[204] Pañcahi kho gahapatiputta ṭhānehi kulaputtena uparimā disā samaṇabrāhmaṇā paccupaṭṭhātabbā mettena kāyakammena mettena vacīkammena mettena manokammena anāvaṭadvāratāya āmisānuppadānena . imehi kho gahapatiputta pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtena Uparimā disā samaṇabrāhmaṇā paccupaṭṭhitā chahi ṭhānehi kulaputtaṃ anukampanti pāpā nivārenti kalyāṇe nivesenti kalyāṇena manasā anukampanti assutaṃ sāventi sutaṃ pariyodapenti saggassa maggaṃ ācikkhanti . imehi kho gahapatiputta pañcahi ṭhānehi kulaputtena uparimā disā samaṇabrāhmaṇā paccupaṭṭhitā imehi chahi ṭhānehi kulaputtaṃ anukampanti evamassa esā uparimā disā paṭicchannā hoti khemā appaṭibhayāti . idamavoca bhagavā idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā

[205] Mātāpitā disā pubbā ācariyā dakkhiṇā disā puttadārā disā pacchā mittāmaccā ca uttarā dāsakammakarā heṭṭhā uddhaṃ samaṇabrāhmaṇā etā disā namasseyya alamatto kule gihī. Paṇḍito sīlasampanno saṇho ca paṭibhāṇavā nivātavutti atthaddho tādiso labhate yasaṃ uṭṭhānako analaso āpadāsu na vedhati acchiddavutti medhāvī tādiso labhate yasaṃ. Saṅgāhako mittakaro vadaññū vītamaccharo netā vinetā anunetā tādiso labhate yasaṃ. Dānañca piyavajjañca atthacariyā ca yā idha samānatā ca dhammesu tattha tattha yathārahaṃ. Ete kho saṅgahā loke rathassāṇīva yāyato ete ca saṅgahā nāssu na mātā puttakāraṇā labhetha mānaṃ pūjaṃ vā pitā vā puttakāraṇā. Yasmā ca saṅgahā ete samapekkhanti paṇḍitā tasmā mahattaṃ papponti pāsaṃsā ca bhavanti teti.

[206] Evaṃ vutte siṅgālako gahapatiputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca abhikkantaṃ bhante abhikkantaṃ bhante seyyathāpi bhante nikkujjitaṃ vā ukkujjeyya paṭicchannaṃ vā vivareyya mūḷhassa vā maggaṃ ācikkheyya andhakāre vā telappajjotaṃ dhāreyya cakkhumanto rūpāni dakkhantīti evamevaṃ bhagavatā anekapariyāyena dhammo pakāsito esāhaṃ bhante bhagavantaṃ saraṇaṃ gacchāmi dhammañca bhikkhusaṅghañca upāsakaṃ maṃ bhagavā dhāretu ajjatagge pāṇupetaṃ saraṇaṅgatanti. Siṅgālakasuttaṃ niṭṭhitaṃ aṭṭhamaṃ. -----------------