Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū āyatakena gītassarena dhammaṁ gāyanti. Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “yatheva mayaṁ gāyāma, evamevime samaṇā sakyaputtiyā āyatakena gītassarena dhammaṁ gāyantī”ti. Assosuṁ kho bhikkhū tesaṁ manussānaṁ ujjhāyantānaṁ khiyyantānaṁ vipācentānaṁ. Ye te bhikkhū appicchā …pe… te ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “kathañhi nāma chabbaggiyā bhikkhū āyatakena gītassarena dhammaṁ gāyissantī”ti. Atha kho te bhikkhū bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Saccaṁ kira, bhikkhave …pe… “saccaṁ, bhagavā”ti …pe… dhammiṁ kathaṁ katvā bhikkhū āmantesi— “pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā āyatakena gītassarena dhammaṁ gāyantassa. Attanāpi tasmiṁ sare sārajjati, parepi tasmiṁ sare sārajjanti, gahapatikāpi ujjhāyanti, sarakuttimpi nikāmayamānassa samādhissa bhaṅgo hoti, pacchimā janatā diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjati— ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā āyatakena gītassarena dhammaṁ gāyantassa. Na, bhikkhave, āyatakena gītassarena dhammo gāyitabbo. Yo gāyeyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti. Tena kho pana samayena bhikkhū sarabhaññe kukkuccāyanti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Anujānāmi, bhikkhave, sarabhaññan”ti. Tena kho pana samayena chabbaggiyā bhikkhū bāhiralomiṁ uṇṇiṁ dhārenti. Manussā ujjhāyanti khiyyanti vipācenti— “seyyathāpi gihī kāmabhogino”ti. Bhagavato etamatthaṁ ārocesuṁ. “Na, bhikkhave, bāhiyalomi uṇṇi dhāretabbā. Yo dhāreyya, āpatti dukkaṭassā”ti.