Nāmarūpapaccayā phassoti idaṃ pana yasmā saḷāyatanapaccayāti vutte cakkhusamphassādīnaṃ channaṃ vipākasamphassānaṃyeva gahaṇaṃ hoti, idha ca "saḷāyatanapaccayā"ti iminā padena gahitaṃpi aggahitaṃpi paccayuppannavisesaṃ, phassassa ca saḷāyatanato atirittaṃ aññaṃpi visesapaccayaṃ dassetukāmo, tasmā vuttanti veditabbaṃ. Iminā pana vārena bhagavatā kiṃ kathitanti. Paccayānaṃ nidānaṃ kathitaṃ. Idaṃ hi suttaṃ paccaye nippaccaye nijjaṭe niggumbe katvā kathitattā mahānidānanti vuccati.

[98] Idāni tesaṃ tesaṃ paccayānaṃ tathaavitathaanaññathapaccayabhāvaṃ dassetuṃ jātipaccayā jarāmaraṇanti iti kho panetaṃ vuttanti ādimāha.

Tattha pariyāyenāti kāraṇena. Sabbena sabbaṃ sabbathā sabbanti nipātadvayametaṃ. Tassattho "sabbākārena sabbā sabbena sabhāvena sabbā jāti nāma yadi na bhaveyyā"ti. Bhavādīsupi imināva nayena attho veditabbo. Kassacīti amiyamavacanametaṃ, devādīsu yassa kassaci. Kimhicīti idaṃpi aniyamavacanameva, kāmabhavādīsu navasu bhavesu yattha katthaci. Seyyathīdanti aniyamitaniyamanikkhittaattha- vibhājanaṭṭhe nipāto, tassattho "yaṃ vuttaṃ `kassaci kimhicī'ti, tassa te atthaṃ vibhajissāmī"ti. Atha naṃ vibhajanto "devānaṃ vā devattāyā"ti ādimāha.