Tato "jānantāpi tathāgatā pucchantī"ti khandhake āgatanayena bhagavā pucchitvā ca taṃ sutvā ca taṃ vuḍḍhapabbajitaṃ vigarahitvā tasmiṃ vatthusmiṃ akappiyasamādapanasikkhāpadañca, khurabhaṇḍapariharaṇasikkhāpadañcāti dve sikkhāpadāni paññapetvā "bhikkhave anekakappakoṭiyo bhojanaṃ pariyesanteheva vītināmitā, idaṃ pana tumhākaṃ akappiyaṃ adhammena uppannaṃ bhojanaṃ, imaṃ paribhuttānaṃ anekāni attabhāvasatasahassāni apāyesveva nibbattissanti, apetha mā gaṇhitthā"ti bhikkhācārābhimukho agamāsi. Ekabhikkhunāpi na kiñci gahitaṃ.

Subhaddo anattamano hutvā ayaṃ "sabbaṃ jānāmī"ti āhiṇḍati, sace na gahetukāmo pesetvā ārocetabbaṃ. Ayaṃ pakkāhāro nāma sabbaciraṃ tiṭṭhanto sattāhamattaṃ tiṭṭheyya. Idañhi mama yāvajīvaṃ pariyattaṃ assa sabbaṃ tena nāsitaṃ, ahitakāmo ayaṃ mayhanti bhagavati āghātaṃ bandhitvā dasabale dharante kiñci vattuṃ nāsakkhi. Evaṃ kirassa ahosi "ayaṃ uccākulā pabbajito mahāpuriso, sace kiñci vakkhāmi, mamaṃyeva santajjessatī"ti. Svāyaṃ ajja "parinibbuto bhagavā"ti sutvā laddhaassāso viya haṭṭhatuṭṭho evamāha.