“Bhante nāgasena, ‘dīpiniyā ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, dīpinī sakiṃyeva gabbhaṃ gaṇhāti, na punappunaṃ purisaṃ upeti? Evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena āyatiṃ paṭisandhiṃ uppattiṃ gabbhaseyyaṃ cutiṃ bhedaṃ khayaṃ vināsaṃ saṃsārabhayaṃ duggatiṃ visamaṃ sampīḷitaṃ disvā ‘punabbhave nap­paṭi­sanda­his­sāmī’ti yoniso manasikāro karaṇīyo. Idaṃ, mahārāja, dīpiniyā ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena suttanipāte dhani­ya­gopāla­ka­sutte—

‘Usabhoriva chetva bandhanāni,
Nāgo pūtilataṃva dālayitvā;
Nāhaṃ punupessaṃ gabbhaseyyaṃ,
Atha ce patthayasī pavassa devā’”ti.

Dīpini­yaṅga­pañho catuttho.