“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gaṅgā nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā. Atha mahājanakāyo āgaccheyya kuddālapiṭakaṃ ādāya: ‘mayaṃ imaṃ gaṅgaṃ nadiṃ pacchāninnaṃ karissāma pacchāpoṇaṃ pacchā­pabbhā­ran’ti. Taṃ kiṃ maññatha, bhikkhave, api nu so mahājanakāyo gaṅgaṃ nadiṃ pacchāninnaṃ kareyya pacchāpoṇaṃ pacchā­pabbhā­ran”ti? “No hetaṃ, bhante”. “Taṃ kissa hetu”? “Gaṅgā, bhante, nadī pācīnaninnā pācīnapoṇā pācīnapabbhārā. Sā na sukarā pacchāninnaṃ kātuṃ pacchāpoṇaṃ pacchā­pabbhā­raṃ. Yāvadeva pana so mahājanakāyo kilamathassa vighātassa bhāgī assā”ti. “Evameva kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhuṃ ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bhāventaṃ ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarontaṃ rājāno vā rājamahāmattā vā mittā vā amaccā vā ñātī vā ñātisālohitā vā bhogehi abhihaṭṭhuṃ pavāreyyuṃ: ‘ehambho purisa, kiṃ te ime kāsāvā anudahanti, kiṃ muṇḍo kapā­la­manu­saṃ­carasi. Ehi, hīnāyāvattitvā bhoge ca bhuñjassu, puññāni ca karohī’ti. So vata, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bhāvento ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkaronto sikkhaṃ paccakkhāya hīnā­yāvat­tissatīti—netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi taṃ, bhikkhave, cittaṃ dīgharattaṃ vivekaninnaṃ vivekapoṇaṃ viveka­pabbhā­raṃ taṃ vata hīnā­yāvat­tissatīti—netaṃ ṭhānaṃ vijjati. Kathañca, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkaroti? Idha, bhikkhave, bhikkhu sammādiṭṭhiṃ bhāveti vivekanissitaṃ … pe … sammāsamādhiṃ bhāveti vivekanissitaṃ virāganissitaṃ nirodha­nissitaṃ vos­sagga­pari­ṇāmiṃ … evaṃ kho, bhikkhave, bhikkhu ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bhāveti, ariyaṃ aṭṭhaṅgikaṃ maggaṃ bahulīkarotī”ti. (Yadapi balakaraṇīyaṃ, tadapi vitthāretabbaṃ.)

Dvādasamaṃ.

Balakara­ṇīya­vaggo chaṭṭho.

Balaṃ bījañca nāgo ca,
rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
nāvā āgantukā nadīti.