Tattha evaṃ cittaṃ udapādīti yadi evaṃ cittaṃ tava uppannaṃ. Sarīrena vinābhāvoti yadi te mama sarīrena bhaddasālarukkhena saddhiṃ mama vinābhāvo patiṭṭhito. Puthusoti atha naṃ bahudhā. Vikantetvāti chinditvā. Khaṇḍasoti khaṇḍākhaṇḍaṃ katvā avakantatha. Agge cāti avakantitvā ca pana paṭhamaṃ agge tato majjhe chetvā sabbapacchā mūle chindatha evaṃ me chijjamānassa na dukkhaṃ maraṇaṃ siyā sukhaṃ nu khaṇḍaso bhaveyyāti yācati.

Tato rājā dve gāthā abhāsi

hatthapādaṃ yathā chinde kaṇṇanāsañca jīvite

tato pacchā sīse chinde taṃ dukkhaṃ maraṇaṃ siyā