[717] Iti kira māṇava natthi koci brāhmaṇānaṃ ekabrāhmaṇopi yo evamāha ahaṃ imesaṃ pañcannaṃ dhammānaṃ sayaṃ Abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṃ pavedemīti natthi koci brāhmaṇānaṃ ekācariyopi ekācariyapācariyopi yāva sattamā ācariyamahayugā yo evamāha ahaṃ imesaṃ pañcannaṃ dhammānaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṃ pavedemīti yepi te brāhmaṇānaṃ pubbakā isayo mantānaṃ kattāro mantānaṃ pavattāro yesamidaṃ etarahi brāhmaṇānaṃ porāṇaṃ mantapadaṃ gītaṃ pavuttaṃ samihitaṃ tadanugāyanti tadanubhāsanti bhāsitamanubhāsanti vācitamanuvācenti seyyathīdaṃ aṭṭhako vāmako vāmadevo vessāmitto yamataggi aṅgīraso bhāradvājo vāseṭṭho kassapo bhagu tepi na evamāhaṃsu mayaṃ imesaṃ pañcannaṃ dhammānaṃ sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā vipākaṃ pavedemāti {717.1} seyyathāpi māṇava andhaveṇi paraṃparāsaṃsattā purimopi na passati majjhimopi na passati pacchimopi na passati evameva kho māṇava andhaveṇūpamaṃ maññe brāhmaṇānaṃ bhāsitaṃ sampajjati purimopi na passati majjhimopi na passati pacchimopi na passatīti.

[718] Evaṃ vutte subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavato andhaveṇūpammena vuccamāno kupito anattamano bhagavantaṃyeva khuṃsento bhagavantaṃyeva vambhento bhagavantaṃyeva vadamāno samaṇo gotamo pāpito bhavissatīti bhagavantaṃ etadavoca brāhmaṇo gotama pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko evamāha evameva kho panime ke samaṇabrāhmaṇā uttariṃ manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṃ Paṭijānanti tesamidaṃ bhāsitaṃ hassakaṃyeva sampajjati nāmakaṃyeva sampajjati rittakaṃyeva sampajjati tucchakaṃyeva sampajjati kathaṃ hi nāma manussabhūto uttariṃ manussadhammā alamariyañāṇadassanavisesaṃ ñassati vā dakkhiti vā sacchi vā karissatīti netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjatīti. {718.1} Kiṃ pana māṇava brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko sabbesaṃyeva samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ cetasā ceto paricca pajānātīti . sakāyapi hi bho gotama puṇṇikāya dāsiyā brāhmaṇo pokkharasāti opamañño subhagavaniko [2]- cetasā ceto paricca pajānāti kuto pana sabbesaṃyeva samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṃ cetasā ceto paricca pajānissatīti.