Atha kho bhagavā sattāhassa accayena tamhā samādhimhā vuṭṭhahitvā bodhirukkhamūlā yena ajapālanigrodho tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā ajapālanigrodhamūle sattāhaṁ ekapallaṅkena nisīdi vimuttisukhapaṭisaṁvedī.
Then, at the end of those seven days, the Blessed One emerged from that perfect peace of mind and went from the foot of the Bodhi tree to the goatherd’s banyan. There he sat at the foot of the goatherd’s banyan for seven days in one posture, experiencing the ease of liberation.
Atha kho aññataro huṁhuṅkajātiko brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami. Upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṁ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṁ kathaṁ sāraṇīyaṁ vītisāretvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho so brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṁ etadavoca— “kittāvatā nu kho, bho gotama, brāhmaṇo hoti, katame ca pana brāhmaṇakaraṇā dhammā”ti?
Then a certain brahmin of the Huṁhuṅka clan approached the Blessed One. Having drawn near, he exchanged friendly greetings with the Blessed One. After the exchange of a courteous and polite conversation, he stood to one side. Standing to one side, that brahmin said this to the Blessed One: “To what extent, sir Gotama, is one a sage, and what are the qualities that make one a sage?”
Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi—
Then, understanding the significance of this, the Blessed One at that time expressed this inspired utterance:
“Yo brāhmaṇo bāhitapāpadhammo,
Nihuṁhuṅko nikkasāvo yatatto;
Vedantagū vusitabrahmacariyo,
Dhammena so brahmavādaṁ vadeyya;
Yassussadā natthi kuhiñci loke”ti.
“That sage who has barred out harmful qualities,
who is free from haughtiness, stainless, and self-controlled;
who has complete knowledge and lived the spiritual life,
rightly could that person speak the word of a sage;
for whom there is no swelling of pride anywhere in the world.”