[728] Ye te māṇava brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya cittassāhaṃ ete parikkhāre vadāmi yadidaṃ cittaṃ averaṃ abyāpajjhaṃ tassa bhāvanāya . idha māṇava bhikkhu saccavādī hoti so saccavādimhīti labhati atthavedaṃ labhati dhammavedaṃ labhati dhammūpasañhitaṃ pāmujjaṃ yantaṃ kusalūpasañhitaṃ pāmujjaṃ cittassāhaṃ etaṃ parikkhāraṃ vadāmi yadidaṃ cittaṃ averaṃ abyāpajjhaṃ tassa bhāvanāya . idha māṇava bhikkhu tapassī hoti ... Brahmacārī hoti ... sajjhāyabahulo hoti ... cāgabahulo hoti so cāgabahulomhīti labhati atthavedaṃ labhati dhammavedaṃ labhati dhammūpasañhitaṃ pāmujjaṃ yantaṃ kusalūpasañhitaṃ pāmujjaṃ cittassāhaṃ etaṃ parikkhāraṃ vadāmi yadidaṃ cittaṃ averaṃ abyāpajjhaṃ tassa bhāvanāya . Ye te māṇava brāhmaṇā pañca dhamme paññapenti puññassa kiriyāya kusalassa ārādhanāya cittassāhaṃ ete parikkhāre vadāmi yadidaṃ cittaṃ averaṃ abyāpajjhaṃ tassa bhāvanāyāti . evaṃ vutte subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavantaṃ etadavoca sutaṃ metaṃ bho gotama samaṇo gotamo brahmānaṃ sahabyatāya maggaṃ pajānātīti .
[729] Taṃ kiṃ maññasi māṇava āsanne ito naḷakāragāmo nayito dūre naḷakāragāmoti . evaṃ bho gotama āsanne ito naḷakāragāmo nayito dūre naḷakāragāmoti . taṃ kiṃ maññasi māṇava idha khvassa puriso naḷakāragāme jātavaḍḍho tamenaṃ naḷakāragāmato tāvadeva apasakkaṃ naḷakāragāmassa maggaṃ puccheyya siyā nu kho māṇava tassa purisassa naḷakāragāme jātavaḍḍhassa naḷakāragāmassa maggaṃ puṭṭhassa dandhāyitattaṃ vā vitthāyitattaṃ vāti . no hidaṃ bho gotama taṃ kissa hetu assa hi bho gotama purisassa naḷakāragāme jātavaḍḍhassa sabbāneva naḷakāragāmassa maggāni suviditānīti . siyā na kho māṇava tassa purisassa naḷakāragāme jātavaḍḍhassa naḷakāragāmassa maggaṃ puṭṭhassa dandhāyitattaṃ vā vitthāyitattaṃ vā na tveva tathāgatassa brahmalokaṃ vā brahmalokagāminiṃ vā paṭipadaṃ puṭṭhassa dandhāyitattaṃ vā vitthāyitattaṃ vā brahmānañcāhaṃ māṇava pajānāmi brahmalokañca brahmalokagāminiñca paṭipadaṃ yathāpaṭipanno ca brahmalokaṃ upapanno tañca Pajānāmīti . sutaṃ metaṃ bho gotama samaṇo gotamo brahmānaṃ sahabyatāya maggaṃ desetīti sādhu me bhavaṃ gotamo brahmānaṃ sahabyatāya maggaṃ desetūti . tenahi māṇava suṇāhi sādhukaṃ manasikarohi bhāsissāmīti . evaṃ bhoti kho subho māṇavo todeyyaputto bhagavato paccassosi.