Evaṃ mahāsattena catunnaṃ rājūnaṃ nibbattaṭṭhāne dassite tayo rājāno nikkaṅkhā ahesuṃ. Tato sakko avasese cattāro pañhe pucchanto gāthamāha

subhāsitante anumodiyāna

aññantaṃ pucchāmi tadiṃgha brūhi

kathaṃvidhaṃ sīlavantaṃ vadanti