1.1“Bhante nāgasena, ‘sālakalyāṇikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban’ti yaṁ vadesi, katamaṁ taṁ ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabban”ti?1.2“Yathā, mahārāja, sālakalyāṇikā nāma antopathaviyaṁyeva abhivaḍḍhati hatthasatampi bhiyyopi;1.3evameva kho, mahārāja, yoginā yogāvacarena cattāri sāmaññaphalāni catasso paṭisambhidā chaḷabhiññāyo kevalañca samaṇadhammaṁ suññāgāreyeva paripūrayitabbaṁ.1.4Idaṁ, mahārāja, sālakalyāṇikāya ekaṁ aṅgaṁ gahetabbaṁ.1.5Bhāsitampetaṁ, mahārāja, therena rāhulena—

2.1‘Sālakalyāṇikā nāma,2.2pādapo dharaṇīruho;2.3Antopathaviyaṁyeva,2.4satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.

3.1Yathā kālamhi sampatte,3.2paripākena so dumo;3.3Uggañchitvāna ekāhaṁ,3.4satahatthopi vaḍḍhati.

4.1Evamevāhaṁ mahāvīra,4.2sālakalyāṇikā viya;4.3Abbhantare suññāgāre,4.4dhammato abhivaḍḍhayin’”ti.

5.1Sālakalyāṇikaṅgapañho catuttho.