Satthā imaṃ kāraṇaṃ āharitvā pubbepi sāriputtassa kataññūkatavedibhāvaṃ dīpeti. Sāriputtatthero hi tadā mahāhatthī ahosi, atthuppattiyaṃ āgato ossaṭṭhaviriyo bhikkhu hatthipotako ahosi. Saṃyuttanikāyaṃ pana patvā sakalaṃ rādhasaṃyuttaṃ kathetabbaṃ, dhammapade ca:-
"nidhīnaṃva pavattāraṃ yaṃ passe vajjadassinaṃ
niggayhavādiṃ medhāviṃ tādisaṃ paṇḍitaṃ bhaje
tādisaṃ bhajamānassa seyyo hoti na pāpiyo"ti gāthā therassa dhammadesanā nāma. Aparabhāge pana satthā paṭipāṭiyā there ṭhānantaresu ṭhapento rādhattheraṃ paṭibhāṇeyyakānaṃ aggaṭṭhāne ṭhapesīti.