Sakyakulakulīnāyo, dve bhikkhuniyo hi guṇavatiyo.

Jhānajjhāyanaratāyo, bahussutāyo dhutakilesāyo.

Rahitamhi sukhanisinnā, imā girā abbhudīresuṃ.

‘‘Pāsādikāsi ayye, isidāsi vayopi te aparihīno;

Kiṃ disvāna byālikaṃ, athāsi nekkhammamanuyuttā’’.

Evamanuyuñjiyamānā sā, rahite dhammadesanākusalā;

Isidāsī vacanamabravi, ‘‘suṇa bodhi yathāmhi pabbajitā.

‘‘Ujjeniyā puravare, mayhaṃ pitā sīlasaṃvuto seṭṭhi;

Tassamhi ekadhītā, piyā manāpā ca dayitā ca.

‘‘Atha me sāketato varakā, āgacchumuttamakulīnā;

Seṭṭhī pahūtaratano, tassa mamaṃ suṇhamadāsi tāto.

‘‘Sassuyā sassurassa ca, sāyaṃ pātaṃ paṇāmamupagamma;

Sirasā karomi pāde, vandāmi yathāmhi anusiṭṭhā.

Tamekavarakampi disvā, ubbiggā āsanaṃ demi.

‘‘Annena ca pānena ca, khajjena ca yañca tattha sannihitaṃ;

Chādemi upanayāmi ca, demi ca yaṃ yassa patirūpaṃ.

‘‘Kālena upaṭṭhahitvā [uṭṭhahitvā (syā. ka.), upaṭṭhahituṃ (?)], gharaṃ samupagamāmi ummāre;

Dhovantī hatthapāde, pañjalikā sāmikamupemi.

‘‘Kocchaṃ pasādaṃ añjaniñca, ādāsakañca gaṇhitvā;

Mātāva ekaputtakaṃ, tathā [tadā (sī.)] bhattāraṃ paricarāmi.

‘‘Evaṃ maṃ bhattikataṃ, anurattaṃ kārikaṃ nihatamānaṃ;

Uṭṭhāyikaṃ [uṭṭhāhikaṃ (ka.)] analasaṃ, sīlavatiṃ dussate bhattā.

‘‘So mātarañca pitarañca, bhaṇati ‘āpucchahaṃ gamissāmi;

Isidāsiyā na saha vacchaṃ, ekāgārehaṃ [ekagharepa’haṃ (?)] saha vatthuṃ’.

‘‘‘Mā evaṃ putta avaca, isidāsī paṇḍitā paribyattā;

Uṭṭhāyikā analasā, kiṃ tuyhaṃ na rocate putta’.

Dessāva me alaṃ me, apucchāhaṃ [āpucchāhaṃ (syā.), āpucchahaṃ-nāpucchahaṃ (?)] gamissāmi’.

‘‘Tassa vacanaṃ suṇitvā, sassu sasuro ca maṃ apucchiṃsu;

‘Kissa [kiṃsa (?)] tayā aparaddhaṃ, bhaṇa vissaṭṭhā yathābhūtaṃ’.

Kiṃ sakkā kātuyye, yaṃ maṃ viddessate bhattā’.

‘‘Te maṃ pitugharaṃ paṭinayiṃsu, vimanā dukhena adhibhūtā;

‘Puttamanurakkhamānā, jitāmhase rūpiniṃ lakkhiṃ’.

‘‘Atha maṃ adāsi tāto, aḍḍhassa gharamhi dutiyakulikassa;

Tato upaḍḍhasuṅkena, yena maṃ vindatha seṭṭhi.

‘‘Tassapi gharamhi māsaṃ, avasiṃ atha sopi maṃ paṭiccharayi [paṭicchasi (sī. ka.), paṭicchati (syā.), paṭiccharati (ka.)];

‘‘Bhikkhāya ca vicarantaṃ, damakaṃ dantaṃ me pitā bhaṇati;

‘Hohisi [sohisi (sabbattha)] me jāmātā, nikkhipa poṭṭhiñca [pontiṃ (sī. syā.)] ghaṭikañca’.

‘‘Sopi vasitvā pakkhaṃ [pakkamatha (sī.)], atha tātaṃ bhaṇati ‘dehi me poṭṭhiṃ;

Ghaṭikañca mallakañca, punapi bhikkhaṃ carissāmi’.

‘Kiṃ te na kīrati idha, bhaṇa khippaṃ taṃ te karihi’ti.

‘‘Evaṃ bhaṇito bhaṇati, ‘yadi me attā sakkoti alaṃ mayhaṃ;

Isidāsiyā na saha vacchaṃ, ekagharehaṃ saha vatthuṃ’.

‘‘Vissajjito gato so, ahampi ekākinī vicintemi;

‘Āpucchitūna gacchaṃ, marituye [maritāye (sī.), marituṃ (syā.)] vā pabbajissaṃ vā’.

‘‘Atha ayyā jinadattā, āgacchī gocarāya caramānā;

‘‘Taṃ disvāna amhākaṃ, uṭṭhāyāsanaṃ tassā paññāpayiṃ;

Nisinnāya ca pāde, vanditvā bhojanamadāsiṃ.

Santappayitvā avacaṃ, ‘ayye icchāmi pabbajituṃ’.

‘‘Atha maṃ bhaṇatī tāto, ‘idheva puttaka [puttike (syā. ka.)] carāhi tvaṃ dhammaṃ;

Annena ca pānena ca, tappaya samaṇe dvijātī ca’.

‘‘Athahaṃ bhaṇāmi tātaṃ, rodantī añjaliṃ paṇāmetvā;

‘Pāpañhi mayā pakataṃ, kammaṃ taṃ nijjaressāmi’.

Nibbānañca labhassu, yaṃ sacchikarī dvipadaseṭṭho’.

‘‘Mātāpitū abhivādayitvā, sabbañca ñātigaṇavaggaṃ;

Sattāhaṃ pabbajitā, tisso vijjā aphassayiṃ.

‘‘Jānāmi attano satta, jātiyo yassayaṃ phalavipāko;

Taṃ tava ācikkhissaṃ, taṃ ekamanā nisāmehi.

‘‘Nagaramhi erakacche [erakakacche (syā. ka.)], suvaṇṇakāro ahaṃ pahūtadhano;

Yobbanamadena matto so, paradāraṃ asevihaṃ.

‘‘Sohaṃ tato cavitvā, nirayamhi apaccisaṃ ciraṃ;

Pakko tato ca uṭṭhahitvā, makkaṭiyā kucchimokkamiṃ.

Tassetaṃ kammaphalaṃ, yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṃ.

‘‘Sohaṃ tato cavitvā, kālaṃ karitvā sindhavāraññe;

Kāṇāya ca khañjāya ca, eḷakiyā kucchimokkamiṃ.

‘‘Dvādasa vassāni ahaṃ, nillacchito dārake parivahitvā;

Kimināvaṭṭo akallo, yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṃ.

‘‘Sohaṃ tato cavitvā, govāṇijakassa gāviyā jāto;

Vaccho lākhātambo, nillacchito dvādase māse.

‘‘Voḍhūna [te puna (syā. ka.), vodhuna (ka. aṭṭha.)] naṅgalamahaṃ, sakaṭañca dhārayāmi;

Andhovaṭṭo akallo, yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṃ.

‘‘Sohaṃ tato cavitvā, vīthiyā dāsiyā ghare jāto;

Neva mahilā na puriso, yathāpi gantvāna paradāraṃ.

Kapaṇamhi appabhoge, dhanika [aṇika (aṭṭha.), taṃsaṃvaṇṇanāyampi atthayutti gavesitabbā] purisapātabahulamhi.

‘‘Taṃ maṃ tato satthavāho, ussannāya vipulāya vaḍḍhiyā;

Okaḍḍhati vilapantiṃ, acchinditvā kulagharasmā.

‘‘Atha soḷasame vasse, disvā maṃ pattayobbanaṃ kaññaṃ;

Orundhatassa putto, giridāso nāma nāmena.

‘‘Tassapi aññā bhariyā, sīlavatī guṇavatī yasavatī ca;

‘‘Tassetaṃ kammaphalaṃ, yaṃ maṃ apakīritūna gacchanti;

Dāsīva upaṭṭhahantiṃ, tassapi anto kato mayā’’ti.

… Isidāsī therī….

Cattālīsanipāto niṭṭhito.