Addasā kho so nāgo bhagavantaṃ paviṭṭhaṃ, disvā dummano padhūpāyi. Atha kho bhagavato etadahosi "yannūnāhaṃ imassa nāgassa anupahacca chaviñca cammañca maṃsañca nhāruñca aṭṭhiñca aṭṭhimiñjañca tejasā tejaṃ pariyādiyeyyan"ti. Atha kho bhagavā tathārūpaṃ iddhābhisaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharitvā padhūpāyi. Atha kho so nāgo makkhaṃ asahamāno pajjali. Bhagavāpi tejodhātuṃ samāpajjitvā pajjali. Ubhinnaṃ sajotibhūtānaṃ agyāgāraṃ ādittaṃ viya hoti sampajjalitaṃ sajotibhūtaṃ. Atha kho te jaṭilā agyāgāraṃ parivāretvā evamāhaṃsu "abhirūpo vata bho mahāsamaṇo nāgena viheṭhiyatī"ti. Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā Accayena tassa nāgassa anupahacca chaviñca cammañca maṃsañca nhāruñca aṭṭhiñca aṭṭhimiñjañca tejasā tejaṃ pariyādiyitvā patte pakkhipitvā uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa dassesi "ayaṃ te kassapa nāgo pariyādinno assa tejasā tejo"ti. Atha kho uruvelakassapassa jaṭilassa etadahosi "mahiddhiko kho mahāsamaṇo mahānubhāvo, yatra hi nāma caṇḍassa nāgarājassa iddhimato āsivisassa ghoravisassa tejasā tejaṃ pariyādiyissati, na tveva kho arahā yathā ahan"ti.

Nerañjarāyaṃ bhagavā

uruvelakassapaṃ jaṭilaṃ avoca

sace te kassapa agaru