Assu thaññaṃ rudhiranti yaṃ ñātibyasanādinā phuṭṭhānaṃ rodantānaṃ assu ca dārakakāle mātuthanato pītaṃ thaññaṃ ca yañca paccatthikehi ghātitānaṃ rudhiraṃ. Saṃsāraṃ anamataggato saṃsārassa anu amataggattā ñāṇena anugantvāpi amataaggattā aviditaggattā iminā dīghena addhunā sattānaṃ saṃsarataṃ aparāparaṃ saṃsarantānaṃ saṃsaritaṃ sarāhi taṃ "kīva bahukan"ti anussarāhi, aṭṭhīnaṃ sannicayaṃ sarāhi anussara, upadhārehīti attho.

Idāni ādīnavassa bahubhāvañca upamāya dassetuṃ "sara caturodadhī"ti gāthamāha. Tattha sara caturodadhī upanīte assuthaññarudhiramhīti imesaṃ sattānaṃ anamataggasaṃsāre saṃsarantānaṃ ekekassapi assumhi thaññe rudhiramhi ca pamāṇato upametabbe caturodadhī

@aṭṭhimhi Cattāro mahāsamudde upamāvasena buddhehi upanīte sara sarāhi. Ekakappamaṭṭhīnaṃ, sañcayaṃ vipulena samanti ekassa puggalassa ekasmiṃ kappe aṭṭhīnaṃ sañcayaṃ vepulla- pabbatena samaṃ upanītaṃ sara. Vuttampi cetaṃ:-