"so ahaṃ vicarissāmi gāmā gāmaṃ purā puraṃ
namassamāno sambuddhaṃ dhammassa ca sudhammatan"ti evampi āḷavakādīnaṃ saraṇagamanaṃ viya tapparāyanatā veditabbā. "atha kho brahmāyu brāhmaṇo uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā bhagavato pādesu sirasā nipatitvā bhagavato pādāni mukhena ca paricumbati, pāṇīhi ca parisambāhati, nāmañca sāveti brahmāyu ahaṃ bho gotama brāhmaṇo, brahmāyu ahaṃ bho gotama brāhmaṇo"ti evaṃpi paṇipāto daṭṭhabbo.
So panesa ñātibhayācariyadakkhiṇeyyavasena catubbidho hoti. Tattha dakkhiṇeyyapaṇipātena saraṇagamanaṃ hoti, na itarehi. Seṭṭhavaseneva hi saraṇaṃ gayhati, seṭṭhavasena bhijjati, tasmā yo sākiyo vā koliyo vā "buddho amhākaṃ ñātako"ti vandati, aggahitameva hoti saraṇaṃ. Yo vā "samaṇo gotamo rājapūjito mahānubhāvo, avandiyamāno anatthaṃpi kareyyā"ti bhayena vandati, aggahitameva hoti saraṇaṃ. Yopi bodhisattakāle bhagavato santike kiñci uggahitaṃ saramāno buddhakāle vā:-
"ekena bhoge bhuñjeyya dvīhi kammaṃ payojaye