Bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodiṃsūti khamanīyādīni pucchantā aññamaññaṃ sampavattamodā ahesuṃ. Yāya ca "kacci bhoto gotamassa khamanīyaṃ, kacci yāpanīyaṃ appābādhaṃ appātaṅkaṃ balaṃ lahuṭṭhānaṃ phāsuvihāro"tiādikāya kathāya sammodiṃsu, taṃ pītipāmojjasaṅkhāta- sammodajananato sammodituṃ arahato ca sammodanīyaṃ, atthabyañjanamadhuratāya sucirampi kālaṃ sāretuṃ nirantaraṃ pavattetuṃ arahato saritabbabhāvato ca sāraṇīyaṃ. Suyyamānasukhato ca sammodanīyaṃ, anussariyamānasukhato sāraṇīyaṃ, tathā byañjanaparisuddhatāya sammodanīyaṃ, atthaparisuddhatāya sāraṇīyanti evaṃ anekehi pariyāyehi sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā pariyosāpetvā niṭṭhāpetvā yenatthena āgatā, naṃ pucchitukāmā ekamantaṃ nisīdiṃsu. Taṃ:-

"na pacchato na purato nāpi āsannadūrato

na passe nāpi paṭivāte na cāpi oṇatuṇṇate"ti- ādinā nayena maṅgalasuttavaṇṇanāyaṃ vuttameva.