[619] Sīlameva idha aggaṃ paññavā pana uttamo

manussesu ca devesu sīlapaññāṇato jayanti imāhi gāthāhi dhammaṃ desesi.

Tattha sīlamevidha sikkhetha, asmiṃ loketi idhāti nipātamattaṃ, imasmiṃ sattaloke atthakāmo kulaputto cārittavārittādibhedaṃ ādito sīlameva sikkheyya, sikkhanto

Asmiṃ loketi vā imasmiṃ saṅkhāraloke sikkhitabbadhammesu sīlaṃ ādito sikkheyya. Diṭṭhisampattiyāpi sīlassa patiṭṭhābhāvato āha "sīlaṃ hī"tiādi. Tattha hīti kāraṇavacanaṃ. Yasmā sīlaṃ sevitaṃ paricitaṃ rakkhitaṃ manussasampatti dibba- sampatti nibbānasamapattīti etaṃ sabbasampattiṃ taṃsamaṅgino sattassa upanāmeti āvahati.