Tattha ajjhattasamuṭṭhānaṃ hiriṃ catūhi kāraṇehi samuṭṭhāpeti:- jātiṃ paccavekkhitvā vayaṃ paccavekkhitvā sūrabhāvaṃ paccavekkhitvā bāhusaccaṃ paccavekkhitvā. Kathaṃ? "pāpakaraṇaṃ nāmetaṃ na jātisampannānaṃ kammaṃ, hīnajaccānaṃ kevaṭṭādīnaṃ idaṃ kammaṃ, tādisassa jātisampannassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ tāva jātiṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Tathā "pāpakaraṇaṃ nāmetaṃ daharehi kattabbakammaṃ, tādisassa vaye ṭhitassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ vayaṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Tathā "pāpakammaṃ nāmetaṃ dubbalajātikānaṃ kammaṃ, tādisassa sūrabhāvasampannassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ sūrabhāvaṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Tathā "pāpakammaṃ nāmetaṃ andhabālānaṃ kammaṃ, na paṇḍitānaṃ. Tādisassa paṇḍitassa bahussutassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ bāhusaccaṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Evaṃ ajjhattasamuṭṭhānaṃ hiriṃ catūhi kāraṇehi samuṭṭhāpeti. Samuṭṭhāpetvā ca pana attano citte hiriṃ pavesetvā pāpakammaṃ na karoti. Evaṃ ajjhattasamuṭṭhānā hirī nāma hoti. Kathaṃ bahiddhāsamuṭṭhānaṃ ottappaṃ nāma? sace tvaṃ pāpakammaṃ karissasi, catūsu Parisāsu garahappatto bhavissasi.
"garahissanti taṃ viññū asuciṃ nāgariko yathā
vajjito sīlavantehi kathaṃ bhikkhu karissasī"ti evaṃ paccavekkhanto hi bahiddhāsamuṭṭhitena ottappena pāpakammaṃ na karoti, evaṃ bahiddhāsamuṭṭhānaṃ ottappaṃ nāma hoti.
Kathaṃ attādhipati hirī nāma? idhekacco kulaputto attānaṃ adhipatiṃ jeṭṭhakaṃ Katvā "tādisassa saddhāpabbajitassa bahussutassa dhutaṅgadharassa na yuttaṃ pāpakammaṃ