Apica mettāya itarehi opadhikapuññehi mahānubhāvatā velāmasuttena dīpetabbā. Tattha hi yathā nāma mahatā velāmassa dānato ekassa sotāpannassa dānaṃ mahapphalataraṃ vuttaṃ, evaṃ sotāpannasatato ekassa sakadāgāmissa dānaṃ .pe. Paccekabuddhasatato bhagavato tatopi buddhappamukhassa saṃghassa dānaṃ, tatopi

@3 Ma. niravasesamukhena 4 ka. saccādhiṭṭhānā Cātuddisassa saṃghassa vihāradānaṃ, tatopi saraṇagamanaṃ, tatopi sīlasamādānaṃ, tatopi gaddūhanamattampi kālaṃ mettābhāvanā mahapphalatarā vuttā. Yathāha:-

"yaṃ gahapati velāmo brāhmaṇo dānaṃ adāsi mahādānaṃ.