Opammakathāpañha
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Milindapañha
Opammakathāpañha
Samuddavagga
4. Sālakalyāṇikaṅgapañha
“Bhante nāgasena, ‘sālakalyāṇikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?
“Yathā, mahārāja, sālakalyāṇikā nāma antopathaviyaṁyeva abhivaḍḍhati hatthasatampi bhiyyopi;
evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena cattāri sāmaññaphalāni catasso paṭisambhidā chaḷabhiññāyo kevalañca samaṇadhammaṁ suññāgāreyeva paripūrayitabbaṁ.
Idaṁ, mahārāja, sālakalyāṇikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.
Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena—
‘Sālakalyāṇikā nāma,
pādapo dharaṇīruho;
Antopathaviyaṁyeva,
satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.
Yathā kālamhi sampatte,
paripākena so dumo;
Uggañchitvāna ekāhaṁ,
satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.
Evamevāhaṁ mahāvīra,
sālakalyāṇikā viya;
Abbhantare suññāgāre,
dhammato abhivaḍḍhayin’”ti.
Sālakalyāṇikaṅgapañho catuttho.