5. Nakulaṅgapañho
5.‘‘ Bhante nāgasena ,‘ nakulassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban ’ ti yaṃ vadesi , katamaṃ taṃ ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabban ’’ ti ?
‘‘ Yathā , mahārāja , nakulo uragamupagacchanto bhesajjena kāyaṃ paribhāvetvā uragamupagacchati gahetuṃ , evameva kho , mahārāja , yoginā yogāvacarena kodhāghātabahulaṃ kalahaviggahavivādavirodhābhibhūtaṃ lokamupagacchantena mettābhesajjena mānasaṃ anulimpitabbaṃ .
Idaṃ , mahārāja , nakulassa ekaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ .
Bhāsitampetaṃ , mahārāja , therena sāriputtena dhammasenāpatinā –
‘‘‘ Tasmā sakaṃ paresampi , kātabbā mettabhāvanā ;
Mettacittena pharitabbaṃ , etaṃ buddhāna sāsanan ’’’ ti .
Nakulaṅgapañho pañcamo .