[694] Seyyathāpi āvuso himavato pabbatarājassa parittā Pāsāṇasakkharā yāvadeva upanikkhepanamattāya evameva kho mayaṃ āyasmato mahāmoggallānassa yāvadeva upanikkhepanamattāya āyasmā hi mahāmoggallāno mahiddhiko mahānubhāvo ākaṅkhamāno kappaṃ tiṭṭheyyāti.

[695] Seyyathāpi āvuso mahatiyā loṇaghaṭāya parittā loṇasakkharā yāvadeva upanikkhepanamattāya evameva kho mayaṃ āyasmato sārīputtassa yāvadeva upanikkhepanamattāya āyasmā hi sārīputto bhagavatā anekapariyāyena thomito vaṇṇito pasattho sārīputto ca paññāya sīlena upasamena ca yopi pāragato bhikkhu eva so paramo siyāti . Itiha te ubho mahānāgā aññamaññassa subhāsitaṃ sulapitaṃ samanumodiṃsūti. Tatiyaṃ.