1"Bhikkhus, possessing six qualities, even while listening to the good Dhamma one is incapable of entering upon the fixed course consisting in rightness in wholesome qualities. [n.1433] See AN3.22, AN5.151 –53, AN3.22, n. 358, and AN5.151, n. 1150. What six? One is obstructed by kamma; one is obstructed by defilement; one is obstructed by the result of kamma; one is without faith; one is without desire; and one is unwise. [n.1434] Mp: "Obstruction by kamma (kammāvaraṇatā) occurs through the five grave deeds with immediate result (see AN6.87). Obstruction by defilement (kilesāvaraṇatā) occurs through wrong view with fixed result that is, a grave wrong view that denies the working of kamma. Obstruction by result (vipākāvaraṇatā) is an unwholesome resultant rebirth or a rootless wholesome resultant rebirth." These two types of rebirth consciousness lack the root of wisdom and thus one reborn through them is incapable of attaining the path. One reborn with a two-rooted rebirth consciousness, lacking the root of wisdom, is also incapable of attaining the path. On the role of rebirth consciousness, see CMA 179, 194–95. The kind of desire (chanda) that is needed is wholesome desire, desire to do the good (kattukamyatāchandaṁ). Possessing these six qualities, even while listening to the good Dhamma one is incapable of entering upon the fixed course consisting in rightness in wholesome qualities.

2"Bhikkhus, possessing six qualities, while listening [n.1435] I follow Be, which does not have pi here, as against Ce and Ee, which have pi. In the partly parallel AN5.151 –53, Ce and Ee do not have pi. It seems the sense requires that pi should be excluded; for it is when listening to the good Dhamma that one would expect a person to enter the path. The same applies to AN6.87 and AN6.88 just below. to the good Dhamma one is capable of entering upon the fixed course consisting in rightness in wholesome qualities. What six? One is not obstructed by kamma; one is not obstructed by defilement; one is not obstructed by the result of kamma; one is endowed with faith; one has desire; and one is wise. Possessing these six qualities, while listening to the good Dhamma one is capable of entering upon the fixed course consisting in rightness in wholesome qualities."

1"Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato suṇantopi saddhammaṁ abhabbo niyāmaṁ okkamituṁ kusalesu dhammesu sammattaṁ. Katamehi chahi? Kammāvaraṇatāya samannāgato hoti, kilesāvaraṇatāya samannāgato hoti, vipākāvaraṇatāya samannāgato hoti, assaddho ca hoti, acchandiko ca, duppañño ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato suṇantopi saddhammaṁ abhabbo niyāmaṁ okkamituṁ kusalesu dhammesu sammattaṁ.

2Chahi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato suṇanto saddhammaṁ bhabbo niyāmaṁ okkamituṁ kusalesu dhammesu sammattaṁ. Katamehi chahi? Na kammāvaraṇatāya samannāgato hoti, na kilesāvaraṇatāya samannāgato hoti, na vipākāvaraṇatāya samannāgato hoti, saddho ca hoti, chandiko ca, paññavā ca. Imehi kho, bhikkhave, chahi dhammehi samannāgato suṇanto saddhammaṁ bhabbo niyāmaṁ okkamituṁ kusalesu dhammesu sammattan"ti.

Dutiyaṁ.