Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Awakened One, as I have heard:
“Sikkhānisaṁsā, bhikkhave, viharatha paññuttarā vimuttisārā satādhipateyyā. Sikkhānisaṁsānaṁ, bhikkhave, viharataṁ paññuttarānaṁ vimuttisārānaṁ satādhipateyyānaṁ dvinnaṁ phalānaṁ aññataraṁ phalaṁ pāṭikaṅkhaṁ—diṭṭheva dhamme aññā, sati vā upādisese anāgāmitā”ti.
“You should live with training as the benefit, with wisdom as the north [star], with liberation as the essence, ruled by mindfulness. For those who dwell in such a way—with training as the benefit, with wisdom as the north star, with liberation as the essence, ruled by mindfulness—one of two results is to be expected: either final knowledge [of the complete wearing away of the taints] here and now, or, if there is any residual clinging for existence, the state of non-returning.”
Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca. Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
The Blessed One spoke on this matter. In this regard, it is said:
“Paripuṇṇasikkhaṁ apahānadhammaṁ,
Paññuttaraṁ jātikhayantadassiṁ;
Taṁ ve muniṁ antimadehadhāriṁ,
Mārañjahaṁ brūmi jarāya pāraguṁ.
“One who has completed the training, who is not liable to decline,
whose wisdom is supreme, who sees the wearing away and ending of rebirth;
that sage, bearing his final body,
having abandoned Māra, I declare him one who has gone beyond aging.
Tasmā sadā jhānaratā samāhitā,
Ātāpino jātikhayantadassino;
Māraṁ sasenaṁ abhibhuyya bhikkhavo,
Bhavatha jātimaraṇassa pāragā”ti.
Therefore, always delighting in jhāna, collected,
with continuous effort, who sees the wearing away and ending of rebirth;
overcoming Māra and his army,
become those who have gone beyond birth and death.”
Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
This matter too was spoken by the Blessed One, as I have heard.