Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu uṭṭhāy’ āsanā ekaṃsaṃ cīvaraṃ katvā yena Bhagavā ten’ añjalim paṇāmetvā Bhagavantaṃ etad avoca: Puccheyyāhaṃ, bhante, Bhagavantaṃ kiñcid eva desaṃ, sace me Bhagavā okāsaṃ karoti pañhassa veyyākaraṇāyāti.