Manussattabhāvakkhaṇo majjhimadese uppattikkhaṇo sammādiṭṭhiyā paṭiladdhakkhaṇo channaṃ āyatanānaṃ avekallakkhaṇoti sabbopi ayaṃ khaṇo atikkamati, so khaṇo tumhe mā atikkamatūti.

Evaṃ thero imāya gāthāya sarājikaṃ parisaṃ bhikkhū ca ovaditvā puna maraṇe jīvite ca attano samacittataṃ katakiccatañca pakāsento "nābhinandāmi maraṇan"tiādi- māha. Taṃ heṭṭhā vuttatthameva.

Evaṃ pana vatvā attano parinibbānakālaṃ upaṭṭhitaṃ disvā saṅkhepeneva nesaṃ ovādaṃ datvā parinibbānaṃ pavedento osānagāthamāha. Tattha sampādethap- pamādenāti sampādetabbaṃ dānasīlādiṃ appamādena sampādetha, diṭṭhidhammika- samparāyikapabhede gahaṭṭhavatte sīlānurakkhaṇe samathaanuyoge vipassanābhāvanāya ca appamattā hotha. Esā me anusāsanīti dānasīlādīsu na pamajjathāti esā mama anusiṭṭhi ovādo.

Evaṃ sikhāpattaṃ parahitapaṭipattiṃ dīpetvā attahitapaṭipattiyāpi matthakaṃ gaṇhanto "handāhaṃ parinibbissaṃ, vippamuttomhi sabbadhī"ti āha. Tattha vippamuttomhi sabbadhīti sabbaso kilesehi bhavehi ca vippamutto amhi, tasmā ekaṃsena parinibbāyissāmīti.