5. Dhotakamāṇavapucchā

86. ‘‘Pucchāmi taṃ bhagavā brūhi metaṃ, [iccāyasmā dhotako]

Vācābhikaṅkhāmi mahesi tuyhaṃ;

Tava sutvāna nigghosaṃ, sikkhe nibbānamattano’’.

87. ‘‘Tenahātappaṃ karohi, [dhotakāti bhagavā]

Idheva nipako sato;

Ito sutvāna nigghosaṃ, sikkhe nibbānamattano’’.

88. ‘‘Passāmahaṃ devamanussaloke, akiñcanaṃ brāhmaṇamiriyamānaṃ;

Taṃ taṃ namassāmi samantacakkhu, pamuñca maṃ sakka kathaṃkathāhi’’.

89. ‘‘Nāhaṃ sahissāmi pamocanāya, kathaṃkathiṃ dhotaka kañci loke;

Dhammañca seṭṭhaṃ abhijānamāno [ājānamāno (sī. syā. pī.)], evaṃ tuvaṃ oghamimaṃ taresi’’.

90. ‘‘Anusāsa brahme karuṇāyamāno, vivekadhammaṃ yamahaṃ vijaññaṃ;

Yathāhaṃ ākāsova abyāpajjamāno, idheva santo asito careyyaṃ’’.

91. ‘‘Kittayissāmi te santiṃ, [dhotakāti bhagavā]

Diṭṭhe dhamme anītihaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

92. ‘‘Tañcāhaṃ abhinandāmi, mahesi santimuttamaṃ;

Yaṃ viditvā sato caraṃ, tare loke visattikaṃ’’.

93. ‘‘Yaṃ kiñci sampajānāsi, [dhotakāti bhagavā]

Uddhaṃ adho tiriyañcāpi majjhe;

Etaṃ viditvā saṅgoti loke, bhavābhavāya mākāsi taṇha’’nti.

Dhotakamāṇavapucchā pañcamī.