te nūna soceyyuṃ parittapuññā"ti āhaṃsu. Tattha yādisehi appāyukehi maraṇaṃ paṭicca socitabbaṃ siyā, tādiso pana evaṃ dibbānubhāvasampanno navutivassasatasahassāyuko kathaṃ nu soceyya, na socitabbamevāti adhippāyo.

Devaputto tattakeneva samassāsetvā tesaṃ vacanaṃ sampaṭicchanto tesañca upadesaṃ dento 2-:-

[1263] "anucchaviṃ ovadiyañca me taṃ

yaṃ maṃ tumhe peyyavācaṃ vadetha