[501] Tato nibbānapariyesanāya upamaṃ dassento yathātiādimāha. Tattha garuṃ bhāriyaṃ nāgaṃ gilatīti garuḷo. Garuṃ vā nāgaṃ lāti ādadātīti garuḷo, garuḷarājā. Attano bhakkhaṃ sakagocaraṃ pannagaṃ pakārena parahatthaṃ na gacchatīti pannagoti laddhanāmaṃ nāgaṃ gahaṇatthāya opatati avapatati samantā samantato yojanasataṃ satayojanappamāṇaṃ mahāsaraṃ mahāsamuddaṃ attano pakkhavātehi vikkhobheti āloḷeti yathāti sambandho.

[502] So supaṇṇo vihaṅgamo vehāsagamanasīlo pannagaṃ nāgaṃ gahetvā adhosīsaṃ olambetvā viheṭhayaṃ tattha tattha vividhena heṭhanena heṭhento ādāya daḷhaṃ gahetvā yena kāmaṃ yattha gantukāmo, tattha pakkamati gacchatīti sambandho.

[503] Bhante mahāvīra yathā garuḷo balī balavā pannagaṃ gahetvā pakkamati, tathā eva ahaṃ asaṅkhataṃ paccayehi akataṃ nibbānaṃ gavesanto paṭipattipūraṇavasena pariyesanto dose sakaladiyaḍḍhakilesasahasse vikkhālayiṃ visesena samucchedappahānena sodhesiṃ ahanti sambandho.

[504] Yathā garuḷo pannagaṃ gahetvā bhuñjitvā viharati. Tathā ahaṃ dhammavaraṃ uttamadhammaṃ diṭṭho passanto etaṃ santipadaṃ nibbānapadaṃ anuttaraṃ uttaravirahitaṃ maggaphalehi ādāya gahetvā vaḷañjetvā viharāmīti sambandho.