Atha kho suddhodano sakko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho suddhodano sakko bhagavantaṁ etadavoca— “ekāhaṁ, bhante, bhagavantaṁ varaṁ yācāmī”ti. “Atikkantavarā kho, gotama, tathāgatā”ti. “Yañca, bhante, kappati, yañca anavajjan”ti. “Vadehi, gotamā”ti. “Bhagavati me, bhante, pabbajite anappakaṁ dukkhaṁ ahosi, tathā nande, adhimattaṁ rāhule. Puttapemaṁ, bhante, chaviṁ chindati, chaviṁ chetvā cammaṁ chindati, cammaṁ chetvā maṁsaṁ chindati, maṁsaṁ chetvā nhāruṁ chindati, nhāruṁ chetvā aṭṭhiṁ chindati, aṭṭhiṁ chetvā aṭṭhimiñjaṁ āhacca tiṭṭhati. Sādhu, bhante, ayyā ananuññātaṁ mātāpitūhi puttaṁ na pabbājeyyun”ti. Atha kho bhagavā suddhodanaṁ sakkaṁ dhammiyā kathāya sandassesi samādapesi samuttejesi sampahaṁsesi. Atha kho suddhodano sakko bhagavatā dhammiyā kathāya sandassito samādapito samuttejito sampahaṁsito uṭṭhāyāsanā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā pakkāmi. Atha kho bhagavā etasmiṁ nidāne etasmiṁ pakaraṇe dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi— “na, bhikkhave, ananuññāto mātāpitūhi putto pabbājetabbo. Yo pabbājeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.