[274] Aññatreva āvuso nārada saddhāya aññatra ruciyā aññatra anussavā aññatra ākāraparivitakkā aññatra diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā atthāyasmato nāradassa paccattameva ñāṇaṃ bhavanirodho nibbānanti . aññatreva āvuso paviṭṭha saddhāya Aññatra ruciyā aññatra anussavā aññatra ākāraparivitakkā aññatra diṭṭhinijjhānakkhantiyā ahametaṃ jānāmi ahametaṃ passāmi bhavanirodho nibbānanti. {274.1} Tenahāyasmā nārado arahaṃ khīṇāsavoti . Bhavanirodho nibbānanti kho me āvuso yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ na camhi arahaṃ khīṇāsavo seyyathāpi āvuso kantāramagge udapāno tatra nevassa rajju na udakavārako atha puriso āgaccheyya ghammābhitatto ghammapareto kilanto tasito pipāsito so taṃ udapānaṃ olokeyya tassa udakanti hi kho ñāṇaṃ assa na ca kāyena phusitvā vihareyya evameva kho āvuso bhavanirodho nibbānanti yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ na camhi arahaṃ khīṇāsavoti.

[275] Evaṃ vutte āyasmā ānando āyasmantaṃ paviṭṭhaṃ etadavoca evaṃvādī tvaṃ āvuso paviṭṭha āyasmantaṃ nāradaṃ kiṃ vadesīti . evaṃvādāhaṃ āvuso ānanda āyasmantaṃ nāradaṃ na kiñci vadāmi aññatra kalyāṇā aññatra kusalāti. Aṭṭhamaṃ.