“Bhante nāgasena, ‘kumbhassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, kumbho sampuṇṇo na saṇati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena āgame adhigame pariyattiyaṃ sāmaññe pāramiṃ patvā na saṇitabbaṃ, na tena māno karaṇīyo, na dabbo dassetabbo, nihatamānena nihatadabbena bhavitabbaṃ, ujukena amukharena avikatthinā. Idaṃ, mahārāja, kumbhassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena suttanipāte—

‘Yadūnakaṃ taṃ saṇati,
Yaṃ pūraṃ santameva taṃ;
Aḍḍha­kum­bhū­pamo bālo,
Rahado pūrova paṇḍito’”ti.

Kumbhaṅgapañho paṭhamo.