स होवाच, प्रतिज्ञातो म एष वरः, यां तु कुमारस्यान्ते वाचमभाषथास्तां मे ब्रूहीति ॥ ५ ॥
sa hovāca, pratijñāto ma eṣa varaḥ, yāṃ tu kumārasyānte vācamabhāṣathāstāṃ me brūhīti || 5 ||
5. Āruṇi said, ‘You have promised me this boon. Please tell me what you spoke to my boy about.’
Gautama said, ‘You have promised me this boon. Make yourself firm in this promise. Please tell me what you spoke to my boy, or son, about —those questions. This is my boon.’