Kathaṃ cittekaggatā sīlamanurakkhati? yassa hi cittekaggatā natthi, so Byādhimhi uppanne vihaññati, so byādhivihato vikkhittacitto sīlaṃ vināsetvāpi byādhivūpasamakattā hoti. Yassa pana cittekaggatā atthi, so taṃ byādhidukkhaṃ vikkhambhitvā samāpattiṃ samāpajjati, samāpannakkhaṇe dukkhaṃ dūrāpagataṃ hoti, balavataraṃ sukhamuppajjati. Evaṃ cittekaggatā sīlaṃ anurakkhati.

Kathaṃ saṅkhārapariggaho sīlamanurakkhati? yassa hi saṅkhārapariggaho natthi, Tassa "mama rūpaṃ mama viññāṇan"ti attabhāve balavamamattaṃ hoti, so tathārūpesu dubbhikkhabyādhibhayādīsu sampattesu sīlaṃ vināsetvāpi attabhāvaṃ posetā hoti. Yassa pana saṅkhārapariggaho atthi, tassa attabhāve balavamamattaṃ vā sineho vā na hoti, so hi tathārūpesu dubbhikkhabyādhibhayādīsu sampattesu sacepissa antaṃ bahi nikkhamati, sacepi ussussati visussati, khaṇḍākhaṇḍiko vā hoti satadhāpi sahassadhāpi, neva sīlaṃ vināsetvā attabhāvaṃ posetā hoti. Evaṃ saṅkhārapariggaho sīlamanurakkhati. "brūhetā suññāgārānan"ti iminā pana tasseva ubhayassa brūhanā vaḍḍhanā sātaccakiriyā dassitā.

Evaṃ bhagavā yasmā "sabrahmacārīnaṃ piyo cassaṃ manāpo ca garu ca bhāvanīyo cā"ti ime cattāro dhamme ākaṅkhantena natthaññaṃ kiñci kātabbaṃ,

Īdiso hi sabrahmacārīnaṃ piyo hoti manāpo garubhāvanīyo. Vuttaṃpi hetaṃ:-