Athakho bhagavā saddhiṃ therena aruṇavatiṃ paccāgantvā piṇḍāya caritvā pacchābhattaṃ piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto bhikkhusaṃghaṃ pucchi "passatha no tumhe bhikkhave abhibhussa bhikkhuno brahmaloke ṭhitassa gāthāyo bhāsamānassā"ti. Te "āma bhante"ti paṭijānitvā sutabhāvaṃ āvīkarontā tadeva gāthādvayaṃ udāhariṃsu. Satthā "sādhu sādhū"ti sādhukāraṃ datvā desanaṃ niṭṭhapesi. Evaṃ tāva idaṃ suttaṃ ito ekatiṃsakappamatthake sikhinā bhagavatā kathitaṃ.

Amhākaṃ pana bhagavā sabbaññutaṃ patvā pavattitapavaradhammacakko sāvatthiṃ upanissāya jetavane viharanto jeṭṭhamūlamāsapuṇṇamīdivase bhikkhū āmantetvā imaṃ aruṇavatiṃ suttaṃ paṭṭhapesi. Ānandatthero vījaniṃ gahetvā vījamāno ṭhitakova ādito paṭṭhāya yāva pariyosānā ekabyañjanaṃpi ahāpetvā sakalasuttantaṃ uggaṇhi. So punadivase piṇḍapātapaṭikkanto dasabalassa vattaṃ dassetvā attano divāvihāraṭṭhānaṃ gantvā saddhivihārikantevāsikesu vattaṃ dassetvā pakkantesu hiyyo kathitaṃ aruṇavatiṃ suttaṃ āvajjento nisīdi. Athassa sabbaṃ suttaṃ vibhūtaṃ upaṭaṭhāsi. So cintesi "sikhissa bhagavato aggasāvako brahmaloke ṭhatvā cakkavāḷasahasse andhakāraṃ vidhamitvā sarīrobhāsaṃ dassetvā attano saddaṃ sāvento dhammakathaṃ kathesīti hiyyo satthārā kathitaṃ, sāvakassa tāva visayo evarūpo, dasa pāramiyo pūretvā sabbaññutaṃ patto pana sammāsambuddho kittakaṃ ṭhānaṃ sarena viññāpeyyā"ti. Evaṃ so uppannāya vimatiyā vinodanatthaṃ taṃkhaṇaṃyeva bhagavantaṃ upasaṅkamitvā tamatthaṃ pucchi. Etamatthaṃ dassetuṃ athakho āyasmā ānandoti vuttaṃ.

@4 cha.Ma. patto 5 cha.Ma.,i.....puṇṇamadivase 6 cha.Ma. bījayamāno