[209] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sakkesu viharati kapilavatthusmiṃ nigrodhārāme . atha kho mahānāmo sakko yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho mahānāmo sakko bhagavantaṃ etadavoca dīgharattāhaṃ bhante bhagavatā evaṃ dhammaṃ desitaṃ ājānāmi lobho cittassa upakkileso doso cittassa upakkileso moho cittassa upakkilesoti . evañcāhaṃ bhante bhagavatā dhammaṃ desitaṃ ājānāmi lobho cittassa upakkileso doso cittassa upakkileso moho cittassa upakkilesoti . atha ca pana me ekadā lobhadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti dosadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti mohadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti tassa mayhaṃ bhante evaṃ hoti kosu nāma me dhammo ajjhattaṃ appahīno yena me ekadā lobhadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti dosadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti mohadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhantīti.

[210] So eva kho te mahānāma dhammo ajjhattaṃ appahīno yena te ekadā lobhadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti dosadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti mohadhammāpi cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhanti . so ca hi te mahānāma dhammo ajjhattaṃ pahīno abhavissa . na tvaṃ agāraṃ ajjhāvaseyyāsi na kāme paribhuñjeyyāsi . yasmā ca kho te mahānāma so eva dhammo ajjhattaṃ appahīno tasmā tvaṃ agāraṃ ajjhāvasasi kāme paribhuñjasi.

[211] Appassādā kāmā bahudukkhā bahūpāyāsā ādīnavo ettha bhiyyoti iti cepi mahānāma ariyasāvakassa yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ hoti . so ca aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi pītisukhaṃ nādhigacchati aññaṃ vā tato santataraṃ atha kho so neva tāva anāvaṭṭī kāmesu hoti . yato ca kho mahānāma ariyasāvakassa appassādā kāmā bahudukkhā bahūpāyāsā ādīnavo ettha bhiyyoti evametaṃ yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ hoti. So ca aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi pītisukhaṃ adhigacchati aññaṃ vā tato santataraṃ atha kho so anāvaṭṭī kāmesu hoti. {211.1} Mayhampi kho mahānāma pubbeva sambodhā anabhisambuddhassa bodhisattasseva sato appassādā kāmā bahudukkhā bahūpāyāsā ādīnavo ettha bhiyyoti evametaṃ yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ hoti . so ca aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi pītisukhaṃ nājjhagamiṃ aññaṃ vā tato santataraṃ atha khvāhaṃ neva tāva anāvaṭṭī kāmesu paccaññāsiṃ . yato ca kho me mahānāma appassādā kāmā bahudukkhā bahūpāyāsā ādīnavo ettha bhiyyoti evametaṃ yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ ahosi . so ca aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi pītisukhaṃ ajjhagamiṃ aññañca tato santataraṃ athāhaṃ anāvaṭṭī kāmesu paccaññāsiṃ.