[592] The brahmin Brahmāyu heard: "It is said, sirs, that the ascetic Gotama, the Sakyan son, gone forth from a Sakyan family, is dwelling at Mithilā in the Maghadeva Mango Grove." Then the brahmin Brahmāyu, together with a large number of young students, went to the Maghadeva Mango Grove. Then, when he was not far from the mango grove, this occurred to the brahmin Brahmāyu: "It would not be proper for me to approach to see the ascetic Gotama without having first been announced." Then the brahmin Brahmāyu addressed a certain young student: "Come, young student, go to the ascetic Gotama, and having approached, in my name ask the ascetic Gotama whether he is free from affliction, free from illness, nimble, strong, and dwelling at ease, saying: 'Sir Gotama, the brahmin Brahmāyu asks the worthy Gotama whether he is free from affliction, free from illness, nimble, strong, and dwelling at ease.' And say this: 'Sir Gotama, the brahmin Brahmāyu is aged, old, elderly, advanced in years, having reached the final stage of life; he is one hundred and twenty years from birth. He is a master of the three Vedas, together with the Nighaṇḍu and Keṭubha, together with phonology and the analysis of words, with the Itihāsa as fifth; he knows the texts word by word, is skilled in grammar, and is fully accomplished in cosmology (lokāyata) and in the marks of a great man. Sirs, as many brahmins and householders as reside in Mithilā, among them the brahmin Brahmāyu is declared the foremost—that is, in wealth; among them the brahmin Brahmāyu is declared the foremost—that is, in hymns; among them the brahmin Brahmāyu is declared the foremost—that is, in both lifespan and fame. He desires to see the worthy Gotama.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.