[661] Idāni yasmā kammanibandhano loko, tasmā seṭṭhena kammunā seṭṭhabhāvaṃ dassento "tapenā"ti gāthādvayamāha. Tattha tapenāti indriyasaṃvarena. Brahmacariyenāti sikkhānissitena vuttāvasesaseṭṭhacariyena. Saṃyamenāti sīlena. Damenāti paññāya. Etena seṭṭhaṭṭhena brahmabhūtena kammunā brāhmaṇo hoti. Kasmā? yasmā etaṃ brāhmaṇamuttamaṃ, yasmā etaṃ kammaṃ uttamo brāhmaṇabhāvoti vuttaṃ hoti. "brahmānan"tipi pāṭho, tassattho:- brahmaṃ ānetīti brahmānaṃ, brahmabhāvaṃ āneti āvahati detīti vuttaṃ hoti.

[662] Dutiyagāthāya santoti santakileso. Brahmā sakkoti brahmā ceva sakko ca. Yo evarūpo, so na kevalaṃ brāhmaṇo, apica kho brahmā ca

@3 cha.Ma. tamatthaṃ 4 ka. anibandhāya 5 ka. tato naṃ anibandhano