Deep Commentary

This verse is part of a series taught by the Buddha at Jetavana concerning a large group of bhikkhus, particularly the story of Sona Kutikanna and his mother. While Sona was away, his mother demonstrated profound non-attachment when bandits looted her home—she remained calm, continued listening to Dhamma, and even rebuked her servant for disturbing her. The bandit chief, impressed, returned everything and later ordained. The Buddha then taught that a practitioner who contemplates the rise and fall of the five aggregates (form, feeling, perception, formations, consciousness) with insight experiences joy and happiness, realizing the Deathless (Nibbana).