Na kevalañca vedhati, apica kho taṃ sīlabbatasuddhiṃ pajappatī ca vippalapati patthayatī ca. Kimiva? satthāva hīno pavasaṃ gharamhāti, gharamhā pavasanto satthato hīno yathā taṃ gharaṃ vā satthaṃ vā pattheyyāti.

[907] Evaṃ pana sīluttamānaṃ vedhakāraṇaṃ ariyasāvako:- sīlabbataṃ vāpi pahāya sabbanti gāthā. Tattha sāvajjanavajjanti sabbākusalaṃ lokiyakusalañca. Etaṃ suddhiṃ asuddhinti apatthayānoti pañcakāmaguṇādibhedaṃ etaṃ suddhiṃ akusalādibhedaṃ asuddhiñca apatthayamāno. Virato careti suddhiyā asuddhiyā ca virato careyya. Santimanuggahāyāti diṭṭhiṃ agahetvā.

[908] Evaṃ ito bāhirake sīluttame saṃyamena visuddhivāde tesaṃ vighātaṃ sīlabbatappahāyino arahato ca paṭipattiṃ dassetvā idāni aññathāpi suddhivāde bāhirake dassento "tamūpanissāyā"ti gāthamāha. Tassattho:- santaññepi samaṇabrāhmaṇā, te jigucchitaṃ amarantapaṃ vā diṭṭhasuddhiādīsu vā aññataraññataraṃ upanissāya akiriyadiṭṭhiyā vā uddhaṃsarā hutvā bhavābhavesu avītataṇhāse suddhimanutthunanti vadanti kathentīti.

[909] Evaṃ tesaṃ avītataṇhānaṃ suddhiṃ anutthunantānaṃ yopi suddhippattameva attānaṃ maññeyya, tassapi avītataṇhattā bhavābhavesu taṃ taṃ vatthuṃ patthayamānassa hi jappitāni punappunaṃ hontiyevāti adhippāyo. Taṇhā hi āsevitā taṇhaṃ vaḍḍhayateva. Na kevalañca jappitāni, pavedhitaṃ vāpi pakappitesu, taṇhādiṭṭhīhi cassa pakappitesu vatthūsu pavedhitampi hotīti vuttaṃ hoti. Bhavābhavesu pana vītataṇhattā āyatiṃ cutūpapāto idha yassa natthi, sa kena vedheyya kuhiñci jappeti ayametissā gāthāya sambandho. Sesaṃ niddese vuttanayameva.