Yo pana puthujjano chātakabhayādīsu ganthadhuresu ekasmiṃ ṭhāne vasituṃ asakkontesu sayaṃ bhikkhācārena akilamamāno atimadhuraṃ buddhavacanaṃ mā nassatu, tantiṃ dhāressāmi, vaṃsaṃ ṭhapessāmi, paveṇiṃ pālessāmīti pariyāpuṇāti, tassa pariyatti bhaṇḍāgārikapariyatti hoti, na hotīti. Na hoti. Kasmā? na attano
Puthujjanassa hi pariyatti nāma alagaddā vā hoti nittharaṇā vā, sattannaṃ sekhānaṃ nittharaṇāva, khīṇāsavassa bhaṇḍāgārikapariyattiyeva. Imasmiṃ pana ṭhāne nittharaṇapariyatti adhippetā.
Nijjhānaṃ khamantīti sīlādīnaṃ āgataṭṭhānesu idha sīlaṃ kathitaṃ, idha samādhi, idha vipassanā, idha maggo, idha phalaṃ, idha vaṭṭaṃ, idha vivaṭṭanti āpāthaṃ āgacchanti. Tañcassa atthaṃ anubhontīti yesaṃ maggaphalānaṃ atthāya pariyāpuṇanti. Suggahitaṃ pariyattiṃ nissāya maggaṃ bhāvetvā phalaṃ sacchikarontā tañcassa dhammassa atthaṃ anubhavanti. Paravāde upārambhaṃ āropetuṃ asakkontāpi sakavāde āropitadosaṃ icchiticchitaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā mocetuṃ asakkontāpi anubhontiyeva. Dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya saṃvattantīti sīlādīnaṃ āgataṭṭhāne sīlādīni pūrentānaṃpi, paresaṃ vāde saha dhammena upārambhaṃ āropentānaṃpi, sakavādato dosaṃ harantānaṃpi, arahattaṃ patvā parisamajjhe dhammaṃ desetvā dhammadesanāya pasannehi upanīte cattāro paccaye paribhuñjantānaṃpi dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya saṃvattanti.
Evaṃ suggahite buddhavacane ānisaṃsaṃ dassetvā idāni tattheva niyojento tasmātiha bhikkhavetiādimāha. Tattha tasmāti yasmā duggahitā pariyatti duggahitaalagaddo viya dīgharattaṃ ahitāya dukkhāya saṃvattati, suggahitapariyatti suggahitaalagaddo viya dīgharattaṃ hitāya sukhāya saṃvattati, tasmāti attho. Tathā naṃ dhāreyyāthāti tatheva naṃ dhāreyyātha, teneva atthena gaṇheyyātha. Ye vā panassu viyattā bhikkhūti ye vā pana aññe sāriputtamoggallānamahākassapa- mahākaccāyanādikā byattā paṇḍitā bhikkhū assu, te pucchitabbā. Na ariṭṭhena viya pana mama sāsane kalalaṃ vā kacavaraṃ vā pakkhipitabbaṃ.