[979] Mettacittā kāruṇikā hotha sīlesu saṃvutā

āraddhavīriyā pahitattā niccaṃ daḷhaparakkamā.

[980] Pamādaṃ bhayato disvā appamādañca khemato

bhāvethaṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ phusantā amataṃ padan"ti imā gāthā abhāsi.