Kasmā pana mahāpuriso anekasatasahassesu attabhāvesu nekkhammajjhāsayo brahmacariyavāsaṃ abhiramitvā idha taṃ nābhirami? puthujjanabhāvassa cañcalabhāvato. Kasmā ca puna na agāraṃ ajjhāvasīti? paṭhamaṃ nekkhammajjhāsayena kāmesu dosaṃ disvā pabbaji, athassa ayonisomanasikārena anabhirati uppajji, so taṃ vinodetumasakkontopi kammañca phalañca saddahitvā tāva mahantaṃ vibhavaṃ pahāya agārasmā nikkhamanto yaṃ pajahi, puna tadatthameva nivatto, "eḷamūgo capalo vatāyaṃ kaṇhadīpāyano"ti imaṃ apavādaṃ jigucchanto attano hirottappabhedabhayena. Api ca pabbajjāpuññaṃ nāmetaṃ viññūhi buddhādīhi pasatthaṃ, tehi ca anuṭṭhitaṃ, tasmāpi sahāpi dukkhena sahāpi domanassena assumukho rodamānopi brahmacariyavāsaṃ vasi, na taṃ vissajjesi. Vuttañhetaṃ:-

"saddhāya nikkhamma puna nivatto

so eḷamūgo capalo vatāyaṃ

etassa vādassa jigucchamāno