Atha vā pana petānaṁ, dakkhiṇaṁ anuppadassati. Ṭhānānetāni sampassaṁ, puttaṁ icchanti paṇḍitā; Tasmā santo sappurisā, kataññū katavedino. Bharanti mātāpitaro, pubbe katamanussaraṁ; Karonti nesaṁ kiccāni, yathā taṁ pubbakārinaṁ. Ovādakārī bhataposī, kulavaṁsaṁ ahāpayaṁ; Saddho sīlena sampanno, putto hoti pasaṁsiyo”ti. Navamaṁ.
4. Sumanavagga
Mahāsālaputtasutta “Himavantaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbatarājaṁ nissāya mahāsālā pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti. Katamāhi pañcahi? Sākhāpattapalāsena vaḍḍhanti; tacena vaḍḍhanti; papaṭikāya vaḍḍhanti; pheggunā vaḍḍhanti; sārena vaḍḍhanti. Himavantaṁ, bhikkhave, pabbatarājaṁ nissāya mahāsālā imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhanti. Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, saddhaṁ kulaputtaṁ nissāya antojano pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhati. Katamāhi pañcahi? Saddhāya vaḍḍhati; sīlena vaḍḍhati; sutena vaḍḍhati; cāgena vaḍḍhati; paññāya vaḍḍhati. Saddhaṁ, bhikkhave, kulaputtaṁ nissāya antojano imāhi pañcahi vaḍḍhīhi vaḍḍhatīti. Yathā hi pabbato selo, araññasmiṁ brahāvane; Taṁ rukkhā upanissāya, vaḍḍhante te vanappatī. Tatheva sīlasampannaṁ, Saddhaṁ kulaputtaṁ imaṁ; Upanissāya vaḍḍhanti, Puttadārā ca bandhavā;