[254] "sāriputtoti nāmena, hessati aggasāvako"ti byākaraṇamadāsi, byākaraṇaṃ datvā taṃ thomento so bhagavā ayaṃ bhāgīrathītiādimāha. Gaṅgā yamunā sarabhū mahī aciravatīti imāsaṃ pañcannaṃ gaṅgānaṃ antare ayaṃ bhāgīrathī nāma paṭhamamahāgaṅgā himavantā pabhāvitā himavantato āgatā anotattadahato pabhavā mahodadhiṃ mahāudakakkhandhaṃ appayanti pāpuṇanti mahāsamuddaṃ mahāsāgaraṃ appeti upagacchati yathā, tathā eva ayaṃ sāriputto sake tīsu visārado attano kule pavattamānesu tīsu vedesu visārado apakkhalitañāṇo patthaṭañāṇo. Paññāya pāramiṃ gantvā attano sāvakañāṇassa pariyosānaṃ gantvā, pāṇine sabbasatte tappayissati santappessati suhitabhāvaṃ karissatīti attho.

[257] Himavantamupādāyāti himālayapabbataṃ ādiṃ katvā mahodadhiṃ mahāsamuddaṃ udakabhāraṃ sāgaraṃ pariyosānaṃ katvā etthantare etesaṃ dvinnaṃ pabbatasāgarānaṃ majjhe yaṃ pulinaṃ yattakā vālukarāsi atthi, gaṇanāto gaṇanavasena asaṅkhiyaṃ saṅkhyātikkantaṃ.

[258] Tampi sakkā asesenāti taṃ pulinampi nisesena saṅkhātuṃ sakkā sakkuṇeyya bhaveyya, sā gaṇanā yathā hotīti sambandho. Tathā sāriputtassa paññāya anto pariyosānaṃ na tveva bhavissatīti attho.