Sumano kira bhagavā bodhisamīpeyeva sattasattāhāni vītināmetvā dhammadesanatthaṃ brahmāyācanaṃ sampaṭicchitvā "kassa nu kho ahaṃ paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ deseyyan"ti upadhārento attanā saha pabbajitānaṃ tiṃsakoṭiyo ca attano kaniṭṭhabhātikaṃ vemātikaṃ saraṇakumārañca purohitaputtaṃ bhāvitattamāṇavakañca upanissayasampanne disvā "etesaṃ paṭhamaṃ dhammaṃ deseyyan"ti cintetvā haṃsarājā viya gaganapathena mekhaluyyāne otaritvā uyyānapālaṃ pesetvā attano kaniṭṭhabhātikaṃ saraṇakumārañca purohitaputtaṃ bhāvitattakumārañca pakkosāpetvā tesaṃ parivārabhūtā tesaṃ parivārabhūtā sattattiṃsakoṭiyo attanā saha pabbajitā tiṃsakoṭiyo ca aññe ca bahū devamanussakoṭiyo cāti devaṃ koṭisatasahassaṃ dhammacakkappavattanena dhammāmataṃ pāyesi. Tena vuttaṃ:-

@2 vi.mahā. 4/10/10, dī.mahā. 10/72/35, Ma.mū. 12/284/245, Ma.Ma. 13/340/322

[2] "tadā amatabheriṃ so āhanī mekhale pure