So "vīmaṃsissāmi tāva nan"ti tattheva ṭhatvā pāsāṇe saddhiṃ kathento viya "bho pāsāṇā"ti vatvā paṭivacanaṃ alabhanto yāvatatiyaṃ "bho pāsāṇo"ti āha. Pāsāṇo paṭivacanaṃ na deti. Punapi bodhisatto "kiṃ bho pāsāṇa ajja mayhaṃ paṭivacanaṃ na desī"ti āha. Kumbhīlo "addhā ayaṃ pāsāṇo aññesu divasesu vānarindassa paṭivacanaṃ deti maññe, ajja pana mayā ottharitattā na deti, handāhaṃ dassāmissa paṭivacanan"ti cintetvā "kiṃ vānarindā"ti āha. Kosi tvanti. Ahaṃ kumbhīloti. Kimatthaṃ ettha nipannosīti. Tava hadayaṃ patthayamānoti. Bodhisatto cintesi "añño me gamanamaggo natthi, paṭiruddhaṃ vata me gamanan"ti. Tena vuttaṃ:-

pīḷito suṃsumārena gamanaṃ na labhāmahaṃ.

[68] Yamhokāse ahaṃ ṭhatvā orā pāraṃ patāmahaṃ