Bodhisatto hatthācariyaṃ disvā "idaṃ bhayaṃ mayhaṃ etassa purisassa santikā uppannaṃ, ahaṃ kho pana mahābalo hatthisahassampi viddhaṃsetuṃ samattho, pahomi kujjhitvā saraṭṭhakaṃ senāvāhanaṃ nāsetuṃ sace pana kujjhissāmi, sīlaṃ me bhijjissati, tasmā sattīhi koṭṭiyamānopi na kujjhissāmī"ti cittaṃ adhiṭṭhāya sīlaṃ onāmetvā niccalova aṭṭhāsi. Tenāha bhagavā:-