[514] Tamenaṃ bhikkhave nirayapālā mahāniraye pakkhipanti . So kho pana bhikkhave mahānirayo catukkaṇṇo catudvāro vibhatto bhāgaso mito ayopākārapariyanto ayasā paṭikkujjito . tassa ayomayā bhūmi jalitā tejasā yuttā samantā yojanasataṃ pharitvā tiṭṭhati Sabbadā . tassa kho pana bhikkhave mahānirayassa puratthimāya bhittiyā acci uṭṭhahitvā pacchimāya bhittiyā paṭihaññati . pacchimāya bhittiyā acci uṭṭhahitvā puratthimāya bhittiyā paṭihaññati . Uttarāya bhittiyā acci uṭṭhahitvā dakkhiṇāya bhittiyā paṭihaññati . dakkhiṇāya bhittiyā acci uṭṭhahitvā uttarāya bhittiyā paṭihaññati . heṭṭhā acci uṭṭhahitvā upari paṭihaññati uparito acci uṭṭhahitvā heṭṭhā paṭihaññati . so tattha dukkhā tippā kaṭukā vedanā vedeti na ca tāva kālaṃ karoti yāva na taṃ pāpakammaṃ byantīhoti.

[515] Hoti kho so bhikkhave samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena tassa mahānirayassa puratthimadvāraṃ apāpurīyati . So tattha sīghena javena dhāvati . tassa sīghena javena dhāvato chavimpi ḍayhati cammampi ḍayhati maṃsampi ḍayhati nahārumpi ḍayhati aṭṭhīnipi sampadhūmāyanti ubbhataṃ tādisameva hoti . yato ca kho so bhikkhave bahusampatto hoti atha taṃ dvāraṃ pithīyati . so tattha dukkhā tippā kaṭukā vedanā vedeti na ca tāva kālaṃ karoti yāva na taṃ pāpakammaṃ byantīhoti.

[516] Hoti kho so bhikkhave samayo yaṃ kadāci karahaci dīghassa addhuno accayena tassa mahānirayassa pacchimadvāraṃ apāpurīyati .pe. uttaradvāraṃ apāpurīyati .pe. dakkhiṇadvāraṃ Apāpurīyati . so tattha sīghena javena dhāvati . tassa sīghena javena dhāvato chavimpi ḍayhati cammampi ḍayhati maṃsampi ḍayhati nahārumpi ḍayhati aṭṭhīnipi sampadhūmāyanti ubbhataṃ tādisameva hoti . Yato ca kho so bhikkhave bahusampatto hoti atha taṃ dvāraṃ pithīyati . so tattha dukkhā tippā kaṭukā vedanā vedeti na ca tāva kālaṃ karoti yāva na taṃ pāpakammaṃ byantīhoti.