“Bhante nāgasena, ‘chattassa tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamāni tāni tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī”ti? “Yathā, mahārāja, chattaṃ upari muddhani carati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena kilesānaṃ upari muddhani carena bhavitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, chattassa paṭhamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, chattaṃ muddha­nu­pattham­bhaṃ hoti; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena yoniso manasikā­ru­pattham­bhena bhavitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, chattassa dutiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, chattaṃ ­vātāta­pa­megha­vuṭṭhiyo paṭihanati; evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena nānā­vidha­diṭṭhi­pu­thusa­maṇab­rāhma­ṇā­naṃ matavāta-tividhag­gi­santā­pa­kilesa­vuṭṭhiyo paṭihantabbā. Idaṃ, mahārāja, chattassa tatiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, therena sāriputtena dhamma­senā­patinā—

‘Yathāpi chattaṃ vipulaṃ,
acchiddaṃ thirasaṃhitaṃ;
Vātātapaṃ nivāreti,
mahatī meghavuṭṭhiyo.

Tatheva buddhaputtopi,
sīla­chatta­dharo suci;
Kilesavuṭṭhiṃ vāreti,
santā­pa­ti­vidhag­gayo’”ti.

Chattaṅgapañho tatiyo.