Khārodakā nadīti vettaraṇī nāma tambalohanadī. Tattha ayomayāni kharavālikāpokkharapattāni, heṭṭhā khuradhārā ubhosu tīresu vettalatā ca kusatiṇāni ca. So tattha dukkhā tibbā kharāti so tattha uddhañca adho ca vuyhamāno pokkharapattesu chijjati. Siṅghāṭakasaṇṭhānāya kharavālikāya kaṇṭakehi vijjhiyati. Khuradhārāhi phāliyati, ubhosu tīresu kusatiṇehi vilekhati. Vettalatāhi ākaḍḍhiyati, tikkhasattīhi phāliyati.
[270] Tattena ayosaṅkunāti tena jighacchitomhīti vutte mahantaṃ lohapacchiṃ lohaguḷānaṃ pūretvā taṃ upagacchanti, so lohaguḷabhāvaṃ ñatvā dante samphuseti. Athassa te tattena ayosaṅkunā mukhaṃ vivaranti, tambalohadhārehi mahantena lohakaṭāhena tambalohaṃ upanetvā evamevaṃ karonti. Puna mahānirayeti evaṃ pañcavidhabandhanato paṭṭhāya yāva tambalohapānā tambalohapānato paṭṭhāya puna pañcavidhabandhanādīni kāretvā mahāniraye pakkhipanti. Tattha koci pañcavidhabandhaneneva muccati. Koci dutiyena, koci tatiyena, koci tambalohapānena muccati, kamme pana aparikkhīṇe puna mahāniraye pakkhipanti.
Idaṃ pana suttaṃ gaṇhanto eko daharabhikkhu "bhante ettakaṃ dukkhaṃ anubhavitasattaṃ punapi mahāniraye pakkhipantī"ti āha. Āma āvuso kamme aparikkhīṇe punappunaṃ evaṃ karontīti. Tiṭṭhatu bhante uddeso, kammaṭṭhānameva kathethāti kammaṭṭhānaṃ kathāpetvā sotāpanno hutvā āgamma uddesaṃ