"ramaṇīyānīti imaṃ dhammadesanaṃ satthā jetavane viharanto aññataraṃ itthiṃ ārabbha kathesi.

Eko kira piṇḍapātiko bhikkhu satthu santike kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā ekaṃ jiṇṇuyyānaṃ pavisitvā samaṇadhammaṃ karoti. Atha ekā nagarasobhinī itthī purisena saddhiṃ "ahaṃ asukaṭṭhānnāma Gamissāmi, tattha āgaccheyyāsīti saṅketaṃ katvā agamāsi. So puriso nāgacchi. Sā tassa āgamanamaggaṃ olokentī taṃ adisvā ukkaṇṭhitā ito cito ca vicaramānā taṃ uyyānaṃ pavisitvā theraṃ pallaṅkaṃ ābhujitvā nisinnaṃ disvā ito cito ca olokayamānā aññaṃ kañci adisvā "ayaṃ purisoeva, imassa cittaṃ mohessāmīti tassa purato ṭhatvā punappunaṃ nivatthasāṭakaṃ mocetvā nivāseti, kese muñcitvā bandhati, pāṇiṃ paharitvā hasati. Therassa saṃvego uppajjitvā sakalasarīraṃ phari. So "kinnu kho idanti cintesi. Satthāpi "mama santikā kammaṭṭhānaṃ gahetvā `samaṇadhammaṃ karissāmīti gatassa bhikkhuno kā nu kho pavattīti upadhārento taṃ itthiṃ disvā tassā anācārakiriyaṃ therassa ca saṃveguppattiṃ ñatvā gandhakuṭiyaṃ nisinnova tena saddhiṃ kathesi "bhikkhu kāmagavesakānaṃ aramaṇaṭṭhānameva vītarāgānaṃ ramaṇaṭṭhānaṃ hotīti, evañca pana vatvā obhāsaṃ pharitvā tassa dhammaṃ desento imaṃ gāthamāha

"ramaṇīyāni araññāni, yattha na ramatī jano,

vītarāgā ramessanti, na te kāmagavesinoti.