2. Sunītattheragāthā

620. “Nīce kulamhi jātohaṃ, daliddo appabhojano;

hīnakammaṃ [hīnaṃ kammaṃ (syā.)] mamaṃ āsi, ahosiṃ pupphachaḍḍako.

621. “Jigucchito manussānaṃ, paribhūto ca vambhito;

nīcaṃ manaṃ karitvāna, vandissaṃ bahukaṃ janaṃ.

622. “Athaddasāsiṃ sambuddhaṃ, bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṃ;

pavisantaṃ mahāvīraṃ, magadhānaṃ puruttamaṃ.

623. “Nikkhipitvāna byābhaṅgiṃ, vandituṃ upasaṅkamiṃ;

mameva anukampāya, aṭṭhāsi purisuttamo.

624. “Vanditvā satthuno pāde, ekamantaṃ ṭhito tadā;

pabbajjaṃ ahamāyāciṃ, sabbasattānamuttamaṃ.

625. “Tato kāruṇiko satthā, sabbalokānukampako;

‘ehi bhikkhū’ti maṃ āha, sā me āsūpasampadā.

626. “Sohaṃ eko araññasmiṃ, viharanto atandito;

akāsiṃ satthuvacanaṃ, yathā maṃ ovadī jino.

627. “Rattiyā paṭhamaṃ yāmaṃ, pubbajātimanussariṃ;

rattiyā majjhimaṃ yāmaṃ, dibbacakkhuṃ visodhayiṃ [dibbacakkhu visodhitaṃ (ka.)];
rattiyā pacchime yāme, tamokhandhaṃ padālayiṃ.

628. “Tato ratyā vivasāne, sūriyassuggamanaṃ pati;

indo brahmā ca āgantvā, maṃ namassiṃsu pañjalī.

629. “‘Namo te purisājañña, namo te purisuttama;

yassa te āsavā khīṇā, dakkhiṇeyyosi mārisa’.

630. “Tato disvāna maṃ satthā, devasaṅghapurakkhataṃ;

sitaṃ pātukaritvāna, imamatthaṃ abhāsatha.

631. [Su. ni. 660 suttanipātepi] “‘tapena brahmacariyena, saṃyamena damena ca;

etena brāhmaṇo hoti, etaṃ brāhmaṇamuttama”n’ti.

… Sunīto thero….

Dvādasakanipāto niṭṭhito.

Tatruddānaṃ–

Sīlavā ca sunīto ca, therā dve te mahiddhikā.
Dvādasamhi nipātamhi, gāthāyo catuvīsatīti.