[217] Modanti vata bho devā tāvatiṃsā sahindakā tathāgataṃ namassantā dhammassa ca sudhammataṃ. Nave va deve passantā vaṇṇavante yasassino sugatasmiṃ brahmacariyaṃ caritvāna idhāgate. Te aññe atirocanti vaṇṇena yasasāyunā sāvakā bhūripaññassa visesūpagatā idha. Idaṃ disvāna nandanti tāvatiṃsā sahindakā tathāgataṃ namassantā dhammassa ca sudhammatanti.

[218] Idamatthaṃ bhante brahmā sanaṅkumāro abhāsittha. Idamatthaṃ Bhante brahmuno sanaṅkumārassa bhāsato aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato saro hoti vissaṭṭho ca viññeyyo ca mañjū ca savanīyo ca bindu ca avisārī ca gambhīro ca ninnādī ca . yathāparisaṃ kho pana bhante brahmā sanaṅkumāro sarena viññāpeti na cassa bahiddhā parisāya ghoso niccharati . yassa kho pana bhante evaṃ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato saro hoti so vuccati brahmassaroti . athakho bhante devā tāvatiṃsā brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ etadavocuṃ sādhu mahābrahme etadeva mayaṃ saṅkhāya modāma atthi ca sakkena devānamindena tassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhuccā vaṇṇā bhāsitā te ca mayaṃ saṅkhāya modāmāti. {218.1} Athakho bhante brahmā sanaṅkumāro sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca sādhu devānaminda mayaṃpi tassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe suṇeyyāmāti . evaṃ mahābrahmeti kho bhante sakko devānamindo brahmuno sanaṅkumārasseva paṭissutvā bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe payirudāhāsi taṃ kiṃ maññati bhavaṃ mahābrahmā yāvañceso bhagavā bahujanahitāya paṭipanno bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ . evaṃ bahujanahitāya paṭipannaṃ bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.2} Svākkhāto kho pana tassa bhagavato Dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opanayiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhi . evaṃ opanayikassa dhammassa desetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.3} Idaṃ kusalanti kho pana tena bhagavatā supaññattaṃ idaṃ akusalanti supaññattaṃ . idaṃ sāvajjaṃ . idaṃ anavajjaṃ. Idaṃ sevitabbaṃ. Idaṃ na sevitabbaṃ . idaṃ hīnaṃ . Idaṃ paṇītaṃ. Idaṃ kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāganti supaññattaṃ . evaṃ kusalākusalasāvajjānavajjasevitabbāsevitabba- hīnappaṇītakaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgānaṃ dhammānaṃ paññapetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.4} Supaññattā kho pana tena bhagavatā sāvakānaṃ nibbānagāminī paṭipadā saṃsandati nibbānañca paṭipadā ca . Seyyathāpi nāma gaṅgodakaṃ yamunodakena saṃsandati sameti evameva supaññattā tena bhagavatā sāvakānaṃ nibbānagāminī paṭipadā saṃsandati nibbānañca paṭipadā ca . evaṃ nibbānagāminiyā paṭipadāya paññapetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.5} Laddhasahāyo kho pana so bhagavā sekhānañceva paṭipadānaṃ khīṇāsavānañca vusitavataṃ tena bhagavā apanujja ekārāmataṃ anuyutto viharati . evaṃ ekārāmataṃ anuyuttaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. Evaṃ vigatamadaṃ āhāramāhāriyamānaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.7} Yathāvādī kho pana so bhagavā tathākārī yathākārī tathāvādī iti yathāvādī tathākārī yathākārī tathāvādī . Evaṃ dhammānudhammapaṭipannaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.8} Tiṇṇavicikiccho kho pana so bhagavā vigatakathaṃkatho pariyositasaṅkappo ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyaṃ . evaṃ tiṇṇavicikicchaṃ vigatakathaṃkathaṃ pariyositasaṅkappaṃ ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatāti . ime kho bhante sakko devānamindo brahmuno sanaṅkumārassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe payirudāhāsi.