1. Suddhabrahmacariyakathāvaṇṇanā

269. Idāni brahmacariyakathā hoti. Tattha dve brahmacariyavāsā, maggabhāvanā ca pabbajjā ca. Pabbajjā sabbadevesu natthi. Maggabhāvanā ṭhapetvā asaññasatte sesesu appaṭisiddhā. Tattha ye paranimmitavasavattideve upādāya taduparidevesu maggabhāvanampi na icchanti seyyathāpi sammitiyā, te sandhāya natthi devesūti pucchā sakavādissa. ‘‘Tīhi, bhikkhave, ṭhānehi jambudīpakā manussā uttarakuruke ca manusse adhiggaṇhanti deve ca tāvatiṃse. Katamehi tīhi? Sūrā satimanto idha brahmacariyavāso’’ti (a. ni. 9.21) idaṃ suttaṃ nissāya dvepi brahmacariyavāsā natthi devesūti uppannaladdhivasena paṭiññā paravādissa. Puna dvinnampi brahmacariyānaṃ antarāyikadhammavaseneva sabbe devā jaḷāti pucchā sakavādissa. Tattha hatthasaṃvācikāti mūgā viya hatthamuddhāya vattāro. Parato atthi devesūti pucchā paravādissa, maggabhāvanaṃ sandhāya paṭiññā sakavādissa. Paṭiññāya adhippāyaṃ asallakkhetvā pabbajjāvasena anuyogo paravādissa.

270. Yattha natthi pabbajjāti pañhe gihīnañceva ekaccānañca devānaṃ maggapaṭilābhaṃ sandhāya paṭikkhepo tasseva. Puna puṭṭho paccantavāsino ceva asaññasatte ca sandhāya paṭiññā tasseva. Yo pabbajatītiādīsu pucchāsupi eseva nayo. Puna ‘‘atthi devesū’’ti pañhepi maggabhāvanaṃ sandhāyeva paṭiññā sakavādissa, ‘‘sabbadevesū’’ti vutte asaññasatte sandhāya paṭikkhepo tasseva.

271. Manussesūti pañhadvaye jambudīpake sandhāya paṭiññā. Paccantavāsino sandhāya paṭikkhepo veditabbo.

Atthi yattha atthīti atthi te devā, atthi vā so padeso, yattha atthīti evaṃ sattapadesavibhāgamukhena vissajjanaṃ sakavādissa. Iminā nayena sabbe ekantarikapañhā veditabbā.

272. Suttānuyoge kuhiṃ phaluppattīti tassa anāgāmino arahattaphaluppatti kuhinti pucchā sakavādissa. Tatthevāti suddhāvāsesūti attho.

Handa hīti kāraṇatthe nipāto. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – yasmā anāgāmipuggalo idha loke bhāvitena maggena tattha suddhāvāsesu phalaṃ sacchikaroti, na tattha aññaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti, tasmā natthi devesu brahmacariyavāsoti.