Yo vā yathā usodakaṃ paṭicca saṅkiliṭṭhavatthaṃ pariyodāyati, chārikaṃ paṭicca ādāso, ukkāmukhaṃ paṭicca jātarūpaṃ, tathā ñāṇaṃ paṭicca sīlaṃ vodāyatīti ñatvā ñāṇodakena dhovanto sīlaṃ pariyādāpeti. Yathā ca kikī sakuṇikā aṇḍaṃ, cāmarīmigī vāladhiṃ, ekaputtikā nārī piyaṃ ekaputtakaṃ, ekanayano puriso taṃ ekanayanañca rakkhati, tathā ativiya appamatto attano sīlakkhandhaṃ rakkhati, sāyaṃ pātaṃ paccavekkhamāno anumattampi vajjaṃ na passati. Ayampi atthakusalo.
Yo vā pana avippaṭisārakare sīle patiṭṭhāya kilesavikkhambhanapaṭipadaṃ paggaṇhāti, taṃ paggahetvā kasiṇaparikammaṃ karoti, kasiṇaparikammaṃ katvā samāpattiyo nibbatteti. Ayampi atthakusalo.
Yo vā pana samāpattito vuṭṭhāya saṅkhāre sammasitvā arahattaṃ pāpuṇāti, ayaṃ atthakusalānaṃ aggo. Tattha ye ime yāva avippaṭisārakare sīle patiṭṭhānena yāva vā kilesavikkhambhanapaṭipadāyapaggaṇhanena vaṇṇitā atthakusalā, te imasmiṃ atthe atthakusalāti adhippetā. Tathāvidhā ca te bhikkhū. Tena bhagavā te bhikkhū sandhāya ekapuggalādhiṭṭhānāya desanāya "karaṇīyamatthakusalenā"ti āha.
Tato paraṃ "kiṃ karaṇīyan"ti tesaṃ sañjātakaṅkhānaṃ āha "yantaṃ santaṃ padaṃ abhisameccā"ti. Ayañhetthādhippāyo 6-:- taṃ buddhānubuddhehi vaṇṇitaṃ