Sāyaṇhasamaye bhikkhū dhammasabhāyaṃ kathaṃ samuṭṭhāpesuṃ "aho acchariyaṃ mālākārassa kammaṃ, dharamānakabuddhassa jīvitaṃ pariccajitvā pupphapūjaṃ katvā taṃkhaṇaññeva sabbaṭṭhakannāma labhīti. Satthā gandhakuṭito nikkhamitvā tiṇṇaṃ gamanānaṃ aññatarena gamanena dhammasabhaṃ gantvā buddhāsane nisīditvā "kāya nuttha bhikkhave etarahi kathāya sannisinnāti pucchitvā, "imāya nāmāti vutte, "āma bhikkhave yassa kammassa katattā pacchānutappaṃ na hoti, anussaritānussaritakkhaṇe somanassameva uppajjati, evarūpaṃ kammaṃ kattabbamevāti vatvā anusandhiṃ ghaṭetvā dhammaṃ desento imaṃ gāthamāha

"tañca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu yaṃ katvā nānutappati,

yassa patīto sumano vipākaṃ paṭisevatīti.

Tattha "yaṃ katvāti: yaṃ devamanussasampattīnañceva nibbānasampattiyā ca nibbattanasamatthaṃ sukhudriyaṃ kammaṃ katvā nānutappati, athakho diṭṭhadhammeyeva anussaritānussaritakkhaṇe pītivegena patīto somanassavegena ca sumano hutvā āyatiṃ pītisomanassajāto hutvā Vipākaṃ paṭisevati, taṃ kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu sundaraṃ siliṭṭhakanti.