Itthīsaddo viya hi añño saddo purisānaṃ sakalasarīraṃ pharitvā ṭhātuṃ samattho nāma natthi. Tenāha bhagavā "nāhaṃ bhikkhave aññaṃ ekasaddampi samanupassāmi, yo evaṃ purisassa cittaṃ pariyādāya tiṭṭhati; yathayidaṃ bhikkhave itthīsaddoti.

Sāmaṇero tattha nimittaṃ gahetvā yaṭṭhikoṭiṃ vissajjetvā "tiṭṭhatha tāva bhante, kiccaṃ me atthīti tassā santikaṃ gato. Sā taṃ disvā tuṇhī ahosi. So tāya saddhiṃ sīlavipattiṃ pāpuṇi.

Thero cintesi "idāneveko gītasaddo sūyittha, so ca kho itthiyā, sāmaṇeropi cirāyati, so sīlavipattiṃ patto bhavissatīti. Sopi attano kiccaṃ niṭṭhāpetvā āgantvā "gacchāma bhanteti āha. Atha naṃ thero pucchi "pāpo jātosi sāmaṇerāti. So tuṇhī hutvā punappunaṃ puṭṭhopi na kiñci kathesi. Atha naṃ thero āha "tādisena pāpena mama yaṭṭhikoṭiggahaṇakiccaṃ natthīti. So saṃvegappatto kāsāyāni apanetvā gihiniyāmena paridahitvā "bhante ahaṃ pubbe sāmaṇero, idāni panamhi gihī jāto; pabbajantopicāhaṃ na saddhāya pabbajito, maggaparipanthabhayena pabbajito; etha, gacchāmāti āha. "āvuso gihipāpopi samaṇapāpopi pāpoyeva; tvaṃ samaṇabhāve ṭhatvāpi sīlamattaṃ pūretuṃ nāsakkhi; gihī hutvā kinnāma kalyāṇaṃ karissasi; tādisena pāpena mama yaṭṭhikoṭiggahaṇakiccaṃ natthīti. "bhante amanussupaddūto maggo, tumhe ca andhā, kathaṃ idha vasissathāti. Atha naṃ thero "āvuso tvaṃ mā evaṃ cintayi, idheva me nipajjitvā marantassāpi aparāparaṃ pavaṭṭentassāpi, tayā saddhiṃ gamanaṃ nāma natthīti vatvā imā gāthā abhāsi

"handāhaṃ hatacakkhusmi kantāraddhānamāgato,