Nanu ca bhagavā kulaputtassa dhammaṃ desessāmīti āgato, kasmā na desesīti? Kulaputtassa maggadaratho appaṭipassaddho, na sakkhissati dhammadesanaṃ sampaṭicchituṃ, so tāvassa paṭipassambhatūti na desesi. Apare – "rājagahaṃ nāma ākiṇṇamanussaṃ avivittaṃ dasahi saddehi, so saddo diyaḍḍhayāmamattena sannisīdati, taṃ āgamento na desesī"ti vadanti. Taṃ akāraṇaṃ, brahmalokappamāṇampi hi saddaṃ bhagavā attano ānubhāvena vūpasametuṃ sakkoti, maggadarathavūpasamaṃ āgamentoyeva pana na desesi.