Sāmaṇeropi "sacāhaṃ idha vasissāmi, ñātakā maṃ anubandhitvā pakkosāpessantīti tesaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ santikā yāva arahattā kammaṭṭhānaṃ uggaṇhitvā pattacīvaramādāya cārikañcaramāno tato tiṃsayojanikaṭṭhāne khadiravanaṃ gantvā antovasseyeva temāsabbhantare saha paṭisambhidāhi arahattaṃ pāpuṇi. Theropi pavāretvā satthāraṃ puna tattha gamanatthāya āpucchi. Satthā "mayaṃpi gamissāma sārīputtāti pañcahi bhikkhusatehi saddhiṃ nikkhami. Thokaṃ gatakāle ānandatthero dvedhāpathe ṭhatvā satthāraṃ āha "bhante revatassa santikaṃ gamanamaggesu ayaṃ parihārapatho saṭṭhiyojaniko manussāvāso, ayaṃ ujumaggo tiṃsayojaniko amanussapariggahito; katarena gacchāmāti. "sīvalī pana ānanda amhehi saddhiṃ āgatoti. "āma bhanteti. "sace sīvalī āgato, ujumaggameva gaṇhāhīti. Satthā kira "ahaṃ tumhākaṃ yāgubhattaṃ uppādessāmi, ujumaggaṃ gaṇhathāti avatvā "tesaṃ tesaṃ janānaṃ puññassa vipākadānaṭṭhānaṃ etanti ñatvā "sace sīvalī āgato, ujumaggaṃ gaṇhāhīti āha. Satthari pana taṃ maggaṃ paṭipanne, devatā "amhākaṃ ayyassa sīvalittherassa sakkāraṃ Karissāmāti cintetvā ekekayojane vihāre kāretvā ekayojanato uddhaṃ gantuṃ adatvā pātova uṭṭhāya dibbāni yāguādīni gahetvā "amhākaṃ ayyo sīvalitthero kahaṃ nisinnoti vicaranti. Thero attano abhihaṭaṃ buddhappamukhassa bhikkhusaṅghassa dāpesi. Evaṃ satthā saparivāro tiṃsayojanikaṃ kantāraṃ sīvalittherasseva puññaṃ anubhavamāno agamāsi. Revatattheropi satthu āgamanaṃ ñatvā bhagavato gandhakuṭiṃ māpetvā pañca kūṭāgārasatāni pañca caṅkamanasatāni pañca rattiṭṭhānadivāṭṭhānasatāni ca māpesi. Satthā tassa santike māsamattameva vasi. Tasmiṃ vasamānopi sīvalittherasseva puññaṃ anubhavi.
Tattha pana dve mahallakabhikkhū satthu khadiravanaṃ pavisanakāle evaṃ cintayiṃsu "ayaṃ bhikkhu ettakaṃ navakammaṃ karonto kiṃ sakkhissati samaṇadhammaṃ kātuṃ, satthā `sārīputtassa kaniṭṭhoti mukholokanakiccaṃ karonto evarūpassa navakammikassa santikaṃ āgatoti. Satthāpi taṃ divasaṃ paccūsakāle lokaṃ olokento te bhikkhū disvā tesaṃ cittavāraṃ aññāsi; tasmā tattha māsamattaṃ vasitvā nikkhamanadivase, yathā te bhikkhū attano telanāḷiñca udakatumbañca upāhanā ca pammussanti; tathā adhiṭṭhahitvā nikkhamanto vihārupacārato bahi nikkhantakāle iddhiṃ vissajjesi. Atha te bhikkhū "mayā idañcidañca pammuṭṭhaṃ, mayāpi pammuṭṭhanti ubhopi nivattitvā taṃ ṭhānaṃ