Satthā tasmiṃ khaṇe yāguñca khajjakādibhedañca paṭiggaṇhi. Katabhattakicco bhagavā āyasmantaṃ cūḷapanthakaṃ āṇāpesi "anumodanaṃ karohī"ti. So pabhinna- paṭisambhido sineruṃ gahetvā mahāsamuddaṃ manthento viya tepiṭakaṃ buddhavacanaṃ saṅkhobhento satthu ajjhāsayaṃ gaṇhanto anumodanaṃ akāsi. Dasabale bhattakiccaṃ katvā vihāraṃ gate dhammasabhāyaṃ kathā udapādi `aho buddhānaṃ ānubhāvo, yatra hi nāma cattāro māse ekagāthaṃ gahetuṃ asakkontampi lahukena khaṇeneva Evaṃ mahiddhikaṃ akaṃsū'ti, tathā hi jīvakassa nivesane nisinno bhagavā `evaṃ cūḷapanthakassa cittaṃ samāhitaṃ, vīthipaṭipannā vipassanā'ti ñatvā yathānisinnoyeva attānaṃ dassetvā `panthaka nevāyaṃ pilotikā kiliṭṭhā rajānukiṇṇā, ito pana aññopi ariyassa vinaye saṅkileso rajo'ti dassento:-

`rāgo rajo na ca pana reṇu vuccati

rāgassetaṃ adhivacanaṃ rajoti

etaṃ rajaṃ vippajahitvā bhikkhavo