"bāhitapāpoti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto aññataraṃ pabbajitaṃ ārabbha kathesi.

Eko kira brāhmaṇo bāhirapabbajjāya pabbajitvā "samaṇo gotamo attano sāvake `pabbajitāti vadati, ahañcamhi pabbajito, maṃpi kho evaṃ vattuṃ vaṭṭatīti cintetvā satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā etamatthaṃ pucchi. Satthā "nāhaṃ ettakena `pabbajitoti vadāmi, kilesamalānaṃ pana pabbajitattā pabbajito nāma hotīti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha

"bāhitapāpo hi brāhmaṇo