1. Atha kho bhagavā sattāhassa accayena tamhā samādhimhā vuṭṭhahitvā rājāyatanamūlā yena ajapālanigrodho, tenupasaṅkami. Tatra sudaṃ bhagavā ajapālanigrodhamūle viharati.
2. Atha kho bhagavato rahogatassa patisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi: "adhigato kho myāyaṃ dhammo gambhiro duddaso duranubodho santo paṇīto atakkāvacaro nipuṇo paṇḍitavedanīyo. Ālayarāmā kho panā'yaṃ pajā ālayasammuditā. Ālayarāmāya kho pana pajāya ālayaratā ālayasammuditāya duddasaṃ idaṃ [PTS Page 005] [q 5/] ṭhānaṃ - yadidaṃ idappaccayatā paṭiccasamuppādo. Idampi kho ṭhānaṃ sududdasaṃ - yadidaṃ sabbasaṅkhārasamatho sabbūpadhipaṭinissaggo taṇhakkhayo virāgo nirodho nibbāṇaṃ. Ahañceva1- kho pana dhammaṃ deseyyaṃ, pare ca me na ājāneyyuṃ, so mama'ssa kilamathe; sā mama'ssa vihesā"ti.

3. Apissu bhagavantaṃ imā anacchariyā gāthāyo paṭarahogatasssutapubbā.

"Kicchena me adhigataṃ halaṃdāni pakāsituṃ,
Rāgadosaparetehi nāyaṃ dhammo susambudho.

Paṭisotagāmiṃ nipuṇaṃ gambhīraṃ duddasaṃ aṇuṃ,
Rāgarattā na dakkhinti2- tamokkhandhena āvaṭāti3-"

4. Itiha bhagavato paṭisañcikkhato appossukkatāya cittaṃ namati, no dhammadesanāya. Atha kho brahmuno sahampatissa bhagavato cetasā ceto parivitakkamaññāya etadahosi: "nassati vata bho, loko; vinassati vata bho, loko; yatra hi nāma tathāgatassa arahato sammāsambuddhassa appossukkatāya cittaṃ namati, no dhammadesanāyā"ti.

5. Atha kho brahmā sahampati seyyathāpi nāma balavā puriso sammiñajitaṃ vā bāhaṃ pasāreyya, pasāritaṃ vā bāhaṃ sammiñejayya, evameva brahmaloke antarahito bhagavato purato pāturahosi. Atha kho brahmā sahampati ekaṃsaṃ uttarāsaṅgaṃ karitvā dakkhiṇaṃ jāṇumaṇḍalarāgarattānihantvā yena bhagavā tenañajaliṃ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: "desetu bhante, bhagavā dhammaṃ. Desetu sugato dhammaṃ. Santi6- sattā apparajakkhajātikā assavaṇatā dhammassa parihāyanti. Bhavissanti dhammassa aññātāro"ti. Idamavoca brahamā sahampati idaṃ vatvāna7- athathāparaṃ etadavoca:

1. "Ahameva" to, vi;ma, nu, pa 2. "Dakkhanti" machasaṃ
3. "Āvuṭā" machasaṃ 4. "Dakkhiṇapānumaṇḍalaṃ" machasaṃ
5. "Pathaviyaṃ" machasaṃ 6. Santīdha sattā" a, vi, ja, pu
7. "Vatvā" to,pasāreyya,