[254] Athakho bhagavato etadahosi dīgharattaṃ visuddho kho ayaṃ sakko yaṅkiñci maṃ pañhaṃ pucchissati sabbantaṃ atthasañhitaṃyeva pucchissati no anatthasañhitaṃ yañcassāhaṃ puṭṭho byākarissāmi taṃ khippameva ājānissatīti . athakho bhagavā sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi puccha vāsava maṃ pañhaṃ yaṅkiñci manasicchasi tassa tasseva pañhassa ahaṃ antaṃ karomi teti. Paṭhamabhāṇavāraṃ.

[255] Katāvakāso sakko devānamindo bhagavatā imaṃ bhagavantaṃ paṭhamaṃ pañhaṃ apucchi kiṃsaññojanā nu kho mārisa devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā ye caññe santi puthukāyā te averā adaṇḍā asapattā abyāpajjhā viharemu averinoti iti ca nesaṃ hoti atha ca pana saverā sadaṇḍā sasapattā sabyāpajjhā viharanti saverinoti . itthaṃ sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṃ [5]- pañhaṃ apucchi. Tassa bhagavā pañhaṃ puṭṭho byākāsi {255.1} issāmacchariyasaññojanā kho devānaminda devā manussā asurā nāgā gandhabbā Ye caññe santi puthukāyā te averā adaṇḍā asapattā abyāpajjhā viharemu averinoti iti ca nesaṃ hoti atha ca pana saverā sadaṇḍā sasapattā sabyāpajjhā viharantā saverinoti . itthaṃ bhagavā sakkassa devānamindassa pañhaṃ puṭṭho byākāsi . attamano sakko devānamindo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinandi anumodi evametaṃ bhagavā evametaṃ sugata tiṇṇā mettha kaṅkhā vigatā kathaṃkathā bhagavato pañhāveyyākaraṇaṃ sutvāti.

[256] Itiha sakko devānamindo bhagavato bhāsitaṃ abhinanditvā anumoditvā bhagavantaṃ uttariṃ pañhaṃ apucchi issāmacchariyaṃ pana mārisa kiṃnidānaṃ kiṃsamudayaṃ kiṃjātikaṃ kiṃpabhavaṃ kismiṃ hi sati issāmacchariyaṃ hoti kismiṃ hi asati issāmacchariyaṃ na hotīti. {256.1} Issāmacchariyaṃ kho devānaminda piyāppiyanidānaṃ piyāppiyasamudayaṃ piyāppiyajātikaṃ piyāppiyapabhavaṃ piyāppiye sati issāmacchariyaṃ hoti piyāppiye asati issāmacchariyaṃ na hotīti. {256.2} Piyāppiyaṃ pana mārisa kiṃnidānaṃ kiṃsamudayaṃ kiṃjātikaṃ kiṃpabhavaṃ kismiṃ sati piyāppiyaṃ hoti kismiṃ asati piyāppiyaṃ na hotīti. Piyāppiyaṃ kho devānaminda chandanidānaṃ chandasamudayaṃ chandajātikaṃ chandapabhavaṃ chande sati piyāppiyaṃ hoti chande asati piyāppiyaṃ na hotīti. {256.3} Chando pana mārisa kiṃnidāno kiṃsamudayo kiṃjātiko kiṃpabhavo kismiṃ sati Chando hoti kismiṃ asati chando na hotīti . chando kho devānaminda vitakkanidāno vitakkasamudayo vitakkajātiko vitakkapabhavo vitakke sati chando hoti vitakke asati chando na hotīti. {256.4} Vitakko pana mārisa kiṃnidāno kiṃsamudayo kiṃjātiko kiṃpabhavo kismiṃ sati vitakko hoti kismiṃ asati vitakko na hotīti . Vitakko kho devānaminda papañcasaññāsaṅkhānidāno papañcasaññāsaṅkhāsamudayo papañcasaññāsaṅkhājātiko papañcasaññāsaṅkhāpabhavo papañcasaññāsaṅkhāya sati vitakko hoti papañcasaññāsaṅkhāya asati vitakko na hotīti.