Atha kho, bhikkhave, bandhumā rājā sārathiṁ āmantāpetvā etadavoca: ‘kacci, samma sārathi, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā abhiramittha, kacci, samma sārathi, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā attamano ahosī’ti? ‘Na kho, deva, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā abhiramittha, na kho, deva, kumāro uyyānabhūmiyā attamano ahosī’ti. ‘Kiṁ pana, samma sārathi, addasa kumāro uyyānabhūmiṁ niyyanto’ti? ‘Addasā kho, deva, kumāro uyyānabhūmiṁ niyyanto purisaṁ ābādhikaṁ dukkhitaṁ bāḷhagilānaṁ sake muttakarīse palipannaṁ semānaṁ aññehi vuṭṭhāpiyamānaṁ aññehi saṁvesiyamānaṁ. Disvā maṁ etadavoca: “ayaṁ pana, samma sārathi, puriso kiṅkato, akkhīnipissa na yathā aññesaṁ, saropissa na yathā aññesan”ti? “Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāmā”ti. “Kiṁ paneso, samma sārathi, byādhito nāmā”ti? “Eso kho, deva, byādhito nāma appeva nāma tamhā ābādhā vuṭṭhaheyyā”ti. “Kiṁ pana, samma sārathi, ahampi byādhidhammo, byādhiṁ anatīto”ti? “Tvañca, deva, mayañcamha sabbe byādhidhammā, byādhiṁ anatītā”ti. “Tena hi, samma sārathi, alaṁ dānajja uyyānabhūmiyā, itova antepuraṁ paccaniyyāhī”ti. “Evaṁ, devā”ti kho ahaṁ, deva, vipassissa kumārassa paṭissutvā tatova antepuraṁ paccaniyyāsiṁ. So kho, deva, kumāro antepuraṁ gato dukkhī dummano pajjhāyati: “dhiratthu kira, bho, jāti nāma, yatra hi nāma jātassa jarā paññāyissati, byādhi paññāyissatī”’ti.

7. Kālaṅkatapurisa