4. Khettaṅgapañho
4.‘‘ Bhante
M0.403 nāgasena ,‘ khettassa tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī ’ ti yaṃ vadesi , katamāni tāni tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī ’’ ti ?‘‘ Yathā , mahārāja , khettaṃ mātikāsampannaṃ hoti , evameva kho , mahārāja , yoginā yogāvacarena sucaritavattappaṭivattamātikāsampannena bhavitabbaṃ .
Idaṃ , mahārāja , khettassa paṭhamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ .
‘‘ Puna caparaṃ , mahārāja , khettaṃ mariyādāsampannaṃ hoti , tāya ca mariyādāya udakaṃ rakkhitvā dhaññaṃ paripāceti , evameva kho , mahārāja , yoginā yogāvacarena sīlahirimariyādāsampannena bhavitabbaṃ , tāya ca sīlahirimariyādāya sāmaññaṃ rakkhitvā cattāri sāmaññaphalāni gahetabbāni .
Idaṃ , mahārāja , khettassa dutiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ .
‘‘ Puna caparaṃ , mahārāja , khettaṃ uṭṭhānasampannaṃ hoti , kassakassa hāsajanakaṃ appampi bījaṃ vuttaṃ bahu hoti , bahu vuttaṃ bahutaraṃ hoti , evameva kho , mahārāja , yoginā yogāvacarena uṭṭhānasampannena vipulaphaladāyinā bhavitabbaṃ , dāyakānaṃ hāsajanakena bhavitabbaṃ , yathā appaṃ dinnaṃ bahu hoti , bahu dinnaṃ bahutaraṃ hoti .
Idaṃ , mahārāja , khettassa tatiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ .
Bhāsitampetaṃ , mahārāja , therena upālinā vinayadharena –
‘‘‘ Khettūpamena bhavitabbaṃ , uṭṭhānavipuladāyinā ;
Esa khettavaro nāma , yo dadāti vipulaṃ phalan ’’’ ti .
Khettaṅgapañho catuttho .