dānaṃ vā brahmacariyaṃ vā katamaṃ su mahapphalan"ti pañhaṃ pucchi. Sakko "dānaṃ nāma kiṃ, sīlameva guṇavisiṭṭhatāya mahantaṃ. Ahañhi pubbe mahārāja dasavassasahassāni dasannaṃ jaṭilasahassānaṃ dānaṃ datvā pittivisayato na mutto, sīlavanto pana mayhaṃ dānaṃ bhuñjitvā brahmaloke nibbattā"ti vatvā imā gāthā avoca:-

"hīnena brahmacariyena khattiye uppajjati

majjhimena ca devattaṃ uttamena visujjhati.

Nahete sulabhā kāyā yācayogena kenaci