[436] Tenahāvuso kaccāna upamante karissāmi upamāyapidhekacce viññū purisā bhāsitassa atthaṃ ājānanti . seyyathāpi āvuso kaccāna telappadīpassa jhāyato telampi aparisuddhaṃ vaṭṭipi aparisuddhā . so telassapi aparisuddhattā vaṭṭiyāpi aparisuddhattā andhandhaṃ viya jhāyati evameva kho āvuso kaccāna idhekacco bhikkhu saṅkiliṭṭhābhāni pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati . tassa kāyaduṭṭhullampi na supaṭippassaddhaṃ hoti thīnamiddhampi na susamūhataṃ Hoti uddhaccakukkuccampi na supaṭivinītaṃ hoti . so kāyaduṭṭhullassapi na supaṭippassaddhattā thīnamiddhassapi na susamūhatattā uddhaccakukkuccassapi na supaṭivinītattā andhandhaṃ viya jhāyati . so kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā saṅkiliṭṭhābhānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati. {436.1} Seyyathāpi āvuso kaccāna telappadīpassa jhāyato telampi parisuddhaṃ vaṭṭipi parisuddhā . so telassapi parisuddhattā vaṭṭiyāpi parisuddhattā na andhandhaṃ viya jhāyati evameva kho āvuso kaccāna idhekacco bhikkhu parisuddhābhāni pharitvā adhimuccitvā viharati. Tassa kāyaduṭṭhullampi supaṭippassaddhaṃ hoti thīnamiddhampi susamūhataṃ hoti uddhaccakukkuccampi supaṭivinītaṃ hoti . so kāyaduṭṭhullassapi supaṭippassaddhattā thīnamiddhassapi susamūhatattā uddhaccakukkuccassapi supaṭivinītattā na andhandhaṃ viya jhāyati . so kāyassa bhedā parammaraṇā parisuddhābhānaṃ devānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati . ayaṃ kho āvuso kaccāna hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena tāsaṃ devatānaṃ ekaṃ devanikāyaṃ upapannānaṃ santetthekaccā devatā saṅkiliṭṭhābhā santetthekaccā devatā parisuddhābhāti.

[437] Evaṃ vutte āyasmā abhiyo kaccāno āyasmantaṃ anuruddhaṃ etadavoca sādhu bhante anuruddha na bhante āyasmā anuruddho evamāha evamme sutanti vā evaṃ arahati bhavitunti vā atha ca pana bhante āyasmā anuruddho evampi tā Devatā itipi tā devatātveva bhāsati tassa mayhaṃ bhante evaṃ hoti addhā āyasmatā anuruddhena tāhi devatāhi saddhiṃ sannivutthapubbañceva sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpajjitapubbāti . addhā kho ayaṃ āvuso kaccāna āsajja upanīyavācā bhāsitā apica te ahaṃ byākarissāmi dīgharattaṃ kho me āvuso kaccāna tāhi devatāhi saddhiṃ sannivutthapubbañca sallapitapubbañca sākacchā ca samāpajjitapubbāti.