[218] Idamatthaṃ bhante brahmā sanaṅkumāro abhāsittha. Idamatthaṃ Bhante brahmuno sanaṅkumārassa bhāsato aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato saro hoti vissaṭṭho ca viññeyyo ca mañjū ca savanīyo ca bindu ca avisārī ca gambhīro ca ninnādī ca . yathāparisaṃ kho pana bhante brahmā sanaṅkumāro sarena viññāpeti na cassa bahiddhā parisāya ghoso niccharati . yassa kho pana bhante evaṃ aṭṭhaṅgasamannāgato saro hoti so vuccati brahmassaroti . athakho bhante devā tāvatiṃsā brahmānaṃ sanaṅkumāraṃ etadavocuṃ sādhu mahābrahme etadeva mayaṃ saṅkhāya modāma atthi ca sakkena devānamindena tassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhuccā vaṇṇā bhāsitā te ca mayaṃ saṅkhāya modāmāti. {218.1} Athakho bhante brahmā sanaṅkumāro sakkaṃ devānamindaṃ etadavoca sādhu devānaminda mayaṃpi tassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe suṇeyyāmāti . evaṃ mahābrahmeti kho bhante sakko devānamindo brahmuno sanaṅkumārasseva paṭissutvā bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe payirudāhāsi taṃ kiṃ maññati bhavaṃ mahābrahmā yāvañceso bhagavā bahujanahitāya paṭipanno bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ . evaṃ bahujanahitāya paṭipannaṃ bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.2} Svākkhāto kho pana tassa bhagavato Dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opanayiko paccattaṃ veditabbo viññūhi . evaṃ opanayikassa dhammassa desetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.3} Idaṃ kusalanti kho pana tena bhagavatā supaññattaṃ idaṃ akusalanti supaññattaṃ . idaṃ sāvajjaṃ . idaṃ anavajjaṃ. Idaṃ sevitabbaṃ. Idaṃ na sevitabbaṃ . idaṃ hīnaṃ . Idaṃ paṇītaṃ. Idaṃ kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāganti supaññattaṃ . evaṃ kusalākusalasāvajjānavajjasevitabbāsevitabba- hīnappaṇītakaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgānaṃ dhammānaṃ paññapetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.4} Supaññattā kho pana tena bhagavatā sāvakānaṃ nibbānagāminī paṭipadā saṃsandati nibbānañca paṭipadā ca . Seyyathāpi nāma gaṅgodakaṃ yamunodakena saṃsandati sameti evameva supaññattā tena bhagavatā sāvakānaṃ nibbānagāminī paṭipadā saṃsandati nibbānañca paṭipadā ca . evaṃ nibbānagāminiyā paṭipadāya paññapetāraṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.5} Laddhasahāyo kho pana so bhagavā sekhānañceva paṭipadānaṃ khīṇāsavānañca vusitavataṃ tena bhagavā apanujja ekārāmataṃ anuyutto viharati . evaṃ ekārāmataṃ anuyuttaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. Evaṃ vigatamadaṃ āhāramāhāriyamānaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.7} Yathāvādī kho pana so bhagavā tathākārī yathākārī tathāvādī iti yathāvādī tathākārī yathākārī tathāvādī . Evaṃ dhammānudhammapaṭipannaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatā. {218.8} Tiṇṇavicikiccho kho pana so bhagavā vigatakathaṃkatho pariyositasaṅkappo ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyaṃ . evaṃ tiṇṇavicikicchaṃ vigatakathaṃkathaṃ pariyositasaṅkappaṃ ajjhāsayaṃ ādibrahmacariyaṃ imināpaṅgena samannāgataṃ satthāraṃ neva atītaṃse samanupassāma na panetarahi aññatra tena bhagavatāti . ime kho bhante sakko devānamindo brahmuno sanaṅkumārassa bhagavato aṭṭha yathābhucce vaṇṇe payirudāhāsi.