"na jaṭāhīti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto ekaṃ jaṭilabrāhmaṇaṃ ārabbha kathesi.

So kira "ahaṃ mātito ca pitito ca sujāto brāhmaṇakule nibbatto, sace samaṇo gotamo attano sāvake `brāhmaṇāti vadati, maṃpi nukho tathā vattuṃ vaṭṭatīti satthu santikaṃ gantvā tamatthaṃ pucchi. Atha naṃ satthā "nāhaṃ brāhmaṇa jaṭāmattena na jātigottamattena brāhmaṇaṃ vadāmi, paṭividdhasaccameva panāhaṃ Brāhmaṇoti vadāmīti vatvā [1]- imaṃ gāthamāha

"na jaṭāhi na gottena na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo,

yamhi saccañca dhammo ca so suci so ca brāhmaṇoti.