Bhogehi parikkhipitvā kūṭāgārakucchippamāṇaṃ phaṇaṃ māpetvā therassa upari dhāresi. Isigaṇo pātova "samaṇassa matabhāvaṃ vā amatabhāvaṃ vā jānissāmāti therassa santikaṃ gantvā taṃ vālukarāsimatthake nisinnaṃ disvā añjaliṃ paggayha abhitthavanto āha "samaṇa kacci nāgarājena na bādhitoti. "kiṃ na passatha mama upari phaṇaṃ dhāretvā ṭhitanti. Te "acchariyaṃ vata bho, samaṇassa ānubhāvo evarūpo nāma, anena nāgarājā damitoti theraṃ parivāretvā aṭṭhaṃsu. Tasmiṃ khaṇe satthā āgato. Thero. Satthāraṃ disvā uṭṭhāya vandi. Atha naṃ isayo āhaṃsu "ayaṃ tayāpi mahantataroti. "esa bhagavā satthā, ahaṃ imassa sāvakoti. Satthā vālukarāsimatthake nisīdi. Isigaṇo "ayaṃ tāva sāvakassa ānubhāvo, imassa pana ānubhāvo kīdiso bhavissatīti añjaliṃ paggayha satthāraṃ abhitthavi. Satthā aggidattaṃ āmantetvā āha "aggidatta tvaṃ tava sāvakānañca upaṭṭhākānañca ovādaṃ dadamāno `kinti vatvā desīti. "etaṃ pabbataṃ saraṇaṃ gacchatha, vanaṃ, ārāmaṃ, rukkhaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchatha; etāni hi saraṇaṃ gato sabbadukkhā pamuccatīti evaṃ tesaṃ ovādaṃ dammīti. Satthā "na kho aggidatta etāni saraṇaṃ gato dukkhā pamuccati, buddhaṃ dhammaṃ saṅghaṃ pana saraṇaṃ gantvā sakalavaṭṭadukkhā pamuccatīti vatvā imā gāthā abhāsi

"bahuṃ ve saraṇaṃ yanti pabbatāni vanāni ca

ārāmarukkhacetyāni manussā bhayatajjitā;

Netaṃ kho saraṇaṃ khemaṃ, netaṃ saraṇamuttamaṃ,