Atha kho sikhā­mog­gallāno brāhmaṇo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavatā saddhiṃ sammodi. Sammodanīyaṃ kathaṃ sāraṇīyaṃ vītisāretvā ekamantaṃ nisīdi. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho sikhā­mog­gallāno brāhmaṇo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: 

“Purimāni, bho gotama, divasāni purimatarāni soṇakāyano māṇavo yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṃ etadavoca: ‘samaṇo gotamo sabbakammānaṃ akiriyaṃ paññapeti, sabbakammānaṃ kho pana akiriyaṃ paññapento ucchedaṃ āha lokassa’—kammasaccāyaṃ, bho, loko kamma­samāram­bhaṭ­ṭhāyī”ti.

“Dassanampi kho ahaṃ, brāhmaṇa, soṇakāyanassa māṇavassa nābhijānāmi; kuto panevarūpo kathāsallāpo. Cattārimāni, brāhmaṇa, kammāni mayā sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā paveditāni. Katamāni cattāri? Atthi, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhaṃ kaṇhavipākaṃ; atthi, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ sukkaṃ sukkavipākaṃ; atthi, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhasukkaṃ kaṇha­sukka­vipākaṃ; atthi, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ akaṇhaasukkaṃ akaṇha­asukka­vipākaṃ kammakkhayāya saṃvattati.

Katamañca, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhaṃ kaṇhavipākaṃ? Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco sabyābajjhaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṃ vacīsaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhaṃ manosaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti. So sabyābajjhaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā, sabyābajjhaṃ vacīsaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā, sabyābajjhaṃ manosaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā sabyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapajjati. Tamenaṃ sabyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapannaṃ samānaṃ sabyābajjhā phassā phusanti. So sabyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhaṃ vedanaṃ vediyati ekantadukkhaṃ, seyyathāpi sattā nerayikā. Idaṃ vuccati, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhaṃ kaṇhavipākaṃ.

Katamañca, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ sukkaṃ sukkavipākaṃ? Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco abyābajjhaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti, abyābajjhaṃ vacīsaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti, abyābajjhaṃ manosaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti. So abyābajjhaṃ kāyasaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā, abyābajjhaṃ vacīsaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā, abyābajjhaṃ manosaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā abyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapajjati. Tamenaṃ abyābajjhaṃ lokaṃ upapannaṃ samānaṃ abyābajjhā phassā phusanti. So abyābajjhehi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno abyābajjhaṃ vedanaṃ vediyati ekantasukhaṃ, seyyathāpi devā subhakiṇhā. Idaṃ vuccati, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ sukkaṃ sukkavipākaṃ.

Katamañca, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhasukkaṃ kaṇha­sukka­vipākaṃ? Idha, brāhmaṇa, ekacco sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosaṅkhāraṃ abhisaṅkharoti. So sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi kāyasaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vacīsaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā, sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi manosaṅkhāraṃ abhi­saṅ­kha­ritvā sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṃ upapajjati. Tamenaṃ sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi lokaṃ upapannaṃ samānaṃ sabyābajjhāpi abyābajjhāpi phassā phusanti. So sab­yā­baj­jhe­hipi abyābajjhehipi phassehi phuṭṭho samāno sabyābajjhampi abyābajjhampi vedanaṃ vediyati vokiṇṇa­su­kha­duk­khaṃ, seyyathāpi manussā ekacce ca devā ekacce ca vinipātikā. Idaṃ vuccati, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ kaṇhasukkaṃ kaṇha­sukka­vipākaṃ.

Katamañca, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ akaṇhaasukkaṃ akaṇha­asukka­vipākaṃ kammakkhayāya saṃvattati? Tatra, brāhmaṇa, yamidaṃ kammaṃ kaṇhaṃ kaṇhavipākaṃ tassa pahānāya yā cetanā, yamidaṃ kammaṃ sukkaṃ sukkavipākaṃ tassa pahānāya yā cetanā, yamidaṃ kammaṃ kaṇhasukkaṃ kaṇha­sukka­vipākaṃ tassa pahānāya yā cetanā—idaṃ vuccati, brāhmaṇa, kammaṃ akaṇhaasukkaṃ akaṇha­asukka­vipākaṃ kammakkhayāya saṃvattati. Imāni kho, brāhmaṇa, cattāri kammāni mayā sayaṃ abhiññā sacchikatvā paveditānī”ti.

Tatiyaṃ.