Kasikamme cettha naṅgalakoṭiṃ ādiṃ katvā upakaraṇānaṃ pariyesanavasena mahatthatā, vaṇijjāya yathāṭhitaṃyeva bhaṇḍaṃ gahetvā parivattanavasena appatthatā veditabbā. Vipajjamānanti avuṭṭhiativuṭṭhiādīhi kasikammaṃ, maṇisuvaṇṇādīsu acchekatādīhi ca vaṇijjakammaṃ appaphalaṃ hoti, mūlacchedampi pāpuṇāti, vipariyāyena sampajjamānaṃ mahapphalaṃ cūḷantevāsikassa viya.

[464] Evameva khoti yathā kasikammaṭṭhānaṃ vipajjamānaṃ appaphalaṃ hoti, evaṃ gharāvāsakammaṭṭhānampi, akatakalyāṇo hi kālaṃ katvā niraye nibbattati. Mahādattasenāpati nāma kireko brāhmaṇabhaṭo ahosi, tassa maraṇasamaye nirayo upaṭṭhāsi. So brāhmaṇehi "kiṃ passasī"ti vutto lohitagharanti āha. Brahmaloko bho esoti. Brahmaloko nāma bho kahanti. Uparīti. Mayhaṃ heṭṭhā upaṭṭhātīti. Kiñcāpi heṭṭhā upaṭṭhāti, tathāpi uparīti kālaṃ katvā niraye nibbatto. "iminā amhākaṃ yaññe doso dinno"ti sahassaṃ gahetvā nīharituṃ adaṃsu. Sampajjamānaṃ pana mahapphalaṃ hoti. Katakalyāṇo hi kālaṃ katvā sagge nibbattati. Sakalāya guttilavimānakathāya dīpetabbaṃ. Yathā pana taṃ vaṇijjakammaṭṭhānaṃ vipajjamānaṃ appaphalaṃ hoti, evaṃ sīlesu aparipūrakārino anesanāya yuttassa pabbajjā kammaṭṭhānampi. Evarūpā hi neva jhānādisukhaṃ na saggamokkhasukhaṃ labhanti. Sampajjamānaṃ pana mahapphalaṃ hoti. Sīlāni hi pūretvā vipassanaṃ vaḍḍhento arahattampi pāpuṇāti.

Brāhmaṇā bho gotamāti idha kiṃ pucchāmīti pucchati? brāhmaṇā Vadanti "pabbajito ime pañca dhamme pūretuṃ samattho nāma natthi, gahaṭṭhova pūretī"ti. Samaṇo pana gotamo "gihissa vā ahaṃ māṇava pabbajitassa vā"ti punappunaṃ vadati, neva pabbajitaṃ muñcati, mayhameva pucchaṃ maññe na sallakkhetīti cāgasīsena pañca dhamme pucchāmīti pucchati. Sace te agarūti sace tuyhaṃ yathā brāhmaṇā paññapenti, tathā idha bhāsituṃ bhāriyaṃ na hoti, yadi na koci aphāsukabhāvo hoti, bhāsassūti attho. Na kho me bhoti kiṃ sandhāyāha? paṇḍitapatirūpakānaṃ hi santike kathetuṃ dukkhaṃ hoti, te pade pade akkharakkhare