"āveṭhitaṃ piṭṭhito uttamaṅgaṃ
bāhaṃ pasāreti akammaneyyaṃ
setāni akkhīni yathā matassa
ko me imaṃ puttamakāsi evan"ti gāthaṃ abhāsi. Mahāpuriso āha "na mayaṃ evarūpaṃ karoma, pabbajitaṃ pana hiṃsante disvā pabbajitesu sagāravāhi bhūtayakkhadevatāhi kataṃ bhavissatī"ti.