1.1Atha kho bhagavā parittaṁ nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsuṁ āropetvā bhikkhū āmantesi:1.2“taṁ kiṁ maññatha, bhikkhave, katamaṁ nu kho bahutaraṁ—1.3yo vāyaṁ mayā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito, ayaṁ vā mahāpathavī”ti?1.4“Etadeva, bhante, bahutaraṁ, yadidaṁ—1.5mahāpathavī;1.6appamattakāyaṁ bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito.1.7Saṅkhampi na upeti, upanidhampi na upeti, kalabhāgampi na upeti mahāpathaviṁ upanidhāya bhagavatā paritto nakhasikhāyaṁ paṁsu āropito”ti.

1.8“Evameva kho, bhikkhave, appakā te sattā ye manussā cutā manussesu paccājāyanti; atha kho eteva bahutarā sattā ye manussā cutā niraye paccājāyanti …pe….“… the sentient beings who die as humans and are reborn as humans are few, while those who die as humans and are reborn in hell are many …”

1.9Paṭhamaṁ.