1 Atha kho ujjayo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho ujjayo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "bhavampi no gotamo yaññaṃ vaṇṇetī"ti? "Na kho ahaṃ, brāhmaṇa, sabbaṃ yaññaṃ vaṇṇemi; na panāhaṃ, brāhmaṇa, sabbaṃ yaññaṃ na vaṇṇemi. Yathārūpe kho, brāhmaṇa, yaññe gāvo haññanti, ajeḷakā haññanti, kukkuṭasūkarā haññanti, vividhā pāṇā sanghātaṃ āpajjanti; evarūpaṃ kho ahaṃ, brāhmaṇa, sārambhaṃ yaññaṃ na vaṇṇemi. Taṃ kissa hetu? Evarūpañhi, brāhmaṇa, sārambhaṃ yaññaṃ na upasankamanti arahanto vā arahattamaggaṃ vā samāpannā.

2 Yathārūpe ca kho, brāhmaṇa, yaññe neva gāvo haññanti, na ajeḷakā haññanti, na kukkuṭasūkarā haññanti, na vividhā pāṇā sanghātaṃ āpajjanti; evarūpaṃ kho ahaṃ, brāhmaṇa, nirārambhaṃ yaññaṃ vaṇṇemi, yadidaṃ niccadānaṃ anukulayaññaṃ. Taṃ kissa hetu? Evarūpañhi, brāhmaṇa, nirārambhaṃ yaññaṃ upasankamanti arahanto vā arahattamaggaṃ vā samāpannāti.

3 Assamedhaṃ purisamedhaṃ,
Sammāpāsaṃ vājapeyyaṃ niraggaḷaṃ;
Mahāyaññā mahārambhā,
Na te honti mahapphalā.

4 Ajeḷakā ca gāvo ca,
vividhā yattha haññare;
Na taṃ sammaggatā yaññaṃ,
upayanti mahesino.

5 Ye ca yaññā nirārambhā,
yajanti anukulaṃ sadā;
Ajeḷakā ca gāvo ca,
vividhā nettha haññare;
Tañca sammaggatā yaññaṃ,
upayanti mahesino.

6 Etaṃ yajetha medhāvī,
eso yañño mahapphalo;
Etaṃ hi yajamānassa,
seyyo hoti na pāpiyo;
Yañño ca vipulo hoti,
pasīdanti ca devatā"ti.

Navamaṃ.