193. Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Atha kho suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃnisinno kho suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ ajjhabhāsi –
‘‘Na brāhmaṇo [nābrāhmaṇo (?)] sujjhati koci, loke sīlavāpi tapokaraṃ;
Vijjācaraṇasampanno, so sujjhati na aññā itarā pajā’’ti.
‘‘Bahumpi palapaṃ jappaṃ, na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;
Antokasambu saṅkiliṭṭho, kuhanaṃ upanissito.
‘‘Khattiyo brāhmaṇo vesso, suddo caṇḍālapukkuso;
Āraddhavīriyo pahitatto, niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamo;
Pappoti paramaṃ suddhiṃ, evaṃ jānāhi brāhmaṇā’’ti.
Evaṃ vutte, suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca – ‘‘abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama…pe… aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṃ ahosī’’ti.