Atha naṃ "āyuādīsu kiṃ patthetvā cakkhūni desi devā"ti pucchiṃsu. Mahāpuriso "nāhaṃ diṭṭhadhammikaṃ samparāyikaṃ vā sampattiṃ patthetvā demi, api ca bodhisattānaṃ āciṇṇasamāciṇṇo porāṇakamaggo esa, yadidaṃ dānapāramipūraṇaṃ nāmā"ti āha. Tena vuttaṃ:-

"āyuṃ nu vaṇṇaṃ nu sukhaṃ balaṃ nu

kiṃ patthayāno nu janinda desi

kathañhi rājā sivinaṃ anuttaro