[524] Sāvatthī . ekamantaṃ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavantaṃ etadavoca ko nu kho bhante hetu ko paccayo yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṃ nāgānaṃ sahabyataṃ Upapajjatīti . idha bhikkhu ekacco kāyena dvayakārī hoti vācāya dvayakārī manasā dvayakārī tassa sutaṃ hoti aṇḍajā nāgā dīghāyukā vaṇṇavanto sukhabahulāti . tassa evaṃ hoti aho vatāhaṃ kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṃ nāgānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjeyyanti . so kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṃ nāgānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjati . ayaṃ kho bhikkhu hetu ayaṃ paccayo yena midhekacco kāyassa bhedā paraṃ maraṇā aṇḍajānaṃ nāgānaṃ sahabyataṃ upapajjatīti.