[601] Sāvatthīnidānaṃ . atha kho sagāravo brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sārāṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho sagāravo brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca

[602] Ko nu kho bho gotama hetu ko paccayo yenekadā dīgharattaṃ sajjhāyakatāpi mantā nappaṭibhanti pageva asajjhāyakatā . Ko pana bho gotama hetu ko paccayo yenekadā dīgharattaṃ asajjhāyakatāpi mantā paṭibhanti pageva sajjhāyakatāti.

[603] Yasmiṃ kho brāhmaṇa samaye kāmarāgapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā viharati kāmarāgaparetena uppannassa ca kāmarāgassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti na passati attatthampi tasmiṃ samaye yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti na passati paratthampi tasmiṃ samaye yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti na passati ubhayatthampi tasmiṃ samaye yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti na passati dīgharattaṃ sajjhāyakatāpi mantā nappaṭibhanti pageva asajjhāyakatā.

[604] Seyyathāpi brāhmaṇa udapatto saṃsaṭṭho lākhāya vā haliddiyā vā nīliyā vā mañjiṭṭhāya vā tattha cakkhumā puriso sakaṃ mukhanimittaṃ paccavekkhamāno yathābhūtaṃ nappajāneyya na passeyya . Evameva kho brāhmaṇa yasmiṃ samaye kāmarāgapariyuṭṭhitena cetasā viharati kāmarāgaparetena uppannassa ca kāmarāgassa nissaraṇaṃ yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti na passati attatthampi tasmiṃ samaye yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti na passati paratthampi .pe. ubhayatthampi tasmiṃ samaye yathābhūtaṃ nappajānāti na passati dīgharattaṃ sajjhāyakatāpi mantā nappaṭibhanti pageva asajjhāyakatā.