Atha kho aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkan­ta­vaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho sā devatā bhagavantaṃ etadavoca: “chayime, bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvattanti. Katame cha? Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā—ime kho, bhante, cha dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvattantī”ti. Idamavoca sā devatā. Samanuñño satthā ahosi. Atha kho sā devatā “samanuñño me satthā”ti bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tat­the­vantara­dhāyi.

Atha kho bhagavā tassā rattiyā accayena bhikkhū āmantesi: “imaṃ, bhikkhave, rattiṃ aññatarā devatā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkan­ta­vaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yenāhaṃ tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā maṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho, bhikkhave, sā devatā maṃ etadavoca: ‘chayime, bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvattanti. Katame cha? Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā—ime kho, bhante, cha dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṃvattantī’ti. Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā. Idaṃ vatvā maṃ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṃ katvā tat­the­vantara­dhāyī”ti.

Evaṃ vutte āyasmā sāriputto bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā etadavoca: “imassa kho ahaṃ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena atthaṃ ājānāmi. Idha, bhante, bhikkhu attanā ca satthugāravo hoti satthu­gārava­tāya ca vaṇṇavādī. Ye caññe bhikkhū na satthugāravā te ca satthu­gārava­tāya samādapeti. Ye caññe bhikkhū satthugāravā tesañca vaṇṇaṃ bhaṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena. Attanā ca dhammagāravo hoti … saṅghagāravo hoti … sikkhāgāravo hoti … suvaco hoti … kalyāṇamitto hoti kal­yāṇa­mitta­tāya ca vaṇṇavādī. Ye caññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇamittā te ca kal­yāṇa­mitta­tāya samādapeti. Ye caññe bhikkhū kalyāṇamittā tesañca vaṇṇaṃ bhaṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena. Imassa kho ahaṃ, bhante, bhagavatā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena atthaṃ ājānāmī”ti.

“Sādhu sādhu, sāriputta. Sādhu kho tvaṃ, sāriputta, imassa mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena atthaṃ ājānāsi. Idha, sāriputta, bhikkhu attanā ca satthugāravo hoti satthu­gārava­tāya ca vaṇṇavādī. Ye caññe bhikkhū na satthugāravā te ca satthu­gārava­tāya samādapeti. Ye caññe bhikkhū satthugāravā tesañca vaṇṇaṃ bhaṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena. Attanā ca dhammagāravo hoti … saṅghagāravo hoti … sikkhāgāravo hoti … suvaco hoti … kalyāṇamitto hoti kal­yāṇa­mitta­tāya ca vaṇṇavādī. Ye caññe bhikkhū na kalyāṇamittā te ca kal­yāṇa­mitta­tāya samādapeti. Ye caññe bhikkhū kalyāṇamittā tesañca vaṇṇaṃ bhaṇati bhūtaṃ tacchaṃ kālena. Imassa kho, sāriputta, mayā saṅkhittena bhāsitassa evaṃ vitthārena attho daṭṭhabbo”ti.

Pañcamaṃ.