1 Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Atha kho suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ ajjhabhāsi: 

2 "Na brāhmaṇo sujjhati koci,
Loke sīlavāpi tapokaraṃ;
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
So sujjhati na aññā itarā pajā"ti.

3 "Bahumpi palapaṃ jappaṃ,
na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;
Antokasambu sankiliṭṭho,
kuhanaṃ upanissito.

4 Khattiyo brāhmaṇo vesso,
Suddo caṇḍālapukkuso;
Āraddhavīriyo pahitatto,
Niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamo;
Pappoti paramaṃ suddhiṃ,
Evaṃ jānāhi brāhmaṇā"ti.

5 Evaṃ vutte, suddhikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama … pe … aññataro ca panāyasmā bhāradvājo arahataṃ ahosīti.