Tadā pana so brāhmaṇo mahājanassa cittaṃ gaṇhissāmīti gaṅgaṃ pidahanto viya vinicchayaṃ vicāreti tassa pañhassa visajjane okāso natthi so tamatthaṃ ācikkhanto navamaṃ gāthamāha

Gaṅgaṃ me pidahissanti na taṃ sakkomi brāhmaṇa

apidhetuṃ mahāsaddaṃ taṃ kathaṃ so bhavissati

na te sakkomi akkhātuṃ atthaṃ dhammañca pucchitoti.