3. Tatiyapīṭhavimānavaṇṇanā

pīṭhante sovaṇṇamayanti tatiyapīṭhavimānaṃ. Tassa vatthu rājagahe samuṭṭhitaṃ. Aññataro kira khīṇāsavatthero rājagahe piṇḍāya caritvā bhattaṃ gahetvā upakaṭṭhe kāle bhattakiccaṃ kātukāmo ekaṃ vivaṭadvāraṃ gehaṃ upasaṅkami. Tasmiṃ pana gehe gehasāminī itthī saddhā pasannā therassa ākāraṃ sallakkhetvā "etha bhante idha nisīditvā bhattakiccaṃ karothā"ti attano bhaddapīṭhaṃ paññāpetvā upari pītavatthaṃ attharitvā nirapekkhapariccāgavasena adāsi, "idaṃ me puññaṃ āyatiṃ sovaṇṇapīṭhapaṭilābhatthāya paccayo hotū"ti patthanañca paṭṭhapesi. Atha there tattha nisīditvā bhattakiccaṃ katvā pattaṃ dhovitvā uṭṭhāya gacchante "bhante idamāsanaṃ tumhākaṃyeva pariccattaṃ, mayhaṃ anuggahatthaṃ paribhuñjathā"ti āha. Thero tassā anukampāya taṃ pīṭhaṃ sampaṭicchitvā saṃghassa dāpesi. Sā aparena samayena aññatarena rogena phuṭṭhā kālaṃ katvā tāvatiṃsabhavane nibbattītiādi sabbaṃ paṭhamavimānavaṇṇanāyaṃ vuttanayeneva veditabbaṃ. Tena vuttaṃ:-

[15] "pīṭhante sovaṇṇamayaṃ uḷāraṃ

manojavaṃ gacchati yenakāmaṃ