Sattamagāthāvaṇṇanā

[7] Evaṃ ahitadukkhānāgamanapatthanāvasena atthato mettābhāvanaṃ dassetvā idāni tameva upamāya dassento āha "mātā yathā niyaṃ puttan"ti.

Tassattho:- yathā mātā niyaṃ puttaṃ attani jātaṃ orasaṃ puttaṃ, tañca ekaputtameva āyusā anurakkhe, tassa dukkhāgamanapaṭibāhanatthaṃ attano āyumpi cajitvā taṃ anurakkhe, evampi sabbabhūtesu idaṃ mettāsaṅkhyaṃ mānasaṃ bhāvaye, punappunaṃ janaye vaḍḍhaye, tañca aparimāṇasattārammaṇavasena ekasmiṃ vā satte anavasesapharaṇavasena aparimāṇaṃ bhāvayeti.