Tato mahāsatto "esa bālo maṃ nissāya mā nassī"ti cintetvā "mahārāja vadho nāmesa bālassa vā paṇḍitassa vā na sādhūhi pasaṃsito, aññadatthu garahito eva, tasmā mā imaṃ ghātehi, ayaṃ yathāruci gacchatu, yañceva tassa `dassāmī'ti tayā paṭiññātaṃ, tampi ahāpetvāva dehī"ti āha. "ahañca te yaṃ icchitaṃ, taṃ karissāmi, attānaṃ tuyhaṃ dammī"ti āha. Tena vuttaṃ:-

[58] "tamahaṃ anurakkhanto nimminiṃ mama attanā

tiṭṭhateso mahārāja kāmakāro bhavāmi te"ti.