devate pucchitācikkha yadi jānāsi āyuno"ti gāthamāha. Puna sā:-

[244] "saṭṭhi vassahassāni tisso ca vassakoṭiyo

idha ṭhatvā mahāmuni ito cutā gamissāmi

manussānaṃ sahabyatan"ti āha. Puna thero:-