“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho mahānāmo sakko bhagavato paṭissutvā yena bharaṇḍussa kālāmassa assamo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā santharaṁ paññāpetvā udakaṁ ṭhapetvā pādānaṁ dhovanāya yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:  
“Yes, sir,” replied Mahānāma. He went to Bharaṇḍu’s hermitage, where he set out a mat, and got foot-washing water ready. Then he went back to the Buddha and said to him,
Atha kho bhagavā yena bharaṇḍussa kālāmassa assamo tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā paññatte āsane nisīdi.  
Then the Buddha went to Bharaṇḍu’s hermitage, sat down on the seat spread out,
Atha kho bharaṇḍu kālāmassa etadahosi:  
Then it occurred to Bharaṇḍu, bharaṇḍu → bharaṇḍussa (bj, sya-all) "

Tena kho pana samayena pukkuso mallaputto āḷārassa kālāmassa sāvako kusinārāya pāvaṁ addhānamaggappaṭipanno hoti.  
Now at that time Pukkusa the Malla, a disciple of Āḷāra Kālāma, was traveling along the road from Kusinārā to Pāvā.

‘na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi saddhā, mayhampatthi saddhā;  
‘It’s not just Āḷāra Kālāma who has faith,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi vīriyaṁ, mayhampatthi vīriyaṁ;  
energy,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi sati, mayhampatthi sati;  
mindfulness,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi samādhi, mayhampatthi samādhi;  
immersion,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi paññā, mayhampatthi paññā.  
and wisdom; I too have these things.
Yannūnāhaṁ āḷārassa kālāmassa paṭhamaṁ dhammaṁ deseyyaṁ.  
Why don’t I teach him first of all?

‘na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi saddhā, mayhampatthi saddhā;  
‘It’s not just Āḷāra Kālāma who has faith,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi vīriyaṁ, mayhampatthi vīriyaṁ;  
energy,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi sati, mayhampatthi sati;  
mindfulness,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi samādhi, mayhampatthi samādhi;  
immersion,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi paññā, mayhampatthi paññā;  
and wisdom; I too have these things.

‘na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi saddhā, mayhampatthi saddhā;  
‘It’s not just Āḷāra Kālāma who has faith,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi vīriyaṁ …pe…  
energy,
Yannūnāhaṁ āḷārassa kālāmassa paṭhamaṁ dhammaṁ deseyyaṁ;  
Why don’t I teach him first of all?

‘na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi saddhā, mayhampatthi saddhā;  
‘It’s not just Āḷāra Kālāma who has faith,
na kho āḷārasseva kālāmassa atthi vīriyaṁ …pe…  
energy,