@3 cha.Ma., i. puññasampadaṃ 4 cha.Ma. saṃyamena Sabbampi sīlaṃ idha sīlanti adhippetaṃ. Saññamoti saññamanaṃ saññamo, cetaso nānārammaṇagatinivāraṇanti vuttaṃ hoti, samādhissetaṃ adhivacanaṃ. Yena saññamena samannāgato "hatthasaññato pādasaññato vācāsaññato saññatuttamo"ti. Ettha saññatuttamoti vutto. Apare āhu "saññamanaṃ saññamo, saṃvaraṇanti vuttaṃ hoti, indriyasaṃvarassetaṃ adhivacanan"ti. Damanaṃ damo, kilesūpasamananti vuttaṃ hoti, paññāyetaṃ adhivacanaṃ. Paññā hi katthaci paññātveva vuccati "sussūsaṃ labhate paññanti evamādīsu. Katthaci dhammoti "saccaṃ damo dhiti cāgo"ti evamādīsu. Katthaci damoti "yadi saccā damā cāgā, khantyā bhiyyo na vijjatī"ti evamādīsu.

Evaṃ dānādīni ñatvā idāni evaṃ imissā gāthāya sampiṇḍetvā attho veditabbo:- yassa itthiyā vā purisassa vā dānena sīlena saññamena damena cāti imehi catūhi dhammehi yathā hiraññena suvaṇṇena muttāya maṇinā vā dhanamayo nidhi tesaṃ suvaṇṇādīnaṃ ekattha pakkhipanena nidhiyati, evaṃ puññamayo nidhi tesaṃ dānādīnaṃ ekacittasantāne cetiyādimhi vā vatthumahi suṭṭhu karaṇena sunihito hotīti.

Sattamagāthāvaṇṇanā

evaṃ bhagavā "yassa dānenā"ti imāya gāthāya puññasampadāya paramatthato nidhibhāvaṃ dassetvā idāni yattha nihito so nidhi sunihito hoti, taṃ vatthuṃ dassento āha:-