[494] Aparāpi kho maṃ rājakumāra tatiyā upamā paṭibhāsi Anacchariyā pubbe assutapubbā . seyyathāpi rājakumāra sukkhaṃ kaṭṭhaṃ koḷāpaṃ ārakā udakā thale nikkhittaṃ . atha puriso āgaccheyya uttarāraṇiṃ ādāya aggiṃ abhinibbattessāmi tejo pātukarissāmīti . taṃ kiṃ maññasi rājakumāra api nu so puriso amuṃ sukkhaṃ kaṭṭhaṃ koḷāpaṃ ārakā udakā thale nikkhittaṃ uttarāraṇiṃ ādāya abhimatthanto aggiṃ abhinibbatteyya tejo pātukareyyāti . Evaṃ bhante taṃ kissa hetu aduñhi bhante sukkhaṃ kaṭṭhaṃ koḷāpaṃ tañca pana ārakā udakā thale nikkhittanti. {494.1} Evameva kho rājakumāra ye hi keci samaṇā vā brāhmaṇā vā kāyena ceva kāmehi vūpakaṭṭhā viharanti yo ca nesaṃ kāmesu kāmacchando kāmasneho kāmamucchā kāmapipāsā kāmapariḷāho so ca ajjhattaṃ supahīno hoti supaṭippassaddho . opakkamikā cepi te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā dukkhā tippā kaṭukā vedanā vediyanti bhabbāva te ñāṇāya dassanāya anuttarāya sambodhāya . no cepi te bhonto samaṇabrāhmaṇā opakkamikā dukkhā tippā kaṭukā vedanā vediyanti bhabbāva te ñāṇāya dassanāya anuttarāya sambodhāya . ayaṃ kho maṃ rājakumāra tatiyā upamā paṭibhāsi anacchariyā pubbe assutapubbā . imā kho maṃ rājakumāra tisso upamā paṭibhaṃsu anacchariyā pubbe assutapubbā.
[495] Tassa mayhaṃ rājakumāra etadahosi yannūnāhaṃ dantebhi dantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhiniggaṇheyyaṃ abhinippīḷeyyaṃ abhisantāpeyyanti . so kho ahaṃ rājakumāra dantebhi dantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhiniggaṇhāmi abhinippīḷemi abhisantāpemi . tassa mayhaṃ rājakumāra dantebhi dantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhiniggaṇhato abhippīḷayato abhisantāpayato kacchehi sedā muccanti. {495.1} Seyyathāpi rājakumāra balavā puriso dubbalataraṃ purisaṃ sīse vā gahetvā khandhe vā gahetvā abhiniggaṇheyya abhinippīḷeyya abhisantāpeyya evameva kho me rājakumāra dantebhi dantamādhāya jivhāya tāluṃ āhacca cetasā cittaṃ abhiniggaṇhato abhinippīḷayato abhisantāpayato kacchehi sedā muccanti . āraddhaṃ kho pana me rājakumāra viriyaṃ hoti asallīnaṃ upaṭṭhitā sati appammuṭṭhā sāraddho ca pana me kāyo hoti appaṭippassaddho teneva dukkhappadhānena padhānābhitunnassa sato.