Ayaṃ pana yojanā:- satta vassāni bhagavantaṃ otārāpekkho anubandhiṃ katthaci avijahanto padāpadaṃ, evaṃ anubandhitvāpi ca otāraṃ nādhigamiṃ. Sohaṃ yathā nāma medavaṇṇaṃ pāsāṇaṃ medasaññī vāyaso ekasmiṃ passe mukhatuṇḍakena

@4 khu.dha. 25/153-4/44 5 cha.Ma.,i. handa naṃ 6 cha.Ma.,i. adhigaccheyyāma Vijjhitvā assādaṃ avindamāno "appeva nāma ettha muduṃ vindema, api ito assādanā siyā"ti samantā tatheva vijjhanto anupariyāyitvā katthaci assādaṃ aladdhā "pāsāṇovāyan"ti nibbijja pakkameyya, evamevāhaṃ bhagavantaṃ kāyakammādīsu attano parittapaññamukhatuṇḍakena vijjhanto samantā anupariyagā "appeva nāma katthaci aparisuddhakāyasamācārādimudubhāvaṃ vindema, kutoci assādanā siyā"ti, te dāni mayaṃ assādaṃ alabhamānā kākova selaṃ āsajja nibbijjāpema gotamaṃ āsajja tato gotamā nibbijja apemāti. Evaṃ vadato kira mārassa satta vassāni nipphalaparissamaṃ nissāya balavasoko udapādi, tenassa visīdamānaṅgapaccaṅgassa beluvapaṇḍu nāma vīṇā kacchato patitā, yā hi sakiṃ kusalehi vāditā cattāro māse madhurassaraṃ muñcati, yaṃ gahetvā sakko pañcasikhassa adāsi. Taṃ so patamānampi na bujjhi. Tenāha bhagavā:-

[452] "tassa sokaparetassa vīṇā kacchā abhassatha