Aṭṭīyamānāti tena kāyena aṭṭā dukkhitā honti. Harāyamānāti lajjamānā. Jigucchamānāti jigucchaṃ uppādayamānā. Satthahārakaṃ pariyesantīti jīvitaharaṇakasatthaṃ pariyesanti. Na kevalañca te satthaṃ pariyesitvā attanā vā attānaṃ jīvitā voropenti, migalaṇḍikampi pana samaṇakuttakaṃ upasaṅkamitvā "sādhu no āvuso jīvitā voropehī"ti vadanti. Ettha ca ariyā neva pāṇātipātaṃ kariṃsu, na samādapesuṃ, na samanuññā ahesuṃ. Puthujjanā pana sabbamakaṃsu.

Paṭisallānā vuṭṭhitoti tesaṃ pañcannaṃ bhikkhusatānaṃ jīvitakkhayappattabhāvaṃ ñatvā tato ekībhāvato vuṭṭhito jānantopi ajānanto viya kathāsamuṭṭhāpanatthaṃ āyasmantaṃ ānandaṃ āmantesi. Kiṃ nu kho ānanda tanubhūto viya bhikkhusaṃghoti ito ānanda pubbe bahū bhikkhū ekato upaṭṭhānaṃ āgacchanti, uddesaṃ paripucchaṃ gaṇhanti, sajjhāyanti, ekapajjoto viya ārāmo dissati. Idāni pana aḍḍhamāsamattassa accayena tanubhūto viya tanuko mando appako viraḷo viya jāto bhikkhusaṃgho, kiṃ nu kho kāraṇaṃ, kiṃ disāsu pakkantā bhikkhūti.

Athāyasmā ānando kammavipākena tesaṃ jīvitakkhayappattiṃ asallakkhento asubhakammaṭṭhānānuyogapaccayā pana sallakkhento tathāhi pana bhante bhagavāti ādiṃ vatvā bhikkhūnaṃ arahattappattiyā aññaṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ yācanto sādhu bhante bhagavātiādimāha. Tassattho:- sādhu bhante bhagavā aññaṃ kāraṇaṃ ācikkhatu, yena bhikkhusaṃgho arahatte patiṭṭhaheyya. Mahāsamuddaṃ orohaṇatitthāni viya aññānipi dasānussatidasakasiṇacatudhātuvavatthānabrahmavihāraānāpānassatipabhedāni bahūni nibbānorohaṇāni santi, tesu bhagavā bhikkhū samassāsetvā aññataraṃ kammaṭṭhānaṃ ācikkhatūti adhippāyo.