Ajjhattasamuṭṭhānā hiri nāma, bahiddhāsamuṭṭhānaṃ ottappaṃ nāma. Attādhipati hiri nāma, lokādhipati ottappaṃ nāma. Lajjāsabhāvasaṇṭhitā hiri nāma, bhayasabhāvasaṇṭhitaṃ ottappaṃ nāma. Sappatissavalakkhaṇā hiri nāma, vajjabhīrukabhayadassāvilakkhaṇaṃ ottappaṃ nāma.
Tattha ajjhattasamuṭṭhānahiriṃ catūhi kāraṇehi samuṭṭhāpeti jātiṃ paccavekkhitvā, vayaṃ paccavekkhitvā, sūrabhāvaṃ paccavekkhitvā, bāhusaccaṃ paccavekkhitvā. Kathaṃ? "pāpakaraṇannāmetaṃ na jātisampannānaṃ kammaṃ, hīnajaccānaṃ kevaṭṭādīnaṃ idaṃ kammaṃ, mādisassa jātisampannassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ tāva jātiṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Tathā "pāpakaraṇannāmetaṃ daharehi kattabbakammaṃ, mādisassa vaye ṭhitassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ vayaṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Tathā "pāpakaraṇannāmetaṃ dubbalajātikānaṃ kammaṃ, na sūrabhāvānaṃ. Mādisassa sūrabhāvasampannassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ sūrabhāvaṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Tathā "pāpakaraṇannāmetaṃ andhabālānaṃ
Mādisassa paṇḍitassa bahussutassa idaṃ kammaṃ kātuṃ na yuttan"ti evaṃ bāhusaccaṃ paccavekkhitvā pāṇātipātādipāpaṃ akaronto hiriṃ samuṭṭhāpeti. Evaṃ ajjhattasamuṭṭhānahiriṃ catūhi kāraṇehi samuṭṭhāpeti. Samuṭṭhāpetvā ca pana attano citte hiriṃ pavesetvā pāpakammaṃ na karoti, evaṃ ajjhattasamuṭṭhānā hiri nāma hoti.
Kathaṃ bahiddhāsamuṭṭhānaṃ ottappaṃ nāma? sace tvaṃ pāpakammaṃ karissasi, catūsu Parisāsu garahappatto bhavissasi.