[1603] Cattārome bhikkhave puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā . katame cattāro . idha bhikkhave ariyasāvako buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti itipi so bhagavā .pe. satthā devamanussānaṃ buddho bhagavāti . ayaṃ paṭhamo puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro . puna caparaṃ bhikkhave ariyasāvako dhamme saṅghe . ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akkhaṇḍehi .pe. samādhisaṃvattanikehi . ayaṃ catuttho puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāro . ime kho bhikkhave cattāro puññābhisandā kusalābhisandā sukhassāhārā.

[1604] Imehi kho bhikkhave catūhi puññābhisandehi kusalābhisandehi samannāgatassa ariyasāvakassa na sukaraṃ puññassa pamāṇaṃ gaṇetuṃ ettako puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāroti atha kho asaṅkheyyo appameyyo mahāpuññakkhandhotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati.

[1605] Seyyathāpi bhikkhave mahāsamudde na sukaraṃ udakassa pamāṇaṃ gaṇetuṃ ettakāni udakāḷhakāni iti vā ettakāni udakāḷhakasatāni iti vā ettakāni udakāḷhakasahassāni iti vā ettakāni udakāḷhakasatasahassāni iti vāti atha kho Asaṅkheyyo appameyyo mahāudakakkhandhotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati . Evameva kho bhikkhave imehi catūhi puññābhisandehi kusalābhisandehi samannāgatassa ariyasāvakassa na sukaraṃ puññassa pamāṇaṃ gaṇetuṃ ettako puññābhisando kusalābhisando sukhassāhāroti atha kho asaṅkheyyo appameyyo mahāpuññakkhandhotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchatīti . Idamavoca bhagavā [1]-

[1606] Mahodadhiṃ aparimitaṃ mahāsaraṃ bahubheravaṃ ratanagaṇānamālayaṃ najjo yathā naragaṇasaṅghasevitā puthū savantī upayanti sāgaraṃ. Evaṃ naraṃ annapānavatthadadaṃ seyyānisajjattharaṇassa dāyakaṃ puññassa dhārā upayanti paṇḍitaṃ najjo yathā vārivahāva sāgaranti.