Atha naṃ suvaṇṇajālena paṭiggahetvā ṭhitānaṃ brahmānaṃ hatthato cattāro mahārājāno maṅgalasammatāya sukhasamphassāya ajinappaveṇiyā gaṇhiṃsu, tesaṃ
Hatthato manussā dukūlacumbaṭakena gaṇhiṃsu, manussānaṃ hatthato muccitvā paṭhaviyaṃ patiṭṭhāya puratthimadisaṃ olokesi, anekāni cakkavāḷasahassāni ekaṅgaṇāni ahesuṃ. Tattha devamanussā gandhamālādīhi pūjayamānā "mahāpurisa idha tumhehi sadiso añño natthi, kutettha uttaritaro"ti āhaṃsu. Evaṃ catasso disā, catasso anudisā ca heṭṭhā, uparīti dasapi disā anuviloketvā attanā sadisaṃ kañci adisvā "ayaṃ uttarādisā"ti sattapadavītihārena agamāsi mahābrahmunā setacchattaṃ dhārayamānena suyāmena vāḷavījaniṃ, aññāhi ca devatāhi sesarājakakudhabhaṇḍahatthāhi anugammamāno. Tato sattamapade ṭhito "aggohamasmi lokassā"tiādikaṃ āsabhiṃ vācaṃ nicchārento sīhanādaṃ nadi.
Bodhisatto hi tīsu attabhāvesu mātukucchito nikkhantamattova vācaṃ nicchāresi mahosadhattabhāve, vessantarattabhāve, imasmiṃ attabhāve cāti. Mahosadhattabhāve kirassa mātukucchito nikkhamantasseva sakko devarājā āgantvā candanasāraṃ hatthe ṭhapetvā gato, so taṃ muṭṭhiyaṃ katvāva nikkhanto. Atha naṃ mātā "tāta kiṃ gahetvā āgatosī"ti pucchi. Osadhaṃ ammāti. Iti osadhaṃ gahetvā āgatattā "osadhadārako"tvevassa nāmaṃ akaṃsu. Taṃ osadhaṃ gahetvā cāṭiyaṃ pakkhipiṃsu, āgatāgatānaṃ andhabadhirādīnaṃ tadeva sabbarogavūpasamāya bhesajjaṃ ahosi. Tato "mahantaṃ idaṃ osadhaṃ, mahantaṃ idaṃ osadhan"ti uppannavacanaṃ upādāya "mahosadho"tvevassa nāmaṃ jātaṃ. Vessantarattabhāve pana mātukucchito nikkhamanto dakkhiṇahatthaṃ pasāretvāva "atthi nu kho amma kiñci gehasmiṃ, dānaṃ dassāmī"ti vadanto nikkhami. Athassa mātā "sadhane kule nibbattosi tātā"ti puttassa hatthaṃ attano hatthatale katvā sahassatthavikaṃ ṭhapāpesi. Imasmiṃ pana attabhāve imaṃ sīhanādaṃ nadīti evaṃ bodhisatto tīsu attabhāvesu mātukucchito nikkhantamattova vācaṃ nicchāresi. Yathā ca paṭisandhiggahaṇakkhaṇe tathā jātikkhaṇepissa dvattiṃsa pubbanimittāni pāturahesuṃ. Yasmiṃ pana samaye amhākaṃ bodhisatto lumbinīvane jāto, tasmiṃyeva samaye rāhulamātā devī, ānandatthero, channo amacco,