“Bhante nāgasena, ‘kukkuṭassa pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamāni tāni pañca aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, kukkuṭo kālena samayena paṭisallīyati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena kālena samayeneva cetiyaṅgaṇaṃ sammajjitvā pānīyaṃ paribhojanīyaṃ upaṭṭhapetvā sarīraṃ paṭijaggitvā nahāyitvā cetiyaṃ vanditvā vuḍḍhānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dassanāya gantvā kālena samayena suññāgāraṃ pavisitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭassa paṭhamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭo kālena samayeneva vuṭṭhāti; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena kālena samayeneva vuṭṭhahitvā cetiyaṅgaṇaṃ sammajjitvā pānīyaṃ paribhojanīyaṃ upaṭṭhapetvā sarīraṃ paṭijaggitvā cetiyaṃ vanditvā punadeva suññāgāraṃ pavisitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭassa dutiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭo pathaviṃ khaṇitvā khaṇitvā ajjhohāraṃ ajjhoharati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena paccavekkhitvā paccavekkhitvā ajjhohāraṃ ajjho­ha­ri­tabbaṃ ‘neva davāya na madāya na maṇḍanāya na vibhūsanāya, yāvadeva imassa kāyassa ṭhitiyā yāpanāya vihiṃ­sū­para­tiyā brahma­cari­yā­nuggahāya, iti purāṇañca vedanaṃ paṭihaṅkhāmi navañca vedanaṃ na uppādessāmi, yātrā ca me bhavissati anavajjatā ca phāsuvihāro cā’ti. Idaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭassa tatiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena—

‘Kantāre puttamaṃsaṃva,
akkhas­sabbhañ­janaṃ yathā;
Evaṃ āhari āhāraṃ,
yāpanat­tha­ma­mucchito’ti.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭo sacakkhukopi rattiṃ andho hoti; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena anandheneva andhena viya bhavitabbaṃ, araññepi gocaragāme piṇḍāya carantenapi rajanīyesu rūpa­sadda­gandha­ra­sa­phoṭṭhab­ba­dham­mesu andhena badhirena mūgena viya bhavitabbaṃ, na nimittaṃ gahetabbaṃ, nānubyañjanaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭassa catutthaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, therena mahā­kaccāya­nena—

‘Cakkhumāssa yathā andho,
sotavā badhiro yathā;
Paññavāssa yathā mūgo,
balavā dubbaloriva;
Attaatthe samuppanne,
sayetha matasāyikan’ti.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭo leḍḍu­daṇḍa­laguḷa­mugga­rehi pari­pāti­yantopi sakaṃ gehaṃ na vijahati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena cīvarakammaṃ karontenapi navakammaṃ karontenapi vattap­paṭivat­taṃ karontenapi uddisantenapi uddisā­pen­tenapi yoniso manasikāro na vijahitabbo, sakaṃ kho panetaṃ, mahārāja, yogino gehaṃ, yadidaṃ yoniso manasikāro. Idaṃ, mahārāja, kukkuṭassa pañcamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena ‘ko ca, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno gocaro sako pettiko visayo? Yadidaṃ cattāro satipaṭṭhānā’ti. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, therena sāriputtena dhamma­senā­pati­nāpi—

‘Yathā sudanto mātaṅgo,
sakaṃ soṇḍaṃ na maddati;
Bhak­khā­bhak­khaṃ vijānāti,
attano vuttikappanaṃ.

Tatheva buddhaputtena,
Appamattena vā pana;
Jinavacanaṃ na madditabbaṃ,
Manasikā­ra­va­ruttaman’”ti.

Kukku­ṭaṅ­gapañho dutiyo.