iccabravī bhagavā pañcaseṭṭho"ti gāthamāha. Tattha purimapadassa tāva attho:- yāpi imasmiṃ nāmarūpe kāmataṇhādibhedā taṇhā dīgharattaṃ appahīnaṭṭhena anusayitā kaṇhanāmakassa mārassa "sotan"tipi vuccati, taṃ kaṇhassa sotabhūtaṃ dīgharattānusayitaṃ idha nāmarūpe taṇhaṃ kappāyano chindīti. Iti bhagavāti idaṃ panettha saṅgītikārānaṃ vacanaṃ. Atāri jātiṃ maraṇaṃ asesanti so taṃ taṇhaṃ chetvā asesaṃ jātimaraṇaṃ atāri, anupādisesāya nibbānadhātuyā parinibbāyīti dasseti. Iccabravī bhagavā pañcaseṭṭhoti vaṅgīsena puṭṭho bhagavā evaṃ avoca pañcannaṃ paṭhamasissānaṃ pañcavaggiyānaṃ seṭṭho pañcahi vā saddhādīhi indriyehi, sīlādīhi vā dhammakkhandhehi ativiya seṭṭhehi cakkhūhi ca seṭṭhoti saṅgītikārānamevidaṃ vacanaṃ.
[359] Evaṃ vutte bhagavato bhāsitamabhinandamānaso vaṅgīso "esa sutvā"tiādigāthāyo āha. Tattha paṭhamagāthāya isisattamāti bhagavā isi ca sattamo ca uttamaṭṭhena, vipassīsikhīvessabhūkakusandhakoṇāgamanakassapanāmake cha isayo attanā saha satta karonto pātubhūtotipi isisattamo, taṃ ālapanto āha. Na maṃ vañcesīti yasmā parinibbuto, tasmā tassa parinibbutabhāvaṃ icchantaṃ maṃ na vañcesi, na visaṃvādesīti attho. Sesamettha pākaṭameva.
[360] Dutiyagāthāya yasmā mutyapekkho vihāsi, tasmā taṃ sandhāyāha "yathāvādī tathākārī, ahu buddhassa sāvako"ti. Maccuno jālaṃ tatanti taṃ
Māyāvinoti bahumāyassa. "tathā māyāvino"tipi keci vadanti, tesaṃ yo anekāhi māyāhi anekakkhattumpi bhagavantaṃ upasaṅkami, tassa tathā māyāvinoti adhippāyo.