So I have heard. Evaṁ me sutaṁ—At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Now at that time Venerable Sāriputta was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring Venerable Bhaddiya the Dwarf in many ways with a Dhamma talk. Tena kho pana samayena āyasmā sāriputto āyasmantaṁ lakuṇḍakabhaddiyaṁ anekapariyāyena dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti.

Then after being taught like this Bhaddiya’s mind was freed from defilements by not grasping. Atha kho āyasmato lakuṇḍakabhaddiyassa āyasmatā sāriputtena anekapariyāyena dhammiyā kathāya sandassiyamānassa samādapiyamānassa samuttejiyamānassa sampahaṁsiyamānassa anupādāya āsavehi cittaṁ vimucci.

The Buddha saw what had happened. Addasā kho bhagavā āyasmantaṁ lakuṇḍakabhaddiyaṁ āyasmatā sāriputtena anekapariyāyena dhammiyā kathāya sandassiyamānaṁ samādapiyamānaṁ samuttejiyamānaṁ sampahaṁsiyamānaṁ anupādāya āsavehi cittaṁ vimuttaṁ.

Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment: Atha kho bhagavā etamatthaṁ viditvā tāyaṁ velāyaṁ imaṁ udānaṁ udānesi:

“Above, below, everywhere free, “Uddhaṁ adho sabbadhi vippamutto, not contemplating ‘I am this’. Ayaṁhamasmīti anānupassī; Freed like this, he has crossed the flood Evaṁ vimutto udatāri oghaṁ, not crossed before, so as to not be reborn.” Atiṇṇapubbaṁ apunabbhavāyā”ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.