Evaṃ kilesappahānaṃ nibbānādhigamañca mettābhāvanāya sikhāppattamānisaṃsaṃ dassetvā idāni aññe ānisaṃse dassetuṃ "ekampi ce"tiādimāha. Tattha aduṭṭhacittoti mettābalena suṭṭhu vikkhambhitabyāpādatāya byāpādena adūsitacitto. Mettāyatīti hitapharaṇavasena mettaṃ karoti. Kusaloti atisayena kusalavā mahāpuñño, paṭighādianatthavigamena vo. Khemī tenāti tena mettāyitena. Sabbe ca pāṇeti casaddo byatireke. Manasānukampanti cittena anukampanto. Idaṃ vuttaṃ hoti – ekasattavisayāpi tāva mettā mahākusalarāsi, sabbe pana pāṇe attano piyaputtaṃ viya hitapharaṇena manasā anukampanto pahūtaṃ bahuṃ anappakaṃ apariyantaṃ catusaṭṭhimahākappepi attano vipākappabandhaṃ pavattetuṃ samatthaṃ uḷārapuññaṃ ariyo parisuddhacitto puggalo pakaroti nipphādeti.