Cattāro satipaṭṭhānāti sattatiṃsa bodhipakkhiyā dhammā lokiyalokuttaramissakavasena vuttā. Maggaphalāni nibbattitalokuttaravasena. Catasso paṭisambhidāyo cha ca abhiññāyo vimokkhantikavasena vuttāti ñātabbā.
Tattha catasso paṭisambhidāyoti cattāro ñāṇappabhedāti attho. Iddhividhādi- āsavakkhayapariyosānāni adhikāni cha ñāṇāni. Tassāti puggalassa, attho paṭibhāyatīti sambandho. Atthoti saṅkhepato hetuphalaṃ. Tañhi yasmā hetuanusārena arīyati adhigamīyati pāpuṇīyati, tasmā atthoti vuccati. Pabhedato pana yaṃ kiñci paccayuppannaṃ nibbānaṃ bhāsitattho vipāko kiriyāti ime pañca dhammā atthoti veditabbā, taṃ atthaṃ paccavekkhantassa so attho pabhedato ñāto pākaṭo hoti. Dhammoti saṅkhepato paccayo. So hi yasmā tantaṃ vidahati pavatteti ceva pāpeti ca, tasmā dhammoti vuccati. Pabhedato pana yo koci phalanibbattako hetu ariyamaggo bhāsitaṃ kusalaṃ akusalanti ime pañca dhammā dhammoti veditabbā, taṃ dhammaṃ paccavekkhantassa so dhammo pabhedato ñāto pākaṭo hoti, tasmiṃ atthe ca dhamme ca yā sabhāvanirutti abyabhicārī vohāro, tassa abhilāpe bhāsane udīraṇe taṃ lapitaṃ bhāsitaṃ udīritaṃ sabhāvaniruttisaddaṃ ārammaṇaṃ katvā paccavekkhantassa sā nirutti ñātā pākaṭā hoti.
Ettha atthe ñāte attho paṭibhāyatīti idāni tassa saddaṃ āharitvā vuttappabhede atthe pākaṭībhūte vuttappabhedo attho tassa puggalassa paṭibhāyati ñāṇābhimukho hoti. Dhamme ñāte dhammo paṭibhāyatīti vuttappabhede dhamme pākaṭībhūte vuttappabhedo dhammo paṭibhāyati. Niruttiyā ñātāya nirutti paṭibhāyatīti vuttappabhedāya niruttiyā pākaṭāya vuttappabhedā nirutti paṭibhāyati. Imesu tīsu ñāṇesu ñāṇanti
Imāya paṭibhānapaṭisambhidāyāti imāya vuttappakārāya yathāvuttavitthārapaññāya upeto hoti. So vuccati paṭibhānavāti nigamento āha. Yassa pariyatti natthīti pariyatti nāma buddhavacanaṃ. Taṃ hi uggaṇhantassa paṭisambhidā visadā honti. Yassa puggalassa evarūpā pariyatti natthi. Paripucchā natthīti paripucchā nāma pāḷiaṭṭhakathādīsu gaṇṭhipadaatthapadavinicchayakathā. Uggahitapāḷiādīsu hi atthaṃ kathentassa paṭisambhidā visadā honti. Adhigamo natthīti adhigamo nāma arahattappatti. Arahattaṃ hi pattassa paṭisambhidā visadā honti. Yassa vuttappakārā tividhā sampatti natthi. Kiṃ tassa paṭibhāyissatīti kena kāraṇena tassa puggalassa pabhedagataṃ ñāṇaṃ upaṭṭhahissati.