Nāgova saṅgāmacārī padālayeti yathā mattavāraṇo daḷhathambhaṃ bhinditvā ayasaṅkhalikaṃ viddhaṃsetvā saṅgāmacārī vanaṃ pavisitvā eko adutiyo hutvā attano rucivasena carati, evamahaṃ kadā nu sabbasubhaṃ nimittaṃ nibbajjayaṃ niravasesato vajjayanto kāmacchandavaso ahutvā jhāne yuto payutto kāmaguṇesu chandaṃ sammadeva padāleyyaṃ chindeyyaṃ pajaheyyanti yaṃ parivitakkitaṃ, taṃ kadā nu bhavissati.

Iṇaṭṭova daliddako nidhiṃ ārādhayitvāti yathā koci daliddo jīvikapakato iṇaṃ gahetvā taṃ sodhetuṃ asakkonto iṇaṭṭo iṇena aṭṭito dhanikehi pīḷito nidhiṃ ārādhayitvā adhigantvā iṇañca sodhetvā sukhena ca jīvanto tuṭṭho bhaveyya, evaṃ ahampi kadā nu iṇasadisaṃ kāmacchandaṃ pahāya mahesino ariyadhanasampuṇṇatāya maṇikanakādiratanasampuṇṇanidhisadisaṃ buddhassa sāsanaṃ adhigantvā tuṭṭho bhaveyyanti yaṃ parivitakkitaṃ, taṃ kadā nu bhavissatīti.

Evaṃ pabbajito pubbe nekkhammavitakkavasena pavattaṃ attano vitakkapavattiṃ dassetvā idāni pabbajitvā yehākārehi attānaṃ ovaditvā adhigacchi, te dassento "bahūni vassānī"tiādikā gāthā abhāsi. Tattha bahūni vassāni tayāmhi yācito, agāravāsena alaṃ nu te idanti anekasaṃvaccharāni vividhadukkhānubandhena agāramajjhe vāsena alaṃ pariyattameva teti ambho citta idaṃ tayā anekāni saṃvaccharāni ahaṃ amhi nanu yācito. Taṃdāni maṃ pabbajitaṃ samānanti taṃ maṃ tayā tathā ussāhanena pabbajitaṃ samānaṃ kena kāraṇena citta tuvaṃ na yuñjasi, samathavipassanaṃ chaḍḍetvā nihīne ālasiye niyojesīti attho.