[353] Idaṃpi sutvā brāhmaṇo cintesi "pañcasīlaṃ nāma rakkhituṃ garukaṃ, atthi nukho aññaṃ kiñci īdisameva hutvā ito appatthatarañca mahapphalatarañcā"ti. Tato taṃ pucchanto punapi "atthi pana bho gotamā"tiādimāha. Athassa bhagavā tividhasīlapāripūriyaṃ ṭhitassa paṭhamajjhānādīnaṃ yaññānaṃ appatthataratañca mahapphalatarañca dassetukāmo buddhuppādato paṭṭhāya desanaṃ ārabhanto "idha brāhmaṇā"ti ādimāha. Tattha yasmā heṭṭhāvuttehi guṇehi samannāgato paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ, paṭhamajjhānādīsu ṭhito dutiyādīni nibbattento na kilamati, tasmā tāni

@2-2 cha.Ma. appaṭṭhatarañca mahapphalatarañca evamuparipi Appatthāni appasamārambhāni. Yasmā panettha paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ ekaṃ kappaṃ brahmaloke āyuṃ deti. Dutiyaṃ aṭṭha kappe. Tatiyaṃ catusaṭṭhi kappe. Catutthaṃ pañcakappasatāni. Tadevākāsānañcāyatanādisamāpattivasena bhāvitaṃ vīsati cattālīsaṃ saṭṭhi caturāsīti ca kappasahassāni āyuṃ deti. Tasmā mahapphalatarañca mahānisaṃsatarañca. Nīvaraṇādīnaṃ pana paccanīkadhammānaṃ pariccattattā taṃ "yañño"ti veditabbaṃ.

Vipassanāñāṇaṃpi yasmā catutthajjhānapariyosānesu guṇesu patiṭṭhāya nibbattento na kilamati, tasmā appatthaṃ appasamārambhaṃ, vipassanāsukhasadisassa pana sukhassa abhāvā mahapphalaṃ. Paccanīkakilesapariccāgato yaññoti. Manomayiddhipi yasmā vipassanāñāṇe patiṭṭhāya nibbattento na kilamati, tasmā appatthā appasamārambhā attano sadisarūpanimmānasamatthatāya mahapphalā, attano paccanīkakilesapariccāgato yañño. Iddhividhañāṇādīnipi yasmā manomayañāṇādīsu patiṭṭhāya nibbattento na kilamati, tasmā appatthāni appasamārambhāni, attano attano paccanīkakilesappahānato yañño.