Iti naṃ ajānantova dāyapālo nivāresi.

Etadavocāti thero kira mā samaṇāti dāyapālassa kathaṃ sutvāva cintesi "mayaṃ tayo janā idha viharāma, aññe pabbajitā nāma natthi, ayañca dāyapālo pabbajitena viya saddhiṃ katheti, ko nu kho bhavissatī"ti divāṭṭhānato vuṭṭhāya dvāre ṭhatvā maggaṃ olokento bhagavantaṃ addasa. Bhagavāpi therassa saha dassaneneva sarīrobhāsaṃ muñci, asītianubyañjanavirājitā byāmappabhā pasāritasuvaṇṇapaṭo viya virocittha. Thero "ayaṃ dāyapālo phaṇakataāsīvisaṃ gīvāyaṃ gahetuṃ hatthaṃ pasārento viya loke aggapuggalena saddhiṃ kathentova na jānāti, aññatarabhikkhunā viya saddhiṃ kathetīti nivārento etaṃ "mā āvuso dāyapālā"tiādivacanaṃ avoca.

Tenupasaṅkamīti kasmā bhagavato paccuggamanaṃ akatvāva upasaṅkami? evaṃ Kirassa ahosi "mayaṃ tayo janā samaggavāsaṃ vasāma, sacāhaṃ ekakova paccuggamanaṃ karissāmi, samaggavāso nāma na bhavissatī"ti piyamitte gahetvāva paccuggamanaṃ karissāmi. Yathā ca bhagavā mayhaṃ piyo, evaṃ sahāyānampi me piyoti, tehi saddhiṃ paccuggamanaṃ kātukāmo sayaṃ akatvāva upasaṅkami. Keci pana tesaṃ therānaṃ paṇṇasālādvāre caṅkamanakoṭiyā bhagavato āgamanamaggo hoti, tasmā thero tesaṃ saññaṃ dadamānova gatoti. Abhikkamathāti ito āgacchatha. Pāde pakkhālesīti vikasitapadumasannibhehi jālahatthehi maṇivaṇṇaudakaṃ gahetvā suvaṇṇavaṇṇesu piṭṭhipādesu udakamabhisiñcitvā pādena pādaṃ ghaṃsanto pakkhālesi. Buddhānaṃ kāye rajojallaṃ nāma na upalimpati, kasmā pakkhālesīti? sarīrassa utuggahaṇatthaṃ, tesañca cittasampahaṃsanatthaṃ. Amhehi abhihaṭena udakena bhagavā pāde pakkhālesi, paribhogaṃ akāsīti tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ balavasomanassavasena cittaṃ pīṇitaṃ hoti, tasmā pakkhālesi. Āyasmantaṃ anuruddhaṃ bhagavā etadavocāti so kari tesaṃ vuḍḍhataro.