“Bhante nāgasena, ‘maṇiratanassa tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamāni tāni tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, maṇiratanaṃ ekanta­pari­suddhaṃ; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena ekanta­pari­suddhā­jīvena bhavitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, maṇiratanassa paṭhamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, maṇiratanaṃ na kenaci saddhiṃ missīyati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena pāpehi pāpasahāyehi saddhiṃ na missitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, maṇiratanassa dutiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, maṇiratanaṃ jātiratanehi yojīyati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena uttama­vara­jāti­man­tehi saddhiṃ saṃvasitabbaṃ, paṭi­panna­kaphalaṭ­ṭha­sekkha­phala­samaṅ­gīhi sotā­panna­sa­kadā­gāmi­a­nāgā­mi­arahan­ta­tevijja­cha­ḷabhiñ­ña­samaṇa­ma­ṇirata­nehi saddhiṃ saṃvasitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, maṇiratanassa tatiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena suttanipāte—

‘Suddhā suddhehi saṃvāsaṃ,
Kappayavho patissatā;
Tato samaggā nipakā,
Dukkhassantaṃ karissathā’”ti.

Maṇirata­naṅ­gapañho sattamo.