12. Vīriyalakkhaṇapañho
12. Rājā
V0.34 āha ‘‘ bhante nāgasena , kiṃlakkhaṇaṃ vīriyan ’’ ti ?‘‘ Upatthambhanalakkhaṇaṃ , mahārāja , vīriyaṃ , vīriyūpatthambhitā sabbe kusalā dhammā na parihāyantī ’’ ti .
‘‘ Opammaṃ karohī ’’ ti .
‘‘ Yathā , mahārāja , puriso gehe patante aññena dārunā upatthambheyya , upatthambhitaṃ santaṃ evaṃ taṃ gehaṃ na pateyya .
Evameva kho , mahārāja , upatthambhanalakkhaṇaṃ vīriyaṃ , vīriyūpatthambhitā sabbe kusalā dhammā na parihāyantī ’’ ti .
‘‘ Bhiyyo opammaṃ karohī ’’ ti .
‘‘ Yathā , mahārāja , parittakaṃ senaṃ mahatī senā bhañjeyya , tato rājā aññamaññaṃ anussāreyya anupeseyya attano
M0.36 parittakāya senāya balaṃ anupadaṃ dadeyya , tāya saddhiṃ parittakā senā mahatiṃ senaṃ bhañjeyya .Evameva kho , mahārāja , upatthambhanalakkhaṇaṃ vīriyaṃ , vīriyūpatthambhitā sabbe kusalā dhammā na parihāyanti .
Bhāsitampetaṃ
P0.37 , mahārāja , bhagavatā –‘ vīriyavā kho , bhikkhave , ariyasāvako akusalaṃ pajahati , kusalaṃ bhāveti .
Sāvajjaṃ pajahati , anavajjaṃ bhāveti .
Suddhamattānaṃ pariharatī ’’’ ti .
‘‘ Kallosi , bhante nāgasenā ’’ ti .
Vīriyalakkhaṇapañho dvādasamo .