Idāni yantaṃ ariyā ācikkhanti upekkhako satimā sukhavihārīti ettha yaṃjhānahetu yaṃjhānakāraṇā taṃ tatiyajjhānasamaṅgipuggalaṃ buddhādayo ariyā ācikkhanti desenti paññapenti paṭṭhapenti vivaranti vibhajanti uttānīkaronti pakāsenti,

Kinti? upekkhako satimā sukhavihārīti. Taṃ tatiyajjhānaṃ upasampajja viharatīti evamettha yojanā veditabbā.

Kasmā pana taṃ te evaṃ pasaṃsantīti? pasaṃsārahato. Ayaṃ hi yasmā Atimadhurasukhe sukhapāramippattepi tatiyajjhāne upekkhako, na tattha sukhābhisaṅgena ākaḍḍhiyatīti. Yathā ca pīti na uppajjati, evaṃ upaṭṭhitassatitāya satimā. Yasmā ca ariyakantaṃ ariyajanasevitameva asaṅkiliṭṭhaṃ sukhaṃ nāmakāyena paṭisaṃvedeti, tasmā pasaṃsāraho. Iti pasaṃsārahato naṃ ariyā te evaṃ pasaṃsārahahetubhūte guṇe pakāsentā "upekkhako satimā sukhavihārī"ti evaṃ pasaṃsantīti veditabbaṃ.

Tatiyanti gaṇanānupubbato tatiyaṃ, idaṃ tatiyaṃ samāpajjatītipi tatiyaṃ. Tasmiṃ samaye phasso hotītiādīsu jhānapañcake pītipadampi parihīnaṃ. Tassāpi vasena savibhattikāvibhattikapadavinicchayo veditabbo. Koṭṭhāsavārepi "duvaṅgikaṃ jhānaṃ hotī"ti āgataṃ. Sesaṃ dutiyajjhānasadisamevāti.