Yathā pana so pittarogāturo puriso bhesajjakiriyāya taṃ rogaṃ vūpasametvā tato paṭṭhāya madhusakkharādīnaṃ rasaṃ vindati. Evameva bhikkhu "ayaṃ byāpādo nāma anatthakaro"ti cha dhamme bhāvetvā byāpādanīvaraṇaṃ pajahati, so evaṃ pahīnabyāpādo yathā pittarogavimutto puriso madhusakkharādīni madhurāni sampiyāyamāno paṭisevati. Evameva ācārapaṇṇattiādīni sikkhāpiyamāno sirasā sampaṭicchitvā sampiyāyamāno sikkhati. Tasmā bhagavā ārogyamiva byāpādappahānaṃ āha.

Yathā so nakkhattadivase bandhanāgāraṃ pavesitapuriso aparasmiṃ nakkhattadivase "pubbepi ahaṃ pamādadosena bandho taṃ nakkhattaṃ nānubhaviṃ, idāni appamatto bhavissāmī"ti yathāssa paccatthikā okāsaṃ na labhanti, evaṃ appamatto hutvā nakkhattaṃ anubhavitvā "aho nakkhattaṃ aho nakkhattan"ti udānaṃ udānesi. Evameva bhikkhu "idaṃ thīnamiddhaṃ nāma mahāanatthakaran"ti cha dhamme bhāvetvā thīnamiddhanīvaraṇaṃ pajahati. So evaṃ pahīnathīnamiddho yathā bandhanā muttapuriso sattāhaṃpi nakkhattassa ādimajjhapariyosānaṃ anubhavati, evameva bhikkhu

@4 cha.Ma. nānubhavāmi Dhammanakkhattassa ādimajjhapariyosānaṃ anubhavanto saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇāti. Tasmā bhagavā bandhanā mokkhamiva thīnamiddhappahānaṃ āha.