[993] Samuddhato tyasmi ahaṃ papātā hadayena me yadi te atthi kiccaṃ yekeci me sādhu narassa dhammā sabbeva te pātukaromi ajja.

[994] Yātānuyāyī ca bhavāhi māṇava allañca pāṇiṃ parivajjayassu mā cassu mittesu kadāci dubbhī mā ca vasaṃ asatīnaṃ nigacche.

[995] Kathaṃ nu yātaṃ anuyāyī hoti allañca pāṇiṃ dahate kathaṃ so asatī ca kā ko pana mittadubbho akkhāhi me pucchito etamatthaṃ.

[996] |996.1| Assatthataṃ nopica diṭṭhapubbaṃ yo āsanenāpi nimantayeyya tasseva atthaṃ puriso kareyya yātānuyāyīti tamāhu paṇḍitā. |996.2| Yassekarattimpi ghare vaseyya yatthannapānaṃ puriso labhetha na tassa pāpaṃ manasāpi cintaye Allañca pāṇiṃ dahate mittadubbho. |996.3| Yassa rukkhassa chāyāya nisīdeyya sayeyya vā na tassa sākhaṃ bhañjeyya mittadubbho hi pāpako. |996.4| Puṇṇampi cemaṃ paṭhaviṃ dhanena dajjitthiyā puriso sammatāya laddhā khaṇaṃ atimaññeyya tampi tāsaṃ vasaṃ asatīnaṃ na gacche. |996.5| Evaṃ kho yātaṃ anuyāyī hoti allañca pāṇiṃ dahate punevaṃ asatī ca sā so pana mittadubbho so dhammiko hohi jahassu adhammaṃ. Sādhunaradhammakaṇḍaṃ nāma.

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