1 Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Tena kho pana samayena aggikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa sappinā pāyaso sannihito hoti:  "aggiṃ juhissāmi, aggihuttaṃ paricarissāmī"ti.

2 Atha kho bhagavā pubbaṇhasamayaṃ nivāsetvā pattacīvaramādāya rājagahaṃ piṇḍāya pāvisi. Rājagahe sapadānaṃ piṇḍāya caramāno yena aggikabhāradvājassa brāhmaṇassa nivesanaṃ tenupasankami; upasankamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Addasā kho aggikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ piṇḍāya ṭhitaṃ. Disvāna bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

3 "Tīhi vijjāhi sampanno,
jātimā sutavā bahū;
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
somaṃ bhuñjeyya pāyasan"ti.

4 "Bahumpi palapaṃ jappaṃ,
na jaccā hoti brāhmaṇo;
Antokasambu sankiliṭṭho,
kuhanāparivārito.

5 Pubbenivāsaṃ yo vedī,
saggāpāyañca passati;
Atho jātikkhayaṃ patto,
abhiññāvosito muni.

6 Etāhi tīhi vijjāhi,
tevijjo hoti brāhmaṇo;
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
somaṃ bhuñjeyya pāyasan"ti.

7 "Bhuñjatu bhavaṃ gotamo. Brāhmaṇo bhavan"ti.

8 "Gāthābhigītaṃ me abhojaneyyaṃ,
Sampassataṃ brāhmaṇa nesa dhammo;
Gāthābhigītaṃ panudanti buddhā,
Dhamme sati brāhmaṇa vuttiresā.

9 Aññena ca kevalinaṃ mahesiṃ,
Khīṇāsavaṃ kukkuccavūpasantaṃ;
Annena pānena upaṭṭhahassu,
Khettañhi taṃ puññapekkhassa hotī"ti.

10 Evaṃ vutte, aggikabhāradvājo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "abhikkantaṃ, bho gotama … pe … aññataro ca panāyasmā aggikabhāradvājo arahataṃ ahosīti.