[44] Oropayitvāti kā uppatti? bārāṇasiyaṃ kira Cātumāsikabrahmadatto nāma rājā gimhānaṃ paṭhame māse uyyānaṃ gato tattha ramaṇīye bhūmibhāge nīlaghanapattasañchannaṃ koviḷārarukkhaṃ disvā "koviḷāramūle mama sayanaṃ paññāpethā"ti vatvā uyyāne kīḷitvā sāyanhasamayaṃ tattha seyyaṃ kappesi. Puna gimhānaṃ majjhime māse uyyānaṃ gato, tadā koviḷāro pupphito hoti, tadāpi tatheva akāsi. Puna gamhānaṃ pacchime māse gato, tadā koviḷāro sañchinnapatto sukkharukkho viya hoti, tadāpi so adisvāva taṃ rukkhaṃ pubbaparicayena tattheva seyyaṃ āṇāpesi, amaccā jānantāpi "raññā āṇattan"ti bhayena tattha sayanaṃ paññāpesuṃ. So uyyāne kīḷitvā sāyanhasamayaṃ tattha seyyaṃ kappento taṃ rukkhaṃ disvā "are ayaṃ pubbe sañchannapatto maṇimayo viya abhirūpadassano ahosi, tato maṇivaṇṇasākhantare ṭhapitapavāḷaṅkurasadisehi pupphehi sassirikacārudassano ahosi, muttādalasadisavālikākiṇṇo cassa heṭṭhā bhūmibhāgo bandhanā pamuttapupphasañchanno

Tadanusāreneva sabbasaṅkhāre dukkhato anattato ca vipassanto "aho vatāhampi sañchinnapatto koviḷāro viya apetagihibyañjano bhaveyyan"ti patthayamāno anupubbena tasmiṃ sayanatale dakkhiṇena passena nipannoyeva paccekabodhiṃ sacchākāsi, tato gamanakāle amaccehi "kālo gantuṃ mahārājā"ti vutte "nāhaṃ rājā"tiādīni vatvā purimanayeneva gāthaṃ abhāsi:-

"oropayitvā gihibyañjanāni

sañchinnapatto yathā koviḷāro