Idaṃ pana sīlaṃ nissāya ayaṃ saggo labbhatīti dassetuṃ sīlānantaraṃ saggakathaṃ kathesi. Saggakathanti ayaṃ saggo nāma iṭṭho kanto manāpo, niccamettha kīḷā, niccaṃ sampattiyo labbhanti, cātummahārājikā devā navutivassasatasahassāni dibbasukhaṃ dibbasampattiṃ anubhavanti, tāvatiṃsā tisso ca vassakoṭiyo saṭṭhī ca vassasatasahassānīti evamādisaggaguṇapaṭisaṃyuttaṃ kathaṃ. Saggasampattiṃ kathayantānaṃ hi buddhānaṃ mukhaṃ nappahoti. Vuttaṃpi cetaṃ "anekapariyāyena kho ahaṃ bhikkhave saggakathaṃ katheyyan"tiādi.
Evaṃ saggakathāya palobhetvā puna hatthiṃ alaṅkaritvā tassa soṇḍaṃ chindanto viya "ayaṃpi saggo anicco adhuvo, na ettha chandarāgo kātabbo"ti dassanatthaṃ "appassādā kāmā vuttā mayā bahudukkhā bahūpāyāsā, ādīnavo ettha bhiyyo"tiādinā nayena kāmānaṃ ādīnavaṃ okāraṃ saṅkilesaṃ kathesi. Tattha ādīnavoti doso. Okāroti avakāro lāmakabhāvo. Saṅkilesoti tehi sattānaṃ saṃsāre saṅkilissanaṃ yathāha "kilissanti vata bho sattā"ti.
@2 vinaYu. mahāvi. 2/417/307 sappāṇakavagga, Ma. mūla 12/236/199 alagaddūpamasutta