Evaṃ pana attānaṃ jānāpetvā haṭṭhatuṭṭhena raññā mahārahe pallaṅke nisīdāpetvā attano paṭiyāditassa nānaggarasabhojanassa pattaṃ pūretvā patte dinne gamanākāraṃ dassesi. "kasmā gantukāmattha, bhuñjathā"ti vutte satthu santikaṃ gantvā bhuñjissāmīti. Kahaṃ pana satthāti. Vīsatisahassabhikkhuparivāro tumhākaṃ dassanatthāya maggaṃ paṭipannoti. Tumhe imaṃ piṇḍapātaṃ bhuñjatha, aññaṃ bhagavato haratha. Yāva ca mama putto imaṃ nagaraṃ pāpuṇāti, tāvassa itoyeva piṇḍapātaṃ harathāti. Thero bhattakiccaṃ katvā rañño ca parisāya ca dhammaṃ desetvā satthu āgamanato puretarameva rājanivesanaṃ ratanattayaguṇesu abhippasannaṃ karonto sabbesaṃ passantānaṃyeva satthu āharitabbabhattapuṇṇaṃ pattaṃ ākāse vissajjetvā sayampi vehāsaṃ abbhuggantvā piṇḍapātaṃ upanetvā satthu hatthe ṭhapesi. Satthāpi taṃ piṇḍapātaṃ paribhuñji. Evaṃ saṭṭhiyojanaṃ maggaṃ divase divase yojanaṃ gacchantassa bhagavato rājagehato bhattaṃ āharitvā adāsi. Bhagavā kamena kapilavatthunagaraṃ patvā punadivase rājavīthiyaṃ piṇḍāya carati. Taṃ sutvā suddhodanamahārājā tattha gantvā "mā evaṃ kattabbaṃ maññi, nayidaṃ

Rājavaṃsappaveṇī"ti. "ayaṃ tumhākaṃ mahārāja vaṃso, īdiso amhākaṃ pana buddhavaṃso"ti vatvā:-

"uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya dhammaṃ sucaritaṃ care

dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.