[839] Having heard the words of the Vedeha, Alāta said this:
"There is here in the deer park a naked ascetic (acela) esteemed as a sage —
Guṇa of the Kassapa clan (Kassapagotta), renowned, a brilliant speaker, the head of a company (gaṇī).
Let us attend upon him, sire; he will dispel our doubt."
[Printed variant-reading footnotes on this page: 1. Burmese ed.: *paccatthā*. 2. Burmese ed.: *naccagīte suvādite*. 3. Burmese ed.: *sulabhā*. 4. Sinhala and European eds.: *ko*.]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.