Taṃ bodhiparipācanaṃ hoti, imasmiṃ devaloke uppattikāraṇaṃ bhavissatī"ti cintetvā nāgabhavanaṃ gantvā mātāpitaro āha "ammatātā ahaṃ uposathakammaṃ karissāmī"ti. Tehi "idheva uposathaṃ upavasāhi, bahigatānaṃ nāgānaṃ mahantaṃ bhayan"ti vutte ekavāraṃ tathā katvā nāgakaññāhi upadduto punavāre mātāpitūnaṃ anārocetvā attano bhariyaṃ āmantetvā "bhadde ahaṃ manussalokaṃ gantvā yamunātīre mahānigrodharukkho atthi, tassa avidūre vammikamatthake bhoge ābhujitvā caturaṅgasamannāgataṃ uposathaṃ adhiṭṭhāya nipajjitvā uposathakammaṃ karissāmī"ti nāgabhavanato nikkhamitvā tathā karoti. Tena vuttaṃ:- "virūpakkhena mahāraññā devalokamagacchahan"tiādi.

[12] Tattha passiṃ tvāhaṃ deve ekantaṃ sukhasamappite

taṃ saggaṃ gamanatthāya sīlabbataṃ samādiyiṃ.

[13] Sarīrakiccaṃ katvāna bhutvā yāpanamattakaṃ