[68] Evaṃ bhanteti kho upāli gahapati niganthassa nāṭaputtassa paṭissutvā uṭṭhāyāsanā niganthaṃ nāṭaputtaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ Katvā yena pāvārikambavanaṃ yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho upāli gahapati bhagavantaṃ etadavoca āgamā nu khvidha bhante dīghatapassī niganthoti . āgamā khvidha gahapati dīghatapassī niganthoti . Ahu pana te bhante dīghatapassinā niganthena saddhiṃ kocideva kathāsallāpoti . ahu kho me gahapati dīghatapassinā niganthena saddhiṃ kocideva kathāsallāpoti . yathākathaṃ pana te bhante ahu dīghatapassinā niganthena saddhiṃ kocideva kathāsallāpoti. {68.1} Atha kho bhagavā yāvatako ahosi dīghatapassinā niganthena saddhiṃ kathāsallāpo taṃ sabbaṃ upālissa gahapatissa ārocesīti . Evaṃ vutte upāli gahapati bhagavantaṃ etadavoca sādhu sādhu bhante dīghatapassī yathā taṃ sutavatā sāvakena sammadeva satthu sāsanaṃ ājānantena evameva dīghatapassinā niganthena bhagavato byākataṃ kiñhi sobhati chavo manodaṇḍo imassa evaṃ oḷārikassa kāyadaṇḍassa upanidhāya atha kho kāyadaṇḍova mahāsāvajjataro pāpassa kammassa kiriyāya pāpassa kammassa pavattiyā no tathā vacīdaṇḍo no tathā manodaṇḍoti . sace kho tvaṃ gahapati sacce patiṭṭhāya manteyyāsi siyā no ettha kathāsallāpoti . sacce ahaṃ bhante patiṭṭhāya mantessāmi hotu no ettha kathāsallāpoti.
[69] Taṃ kiṃ maññasi gahapati idhassa nigantho ābādhiko Dukkhito bāḷhagilāno sītodakapaṭikkhitto uṇhodakapaṭisevī so sītodakaṃ alabhamāno kālaṃ kareyya imassa pana gahapati nigantho nāṭaputto katthupapattiṃ paññāpetīti . atthi bhante manosattā nāma devā tattha so uppajjati {69.1} taṃ kissa hetu asu hi bhante manopaṭibaddho kālaṃ karotīti . gahapati gahapati manasikarohi manasikaritvā kho tvaṃ gahapati byākarohi na kho te sandhiyati purimena vā pacchimaṃ pacchimena vā purimaṃ bhāsitā kho pana te gahapati esā vācā sacce ahaṃ bhante patiṭṭhāya mantessāmi hotu no ettha kathāsallāpoti. Kiñcāpi bhante bhagavā evamāha atha kho kāyadaṇḍova mahāsāvajjataro pāpassa kammassa kiriyāya pāpassa kammassa pavattiyā no tathā vacīdaṇḍo no tathā manodaṇḍoti.