Cundassa bhattaṃ bhuñjitvātiādikā aparabhāge dhammasaṅgāhakehi ṭhapitā gāthā. Bhuttassa ca sūkaramaddavenāti bhuttassa udapādi, na pana bhuttapaccayā. Yadi hi abhuttassa uppajjissā, atikharo abhavissā, siniddhabhojanaṃ pana bhuttattā tanukā vedanā ahosi, teneva padasā gantuṃ asakkhi. Etena yvāyaṃ "yassa taṃ paribhuttaṃ sammā pariṇāmaṃ gaccheyya aññatra tathāgatassā"ti sīhanādo nadito, tassa sātthakatā. Dassitā. Buddhānaṃ hi aṭṭhāne gajjitaṃ nāma natthi. Yasmā taṃ paribhuttaṃ bhagavato na kiñci vikāraṃ upādesi, kammena pana laddhokāsena uppādiyamānaṃ vikāraṃ appamattatāya upasamento sarīre balaṃ uppādesi, yena yathā vakkhamānaṃ tividhaṃ payojanaṃ sampādesi, tasmā sammadeva taṃ pariṇāmaṃ gataṃ, māraṇantikattā pana vedanānaṃ aviññātaṃ apākaṭaṃ ahosīti. Viriccamānoti abhiṇhapavattalohitavirecanova samāno. Avocāti attanā icchitaṭṭhāne parinibbānatthāya evamāha.
Kasmā pana bhagavā evaṃ roge uppanne kusināraṃ agamāsi, kiṃ aññattha na sakkā parinibbāyitunti? parinibbāyituṃ nāma na katthaci na sakkā, evaṃ pana cintesi:- mayi kusināraṃ gate mahāsudassanasuttadesanāya aṭṭhuppatti bhavissati, tāya yā devaloke anubhavitabbasadisā sampatti manussaloke mayā anubhūtā, taṃ dvīhi bhāṇavārehi paṭimaṇḍetvā desessāmi, taṃ sutvā bahū janā kusalaṃ kattabbaṃ maññissanti. Subhaddopi tattha maṃ upasaṅkamitvā pañhaṃ pucchitvā vissajjanapariyosāne saraṇesu patiṭṭhāya pabbajitvā laddhūpasampado kammaṭṭhānaṃ bhāvetvā mayi dharanteyeva arahattaṃ patvā pacchimasāvako nāma bhavissati, aññattha mayi parinibbute dhātunimittaṃ mahākalaho bhavissati, lohitaṃ