“Bhante nāgasena, ‘sāla­kal­yāṇi­kāya ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, sālakalyāṇikā nāma anto­patha­vi­yaṃ­yeva abhivaḍḍhati hatthasatampi bhiyyopi; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena cattāri sāmaññaphalāni catasso paṭisambhidā chaḷabhiññāyo kevalañca samaṇadhammaṃ suññāgāreyeva pari­pūra­yi­tab­baṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, sāla­kal­yāṇi­kāya ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena—

‘Sālakalyāṇikā nāma,
pādapo dharaṇīruho;
Anto­patha­vi­yaṃ­yeva,
satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.

Yathā kālamhi sampatte,
paripākena so dumo;
Uggañchitvāna ekāhaṃ,
satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.

Evamevāhaṃ mahāvīra,
sālakalyāṇikā viya;
Abbhantare suññāgāre,
dhammato abhivaḍḍhayin’”ti.

Sāla­kal­yāṇi­kaṅga­pañho catuttho.