[347] Athakho kevaṭṭa so mahābrahmā taṃ bhikkhuṃ bāhāyaṃ gahetvā ekamantaṃ apanetvā taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca ime kho maṃ bhikkhu brahmakāyikā devā evaṃ jānanti natthi kiñci brahmuno aññātaṃ natthi kiñci brahmuno adiṭṭhaṃ natthi kiñci brahmuno aviditaṃ natthi kiñci brahmuno asacchikatanti tasmā ahametesaṃ sammukhā na byākāsiṃ ahaṃpi kho bhikkhu na jānāmi yatthime cattāro mahābhūtā aparisesā nirujjhanti seyyathīdaṃ paṭhavīdhātu āpodhātu Tejodhātu vāyodhātūti tasmā tiha bhikkhu tumhevetaṃ dukkaṭaṃ tumhevetaṃ aparaddhaṃ yaṃ tvaṃ bhagavantaṃ abhimuñcitvā bahiddhā pariyeṭṭhiṃ āpajjasi imassa pañhassa veyyākaraṇāya gaccha tvaṃ bhikkhu tameva bhagavantaṃ upasaṅkamitvā imaṃ pañhaṃ puccha yathā te bhagavā byākaroti tathā naṃ dhāreyyāsīti.

[348] Athakho kevaṭṭa so bhikkhu seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso sammiñjitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ sammiñjeyya evameva brahmaloke antarahito mama purato pāturahosi . athakho so kevaṭṭa so bhikkhu maṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi . Ekamantaṃ nasinno kho kevaṭṭa so bhikkhu maṃ etadavoca kattha nu kho bhante ime cattāro mahābhūtā aparisesā nirujjhanti seyyathīdaṃ paṭhavīdhātu āpodhātu tejodhātu vāyodhātūti. {348.1} Evaṃ vutte ahaṃ kevaṭṭa taṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavocaṃ bhūtapubbaṃ bhikkhu sāmuddikā bāṇijā tīradassiṃ sakuṇaṃ gahetvā nāvāya ajjhogāhanti te atīradassiniyā nāvāya tīradassiṃ sakuṇaṃ muñcanti so gacchati puratthimaṃ disaṃ gacchati dakkhiṇaṃ disaṃ gacchati pacchimaṃ disaṃ gacchati uttaraṃ disaṃ gacchati uddhaṃ disaṃ gacchati anudisaṃ sace so samantā tīraṃ passati tathāpakkanto va hoti sace pana so samantā tīraṃ na passati tameva nāvaṃ paccāgacchati ayameva kho tvaṃ bhikkhu yato yāva brahmalokā pariyesamāno imassa Pañhassa veyyākaraṇena ajjhagamā athakho mayhameva santike paccāgato na kho eso bhikkhu pañho evaṃ pucchitabbo kattha nu kho bhante ime cattāro mahābhūtā aparisesā nirujjhanti seyyathīdaṃ paṭhavīdhātu āpodhātu tejodhātu vāyodhātūti . evañca kho so bhikkhu pañho pucchitabbo.