Yathā hi udakannāma pāpajanassapi kalyāṇajanassapi sītabhāvaṃ ekasadisaṃ katvā pharati, evameva tvaṃpi sabbasattesu mettacittena ekacittova honto buddho bhavissasī"ti. Navamaṃ mettāpāramiṃ daḷhaṃ katvā adhiṭṭhāsi. Tena vuttaṃ:-

"na hete ettakāyeva buddhadhammā bhavissare

aññepi vicinissāmi ye dhammā bodhipācanā.

Vicinanto tadādakkhiṃ navamaṃ mettāpāramiṃ