Puna bhagavāpi āyasmatā ānandena puṭṭho tameva gāthaṃ bhāsati, ānando ca saṅgītiyanti evameva ekekā gāthā paccekasambodhiabhisambuddhaṭṭhāne, mañjūsakamāle, ānandena pucchitakāle, saṅgītiyanti catukkhattuṃ bhāsitā hotīti.

Paṭhamagāthāvaṇṇanā samattā.

[36] Saṃsaggajātassāti kā uppatti? ayampi paccekabodhisatto Kassapassa bhagavato sāsane vīsati vassasahassāni purimanayeneva samaṇadhammaṃ karonto kasiṇaparikammaṃ katvā paṭhamajjhānaṃ nibbattetvā nāmarūpaṃ vavatthapetvā lakkhaṇasammasanaṃ katvā ariyamaggaṃ anadhigamma brahmaloke nibbattaṃ. So tato cuto bārāṇasirañño aggamahesiyā kucchimhi uppajjitvā purimanayeneva vaḍḍhamāno yato pabhuti "ayaṃ itthī ayaṃ puriso"ti visesaṃ aññāsi, tadupādāya itthīnaṃ hatthe na ramati, ucchādananhāpanamaṇḍanādimattampi na sahati. Taṃ purisā eva posenti, thaññapāyanakāle dhātiyo kañcukaṃ paṭimuñcitvā purisavesena thaññaṃ pāyenti. So itthīnaṃ gandhaṃ ghāyitvā saddaṃ vā sutvā rodati, viññutaṃ pattopi itthiyo phusituṃ na icchati, tena taṃ anitthigandhotveva sañjāniṃsu.

Tasmiṃ kumāre soḷasavassike jāte rājā "kulaṃ saṇṭhapessāmī"ti nānākulehi tassa anurūpaṃ kaññaṃ ānetvā aññataraṃ amaccaṃ āṇāpesi "kumāraṃ ramāpehī"ti. Amacco upāyena taṃ ramāpetukāmo tassa avidūre sāṇipākāraṃ parikkhipitvā nāṭakāni payojāpesi. Kumāro gītavāditasaddaṃ sutvā "kasseso saddo"ti āha. Amacco "taveso deva nāṭakitthīnaṃ saddo, puññavantānaṃ īdisāni nāṭakāni honti, abhirama deva mahāpuññosi tvan"ti āha. Kumāro amaccaṃ daṇḍena tāḷāpetvā nikkaḍḍhāpesi. So rañño