Vattamāne satta loke buddho migāraññaṃ migadāya vihāraṃ abhigantvā upasaṅkamitvā me mayā sacchikatena iminā sotāpattimaggañāṇena amatabheriṃ amatamahānibbānabheriṃ ahani pahari dassesīti attho.

[611] So dānīti so ahaṃ paṭhamaṃ sotāpanno idāni arahattamaggañāṇena amataṃ santaṃ vūpasantasabhāvaṃ padaṃ pajjitabbaṃ pāpuṇitabbaṃ anuttaraṃ uttaravirahitaṃ nibbānaṃ patto adhigatoti attho. Sabbāsave pariññāyāti kāmāsavādayo sabbe āsave pariññāya pahānapariññāya pajahitvā anāsavo nikkileso viharāmi iriyāpathavihārena vāsaṃ kappemi. Paṭisambhidā catassotyādayo gāthāyo vuttatthāyeva.

Atha naṃ satthā aparabhāge jetavanamahāvihāre bhikkhusaṃghamajjhe paññattavarabuddhāsane nisinno paṭhamaṃ paṭividdhadhammabhāvaṃ dīpento "etadaggaṃ bhikkhave mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ rattaññūnaṃ yadidaṃ aññāsikoṇḍañño"ti etadagge ṭhapesi. So dvīhi aggasāvakehi attani kariyamānaṃ paramanipaccakāraṃ, gāmantasenāsane ākiṇṇavihārañca pariharitukāmo, vivekābhiratiyā viharitukāmo ca attano santikaṃ upagatānaṃ gahaṭṭhapabbajitānaṃ paṭisanthārakaraṇampi papañcaṃ maññamāno satthāraṃ āpucchitvā himavantaṃ pavisitvā chaddantehi nāgehi upaṭṭhiyamāno chaddantadahatīre dvādasa vassāni vasi. Evaṃ tattha vasantaṃ theraṃ ekadivasaṃ sakko devarājā upasaṅkamitvā vanditvā ṭhito evamāha "sādhu me bhante ayyo dhammaṃ desetū"ti. Thero tassa catusaccagabbhaṃ tilakkhaṇāhataṃ suññatāpaṭisaṃyuttaṃ nānānayavicittaṃ amatogadhaṃ buddhalīlāya dhammaṃ desesi. Taṃ sutvā sakko attano pasādaṃ pavedento:-

"esa bhiyyo pasīdāmi sutvā dhammaṃ mahārasaṃ