[630] When this was said, the brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan said to the Blessed One: "Magnificent, Master Gotama! Magnificent, Master Gotama! Just as, Master Gotama, one might set upright what has been overturned, or uncover what has been concealed, or point out the way to one who has gone astray, or hold up an oil lamp in the darkness, thinking, 'Those who have eyes will see forms' — even so has the Dhamma been made clear in many ways by Master Gotama. I go to Master Gotama for refuge (saraṇa), and to the Dhamma, and to the Saṅgha of bhikkhus (bhikkhusaṅgha). May I receive the going forth (pabbajjā) in the presence of Master Gotama; may I receive the full ordination (upasampadā)."
And the brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan received the going forth in the presence of the Blessed One; he received the full ordination. Then the Venerable Bhāradvāja, not long after his full ordination, dwelling alone, withdrawn, diligent, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute, before long realized for himself with direct knowledge (abhiññā), in this very life, that unsurpassed consummation of the holy life (brahmacariya) for the sake of which clansmen rightly go forth from the home life into homelessness, and having entered upon it, he dwelt therein. He directly knew: "Destroyed is birth (jāti); the holy life has been lived; what was to be done has been done; there is nothing further for this state of being." And the Venerable Bhāradvāja became one of the arahants.
The Akkosaka Sutta, the Second.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.