Kasmā pana bhagavā anekasatehi suttehi cakkhvādīnaṃ rūpādīsu nimittaggāhaṃ paṭisedhetvā idha mahantena ussāhena nimittaggāhe niyojetīti? hitakāmatāya. Tatra kira ekacce bhikkhū ossaṭṭhaviriyā, tesaṃ sampattiyā palobhento "appamādena samaṇadhammaṃ karontānaṃ evarūpā issariyasampatti sulabhā"ti samaṇadhamme ussāhajananatthaṃ āha. Aniccalakkhaṇavibhāvanatthañcāpi evamāha. Nacirasseva hi sabbepime ajātasattussa vasena vināsaṃ pāpuṇissanti. Atha nesaṃ rajjasirisampattiṃ disvā ṭhitabhikkhū "tathārūpāyapi nāma sirisampattiyā vināso paññāyissatī"ti aniccalakkhaṇaṃ bhāvetvā saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇissantīti aniccalakkhaṇavibhāvanatthaṃ āha.