Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo taṁ habyasesaṁ appāṇake udake opilāpesi. Atha kho so habyaseso udake pakkhitto cicciṭāyati ciṭiciṭāyati sandhūpāyati sampadhūpāyati. Seyyathāpi nāma phālo divasaṁsantatto udake pakkhitto cicciṭāyati ciṭiciṭāyati sandhūpāyati sampadhūpāyati; evameva so habyaseso udake pakkhitto cicciṭāyati ciṭiciṭāyati sandhūpāyati sampadhūpāyati. Atha kho sundarikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo saṁviggo lomahaṭṭhajāto yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitaṁ kho sundarikabhāradvājaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ bhagavā gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi: “Mā brāhmaṇa dāru samādahāno, Suddhiṁ amaññi bahiddhā hi etaṁ; Na hi tena suddhiṁ kusalā vadanti, Yo bāhirena parisuddhimicche. Hitvā ahaṁ brāhmaṇa dārudāhaṁ, Ajjhattamevujjalayāmi jotiṁ; Niccagginī niccasamāhitatto, Arahaṁ ahaṁ brahmacariyaṁ carāmi. Māno hi te brāhmaṇa khāribhāro, Kodho dhumo bhasmani mosavajjaṁ; Jivhā sujā hadayaṁ jotiṭhānaṁ, Attā sudanto purisassa joti.