taṃ kissa hetu? sudiṭṭhattā bhikkhave catunnaṃ ariyasaccānanti.

Evaṃ bhagavā bahujanapaccakkhassa sotāpannasseva vasena saṃgharatanassa guṇaṃ vatvā idāni tameva guṇaṃ nissāya saccavacanaṃ payuñjati "idampi saṃghe"ti. Tassattho pubbe vuttanayeneva veditabbo. Imissāpi gāthāya āṇā koṭisatasahassacakkavāḷesu amanussehi paṭiggahitāti.

[232] Evaṃ avisesato sotāpannassa guṇena saṃghādhiṭṭhānaṃ saccaṃ vatvā idāni ye te tayo sotāpannā ekabījī kolaṃkolo sattakkhattuparamoti. Yathāha:-

"idhekacco puggalo tiṇṇaṃ saṃyojanānaṃ parikkhayā sotāpanno