Satthā tesaṃ anattamanabhāvaṃ ñatvā abhibhuṃ bhikkhuṃ etadavoca "ujjhāyanti kho te brāhmaṇa brahmā ca brahmaparisā ca brahmapārisajjā ca. Tenahi tvaṃ brāhmaṇa bhiyyoso mattāya saṃvejehī"ti. Thero satthu vacanaṃ sampaṭicchitvā anekavihitaṃ iddhivikubbanaṃ katvā sahassīlokadhātuṃ sarena viññāpento "ārambhatha nikkamathā"ti gāthādvayaṃ abhāsi. Kiṃ pana katvā thero sahassīlokadhātuṃ viññāpesīti? nīlakasiṇantāva samāpajjitvā sabbattha andhakāraṃ phari, tato "kimidaṃ andhakāran"ti sattānaṃ ābhoge uppanne ālokaṃ dasseti. "kiṃ āloko ayan"ti vicinantānaṃ attānaṃ dassesi, sahassacakkavāḷe devamanussā añjaliṃ

@3 cha.Ma.,i. cirassañca 4 Ma. sayañca kathaṃ

@5 saṃ.sa. 15/185/188 aruṇavatīsutta 6 Sī.,i. patthari Paggahetvā theraṃyeva namassamānā aṭṭhaṃsu. Thero "mahājano mayhaṃ dhammaṃ desentassa saraṃ suṇātū"ti imā gāthāyo abhāsi. Sabbe osaṭāya parisāya majjhe nisīditvā dhammaṃ desentassa viya saddaṃ assosuṃ. Atthopi nesaṃ pākaṭo ahosi.