8. Niyāmakaṅgapañho

8. ‘‘Bhante nāgasena, ‘niyāmakassa tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī’ti yaṃ vadesi, katamāni tāni tīṇi aṅgāni gahetabbānī’’ti? ‘‘Yathā, mahārāja, niyāmako rattindivaṃ satataṃ samitaṃ appamatto yattappayatto nāvaṃ sāreti, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena cittaṃ niyāmayamānena rattindivaṃ satataṃ samitaṃ appamattena yattappayattena yoniso manasikārena cittaṃ niyāmetabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, niyāmakassa paṭhamaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena dhammapade –

‘‘‘Appamādaratā hotha, sacittamanurakkhatha;

Duggā uddharathattānaṃ, paṅke sannova ² kuñjaro’ti.

‘‘Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, niyāmakassa yaṃ kiñci mahāsamudde kalyāṇaṃ vā pāpakaṃ vā, sabbaṃ taṃ viditaṃ hoti, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena kusalākusalaṃ sāvajjānavajjaṃ hīnappaṇītaṃ kaṇhasukkasappaṭibhāgaṃ vijānitabbaṃ. Idaṃ, mahārāja, niyāmakassa dutiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ.

‘‘Puna caparaṃ, mahārāja, niyāmako yante muddikaṃ deti ‘mā koci yantaṃ āmasitthā’ti, evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena citte saṃvaramuddikā dātabbā ‘mā kiñci pāpakaṃ akusalavitakkaṃ vitakkesī’ti, idaṃ, mahārāja, niyāmakassa tatiyaṃ aṅgaṃ gahetabbaṃ. Bhāsitampetaṃ, mahārāja, bhagavatā devātidevena saṃyuttanikāyavare ‘mā, bhikkhave, pāpake akusale vitakke vitakkeyyātha, seyyathīdaṃ, kāmavitakkaṃ byāpādavitakkaṃ vihiṃsāvitakka’’’nti.

Niyāmakaṅgapañho aṭṭhamo.