Evaṃ passaṃ bhikkhaveti idaṃ kasmā āraddhaṃ? vaṭṭaṃ vināsetvā ṭhitaṃ mahākhīṇāsavaṃ dassessāmīti āraddhaṃ. Ettakena vā ṭhānena vipassanā kathitā, idāni saha vipassanāya cattāro magge dassetuṃ idamāraddhaṃ. Athavā ettakena ṭhānena paṭhamamaggo kathito, idāni saha vipassanāya tayo magge dassetuṃ idamāraddhaṃ. Ettakena vā ṭhānena tīṇi maggāni kathitāni, idāni saha vipassanāya arahattamaggaṃ dassetumpi idamāraddhameva.

Sapajāpatikāti saddhiṃ pajātinā devarājena. Ārakāva namassantīti dūratova namassanti, dūrepi ṭhitaṃ namassantiyeva āyasmantaṃ nītattheraṃ viya.

Thero kira pupphachaḍḍakakulato nikkhamma pabbajito, khuraggeyeva arahattaṃ patvā cintesi "ahaṃ ajjeva pabbajito ajjeva me pabbajitakiccaṃ matthakaṃ pattaṃ, catupaccayasantosabhāvanārāmapaṇḍitamahāariyavaṃsapaṭipadaṃ pūressāmī"ti. So paṃsukūlatthāya sāvatthiṃ pavisitvā coḷakaṃ pariyesanto vicari. Atheko mahābrahmā samāpattito vuṭṭhāya manussapathaṃ olokento theraṃ disvā "ajjeva pabbajitvā ajjeva khuragge arahattaṃ patvā mahāariyavaṃsapaṭipadaṃ pūretuṃ coḷakaṃ pariyesatī"ti añjaliṃ paggayha namassamāno aṭṭhāsi. Tamañño mahābrahmā disvā "kaṃ namassasī"ti pucchi. Nītattheraṃ namassāmīti. Kiṃ kāraṇāti. Ajjeva pabbajitvā ajjeva khuragge arahattaṃ patvā mahāariyavaṃsapaṭidaṃ pūretuṃ coḷakaṃ pariyesatīti. Sopi naṃ namassamāno aṭṭhāsi. Athañño, athaññoti sattasatā mahābrahmāno namassamānā aṭṭhaṃsu. Tena vuttaṃ:-

"tā devatā sattasatā uḷārā