6. Bhojanaṅgapañho

6. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, ‘bhojanassa tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamāni tāni tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī’’ti? ‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, bhojanaṃ sabbasattānaṃ upatthambho, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sabbasattānaṃ maggupatthambhena bhavitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, bhojanassa paṭhamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

‘‘Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, bhojanaṃ sabbasattānaṃ balaṃ vaḍḍheti, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena puññavaḍḍhiyā vaḍḍhitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, bhojanassa dutiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

‘‘Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, bhojanaṃ sabbasattānaṃ abhipatthitaṃ, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena sabbalokābhipatthitena bhavitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, bhojanassa tatiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, therena mahāmoggallānena –

‘‘‘Saṃyamena niyamena, sīlena paṭipattiyā;

Patthitena bhavitabbaṃ, sabbalokassa yoginā’’’ti.

Bhojanaṅgapañho chaṭṭho.