ samanusāsitvā ñātisaṅghaṃ vicakkhaṇo parikiṇṇo suhajjehi rājānamupasaṅkami. |973.2| Vanditvā sirasā pāde katvā ca naṃ padakkhiṇaṃ vidhuro avaca rājānaṃ paggahetvāna añjaliṃ. |973.3| Ayaṃ maṃ māṇavo neti kattukāmo yathāmatiṃ ñātīnatthaṃ pavakkhāmi taṃ suṇohi arindama. |973.4| Putte ca me udikkhesi yañcamaññaṃ ghare dhanaṃ yathā pacchā na hāyetha ñātisaṅgho mayī gate |973.5| yatheva khalati bhūmyaṃ bhūmyāyeva patiṭṭhati evetaṃ khalitaṃ mayhaṃ etaṃ passāmi accayaṃ.

[974] Sakkā na gantuṃ iti mayhaṃ hoti chetvā vadhitvā idha kātiyānaṃ idheva hohi iti mayhaṃ ruccati mā tvaṃ agā uttamabhūripañña.

[975] |975.1| Mā hevadhammesu manaṃ paṇīdahi atthe ca dhamme ca yutto bhavassu dhiratthu kammaṃ akusalaṃ anariyaṃ yaṃ katvā pacchā nirayaṃ vajeyya. |975.2| Nevesa dhammo na puneti kiccaṃ ayiro hi dāsassa janinda issaro ghātetu jhāpetu athopi hantuṃ na ca mayhaṃ kodhatthi vajāmi cāhaṃ.

[976] Jeṭṭhaputtaṃ upaguyha vineyya hadaye daraṃ assupuṇṇehi nettehi pāvisi so mahāgharaṃ.