4. Sālakalyāṇikaṅgapañho

4. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, ‘sālakalyāṇikāya ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’nti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabba’’nti? ‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, sālakalyāṇikā nāma antopathaviyaṃ yeva abhivaḍḍhati hatthasatampi bhiyyopi, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena cattāri sāmaññaphalāni catasso paṭisambhidā chaḷabhiññāyo kevalañca samaṇadhammaṃ suññāgāre yeva paripūrayitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, sālakalyāṇikāya ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena –

‘‘‘Sālakalyāṇikā nāma, pādapo dharaṇīruho;

Antopathaviyaṃ yeva, satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.

‘‘‘Yathā kālamhi sampatte, paripākena so dumo;

Uggañchitvāna ekāhaṃ, satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.

‘‘‘Evamevāhaṃ mahāvīra, sālakalyāṇikā viya;

Abbhantare suññāgāre, dhammato abhivaḍḍhayi’’’nti.

Sālakalyāṇikaṅgapañho catuttho.